Education

2024 election filing period nears

by David Boyle News Director The candidate filing period for the 2024 general elections will be opening up at the start of the year. County residents will be electing three school board members, one commissioner and three other county positions in 2024. The candidate filing period will open on...

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Local student athletes earn Academic All-State honors for fall sports

Ten high school student athletes representing San Juan County recently earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2023 fall sports season. From San Juan High School, Anthony Done, Brigham Nielson, Parker Snyder, and Taeg Palmer were named to the...

USU President Elizabeth Cantwell meets with students at USU Blanding on Nov. 15, 2023 to hold a listening session. (Source: Levi Sim/USU)

USU New President Elizabeth Cantwell visits Blanding campus

by David Boyle News Director Utah State University’s 17th President Elizabeth Cantwell began her tenure with a listening tour of USU campuses. Cantwell began that tour on November 15 at USU Blanding and took time to speak with the San Juan Record about the tour. Cantwell’s listening tour included...

USU President holds listening sessions in Blanding

As part of her promise to hold listening sessions for different segments of the Utah State University community, USU President Elizabeth Cantwell traveled to USU Blanding to host sessions with various campus and community members on November 15. President Cantwell spent the morning hosting various...

A variety of successful Heritage Language programs in the San Juan School District

by Brenda Whitehorse, San Juan School District Heritage Language Director The San Juan School District Heritage Language Department has many things to celebrate this year! It was truly an amazing experience to celebrate our 30th Annual Heritage Language Conference in September. The San Juan School...

School board gets annual reports

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan School Board received annual enrollment and education reports, discussed the next school year calendar, and chose a general contractor for the new Blanding Elementary School at their latest meeting. Members of the San Juan School Board received...

Potential threat puts Montezuma Creek schools in remote-learning for one day

A potential threat to Whitehorse High School last week led to remote learning for Montezuma Creek schools on Friday. Whitehorse High School administrators shared early morning on October 26 that they were notified of a potential threat to the school. That information was shared immediately with the...

San Juan School District will use Covid funds to provide 1% stipend for staff

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan School board approved employee stipends, heard an update on the new Blanding Elementary School, and approved a conference for Native Youth Council members at their latest meeting. At their October 4 meeting, the board approved a one percent of...

New tech building opens at USU

USU Blanding is hosting an open house for a new building this Friday, October 6. The new Technical Education building will not only host technical education courses but also find use for an old building on Blanding’s Main Street. The new Technical Education building is located at 860 S Main Street...

School Board gets BES update, reports from Montezuma Creek

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan School Board updated a policy regarding fee waivers, recieved an update on the new Blanding Elementary School, and heard reports from Montezuma Creek schools at their latest meeting. School district business administrator Tyrel Pemberton updated...