Rick Ainge, is one of the newer elected board members on the Nebo School Board of Education. He won his seat in the Salem area that includes portions of Spanish Fork, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge and Payson. Rick filled Debbie Swenson’s seat.
Denise Villarta, science teacher at Maple Mountain High School, was selected to be a faculty adviser for the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment held this month at George Mason University. The week long summit has invited top high school students from all over the U.S.
Jim (Shoe) Nelson, head baseball coach for Spanish Fork High, receives national honor
ART21 announces selection of 16 exceptional art and humanities teachers to spend a year working with contemporary art, artists, and files.
Café Rio, Spanish Fork, had their grand opening June 8, 2011, and presented a check of $2,500 to Nebo School District. Bob Nilsen, Chairman of the Board, said they want to help and give back to the community and especially to the schools in this area.
The Nebo School Board of Education appointed Kendall Call as Assistant Principal of Mt. Nebo Junior for Nebo School District.
Nyle Russell, agricultural teacher at Payson High and Payson Junior High, received the prestigious Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education May 2011.
Linda Lewis, physical education and drama teacher at Mapleton Junior High, received the esteemed Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education May 2011.
The Nebo Education Foundation is in the business of giving grants to teachers and schools to help enrich student learning. However, this week Get Away Today gave money to the Nebo Education Foundation to help fund those grants.
Nebo School District retires 47 employees in 2011 that included 1,234.5 years of service. Twenty-five of those retirees are certified teachers including 726 years of service, and twenty-two retirees are classified employees with 508.5 years of service.