The West High School Community Council is hosting a debate between Katherine Kennedy and Jen Schreiter, who each hope to represent District 3 as a School Board Member for the next 4 years.  Come hear what they have to say about the issues that involve YOU and your students before you cast your ballot. If you would like to submit a question for the candidates, please email it to kmstroud@gmail.com .  All relevant questions received by October 4 will be considered.

When:  October 9, 2018  7:00-8:00 p.m.

Where:  West High School  (241 N 300 W Salt Lake City)

Who:  All stakeholders from District 3

We are excited to offer a free breakfast to all of our students! Breakfast begins at at 8 a.m. Students can choose from cold or hot breakfast. Eating breakfast helps students perform better and have a more enjoyable day at school. If you’d like to learn more about why breakfast is important, follow this link: Breakfastintheclassroom.org.

The first six Wednesdays of this school year are dedicated to building a safe and welcoming atmosphere at Bryant. Students participate in visits to Tracy Aviary and team-building activities. 

Bryant Middle School is committed to kindness. Thanks to schoolwide participation in a month-long Kindness Challenge, under the leadership of art teacher Emily Pierce, Bryant has earned a $500 grant from Donors Choose. Bryant was one of only 61 schools across 21 states to complete the fall challenge. In addition, a KIndness badge will appear next to Bryant’s name on the Greatschools website.

The Middle School Kindness Challenge gives students a chance to think about and practice kindness every day. Beginning October 24th, during a four-week cycle, teachers chose from a menu of activities or “pathways” found on www.kindness.com in order to focus on a different aspect of kindness each week. Students identified simple acts of kindness such as giving a hug, a compliment, a smile, or extending an invitation at lunch and were made aware of how these gestures can lift another person up.

The Kindness Challenge is sponsored by a nonprofit group, Stand for Children, whose mission is to ensure equality and continual improvement for all K-12 students. The next challenge starts in early February. 

The month of kindness culminated in an activity in which students sprinkled cookies with kindness. Okay, they were sprinkled with sugar, but all agreed that kind acts are the real sweetness in our daily lives.

The first meeting will take place on September 15, 2017 from 7:00 – 8:00 AM in the Hospitality Room at Bryant.

Get even more involved!

Serving on the School Community Council is a wonderful way for parents and teachers to contribute and help improve academic performance at our school. The school receives an annual dividend from the school trust lands. Our council decides how these funds will be used. This year our school received $37,631 from the School LAND Trust Program. The council reviews and prepares other academic plans for our students each year. All plans are reviewed for final approval by our school board. Councils also act in an advisory capacity to school and school district administrations.

Want to apply? Please visit the SCC page by clicking here

Qualifications:

Every public school in Utah has a School Community Council.  The councils are made up of school employees who are elected by employees and parents who are elected by parents of students attending the school.  Membership terms are for two years.  Elections are held at the beginning of each school year.  Parent members must have a student attending the school. Employees must be employed by the school district at the school.  

Search the SCC page and click on the candidacy form under “Resources”