MANTI— The South Sanpete School Board recognized Manti High School for taking first place in the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) Directors Cup at the board meeting on Wednesday Sept. 14. The award is given each year to the top school in each competition classification that demonstrates combined excellence in athletic, academic, and sportsmanship…
MANTI—Schools are back in session and after having a couple weeks under their belts, four principals were invited to school board meeting on Wednesday, September 14 to share their plans and concerns with the board. Board member Gary Olson said he knows that the start of school is a huge process and there is so…
The new school year has brought with it an increased rate of school bus safety violations by motorists in the North Sanpete School District (NSSD), creating safety concerns for district officials. As of Monday, Sept. 19, the district had recorded 29 stop arm violations (where a motorist illegally drives past a loading or unloading school…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School Dis- trict Foundation held its first Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, recognizing its inaugural class on Saturday, Sept. 10. George Lee, Dr. Roy Ellefsen and Governor Spencer Cox are the first three inductees, and they received their awards at a banquet at the high school. Event Chairman, Abby Ivory said…
MORONI—Students at North Sanpete Middle School watched some high-flying BMX stunts and a magic show while learning about the importance of being kind at the Stand 4Kind assembly on Friday. Stand 4 Kind started because there was a problem in schools, students were hurting, and people didn’t know how to help. They provide impactful assemblies…
EPHRAIM—Athletes at Snow College have new wheels to ride on for competitions all over the country after the Athletic Department unveiled a team bus on Thursday, Aug. 25. Snow College unveiled the bus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the Badgers’ season-opening football contest. Before now, Snow had been leasing buses and flying athletes to…
GUNNISON—Administrators at Gunnison Valley Elementary want their students to build on all their best strengths, both academic and social. Elise Bown, reading specialist at the school, said this means they want to recognize and encourage their students’ hard work. And they have an exciting new plan in place to help students succeed. “We are committed…
Every high school has its homecoming traditions. Many of those traditions denote a coming home of sorts, an opportunity for alumni to visit their old stomping grounds and see old friends, teachers and the underclassmen they left behind. In Sanpete County, a lot of people will be headed back to their stomping grounds to take…
EPHRAIM—Threats a Snow College student made during a computer game to shoot up a school were picked up in Finland, transmitted to an international police agency in Washington, D.C., and passed on to the Ephraim Police Department, leading to the student’s arrest last week. According to Michael Lee, acting Ephraim City attorney, Maximus Johnson, 18,…
MANTI—On a blustery day last Thursday, the girl’s tennis teams of Manti and North Sanpete faced off, and North Sanpete came out ahead, winning four of six matches. Two of the Manti singles players won all three games, in No. 1 singles, Heidi Jorgensen defeated Abrianna Benson 6-1, 6-1. And No. 3 singles, Marianne Everett…