When first graders finished their study of the physics concept of Light, they decided that for their culminating project, a party was in order. Each group of 3-4 students used recycled cardboard and created a “party house” containing three rooms.…
Second grade students were eager to share their knowledge of wild animals – and in particular, endangered species – with friends and family at this year’s Animal Project Exhibition. They have been researching endangered animals and how we can help…
Twenty-five fourth and fifth grade students from WSD participated in this year’s Leadership Challenge for Elementary Schools at the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center and the Huntsman School of Business on the Utah State University campus in Logan. “We had…
Recently, the Middle School Jazz Band, led by Nathan O’Bryant, gave a lunchtime performance at the Park City Senior Center. The crowd was lively and even started dancing! One of the audience members happened to be a musician herself. She…
To broaden their understanding of the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, 7th grade English students invited a select group of community members to participate in a panel discussion. The multi-award-winning novel tells the story of a young black man…
They say that inside each book is a whole world. Well, there was a whole world of books at the WSD Spring Book Fair! Readers had over 1800 titles to choose from, provided by our long-time local book provider, The…
How do students liven up a month with no holidays or school breaks? At WSD, the answer is Spirit Week, which happens in the middle of March, the “longest” month of the school year. During this week, students and teachers…
The new art installation in the Auditorium is a topographical map of the Park City Ridgeline. It is the culmination of three years of planning by the Art Department, and the creative efforts of students in grades 6, 7, and…
The Junior Duck Stamp Contest invites students to create a realistic depiction of a North American waterfowl. The contest is the culmination of a dynamic arts and science curriculum designed to teach youth about waterfowl and their habitats. Students first…
On a recent Teacher Professional Development Day, WSD staff members gathered in the school’s cafeteria to assemble 500 Easter baskets for the Christian Center of Park City. They spent a half-day sorting and filling the baskets with self care items,…