| Moving can be stressful. Finding a house, a job, | | | | been named the top high school in Utah and |
| and good schools for the kids can be big hurdles | | | | number 158 in the nation by Newsweek and the |
| to overcome. And sorting through all the school | | | | Washington Post. It is the second consecutive |
| ranking for general education lists can be tiresome. | | | | year West has earned the top spot. Highland High |
| So I set out with goal to do a lot of that | | | | is ranked at 285 in the national listing. Another Salt |
| research for you and unearth one district that | | | | Lake City School - Northwest Middle - won the |
| sounds like a good move for relocating a family. | | | | 2007 Distinction in Character Education Award |
| Keep in mind that all the awards, school rankings | | | | from the National Center for Community of |
| and on-line praise you hear won't ever give you | | | | Caring. |
| the same information as actually visiting an area. | | | | On May 18, 2007, the National Conference named |
| But it's a good place to start. One of the areas | | | | Sheila Jaymes, a Salt Lake City Schools counselor |
| that kept turning up in my searches was the Salt | | | | at Wasatch Elementary and half time truancy |
| Lake City Public Schools. Now don't pack up and | | | | specialist, the Volunteer of the Year for |
| move on my say so! But look at the accolades | | | | Community and Justice. For the last nine years, |
| they've received. If a move to the Salt Lake | | | | she has volunteered her time with the NCCJ, |
| Schools area is a possibility for you that could be | | | | working with adolescents and community leaders |
| a good thing. | | | | within Salt Lake City Schools. |
| The school district of Salt Lake City Schools has | | | | Doug Jorgenson, Biotechnology teacher at Highland |
| received numerous awards during the 2006-2007 | | | | High School, has been named the Outstanding |
| school year. For example, four Salt Lake City | | | | Concurrent Teacher for Salt Lake City Schools |
| Schools students who attend Bryant Middle School | | | | for 2007 by Salt Lake Community College. |
| recently won Fourth Place and the Naval History | | | | Jorgenson has been teaching for the district for 11 |
| Award for their presentation at the National | | | | years. His subject areas are Biology - Honors and |
| History Day competition. This was a national | | | | ELP, Zoology and Biotechnology. |
| competition! | | | | Frankly, any district can give out volunteer and |
| Salt Lake City Schools' Escalante Elementary won | | | | teacher of the year awards. So I'm more |
| the Intel School of Distinction Award for its | | | | impressed by the national placement of Salt Lake |
| commitment to academic excellence and science | | | | City Schools mentioned above. If you are |
| instruction. Two Salt Lake City Schools recently | | | | intrigued, try visiting some parent boards and see |
| received national recognition. West High School has | | | | what locals say about their Salt Lake City Schools. |