Murray Journal

Oct 12, 2023 | murrayjournal.com | Julie Slama

Cottonwood High’s sewing classes have a new focus. “My sewing class curriculum changed to Sports & Outdoor Design so we are focusing on outdoor products,” teacher Zahaia Donner said. With a growing industry in outdoor apparel and product design education, it’s becoming a trend to shift curriculum to that focus along with the desire to sustain secondary schools’ textiles and apparel curriculum.  “The Sports & Outdoor Design curriculum focuses more on product development.

Oct 12, 2023 | murrayjournal.com | Julie Slama

Sep 11, 2023 | murrayjournal.com | Julie Slama

Recognizing teachers, support personnel, licensed counselors, social workers, librarians and others for championing student learning has topped Murray School District, its PTA and supporters for years. This year is no different. Recently the District, along with the Murray Board of Education, recognized Horizon third-grade English dual immersion teacher Sarah Paul as the classroom teacher of the year. She will represent the District for the state’s teacher of the year award.

Sep 8, 2023 | murrayjournal.com | Julie Slama

When Shana Mondragon was little, she “played school and made my little brother sit there and be the student. Being a teacher has always been my goal. Education is my passion.”Fast forward and now the former second- and sixth-grade teacher is taking on her first principalship at Liberty Elementary. “It’s a small community similar to what I was raised in,” she said, noting Traverse City, Michigan as her hometown. “I lived in Murray a couple years out of high school with my brother.

Sep 8, 2023 | murrayjournal.com | Julie Slama

Recent Murray High graduate Maylee Riches may have a step up from other incoming college students, thanks to a college preparatory course that was piloted last spring at her school. Riches enrolled in Salt Lake Community College’s Education 1020 as a concurrent enrollment class, where Murray High teacher Heather Wihongi taught 14 students, opening their eyes to post-high school education opportunities. Not only do the students receive high school grades, but they earned three college credits.