Andrea Ramirez is a second grade student at John Hancock Charter School. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Ramirez is a good student and strong leader in her class and works hard to be kind to others. After school, she is involved in gymnastics and horseback ...

Kenzie Ford, 17, is a student at Westlake High School. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Ford medaled in individual events in both swimming (50 free) and track & field (javelin) last year at the high school state 5A meets. She is also the two-time ...

Dark matter is very mysterious. It makes up 27 percent of our whole universe, but we know very little about it. We can’t measure it directly. It doesn’t give off light or absorb it. We do know it has gravity, though, because we can see its pull on things like stars and galaxies.Black holes ...

We like to start off the new year with a new calendar, especially one featuring baby animal photos. But store-bought calendars have a serious flaw: not enough holidays. Usually, only two or three are highlighted for each month. There are many more reasons to celebrate. So we put out our own ...

Lindy Winward is a sixth grade student at Sage Creek Elementary School in Springville. She was chosen as the Daily Herald's Utah Valley Student of the Week.Look out Broadway, here she comes! Winward has performed in three plays at the Junior Hale Center Theater. She loves singing, acting and ...

Brock Parkinson is a student at John Hancock Charter School in Orem and was chosen as the Daily Herald's Student of the Week.Parkinson is a great student and works very hard. He has moved from a reluctant reader to being on fire. He is interested in anything and everything. Each week he is ...