Education
San Juan High School senior Ashlyn Bake is a recipient of the 2022 Daniels Scholarship Program. Blake is one of 34 Utah high school seniors selected for the scholarship, with over 240 students receiving the award from Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Ashlyn Bake, was also named a winner in the...
Jocelyn Francom, an eighth-grade student at Monticello High school is the 2022 regional spelling bee champion.
Francom clinched the title with a correct spelling of "pendulous."
The 2022 Southeast Education Service Center (SESC) Spelling Bee was held at Green River High School on March 10.
The SESC...
22 high school seniors in San Juan County competed in the 2022 Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar awards. Students from Monticello, Monument Valley, San Juan, and Whitehorse High Schools competed against scholars from Carbon, Emery, Grand, and Green River High School in academic categories at...
Monticello High School will host the 42nd Annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar competition on March 28, 2022.
The event is presented by the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation, the Deseret News and KSL with special thanks to Emery Telcom.
A total of 26 San Juan County seniors will vie...
Katilyn Lyman, a Special Education teacher at Albert R. Lyman (ARL) Middle School in Blanding, is the 2022 Teacher of the Year for the San Juan School District.
Lyman was honored for her work at a March 7 banquet.
ARL Principal Ryan Palmer said, "Mrs. Lyman is one of the most dedicated, passionate...
Finalizing program spend plans and sustainability fees, an update from the Utah state legislature, and when to build and how to fund a new Blanding Elementary School were all part of items discussed at the latest meeting of the San Juan School Board.
Members of the San Juan School board finalized...
The San Juan School Board sent a letter to the state trust land administration, talked about fee waivers for students, and discussed plans for district buildings at their February meeting.
Members of the school board met on February 9 where, for the second month in a row, they discussed fee waivers...
Utah State University Blanding has recently hired Kayla Atcitty to serve as the campus’ Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist.
Atcitty will help implement and increase the impact of sexual misconduct prevention efforts through online campus events, social media and various other innovative student...
Each February, the San Juan School District joins districts and schools across the state and nation in acknowledging Career and Technology Education Month, a month designated to celebrate Career and Technology Education (CTE) opportunities and accomplishments.
CTE programs and courses provide...
Under the direction of owner Larena Benn of Dine Resources, from Bluff, Utah, the Bluff Elementary School will have a new all cedar female hogan for ceremonial use. There will be a 10 a.m. hogan blessing on January 28, 2022. Workers on the traditional Navajo hogan include left to right/standing:...