Olivia Styler is a fourth-grader at Traverse Mountain Elementary School. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Olivia is new to Traverse Mountain Elementary this year, yet has made friends and settled in quite nicely. She has lived in Provo and Walnut Creek, ...
It's not all sand in the Arizona desert. You also can find a rain forest, a savanna and even an ocean. What's even more strange: They are all inside.Those very different environments are part of Biosphere 2, a series of interconnected buildings that look like gigantic greenhouses from the ...
Emily Escamilla, 8, of Spanish Fork, is a third grade student at Rees Elementary. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.According to teachers and peers, Escamilla is a good, honest kid. She is very positive and can find the good in any situation. She is great at ...
All the excellent, award-winning books on this list celebrate African-American people and culture — and all are great picks for your kids.<h3>‘Last Stop on Market Street,’ by Matt de la Pena, ages 3 and older</h3>“Last Stop on Market Street,” which won the ...
It’s not easy finding comets, especially when they’re near the bright, shining sun. Comets that approach the sun are called sungrazers. They can be as small as 30 to 150 feet in diameter. That’s the length of a limousine up to half a football field. Out in space, that’s a very small ...
Matthew Farley is 15 years old and is a nineth grader at Mountainville Academy in Alpine. He was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Farley was nominated by three of his teachers. He has a positive attitude and a commitment to excellence. He participates regularly in ...
This past year, Earth has had unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. Believe it or not, this one thing can lead to a lot of interesting weather events all over the globe. We call it El Niño. It happens because of changes in winds and ocean circulation. We can’t predict ...
"Last Stop on Market Street," a picture book, was the surprise winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal, the top U.S. prize in children's literature. The award, announced Monday by the American Library Association, focuses on a book's story, not its pictures. Most winners since the award began in 1922 ...
Where else in Utah can you drive a remote control BB-8, take a turn on a mini-excavator tractor, or extract your own DNA, all in one place? Only at the Utah <a href="http://utahstemfest.com/" target="_blank">STEM Fest</a>.Students from schools all over the state ...
On January 28, 2016, Nebo School District held the Captain's Academy on leadership and sportsmanship. Captains’ Academy is held three times each year and includes captains from junior high and high school. Winter Captain Academy includes boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, wrestling, ...
