BYU Public School Partnership receives national award
The BYU Public School Partnership was honored by the National Association for Professional Development Schools for their work as a professional development school. Gary Seastrand, executive director of the Partnership, came to the Nebo School Board of Education in June to present this national award to Superintendent Rick Nielsen and Nebo School District. “Nebo District […]
Student Earns International Recognition in Science
Jesse Shepherd competed in the International Science and Engineering Fair in May. He won Second Place in Animal Sciences, earning $2,000 and a full tuition to the University of Arizona. Approximately 1,900 students qualified and competed at the 2021 Virtual Regeneron ISEF. Jesse finished in the top 40 students. “I am so excited to represent […]
6th grade student wins for both literary excellence and music composition
Boston Flake, a sixth-grade student at Hobble Creek Elementary was a double winner in the 2020-21 PTA Reflections contest. Boston won the Award of Excellence for Literature and Award of Merit for Music Composition. The Region 10 PTA President, Joann Brown, surprised Boston with the awards in his class. Boston’s award winning poem: I Can […]
Two high school seniors place in top 20 national competition
Maple Mountain High School’s DECA Club (a business and marketing club) had two senior students, Isaac Smith and Isaac James, win as a team at the State DECA Competition in the Business Law and Ethics Division. At Nationals, this team competed with students from every state as well as many other countries–thousands of students compete […]
Local student state finalist in essay contest
Diamond Fork Junior High student, Lexie Antonino, is a state finalist in the Utah’s Challenge to Do the Write Thing Essay Contest, sponsored by the governor each year. Lexie wrote a paper entitled “Youth Violence.” Lexie and Principal Dr. Brenda Burr, as well as her teacher, Reilly Ryan, will attend an 2021 DtWT Award Recognition […]
Welding Instructor Receives National Recognition
Shaun Black, welding teacher at Payson High School, for Nebo School District was selected as the Utah Section Educator of the Year by the American Welding Society. Black was also selected as the Educator of the Year for the 2019 school year and representative Gordon Reynolds awarded Shaun the plaque in February. Some of Black’s […]
Nebo School District’s Ryan McGuire named Principal of the Year
Ryan McGuire is the principal of Mt. Nebo Middle School, a new middle school in the Nebo School District, and has been named Principal of the Year for 2021. McGuire received his bachelor’s degree in history from Brigham Young University in 2000 and a master’s degree in Education Administration from Southern Utah University in 2007. […]
Spanish Fork Rotary focuses on helping the community in times of need
Spanish Fork Rotary is continually focusing their efforts on how to help the community and Nebo students. For five years in a row, Rotary and several generous businesses provided much needed items for students through the Nebo Dragon Pantry. The Nebo Dragon Pantry is based at Landmark High School in Spanish Fork. Its purpose is […]
Student’s service project offers encouraging words
One of Nebo School District’s sixth-graders, Zoey Fluckiger from Hobble Creek Elementary, completed an amazing service project for the school. She was challenged to find acts of service to perform and came up with a fun project. Zoey donated 150 water bottles to the Hobble Creek Elementary School for students who may forget to bring […]
Students help Nebo Credit Union ‘Warm the Soles’ for Christmas
Nebo Credit Union, with the help of local businesses and community members, has organized a fundraiser for 21 years during the Christmas season. Called “Warm the Soles,” the fundraiser provides new shoes for students. Beginning in 1999 with only 25 pairs of shoes, the effort has grown to providing more than 9,000 pairs of shoes […]