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