Education

San Juan Region National History Day

The San Juan Region for National History Day competition was held on the Blanding USU campus Feb. 26th. The competition had 51 students registered with 32 projects. The winners will compete at the state level in Salt Lake City on April 19th. District Winners include Front Row: Jake Pehrson, Mara...

More classrooms approved as plans advance for new Blanding Elementary School project

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan School Board approved three more classrooms for the new Blanding Elementary School at their latest meeting. During the February 14 meeting members of the San Juan School Board approved add-ons to increase the size of the new Blanding Elementary...

Synessa Atcitty San Juan High School Girls Basketball. Courtesy photo

Local students named Academic All State

Local student athletes receive Academic All-State honors Seven high school student athletes representing San Juan County recently earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2022 fall sports season. From San Juan High School, Ally Shumway and Sierra...

Preschool programs in San Juan School District

by Paul Murdock, Special Ed and Preschool Director, San Juan Schools Preschool programs are located at every elementary school throughout the district and at the White Mesa Education Center. Our teachers happily welcome three- and four-year-old disabled and non-disabled children into their...

Student Career and Technical Education leaders in the San Juan School District gathered for a day of competition at the Utah State University Campus in Blanding. Pictured back row left to right: Mikell Yazzie, Jaslene Begay, Shayla Pehrson, Alise Lewis, Brad Skow, Evan Keith. Pictured front row L to R: Hope Palmer, Macee Palmer, Ella Davis, Elise Dalley, Lance Begaye. Courtesy photo

CTSO students meet for events

Students from across the San Juan School District recently participated in the second annual “Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Competition. The event, hosted by CTE programs at the Utah State University Blanding Campus, brings the classroom to life, allowing students to demonstrate...

Whitehorse student wins art contest

Gabrielle Dance, a student at Whitehorse High School, won the $100 Sorenson Award in the 2024 Utah High School Clean Air Marketing Contest. More than 1,000 high school teens from southern Utah to southern Idaho participated in creating clean air public service announcements (PSAs) for the contest...

Winter Storytelling events are being held this winter inside the campus hogan at the Utah State University campus in Blanding. Courtesy photo

Storytelling events in USU hogan

In many Native American cultures, the winter season is the time for storytelling. Traditional storytelling is reserved for the winter months for many tribes, often waiting for the first snowfall before some cultural stories are permitted to be shared. Utah State University Blanding is honoring this...

A Competitive Advantage: Celebrating Career and Technical Education in San Juan County

By Jeanna Grover Career Technical Education Director, San Juan School District As we step into February, we are celebrating Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month – a time to acknowledge the invaluable role CTE plays in shaping the future of our students and our communities. CTE pathways, which...

Navajo Nation Council approves $500,000 for USU center in Mon. Val.

The 25th Navajo Nation Council voted 17-0 to approve $500,000 from the Navajo Nation’s Síhasin Fund to help Utah State University (USU) construct a new higher education facility in Monument Valley, Utah. According to the legislation sponsor, Council Delegate Herman Daniels, Jr. (Shonto, Naa’tsis’...

Rendering shows a possible look at the new Blanding Elementary School. The image was part of a presentation to the public provided by MHTN Architects as part of a public meeting on January 22. The public can provide feedback through a survey. Courtesy MHTN Architects

School District receives $20 milllion from the state for new Blanding Elementary School

The San Juan School District received word in January that the state legislature through the state board of education will be awarding $20 million towards the new Blanding Elementary School. The award is anticipated to cover about 42-percent of the estimated $47 million cost for the new school in...