Education
One San Juan high student was among the winners in the 44th annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar competition. An additional ten local students were named as runner-up.
The winners were announced on March 4 at a presentation at Monticello High School. A total of 63 students from Carbon, Emery,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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