Weekly District Update - Oct. 6, 2023
The Uintah School Board will hold a regularly scheduled work session and business meeting at the district office in Naples on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The work session will begin at 4 p.m. The business meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Agendas for both meetings will be posted on BoardDocs under the School Board tab on the district’s website. The meetings will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel at
https://youtube.com/live/bp0pncDgPn8?feature=share. A link for providing comments to the school board online will be provided before the meeting.
Celebrations
Congratulations to Uintah High teacher Kami Elison! Last night in Salt Lake City she was honored as a finalist for Utah Teacher of the Year.
The recognition was not the first for Elison this year. In June, she received a Best in State award for her student's performance on the Business Communications 1 exam. It was the second time Elison received the award. Last year, she was also recognized for her students' test scores in Business Management and Business Communications 2.
Congratulations to Naples Elementary School counselor Amy Hammond! She has been chosen as the Counselor of the Month by the Utah State Board of Education School Counseling specialists and the Utah School Counselor Association. Hammond was nominated by Uintah School District Support Services Director Mindy Merrell.
"Amy is the epitome of a great school counselor. She is hard working, caring, cheerful, and optimistic," Merrell said. "She has been instrumental in developing and growing the elementary counseling program in our district."
Congratulations as well to Uintah Middle School teacher Christine Whetton. She has been selected for the November spotlight for Health and Physical Education at the Utah State Board of Education. Whetton was nominated for her energy, innovative thinking, and ability to help students take what they learn in her class into the real world.
The annual Hawk-a-ton was among the activities highlighted in Whetton’s nomination. She started the annual triathlon that now involves about 100 UMS students, including the competitors, the band, and student volunteers. This year’s Hawk-a-thon was held on Thursday. The winners of the race and various special awards will be announced next week.
The Uintah School Board will celebrate Elison, Hammond, and Whetton during their upcoming business meeting.
Uintah High Theatre Tickets
Tickets are on sale now for Uintah High Theatre’s production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. The show runs from Nov. 8-11 with all performances beginning at 7 p.m. For tickets or for season passes, visit
https://uintah.ludus.com.
USD Photo Library
The district is moving its photo library to a new website. Work is underway to upload more than 24,000 images from dozens of school events and activities to
www.uintahschooldistrict.smugmug.com. All photos from the current school year have already been added to the new website. Photos from previous school years will be added in the coming weeks.
The new site will provide a better user experience, easier downloads, and improved storage options for the district. Photos on the new website will still be free to download.
The district's Flickr page will shut down on Oct. 31.
Weekend Events
The Uintah High Football Team faces the Provo High Bulldogs tonight for a region game in Provo. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live at
www.varsitysportstv.com/s/provohs.
The Uintah High Marching Band competes tomorrow at the Wasatch Front Invitational at Riverton High School. It’s the band’s 4th competition of the year.
Eight Uintah High choir students will perform in the All-State Choir at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Alex Crane, Allison Despain, Joseph Hardin, Annabelle Johnson, Jacob Perry, Hannah Ray, and Rylee Thomas, and Ty Thomas will perform with the choir in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle under the direction of BYU Director of Choirs Dr. Andrew Crane.
Good luck to the football team, the band, and the choir students, and GO UTES!