County

Plain City—Fremont High’s swim team is well underway in their 2014-2015 season and have had some pretty impressive finishes. At the region relays held on November 11, the boys’ team took first place and the girls’ team took third. They’ve also had plenty of individual swimmers from the team finish in the top three in different events. Needless to say, it’s been a great season so far for both the team and Timothy Shupe, who’s been coaching for Fremont since 2006, and serving as head coach since 2009.

Plain City – Fremont High update: The December 1st gun scare has had the student body and the staff rethinking and going over the safeguards that are in place for just this type of event. The staff took time with the students to talk about the events and work through what people had on their mind. Fremont had a crisis team there for some of the students as a needed emotional resource. Dr.

Pleasant View—Coach Mark Larsen is excited to see Weber High boys’ basketball team compete this season. He is in his fifth year as the head coach and says that even though the team was young last year, this year everyone is coming back stronger and more skilled. “I love the competition that basketball brings. I also enjoy the fact that it is such a fast paced game. You don't have much time to dwell on anything, just focus on playing the next play,” he said through an e-mail.

Harrisville—GreenWood Charter School is planning on opening in the Fall of 2015 in Harrisville. The school has open enrollment going from January 1 to February 15 for grades kindergarten to 6th, with a 530 student capacity. The school will serve students from all backgrounds, including special needs students, gifted students, and limited English-proficient students. According to the school’s website, GreenWood’s mission is “to provide a quality holistic education to all students by providing opportunities for them to be active, knowledgeable, creative, and conscientious individuals.

Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited transcription of an interview Libertas Institute conducted with a Utah mother of three whose parental rights have been violated by the judicial system. The comments in this interview do not necessarily reflect the views of Libertas Institute.

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Box Elder County--For an abuse child, it can be difficult to find things to be happy about. Their world can be a scary, sad place and it is hard to restore the child’s sense of safety and well-being. Thanks to Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A) some abused children can return to their lives feeling safer and happier.

In 2013 the Utah Legislature mandated parental review of SAGE test questions and established what is now called the SAGE Parent Review Committee. It was a response to concerns that the computer adaptive tests could include biases or agendas that are objectionable to Utah family values.

Email from Molly Foster (written to the other members of the 15-parent committee to review SAGE test questions)

… In the spring when I was made aware of the USOE putting words in my mouth I contacted Judy Park several times, through email and phone messages to no avail until I sent a more honest email to her one day, she immediately responded. I will enclose our emailed conversation.

UTAH- Common Core has been the source of much concern for parents in Utah State. The Utah State Department of Education has gone to a lot of work and expense to ease the minds of concerned parents, citing results of a 15 parent review committee

Brigham City - There is a new name in pizza in Brigham City. The Firehouse Pizzeria recently opened and is a big hit with their fresh ingredients every single day—no frozen veggies or dough. Just good old fashioned pizza made with fresh ingredients that same day.  Unlike conventional ovens used in most pizza restaurants, Firehouse uses stone-fired ovens, cooking pizzas directly on the stone hearth for a delicious taste you are sure to love!!