MANTI—School lunch workers are true heroes of our pandemic year, according to a report presented by Trevor Powell, assistant superintendent of the South Sanpete School District, at their April board meeting. A little history first. A form of school lunch has been around since the 1800s. In World War I, many young American men were…
North Sanpete and Manti High School were filled with beautiful dresses and tuxedos as students from both schools enjoyed their junior prom last weekend. After a difficult year of COVID regulations, Manti held their promenade, “Night Under the Northern Lights” on the football field Saturday night in front of their parents and family members. Talia…
DELTA—The North Sanpete Future Farmers of American (FFA) recently competed at the Utah State FFA Area 7 contests held in Delta. In the judging competition, North Sanpete’s Forestry team took a third place overall. The team consists of Freshman Karson Curtis, Sophomore Tyler Blakely and Junior Kasey Curtis. This was their first time competing together…
MT PLEASANT—At least 60 elementary school students showed up on “Clay Day” to add their own piece of history to a new sculpture of Chief Sanpitch that local artist and Snow College professor Brad Taggart has been commissioned to create. Local school children and other residents were invited to take part in history by adding…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete High School musical “Beauty and the Beast” was performed in front of sold out crowds each night last week. Each performance was filled with fun music, lots of laughter and great talent from the actors. “Belle was amazing,” said Kaylee, a sixth-grader from Mt Pleasant Elementary who watched the performance three…
Tiffany Tidlund and her first-grade class at Manti Elementary stop in at the Sanpete Messenger during visits to businesses up and down Main Street.The idea was to thank the businesses for supporting the school.“It was an extremely kind and thoughtful gesture, especially now, when so many businesses are struggling through COVID,” said Linda Nielsen, owner…
Aspiring Sterling Scholars in Sanpete County showed that hitting the books and serving their community paid off as they took home the lion’s share of awards at the 49th annual Sterling Scholar ceremony March 2 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. Manti High was well represented as 11 of its 15 student applicants either…
North Sanpete High band, choir finally get to perform By Marcy Curtis Staff writer 2-24-2021 GUNNISON—The Gunnison City Library has stepped further into the technology world by acquiring mobile hotspots and iPads for patrons to check out. The devices are intended to assist those in the community who don’t have access…
So. Sanpete School District administrator says ‘weight of the job’ surprised him By Anita Lyons Staff writer 2-17-2021 MANTI—A school administrator might know how to do a job before taking it, but feeling the weight of doing the job is a different matter. Jake Hill, new Business Administrator of South Sanpete…
South Sanpete School District watching education-related legislation very carefully By Lloyd Call Associate publisher 2-17-2021 EPHRAIM—“The legislature giveth, and the legislature may taketh away,” said South Sanpete School District superintendent Ralph Squire as last week’s board meeting last Wednesday. He was referring to the glowing report from the legislature about supporting education…
North Sanpete High FFA organization competes in area contest in Richfield By Marcy Curtis Staff writer 2-10-2021 Six members of the North Sanpete chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) recently traveled to Richfield to compete in area contests. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the FFA members have missed out on other…
Mural meant to unify everyone at Manti Elementary By Lloyd Call Staff writer 2-3-2021 MANTI—The Manti Elementary School wanted to do something to unify the school since COVID-19 has made activities difficult this year. Taking their mascot, the American eagle as a theme, kindergarten teacher Poiette Lang organized a tile mosaic to…