Eleventh graders throughout the state are taking the ACT test today. Twenty plus students at sites around YESS are also participating and taking advantage of this opportunity. Way to go YESS eleventh graders!
Vision Boards
The Salt Lake City Library has graciously agreed to donate hundreds of old magazines to YESS! Carol, school counselor, and Dev, Special Ed teacher, plan to do vision boards with the YESS students to address a variety of social issues. Carol and Lee, fellow YESS school counselor, picked up the donated materials from the Circulation […]
YS at Cinderella
Students from Salt Lake County Youth Services were recently treated to an outing to see Cinderella performed at the Capitol Theater.
USSL Art and Talent Show
Decker Lake Youth Center hosted the first USSL Art and Talent Show on Saturday, January 13. With entries from the secure facilities statewide, the show included an array of art and a cornucopia of talent performed by students. Two Decker students took first place and second place in the competition; one placed first with his […]
Food Handlers Permits
Five students at Genesis recently earned their Food Handlers Permits! This provides students a step-up when seeking employment. Congratulations on this achievement!
Burning Hot Science at UNI GTC
Week four of a six week course on elements of glass and fiber optics, presented by a professor at the University of Utah and an assistant through the STEM Program for YIC, focused on elements that can have their atoms manipulated. This week’s experiment consisted of dipping copper wire into Borax and then burning it […]
Writing Finalist
A student in Shawn’s class at Granger High was recently notified that she is a finalist in the Untold Stories 2018 writing contest. Way to go! Congratulations!
A Capitol Experience
Students in Jodie’s class at Salt Lake County Youth Services, visited the state capitol and got to witness a legislative session. What a great opportunity to experience one of the branches of government in action! Who knows, there might be some future politicians from her class!
Stock Market Math Challenge
News from Todd’s math classes at Decker Lake Youth Center. My class is participating in a stock market simulation. Each student has $100,000 to invest in a real time game updated as the market changes. The students have watched the big sell off from Friday and Monday, as well as the small bounce experienced on […]
National School Counselors Week
It’s National School Counselors Week! We honored our school counselors, Carol, Chad, Lee, and Nick (though he’s currently out of town) with a luncheon yesterday. We appreciate all that these amazing counselors do for the students in YESS. You’re awesome and we all are grateful for your invaluable contributions to YESS!
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