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Silent auction brings fun, support at Parkside Elementary
An 8-year-old girl was seen sweeping the lunchroom floor of her elementary school one October day. She also mopped floors and moved tables instead of being in class and taking a spelling test. Fo...
An 8-year-old girl was seen sweeping the lunchroom floor of her elementary school one October day. She also mopped floors and moved tables instead of being in class and taking a spelling test. Fo...
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Grant Elementary students Macey Aldous, left, and Gabby Jaramillo said “I can vote” by casting their votes with donated canned food during the school’s mock presidential election this year. Studen...
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Health fair educates Parkside studentsInstead of having students dress up to a theme on a given day, Parkside Elementary took a different approach to Red Ribbon Week this year. After explaining to students on Oct. 6 the importance of...
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Performing arts groups visit Murray schoolsSeveral performing arts groups will make a visit at Murray schools this year as part of a regular rotation through schools across the state. For example, already this fall, Liberty Elementary has...
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McMillan hosts third annual auction fundraiser
The theme “Go, Bid, Win” helped turn a silent auction into a lively, fun event. With 155 auction items, more than 250 students, family members and community members turned out Oct. 20 to help sup...
The theme “Go, Bid, Win” helped turn a silent auction into a lively, fun event. With 155 auction items, more than 250 students, family members and community members turned out Oct. 20 to help sup...
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Physical fitness is the focus at Grant Elementary
At least once every two weeks, students at Grant Elementary can be found doing sit-ups, pull-ups, running and stretching as part of the Presidential Fitness Award requirements. This year, the Gra...
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Ronald McDonald shares anti-bullying message with students
Almost everybody has seen the friendly clown with red hair and big feet dressed in yellow overalls who eats a Big Mac at McDonalds. That familiarity is part of the reason Ronald McDonald is going...
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District set to educate families on substance abuse prevention educationEach October, Murray schools tie ribbons onto fences, distribute wrist bands or hold a fun walk to promote education and healthy reminders of alternative choices to substance abuse as part of Red...
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Murray schools promote safety during Green Ribbon WeekDuring the week of Sept. 22, Riverview Junior High students could be found rapping, putting together a giant puzzle and tying on ribbons on cars as parents dropped off their students. It was all ...
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New boundaries affect Horizon, Parkside students
A shift in population and development has elementary students living north of 4500 South attending a new elementary school this fall. With an end-of-a-year decision from the Murray School Board o...
A shift in population and development has elementary students living north of 4500 South attending a new elementary school this fall. With an end-of-a-year decision from the Murray School Board o...
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Riverview choir students hope to share music internationally
This year, Riverview Jr. High choir students hope to share their talents with students in other countries, and perhaps, even, compete with them. They call the program Harmony for Humanity. As par...
This year, Riverview Jr. High choir students hope to share their talents with students in other countries, and perhaps, even, compete with them. They call the program Harmony for Humanity. As par...
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School district implements energy-savings program
After its first year in an energy-management program, Murray School District officials are giving it a thumbs-up. The program resulted in a 14-percent drop in usage district-wide for the 12 month...
After its first year in an energy-management program, Murray School District officials are giving it a thumbs-up. The program resulted in a 14-percent drop in usage district-wide for the 12 month...
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It was Back to School Night for parents and students at Grant Elementary, as Principal Connie Buckner introduces the Grant staff to parents, and parents sign up for PTA assignments for the 2008-...
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Longview students perform on Shakespearean stageJuly 16 will be a date Longview sixth-grade students will remember. That’s when the students performed vignettes from “Hamlet,” “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Macbeth” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
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Schools introduce yoga for physical, mental exerciseThis summer, after a successful introduction in schools this past year, yoga certification is being offered to teachers so they can instruct students this fall. Through the Murray School District...
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Murray schools excel in Gold Medal program
Murray School District’s seven elementaries, and Riverview Junior High, in the junior high pilot year; all excelled in the Gold Medal School program. Horizon Elementary lead the Murray schools, w...
Murray School District’s seven elementaries, and Riverview Junior High, in the junior high pilot year; all excelled in the Gold Medal School program. Horizon Elementary lead the Murray schools, w...
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Murray High grad wins Vanessa Quinn scholarshipOverstock.com has named Krysta Pecharich, a 2004 graduate of Murray High School, as the winner of the second annual Vanessa Antrobus Quinn Scholarship. The scholarship was established last year i...
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Local elementaries receive language grant
Parkside and Horizon elementaries recently were chosen to receive a six-year Utah State of Education dual immersion grant. The grant begins with research this school year, then it will be introdu...
Parkside and Horizon elementaries recently were chosen to receive a six-year Utah State of Education dual immersion grant. The grant begins with research this school year, then it will be introdu...
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School administrators support Chinese instruction
Six Murray school administrators traveled to China to gain an understanding of their schools and culture so they could better support introducing the language in the school district. Murray Schoo...
Six Murray school administrators traveled to China to gain an understanding of their schools and culture so they could better support introducing the language in the school district. Murray Schoo...
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Nine Murray educators retireNine Murray School District educators, most of them with more than 20 years experience, are retiring this summer. They are Becky Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Pam Aoyagi, Bette Jackstien, Connie Joh...
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