Education Elevated
Wasatch County School District announces the launch of its “Education Elevated” campaign – a celebration of outstanding achievement in improving student performance. In less than a decade, the District has become one of the highest achieving school districts in the state – last year earning us a #1 spot in language arts; #3 in math; and #7 […]
Fox 13 “Cool School” Visit to WHS
Cool School of the Week: Wasatch High By: Darienne DeBruleFox 13 Utah HEBER, Utah — Nestled in Heber City, you’ll find Wasatch High School — home of the Wasps — where students and staff take their “Expect to Excel” motto seriously. Wasatch High School is this week’s Cool School for many reasons, but the attitude of […]
Calvin Giles WHS Hall of Fame Induction
Wasatch County residents will gather Thursday evening, Sept. 12, as Calvin Giles is posthumously inducted into the Wasatch High School Hall of Fame. By Grace Doerfler, KPCW Radio Giles died at home Aug. 6, 2024, after a lifetime in the Heber Valley. He was 99. He was born in 1925, grew up in Heber City […]
Nominations open for Wasatch County School Districts’ Distinguished Educators of the Year
By Brock Marchant, The Park Record NewspaperMarch 26, 2024 There’s still time to nominate Wasatch County School District teachers to become one of the Wasatch County Education Foundation’s Distinguished Educators of the Year, an annual recognition that will be given to 13 of the district’s teachers. On top of the recognition — which signifies a […]
WCSD’s Tricia Bishop Selected for National Project to Change Arts Education Practice
Wasatch County School District fine arts educator, Tricia Bishop, has been chosen to participate in a national project designed to advance arts education practice in schools across the country. Ms. Bishop teaches theater and dance at both Rocky Mountain and Timpanogos Middle Schools. “Tricia Bishop was selected because of her dedication to theatre education and […]
Here’s how a Utah school district is preparing for an influx of student growth
By Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted – Nov. 10, 2023 at 6:18 a.m. HEBER CITY — From 2010 to 2020, Wasatch County was the fastest-growing county in the state with a staggering 47.9% growth rate. Even after adding 11,258 residents in that period, the growth isn’t expected to ease up. Data from the Kem C. […]
Construction progresses on second high school in Wasatch County
KPCW | By Grace Doerfler Published November 12, 2023 at 3:12 PM MST Construction of a new high school is in progress in Heber City, part of Wasatch County School District’s response to a growing population in the valley. Work is continuing rapidly on the county’s second high school, intended to help ease overcrowding in the […]
Even with Utah’s falling K-12 enrollments, some districts are prepping for growth
KUER 90.1 | By Martha Harris Published November 10, 2023 at 2:00 AM MST Utah public schools saw a decline in enrollment this fall compared to the previous school year, and a recent report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute projects the downward trend will continue for the next decade. Andrea Brandley, the institute’s senior […]
Wasatch Jumps to No. 1 in Reading Statewide
RISE testing data released by the Utah State Board of Education has placed Wasatch County School District (WCSD) at the top of school districts across the state in ELA (English Language Arts) proficiency for the 2022-23 school year. The data also places Wasatch at third in math among Utah’s 41 districts, and at seventh in […]
New High School Groundbreaking – May 23, 2023
As a crowd of supporters braved high winds and the threat of rain, the Wasatch County School District (WCSD) Board of Education held a successful groundbreaking ceremony for the Valley’s second high school on Tuesday, May 23. Acting as Master of Ceremonies, WCSD Director of Operations & HR Shawn Kelly let the event, which included […]