Students and teachers throughout the nation recently had the opportunity to experience a near-total eclipse, and YESS was able to participate in the event, too. Throughout YESS students and teachers were stylin’ with the latest eclipse eye-wear. How awesome to experience both a scientific and historical event!
Forklift Training and Certification
Beginning in November, students at Genesis Youth Center will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual reality forklift training and certification program. Daria, the Financial Literacy and Geography teacher, researched this opportunity and arranged for the training equipment and materials. Students who complete the training and pass the exam will receive this certification and […]
From WYC to Colonial Williamsburg
Brenda, Social Studies teacher extraordinaire at Wasatch Youth Center, applied for and was granted a scholarship to attend a week-long workshop in Colonial Williamsburg last summer. What an awesome experience she had and has brought back resources and experiences to share with her students and other teachers.
An enTIRE New Direction
Cindy, one of our Detention Center teachers, was in a tire store over the weekend. The individual assisting her recognized her, but couldn’t place her. After a 20 questions-like conversation, he finally made the connection that he had been in YESS. He is now a high school graduate and has a successful job as customer service representative. […]
From YESS to Top Salesman
A recent student that transitioned out of YESS and a new hire selling shoes, earned the top salesman award in the store. A high-five to that individual!
Students have SWAG
YESS math teacher at the Detention Center, Toni, uses a SWAG Award (Students Working to Achieve Greatness) to acknowledge student achievement during class time.
Incredible Life Stories from Some of Our Amazing Students
These stories were written using an online program, Storybird. You have it better than you think!!! I don’t know how this story will end The Road Towards Acceptance
YESS Presented at GSD Conference
YESS had three staff members present during the GSD Professional Development Conference the week before school started. Jason Rosvall, YESS Director, and Clay Pearce, Director of SafeSchools, and Ann Jones, YESS’s Lead Mentor, provided an overview of YESS and SafeSchools and the impact that the new legislative HB239 may have on the schools. Pamela Hawker, […]
Graduation 2017, YESS Style
The graduation march played out at Girls Transition Center, Genesis, and Wasatch and Decker Lake Youth Centers the last week of school in May. There were 8 graduates from Decker, 2 from Wasatch, and one each from Girls Transition Center and Genesis. Congratulations to these hard working graduates and best wishes for the opportunities ahead!
Whew! Accreditation Complete!
Every 5 years we have the opportunity of experiencing the school accreditation process. After a year of preparation (only 6 mos for our new director, Jason) we had the pleasure of hosting the External Review Team from AdvancED for the past 2 days, meeting with our stakeholders and touring various YESS sites. And the results […]
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