Brian comes to YESS from Hunter Jr. High. He is teaching Math and CTE at DSI/Gemstone. He has been doing an amazing job even though he has been displaced from his classroom and has had technical difficulties. Brian is very innovative and see’s potential in growing the CTE program at DSI. We are happy to […]
Decker Lake Raised Funds for Well
YESS Graduation
Graduation Celebrations were held at Salt Lake County Youth Center on June 2 and Decker Lake Youth Center on June 3rd. Graduates worked hard to complete the graduation requirements and were able to celebrate with their families at the graduation ceremonies. Words of encouragement and counsel were given by Bret Peterson the Director of Utah […]
Goodbyes
The YESS staff recently gathered to celebrate the culmination of a most unique year and to say farewell to two of our own as they move into retirement; Carol and Todd. Carol joined YESS as a math and art teacher at Wasatch Youth Center and then moved to DSI/Gemstone. Todd started with YESS at Decker […]
DSI/Gemstone Students Experience Ancient Life
Students from DSI/Gemstone recently took a field trip to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. “It was great fun!” said Pamela, English and Music teacher.
Graduation Celebrations
It was a day of celebration this past week as two students of YESS fulfilled the requirements to graduate from high school. Both students have been with YESS for about 5 years and have worked closely with our mentoring program. It was a success a long time in the making. We are all proud of […]
Visit from founder of Water for South Sudan
The boys at Decker Lake Youth Center had a very special experience on Wednesday when they were able to meet virtually with Salva Dut, the founder of the organization Water for South Sudan and the main character in the true story A Long Walk to Water. It all started earlier this year when the boys read the book […]
Julius Caesar Day at Decker
Students at Decker Lake Youth Center were able to participate in a Julius Caesar Day presented by the Utah Shakespearean Festival and arranged by Dieter, English teacher at Decker. In years past the education outreach program of the festival would go to the sites to do a presentation followed by some workshops. Due to the […]
Mission STEMCAP Overconsumption Series at Decker Lake Youth Center
This 8-day workshop taught the students about the environmental problems associated with human overconsumption of resources and how the 3 Rs can help – reduce, reuse and recycle. During these 8 days, students created their own collages out of unwanted materials. They took a virtual tour of the Utah Museum of Fine Art where they […]
Honor Roll Assembly
An assembly was held today at DSI/Gemstone to recognize students who made the Honor Roll for the third quarter of this school year. Congratulations, students!