Education

Law enforcement officials respond to threat at SJHS

A social media threat on September 30 has resulted in an increased law enforcement presence at San Juan High School. School officials state that the threat to the school has been addressed and there is no imminent danger to students or staff. Officials were unable to provide details on who made the...

SJ School Board gets construction update, hears school reports

The San Juan School Board met on September 11 at Whitehorse High School in Montezuma Creek. Business Administrator Kyle Hosler provided a brief update of the progress on construction projects for Bluff Elementary School and the Montezuma Creek Elementary School gymnasium. Both projects are...

School superintendent welcomes parents, students, and stakeholders

Summer fading into the past means one thing, a new school year is upon us. How exciting is this! I wish to personally welcome back our nearly 3,000 student scholars to our schools. Speaking on behalf of our great staff, I can say with certainty it is our greatest honor and privilege to be part...

Quality educators set to lead schools

The opening day of school is just around the corner for the San Juan School District! This time of year is associated with anticipation, excitement, achievement, sociality, and community. Truly, in small communities, nothing brings people together quite like the schools. This year, there are some...

SJR seeks help with coverage of sports, activities in local schools

Fall is just around the corner and we are making changes to the San Juan Record sports coverage. Rhett Sifford is the new sports editor. He will coordinate the coverage of sports in general, and high school sports and activities in particular. Rhett has years of experience covering sports,...

Jenna Olson

Jenna Olson, a native of Cedar City, UT and veteran teacher, is set to serve as the next principal of Monticello Elementary School. Olson has degrees from Southern Utah University and has taught in Monticello for the past four years. Her career began in the Washington County School District upon...

KC Olson

KC Olson returns to Monticello High School as the new principal. Olson spent the last year as principal of Monticello Elementary School and the three years before that as assistant principal of Monticello High School. Prior to his time in Monticello, he worked as a teacher for the Washington County...

Devin Gosney

Devin Gosney is the new Assistant Principal at Whitehorse High School. He transferred from ARL and has worked for the district since 2008, when he moved to Monument Valley to teach social studies. He was also the assistant principal there for several years. “I am really excited to work with Mrs....

Coerina Fife

Coerina Fife was born and raised in Montana on the Flathead Reservation. Fife was inspired to get into education by her Great Aunt Addie, who taught in a one-room school house until she retired. She would often play school with her siblings and always chose to be the teacher. She graduated from...

Ryan Palmer

Ryan Palmer and his wife both grew up in the Blanding area and recently welcomed their third child to the family. Like many San Juan County residents, he loves the outdoors: hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with family in the mountains. He also enjoys running and cycling. Palmer earned...