Are Our Schools Broken For Some Students?

We received a comment from a citizen about PC CAPS. She said, “My son is a ‘square peg in a round hole’ when it comes to school. All of his teachers lament how incredibly bright he is, yet the standard classes with busy work bore him senseless and he struggles with grades. PC CAPS doesn’t …

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Is The PC CAPS Program Money Well Spent?

I was 18 years old and standing in line for my high school diploma. It was graduation night and I was standing next to one of my friends, Tim. I’ll never forget the moment when Earl G. got his diploma and the stands erupted with cheers and clapping. Earl may now be a fine member of …

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PC CAPS Use of Library is Only Temporary?

A quick note about something I heard last night. The Park City School Board Master Planning Committee discussed the High School library changes that were being put in place for PC CAPS. I had been under the assumption that this was a long term place for PC CAPS to live. It appears that assumption was wrong. …

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School District Plan for Kearns

If you’ve been listening to KPCW, you’ll know that the School District is moving toward a preferred redesign of the Kearns campus and building a new 5/6 grade at the Ecker Hill site. This includes New football field New baseball/softball fields New basketball/wrestling facility New tennis courts New indoor athletic facility New soccer field Addition …

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Students are Learning That They Need Constant Vigilance Too

In some twist of irony it’s a little amusing that students are upset over the high school’s media center being repurposed as a location for PC CAPS. The purpose of PC CAPS is to give students real world experience. Yet, these students who are complaining about the school board making a decision look like they …

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