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Five Apps and Online Games to Keep Your Mind Sharp During Quarantine

Mar 19, 2020 11:40AM ● By Justin Adams

Afraid your kid will rot their brain with too much screen time during self-isolation? Here are a few games that will actually keep your minds sharp.

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School officials to check out schools after March 18 earthquake

Mar 18, 2020 11:37AM ● By Julie Slama

An earthquake occurring shortly after 7 a.m., March 18, shook the Wasatch Front, including schools — although students were not expected to be in class today because of the two-week soft closure of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Leadership and recess – how one school is making a difference

Mar 16, 2020 03:24PM ● By Kathryn Elizabeth Jones

Coaching experiences at Jackling Elementary prepare students for success now and in the future.

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Driving smart – what Zero Fatalities is doing to teach teens about safe driving choices

Mar 16, 2020 03:21PM ● By Kathryn Elizabeth Jones

Hunter High School teens and their parents learn about distracted and drowsy driving and why seatbelt use needs to be mandatory for all people in a car.

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City Journals to host Northern Utah Spelling Bee at Bingham High School

Mar 04, 2020 01:44PM ● By Stephanie De Graw

The winner will go to Washington D.C. to represent the state of Utah.

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Utah’s STEM and Charter School Expo lets students showcase science projects

Feb 17, 2020 03:14PM ● By Stephanie De Graw

The event is free and held at the Mountain America Center, formerly known as South Towne Expo.

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New changes at Jackling for students, teachers and parents

Jan 29, 2020 02:10PM ● By Kathryn Elizabeth Jones

Some 200 students from soon-to-be-closed Carl Sandburg Elementary will be joining Jackling Elementary next fall.

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Students learn curiosity, problem-solving are keys to engineering careers

Jan 29, 2020 12:51PM ● By Julie Slama

Some people would give an arm or leg to be an engineer. At engineering day, students learned about the engineering field, from creating better cutting-edge prosthetics to how the shock absorbers below the Utah capitol building work to protect it from earthquakes.

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Educators applaud new guidelines, funds expected for more computer science education in schools

Jan 29, 2020 12:41PM ● By Julie Slama

Many students and teachers support new computer science guidelines; Gov. Gary Herbert wants to fund more computer science public education.

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Recess before lunch or lunch before recess? That is the question

Jan 08, 2020 01:02PM ● By Julie Slama

Are some traditions – like lunch before recess – meant to be changed?

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