Happy Monday morning!
There is no school today because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We look forward to seeing tomorrow for the beginning of second semester. Final grades for the previous quarter will be posted this week. As a reminder, some classes on your student’s schedule may be changing with shifts to a new quarter. Please verify your schedule via skyward. If you have any questions, please reach out to the counseling center.
Here are several useful pieces of information. There is a lot. Please skim entire newsletter so you do not miss out on important information.
Student Body Officers Elections: Current Juniors, are you interested in being a Student Body Officer for the 2025 – 2026 school year? There will be an informational meeting about SBO elections on Tuesday, February 18th in the library during Advisory.
Applications are due on Thursday, March 6th by 3:00pm. Students will apply at schoolelections.canyonsdistrict.org . For more information, you can contact Shaley Louder at shaley.louder@canyonsdistrict.org
Yearbook Senior Tributes/Baby Ads: If you are a senior grade level student and are interested in purchasing space for a personal baby ad, please see the attached flier regarding steps on how to arrange for that.
Attention Seniors!: The priority deadline for the Opportunity Scholarship is Monday, January 27th2025. The final deadline is Friday, March 21st. Go towww.opportunityscholarship.org to see if you qualify for this scholarship and apply. If you have any questions, call the Opportunity office at 801-646-4812 or talk to Mrs. Brown in the Counseling Center
Valentine’s Day Surprises!: Do you want to send your student a Valentine surprise at school? Alta’s Peer Leadership Team is selling lip suckers for only $1.25. These will be sent to your student during their Advisory class period on Thursday, Feb 13th. Please add a separate candy gram to your cart per student. Go to the following website to purchase: [bit.ly/candygramsalta]bit.ly/candygramsalta
“Attention Juniors!: The ACT will be administered at Alta High School on Wednesday, March 12th 2025. The ACT is provided free to Juniors and all Juniors are pre-registered.
Sycamore Learning will conduct an informative seminar on March 1st, 2025, to help students prepare for the exam. Details on how to register and pay for the seminar are enclosed and can be found in the Counseling Center.
Please contact Jodene Jensen at jodene.jensen@canyonsdistrict.org if you have any further questions”.
Parents of Juniors: It is now time for our junior girls to apply for Utah Girls State. Utah Girls State is a week-long program created with the purpose of educating Utah’s youth about their duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship. Participants graduating from Girls State will receive 3 Political Science 2920 credits from Weber State University.
· Important information:
June 1-6, 2025
Weber State University campus
$475.00 if paid prior to April 1st
3 university political science credits
WSU offered over $1M in scholarships to attendees
· More information can be found at https://www.alautahgirlsstate.org/
Selected girls will be emailed a link to do an on-line registration.
· If your junior daughter is interested in requesting an interview for this program, please email Jennifer Scheffner in the counseling office at Jennifer.scheffner@canyonsdistrict.org.
U of U Engineering Summer 2025 Internship: The application is open and will close on February 15th . This is an 8-week program that will run from June 9th until August 1st . Interns will be matched with a current faculty member to work in their lab on research projects throughout the summer. This is an unpaid internship, interns are expected to work up to 30 hours per week. Students who will be graduating in 2026 or 2027 may apply.
- What students will need to apply:
- Copy of unofficial transcripts
- 1 Letter of Recommendation from Science, Math, Technology, or Engineering Teacher
- Write a 2-page essay response to a prompt on the application
- Here is the website for students to register: https://www.price.utah.edu/k12/high-school-summer-research-internship
- Should you or your students have any questions regarding this program, please contact Ben Harpster – benjamin.harpster@utah.edu
- Please reference the attached flier for further information.
Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Career Exploration
- Job Shadow Day – January 28th –Sign up to job shadow at local businesses in the morning and then attend a luncheon with Keynote speaker.
- Many different career options available.
- You must provide your own transportation.
- You will be school excused from classes.
- Sign up here: https://forms.gle/Dn4zqeC3cpZGv9rr5
- Diesel Day – February 6th 10:00am-12:30pm – Join us for an exciting day of games, competitions, food, and prizes while exploring careers in Diesel Technology.
- Bus will be provided
- Free Lunch
- You will be school excused from classes
- Sign up here: https://forms.gle/bj1JXvuPZYkGyiVz5
- SheTech Explorer Day – February 25th 9:00am-1:00pm – Career exploration field trip with dozens of hands-on experiences with leading tech companies and STEM experiences.
- Open to all girls grades 9-12
- Bus will be provided
- Registration and Lunch are Free
- Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5HoshVxSX3Hjtg5PygLlFSRo9SQyg8UAA7p4Egmd2Jeq_qA/viewform
Salt Lake Tech, through SLCC: If you or your student would like to know what tech programs and certificates are available, please reference the attached flier for their open-house information.
Monthly Digital Citizenship Tip: Explaining the News: Discussing the news with your kids is a great way to help them think critically about current events and process what they’re seeing. Common Sense Media provides helpful tips for families concerned about the impact of current events on kids. News stories can often be dramatic and may include disturbing images or information. Talking about the news as a family helps everyone stay informed while checking in on how each member is feeling and responding. Check out “Explaining The News to Our Kids” at https://cnyns.org/41rfWl6Links to an external site.
Summer Opportunity for Female Students: “Our Summer Programs help high school girls and nonbinary students build coding skills, explore career pathways in tech, and connect with a supportive community–no program fees or prior coding experience required!” If you would like further information, please reference the attached flier.
Alta High School Lost and Found: We are cleaning out our lost and found located in the attendance office. If your student has misplaced something you have been looking for, please check the lost and found as soon as you can. The lost and found will be cleaned out on January 24th. Any items left will be donated.
January 2025 Hawk Hero’s: Each month two students from every grade are selected to be a Hawk Hero. These students are selected from nominations from students, parents, teachers, administration, and other staff members. These students have all done something that positively impacts other students and Alta High School as a whole. Please take the time to read through the list of January’s Hawk Hero’s.
School athletics and activities are underway. Please visit our school’s calendar for school/sports events. Here are a few highlights of upcoming events:
Monday Jan 20th
- NO School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday Jan 21st
- Beginning of 3rd Quarter and 2nd Semester
- Boys Basketball @ Brighton (S/3:30, JV/5:15, V/7)
- Girls Basketball vs Brighton (S/3:30, JV/5:15, V/7)
Wednesday Jan 22nd
- Freshman Orientation PAC/Commons. 6-8pm
Thursday Jan 23rd
- Multicultural Legacy Assembly in the GYM. 9am
- Swim vs Skyline. 3:30pm
- Wrestling vs Skyline (JV/5:30, V/6:30)
Friday Jan 24th
- No school-wide activities
Saturday Jan 25th
- Speech and Debate Beetdigger Brawl @ Jordan High School. 8am
- Multi-Cultural Dance. 7-9pm
