Each year a carnival has been held in the summer as a fundraiser for Bruin Point Elementary. Over the past few years this money has been used for many things to support the school, but this year that event had to be canceled because of COVID 19. But where there is a will, there is a way. “One of the parents asked me if she could help us to get a penny drive... READ MORE >
While it is obvious the Carbon High is being physically changed by the construction that is going on at the front of the facility, this year has brought large changes to the way the school operates as well. “It’s been a good year as we have gotten through the first quarter of school, but it has also been unique to say the least,” said Chris Winfree, the principal... READ MORE >
Please remember to set your clocks back 1 hour on October 31, 2020 READ MORE >
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Paulie Vogrinec may be new to being a principal this year, but her experience as a teacher shows through in the way she and her staff have been providing educational insights to students during a very tough time, when anything that is done must be done with care. “We began the year with advancing our Second Steps program,” said Vogrinec. “Our school counselor... READ MORE >
Carbon School District will be holding a public silent auction on November 5, 2020 from 9am-2pm. The auction will be held at the bus garage parking lot located at 609 E 400 N in Price, Utah. Please see the flyer for more information. READ MORE >
Mont Harmon administration and teachers have worked hard to provide as many interesting electives to students as possible. Along with traditional electives, MHMS offers: robotics, art explorations, swimming, PE explorations, gifted and talented (PEAK), film studies, ukulele, forensic science, anatomy, yoga, social dance and more. Art Explorations“Art explorations... READ MORE >
A new year, a new principal, a new wing to the building, and new conditions under which to learn greeted students at the Castle Valley Center this year when they returned to campus. With in-person classes having been suspended last year early because of COVID 19, students were glad to get back when it began in August and new Principal Amy Bell was very happy to... READ MORE >
Carbon School District thanks Rocky Mountain Power for their generous contribution to assist Carbon School District in our COVID 19 safety protocols. READ MORE >
Help us keep the Summer Lunch Program for Summer 2021 by filling out your free and reduced lunch application today! READ MORE >
For Blake Allen coming back to Sally Mauro Elementary as the Principal last year was like coming home since he had started his teaching career there eight years ago. He sees leading the school as an honor, even in these odd, tumultuous times called 2020. “This is a very special and unique community,” he exclaimed. “The opening of school this year went very... READ MORE >
In light of recently announced waivers by legislation to extend summer lunch options for schools to receive free lunches, we are asking all parents to, please, fill out the free and reduced meal applications through your Aspire SIS login. This waiver is granted to school districts that have a minimum of 50% of students that qualify for free or reduced meals. Our... READ MORE >
Construction in and around Helper Middle School greeted students as they came back to campus on August 19, with the modification of the site to accommodate a bus lane in front of the building being the first glimpse of what was going on. For years the buses have pulled up on Uintah Street in front of the school, often blocking traffic, particularly when a lot of... READ MORE >
While the start of school has been filled with challenges, Creekview Elementary has started off in a familiar fashion; kids are being assessed and education is continuing. “Really, other than these things, things have been just about normal,” said principal Keith Palmer as he pointed to the mask he was wearing in his office the day he was interviewed. “These masks... READ MORE >
For all schools this fall it has been an odd opening to the year, with so many changes because of COVID 19. Castle Heights Elementary is no exception. Yet there are many silver linings to the situation, and the positive energy the school opened with has definitely been a plus. “It was really impressive how smoothly things started off,” said Principal Wendy... READ MORE >
Please enjoy this video of the first day of school throughout the District. We were so excited to have our students back where they belong.https://youtu.be/8zKTomqkbAE READ MORE >
Paulie Vogrinec is a Carbon County girl through and through. She grew up here, got her education here and has been helping students to succeed here. Over her years in education she has been around the district and even at Notre Dame School for a few years. And now she will be the principal at Wellington Elementary this school year. “I grew up in Price and went to... READ MORE >
For most people taking a new job, in a new place, is a challenge and anyone person who is doing that will give different answers to what they are looking forward to the challenges. For Connie Todachinnie, who is the new principal at Bruin Point Elementary this coming school year, the answer is the chance to experience something different. “I think what I am... READ MORE >
Amy Bell faces a momentous task. She is taking over as the principal of the Castle Valley Center and running the Special Education programs across Carbon School District. It is momentous not only because it is a big job, but also, until recently, has been supervised by one of the most long term, and well liked educators Carbon has ever seen, Mike Keller. “Mike... READ MORE >
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For Stacy Basinger, the changes this spring and summer are bittersweet. As the new Elementary Director for Carbon School District, she is excited about the possibilities and the challenges she will face. On the other hand, giving up her position as principal of Wellington Elementary has stirred her emotions. “I am a Wellington person,” she said. “I live in the... READ MORE >
Registration will be held from 10am-2pm on the following dates and locations;Creekview Elementary, August 3Castle Heights Elementary, August 4Sally Mauro Elementary, August 5Wellington Elementary, August 6Bruin Point Elementary, August 7Please note: If you completed an online form, you MUST formally register your child at the above date/time. READ MORE >
Only a few years ago, administrators in Carbon School District worried each spring when teachers in the district turned in letters of retirement or resignation. They wondered where they were going to find qualified people to fill the open positions. District personnel spent a lot of time and effort going to many job fairs and beating the bushes to find recruits to... READ MORE >
Notice is hereby given that the Carbon County School Board is seeking persons interested in serving as an interim Carbon County School Board Member to fill a vacated seat on the board. The term for this interim position will expire January 2021. Applicants must be a resident of District #2 (36 South County, 38 Carbonville, 39 Westwood, and 40 Miller Creek... READ MORE >
Please join us in congratulating Alayne Carrillo as she retires from Carbon High School after 32 years of teaching. Alayne Carrillo was born in San Diego, California and moved back to Utah where her dad accepted a counselor position at Carbon High School and her mother a position at Mont Harmon Junior High School. She graduated from Carbon High School in 1983 and... READ MORE >
Please join us in congratulating Colleen Wilson as she retires. Colleen Wilson is a lifetime resident of Price, Utah. She has had multiple careers over the years including (but not limited to): a business owner, drug and alcohol rehab counselor, operator for Bell Telephone, survey taker, and furniture salesman. However, the most rewarding has been her years as... READ MORE >
Information on the 2020 Summer Lunch program READ MORE >
Join us as we congratulate Tom Alleman as he retires from Carbon High School. We hope that you enjoy your retirement and have more time with your family and friends.Tom shares his experiences as a teacher below:In 1987, Dennis Hansen, Principal at East Carbon High (ECHS), took a chance and hired me, Tom Alleman, to teach history. This looked like an excellent... READ MORE >
Mike Keller shares some words of wisdom upon his retirement:Each year as I read the life of each retiree from the school district, I wonder what I will say when it is my turn. Well it’s my turn, and I am attempting to put 43 years of working in education in a paragraph. I want to say something profound that people will remember for years to come. However, I am... READ MORE >
Join us as we congratulate Cecilia Averett as she retires from Carbon School District. Cecilia’s first memories of wanting to be a teacher were when she was 10 years old and she had her own little play classroom in the basement of her childhood home. Cecilia Averett grew up in Seattle and Centralia Washington. She attended Catholic and public schools as a... READ MORE >
Please join us as we celebrate Deanne Bettino as she retires from Carbon School District. Deanne Hall Bettino was born and raised in the Roosevelt, Utah area. From an early age she knew she wanted to be a kindergarten teacher and played school from her childhood home. Deanne graduated from Union High in 1978 with High Honors and attended Snow College in Ephraim,... READ MORE >
Join us as we celebrate Lana Keller as she begins her retirement journey.Lana was raised in Beaver, Utah and graduated from Beaver High School and then from the University of Utah in Elementary Education. Her first teaching job was in 1977 teaching fourth grade at Durrant Elementary where John Angotti was the principal. That first year teaching was eventful as... READ MORE >
Please join us in congratulating Paula Noyes on her retirement. She recounts her time at CSD below: I married my Kim in 1975, I was 17 he was 18. We have been married for 45 years. In high school I was expelled once for putting bean dip on Mr. Leonard’s door handle in his Consumers Math class, but while in the principal’s office awaiting my fate, I stole a note... READ MORE >
Please join us as we honor our next retiree, Melissa Swenson. Melissa is retiring from 20 years as a counselor at Carbon High School, with a total of 30 years in education. Melissa grew up in Payson and graduated from Payson High in 1975. She attended Snow College and graduated with an Associate degree. She married David Swenson from Springville and they lived in... READ MORE >
Please join us in congratulating Troy Moynier on his retirement. He has the following to say about his time at the district:Fortunate is the word to describe both growing up and raising a family in Carbon County. In 1987 he returned home from College (SUU) to student teach at Helper Junior High. During this experience he was offered a permanent teaching position... READ MORE >
Please join Carbon School District as we honor our retirees. First up is Robert Cox who is currently the HR & Student Services Director. We will miss his expertise in all things and his sense of humor. He was born in Ely, Nevada, and graduated from White Pine High School in the ancient of days and then attended Southern Utah State College, now Southern Utah... READ MORE >
CHS Drive-Thru Graduation - May 21, 2020 Due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures currently in place to help everyone stay healthy, this is the plan to honor our amazing CHS 2020 graduates on May 21, 2020. We welcome and invite you to join us! GRADS: Dress appropriately in your cap & gown. (You are the “ticket” into the parking lot for drive-thru... READ MORE >
Care Coalition Care Package information READ MORE >
Please join us for the launch of Silicon Slopes East, March 4, 2020 from 10am-11am in the Alumni Room at USU Eastern READ MORE >
The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into communities every year for the next decade. That funding shapes many different aspects of every community, no matter the size, no matter the location. Census results help determine how money is allocated for the Head Start program and for grants that... READ MORE >
Carbon School District Board Meeting Wednesday February 19, 2020 See Agenda at https://go.boarddocs.com/ut/carbon/Board.nsf/Public READ MORE >
We have been busy since the Christmas break doing lots of fun and worthwhile activities at the Castle Valley Center. Just before the snow fell in December our students spent some time enjoying our new playground. We had just a few days of weather before the cold and snow slowed things down on our playground. The playground is new along with our... READ MORE >
Second Steps is a program that was purchased this year for most of the elementary schools in Carbon School District by The Care Coalition. At Wellington Elementary, Cassie Bailey, the school counselor, is implementing the curriculum in full force. “It is a curriculum that concentrates on social, emotional and mental health development,” said Principal Stacy... READ MORE >
Sally Mauro Principal Blake Allen is excited about the new way that behavior is being handled at the school and he says that with the new emphasis on positive behavior, he thinks it will make a big difference. “It’s called the Hero program and it allows teachers to track behavior through points in their rooms,” he said. “We like it because we are also... READ MORE >
Being an Ultimate Chief at Creekview Elementary is quite an honor. In late November six students were given the designation during a large assembly. The Chief is the school’s mascot. "We have made an acronym out of the word Chief which breaks down into Cooperative, Hard Working, Improving, Excellence and Focus," stated Principal Keith Palmer. "If a student gets... READ MORE >
While being involved in many activities and programs, the students and staff at Helper Middle School are also in the middle of doing a lot of new things in the school to improve the way students are educated in several different ways. One of those is working with students to improve behavior. “The district has purchased a new program called Hero,” said Principal... READ MORE >
This week at Sally Mauro Elementary, we wrapped up the 2019-2020 PTA Reflections contest and announced the winners Thursday morning. This year’s theme was “Look Within.” We had 26 entries this year in two divisions. The first-place winners in each category earn the Award of Excellence and move up to the next level of competition. Artists who received the Award... READ MORE >
November is the time for the annual food drive at Bruin Point Elementary. While it is part of an annual ritual it also ties into the theme of the school this year, which is kindness. “The students are building a tower of food out of what they bring from home,” said Principal Dina Wise. “The class that brings the most food will get a class party. The food will be... READ MORE >
Mont Harmon’s school year is progressing and Red Ribbon and Yearbook Week were a good example of where the school is headed in educating their students on respect and safety. The celebration took place the week of Halloween and it began with a Halloween Dance and kids dressed in neon colors with a photo booth to catch the hues and the fun. The next three days... READ MORE >
While schools are all about academics, behavior at the school is a priority too. Without good manners and proper behavior, it can be difficult to educate children. This year, Wellington Elementary has been setting its sights on improving student behavior by creating and implementing a program that educates, supports, and rewards students. Principal Stacy Basinger... READ MORE >
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It is hard to believe we are well into the 2019-2020 school year. Things are going very well for us at the Castle Valley Center. This year we have selected some behavior goals for our students. We are working on using nice hands, nice voice, and nice feet. We feel it very important for our students to learn appropriate behavior in any situation they find... READ MORE >
Please remember to set your clocks back tonight (Saturday, November 2) READ MORE >
Preschool teachers from Wellington, Creekview, Sally Mauro and BruinPoint met at the Utah State Capitol on Friday, September 13 to receivetraining on the LETRS program. Lucy Hart Poulson, the author of“LETRS for Early Childhood Educators,” worked with teachers on earlyliteracy foundations. Follow up meetings are scheduled throughout theyear to help teachers as they... READ MORE >
Sometimes it is good to go to the source of what exists and find out about it from there. In the case of Sally Mauro Elementary, the year began doing just that with reading and writing. In early October the school had an author named Gary Hogg come and talk to students, and he performed a program they will not soon forget. “We brought him in because we really want... READ MORE >
The Creekview Chiefs have a new look this year, yet the programs that have been successful over the years are continuing. "One of the big things we have done is that we have gone away from having the houses in the school (groups of students banded together from different grades based on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) but we have kept what we liked... READ MORE >
A school is obviously made up of students, teachers and administrators, but all staff members at a building are responsible for the kids, and they all add to the students' education.At Helper Middle School there have been some big changes in the art department and in the library in the last year. In fact the people running those areas recently got an award from... READ MORE >
It was a sweet start to school for students at Castle Heights Elementary when in the first week of school, new Principal Wendy Fluckey had a "popsicles with the principal" day."We had the kids come out of their classes by grade level and we all had Otter Pops together," she said.The day of the interview she had the kindergarten do the same thing, and while it was... READ MORE >
During the September 12 Carbon School District School Board meeting, Carbon High Counselor Melissa Swenson introduced the schools exchange students for the year to the members of the board. Those attending included Mahdi Almubarak (Bahrain), Maria (Duda) Lopes (Brazil), Giulia Klein (Germany), Elisa Cervelli (Italy), Amina Lucarelli (Italy), and Manuela Velasquez... READ MORE >
The Carbon School District Board of Education is presenting a bond to voters on this years election ballot for $36 million to improve Carbon High School and Helper Middle School. For unincorporated county residents, it will be the only thing on the ballot. For incorporated area voters, the measure will be on the ballot along with candidates for city councils. The... READ MORE >
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The school year at Bruin Point has started strong, bolstered by large plans, summer activities and work that sets the tone for a new learning experience for students. During the summer Miners Trading Post held its annual fundraiser for the school in July and the benefit raised $4200 that was passed to Principal Dina Wise in a check the first week of school. “That... READ MORE >
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On September 26, Carbon School District Superintendent Lance Hatch will discuss "Carbon School District: The present and the future" at the regular Castle Country Business Expansion and Retention general board meeting.Hatch who has been the district's Superintendent for more than two years grew up in La Sal, a small town which is located in San Juan County. After... READ MORE >
Wednesday morning saw over 250 educators gather at the Carbon School District office for their annual opening institute meeting. With school starting soon, those who attended heard from Superintendent Lance Hatch about the districts plans for the year, the educational direction the administration wants to go and about technology that is now available to help... READ MORE >
With three openings in elementary administrator spots last spring, Carbon School District has drawn three new people to head up schools from within its own ranks for the coming school year. The three vacancies, created by the retirement of John Thomas at Creekview Elementary, and two others, that happened because Chris Winfree from Castle Heights Elementary was... READ MORE >
You may have heard the early morning sounds of the Carbon High marching band parading around the streets of Price over the last month. Each summer, the band prepares for multiple parade performances throughout the community. Starting with the Pleasant Valley Days parade in Scofield in late June/early July, the Dinos are marching through the Melon Days parade in... READ MORE >
The Utah Coal Country Strike Team today awarded two $25,000 grants to Carbon and Emery School Districts to help fund high quality computer and information technology courses at the high school level. These initial funds, which are tailored to align with the IT Pathways program established by the Utah Legislature, will be primarily targeted for teacher training so... READ MORE >
Carbon High senior Kagen Rhodes was named the Reserve World Champion Trap Shooter following his performance at the National High School Rodeo Finals last week in Casper, Wyo. where he competed against 181 other contestants from the US, Canada, Australia and Mexico. In the trap shooting competition, Rhodes shot 99 out of 100 to tie for first place. After two shoot... READ MORE >
If one walked into Robin Hussey’s classroom during the years she taught, you would have thought she was just another American educator doing her job, with maybe a little travel in her background and a lot of experience teaching kids. For 29 years she worked as a teacher, math specialist, and assistant principal at the secondary level in the district.Her experience... READ MORE >
Carbon School District holds public listening meeting. The decisions that need to be made concerning major remodeling and construction over the next few years in Carbon School District were discussed at a listening meeting at Bruin Point Elementary in East Carbon on July 1. The meeting was held by the Carbon School District Board of Education to hear what people... READ MORE >
Reddog CommunicationsVolunteers put up privacy slats Volunteers from around the community came to Castle Heights Elementary on Monday morning to put slats in the fence that faces the Cliffview Cemetery. The volunteer effort was made because there are some students at the school who have lost relatives and they are buried in Cliffview. This creates some emotional... READ MORE >
Reddog Communications Bean reflects on time spent at Carbon High Bruce Bean, who has been principal of Carbon High School for eight years, reflected recently on his time at the institution. During his years at Carbon the student body has grown and a lot of new things have happened. He recently accepted an appointment to be the Carbon School District’s Athletic... READ MORE >
Educators across the spectrum are always concerned about the loss of progress students have made over the school year when summer break takes place. In the past year Carbon School District spent a lot of money and precious time developing the leveled reading program in the elementary schools and with major success in reading growth having taken place no one wants... READ MORE >
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Carbon County & Carbon School District Welcome to Carbon School District! We are happy to welcome you to our website. It is our hope that this website will serve you in providing important information regarding our instructional programs, our improvement plans, our support programs, and our staff. We encourage you to browse the website and to give us feedback... READ MORE >