The district is looking at the possibility of building both the Bryce Valley Elementary School and Panguitch Elementary School simultaneously. If enough can be saved by building both schools in a combined contract, there may be enough funding to complete…
If you have listened throughout the county, you surely have heard the rumble over building a single high school, or maybe three elementary schools, or for that matter any number of combinations. My intent today is to try and give…
What a great time of year Thanksgiving has turned out to be. The weather is usually not too bad, the ground is not too frozen, access to the mountains in not too limited but it is definitely the wake up…
Congratulations to Mr. Frank Houston on his recent election to the school board and my thanks to Mrs. Melaney Draper for her past years of dedicated service to the board. I taught Melaney in high school and she is a…
Someone asked for the purpose of a non-partisan election. The term non-partisan basically means the lack of a political affiliation. With that said, our most notable non-partisan election is our school board election, where we expect our candidates to be…
While researching data for a meeting the other day, I came across some disturbing facts concerning the enrollment of school aged children in Garfield County. While much of the country is experiencing growth in their schools, our dwindling rate is…
New for this year, the district has created the formal position of Intervention Specialist. Mrs. Kim Quarnberg has accepted the full-time position where she splits her time between Panguitch, Bryce Valley, and Escalante High Schools. In the past year, Mrs.…
Thank You Principals Garfield County School District is fortunate to have an excellent group of building principals that manage our schools, students, and teachers. Some represent our historical knowledge of the system, some bring in understanding they have learned from…
After completing the first full month of school, I thought a discussion concerning school attendance would be an excellent topic. Nationally, September is considered National School Attendance Month and schools and districts spend time to alert students and the public…
When we talk about citizenship, it seems there is a generational difference of meaning. Today I would like to take a few minutes and discuss the new term known as Digital Citizenship. A good definition of citizenship quickly tells us…