On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, Conner Gates was asked to deliver the motivational message to begin the Spanish Fork City Council meeting. Mayor Steve Leifson asked Darryl Root, Senior Vice Commander of the local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars to introduce Conner:
Nebo School District received the E-MOD Hot Rod Safety Award by the Utah School Boards Insurance Association (USBIA). The USBIA honors school districts that promote workplace safety through their E-MOD Hot Rod recognition program.
The Nebo School Board of Education and Superintendent Nielsen meets with students from each of the high schools and junior high schools on a quarterly basis. Each Youth Board representative is selected by his/her principal to be a spokesperson for their school.
Be aware of the following upcoming Chess events:
Online coding courses available for sixth through twelfth grades. Coding courses prepare students for AP or Concurrent Enrollment Computer Science courses and provide a pathway to extraordinary internships and great careers.
Nebo’s own Bart Peery, principal at Salem Hills High (SHHS), was selected as Utah’s Principal of the Year.
Foothills Elementary students have their first ever Ballroom Dance Team thanks to Coach Angie Lowe. The students competed against other elementary schools at Timpanogos High on January 21. The two teams took Gold and Silver, and the trophies are almost as tall as the students.
Springville High received another anonymous donation of $5,000 for the drama department through the Nebo Education Foundation. Lana Hiskey, Nebo Education Foundation executive director, presented the generous donation to drama teacher, Christian Cragun.
Generous funds were donated on behalf of Ralph Henry Andrus, Jr. to the Nebo Education Foundation. Mr. Andrus taught history, including our Founding Fathers of this great nation, at Spanish Fork Junior High. Please see the following link to learn more about Ralph.