Cottonwood Heights City Journal | August 2020

August 2020 | Vol. 17 Iss. 08

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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS POLICE

PRESENT ITS CURRENT TRAINING, OVERSIGHT POLICIES

By Cassie Goff | c.goff@mycityjournals.com

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n response to the recent national conversations about police in the United States, the Cottonwood Heights Police Department (CHPD) has been reviewing and revising their policies and procedures. On July 21, CHPD Lieutenant Dan Bartlett and Police Chief Robby Russo presented an overview of the CHPD’s training, policies, and messaging to the Cottonwood Heights City Council. There was also discussion surrounding how the CHPD has been and will continue to address some of the national concerns about policing.

“We are keenly aware of what the narrative is across the nation,” Bartlett said. “Growing up in this country as a Black man I am aware of the stuff that goes on. I’m always watching for it and we are always looking to make things better.”

“The majority of Cottonwood Heights residents feel safe with the police,” said City Manager Tim Tingey, “but there’s always room for improvement.”

“We are aware of what is being asked,” said Barlett. He referenced the 8cantwait campaign which asks cities to adopt the banning of chokeholds and strangleholds and shooting at moving vehicles. In addition to requiring de-escalation training, the duty to intervene, the exhaustion of all alternatives before shooting, warnings before shooting, a use of force continuum, and comprehensive reporting.

TRAINING

In the State of Utah, police officers are required to complete 480 hours of training while working through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy in addition to completing 40 hours of emergency vehicle operations (EVO) training within the first year. After graduation, the state requires 40 hours of training annually.

CHPD requires officers to complete 640 hours of field training with supervised instruction (working with and shadowing a fellow officer) before allowed to patrol alone. In addi- The CHPD has been and will continue to work towards addressing suggestions provided by the 8 Can’t Wait campaign. (Photo courtesy of the Cottion, CHPD requires all officers Continued page 4 tonwood Heights Police Department)

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Continued from front page to be Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) certified, which requires 40 hours of training initially, with four hours of training annually. Salt Lake Behavioral Health frequently provides that training.

“Crisis intervention is broader than de-escalation training,” Bartlett said. “We teach de-escalation in-house. It will be on every year’s training calendar and it won’t stop.”

CHPD makes sure their officers are certified in HAZMAT (hazardous materials) and first-aid CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), as well. In addition, the CHPD recommends and provides training for sexual harassment, use of force, handguns, rifle simulations, arrest control, defensive tactics, baton, and tasers annually: with training for sexual assault (through Salt Lake County), intoxilyzers, and radar/lidar every two to three years.

In 2019, CHPD officers averaged 134 hours of training across the department. So far in 2020, 60 hours of additional training has been provided, including 10 hours of rifle and off duty handgun training as well as de-escalation training by the James Mason Center for Behavioral Health.

POLICY

The CHPD subscribes and implements the law enforcement policies set by Lexipol.

Lexipol is a private company providing policy manuals, trainings, analysis, and consulting to over two million first responders and local government officials nationwide.

Lexipol provides the CHPD with “regular updates, policy quizzes, and reviews of all policies and case laws,” Bartlett said. ​Duty to Intercede CHPD’s policy includes the duty to intercede which states “any officer present and observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances shall, when in a position to do so, intercede to prevent

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the use of unreasonable force. An officer who observes another employee use force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law should promptly report these observations to a supervisor,” (300.2.1 in CHPD’s Use of Force Policy). Perceptions are based on a reasonable officer’s standpoint.

“Some of the guys have been uncomfortable with what they have seen and they reported it to a supervisor,” Bartlett said.

“It’s an observed policy that’s been here for years. They all understand the requirement.” ​Use of Force Reporting As part of police reporting in the state, officers should report any use of force immediately and document it properly. Cottonwood Heights uses Versaterm’s software to track such reporting.

“If there are visible injuries or reported injuries outside of momentary discomfort (‘these handcuffs hurt’ for example), a medical response is required,” Barlett said. In such an event, CHPD officers will call UFA to have their medics check out the individual.

​COMPLAINTS

“Complaints come in regularly,” Barlett said. The CHPD does track complaints and pays attention to sustained complaints. If a complaint is of the nature such as “an officer was rude to me,” the CHPD will handle the situation and officer through conversation and counseling.

“If it’s something where there’s gross misconduct, there’s not a write up—they get charged or fired. I have criminally charged people,” said Russo.

above and beyond that. “We chose Solve the Problem because it drives us and motivates us. It’s what our policies are based on and it’s the kind of service we choose to provide.”

“Solving the problem is using resources from the community and providing care so we don’t have to keep responding to, or putting a Band-Aid on a reoccurring problem,” Russo said.

Councilmember Christine Mikell asked if it would be possible to add two additional words. “If there’s enough interest, we could consider ‘Together We Solve the Problem.’

It’s much more inclusive.”

STATE

The Utah State Legislature will be considering legislation regarding policing within the state during the next legislative session. The Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) has developed the Love, Listen, and Lead initiative in response and anticipation of statewide conversations abound law enforcement.

As part of the initiative, a task force of 23 individuals (10 elected officials, 3 city managers, 4 city attorneys and 6 police chiefs) has been created to interact with the state legislature. They plan to have discus-

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Brighton, CTEC senior tops college students in IBM’s global Master the Mainframe contest

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

CTEC and Brighton senior Kaitlyn Lowe was named a regional winner in IBM’s 15th annual international Master the Mainframe. (Photo courtesy of Christie Lowe)

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righton senior Kaitlyn Lowe was taking part in IBM’s 15th annual international Master the Mainframe contest partly because her computer science teacher at the Canyons Education Technical Center Cody Henrichsen asked his students to take part, but also because she wanted the T-shirt that came with completing all three levels of the competition.

“I was having fun and then I saw that I could have a T-shirt, so I decided I would finish part three so I could get the free T-shirt,” she said.

Henrichsen said that he had two students complete all three parts, while nine students earned their digital badge at level two. All his students completed level one.

“The Master the Mainframe contest is a challenge put on by IBM that I have been having my students complete and compete in for the past several years because it shows students how they are able to use their skills to solve problems and that they can use languages and tools beyond what are part of the classroom,” he said. “It’s a college-level contest where students navigate and problem-solve on

the main frame. Each challenge becomes more complex, so they build upon what they learn.”

Lowe said that part one was learning how to navigate the main frame and its files and programs. Level two was more technical where students had to practice programming languages, operating systems and technologies.

“A lot of it was more navigating and finding different information and it had instructions on how to make small changes in all the programs,” she said.

For the third part, which was a real-world challenge, she independently built a report on using the mainframe that included completed templates, a system diagnostic report and stats for the system. Then, she took a meme and put it into text art generator and then line by line, she wrote another section.

Lowe was one of 25,516 students from almost 4,000 schools in 154 countries participating in the contest. She worked on the challenge beginning in September and concluded in December.

So when Lowe, who would like to have a career in game development, in the artificial intelligence field or working with mainframes, received an email saying was one of nine regional winners in the worldwide competition—one of two representing the United States and one of the two high school student winners in the graduate and undergraduate contest—she was in disbelief.

“It said I was a winner, and I didn’t believe it at first. So, I had to look at it a little bit more and then I realized, I won,” she said.

“It was insane. It was completely unexpected. I didn’t think I’d get anywhere near that.

I figured I’d just finish the competition and there’s stuff like, they have the free T-shirt for anyone who finished all the way through part three, which was my main motivation, for doing part three in the first place.”

Lowe had just walked in the door and put down her stuff from school, when she checked her email. When the email saying she won sunk in, Lowe said she started running around the house before she called her parents at work.

“I was just really excited. I just started jumping around, running around the house, you know, the standard victory fist pump. I called my dad and he seemed kind of excited and then I called my mom and she just seemed confused —OK, cool.”

Her mother, Christie Lowe, said that often her daughter would be working on the challenge in her room, but she was unaware of the significance of the project.

“I didn’t realize the complexity when she said, ‘Hey, Mom, I’m entering this contest we’re doing at school,’” Christie Lowe said. “I’m like, ‘awesome, cool.’ Then she won, I was like, ‘oh good job.’ I had no idea it was like a national competition. She never said, ‘Mom, I’m entering this national competition through IBM.’ It wasn’t that detailed.

It was ‘Hey, Mom, I’m doing this’ and like, ‘OK, cool. Have fun.’”

Lowe has a knack for computers as her dad pointed out that she built her own computer.

As part of the being named a regional winner, Lowe was to travel to San Francisco to attend a conference, which ended up being virtual. So instead, the contest is issuing her the travel stipend along with the T-shirt she set her sights on.

This is the first time that Henrichsen has had a student score higher than the top 20 in the world.

“I am very proud that Kaitlyn is the first national winner from CTEC in the MTM contest and am very impressed with the skills she demonstrated using multiple languages and tools,” he said.

Lowe is happy she took the computer science class at CTEC. “Up until this class, I haven’t done much programming before,” she said. “I had a lot of fun with the competition. It was very different from a lot of the stuff I’ve done before.

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New Canyons School District superintendent remains optimistic despite challenging transition times

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

Always the self-proclaimed optimist, Canyons School District new superintendent Rick Robins found a silver lining with COVID-19: using rainy day funds for schools which resulted in Canyons hiring six new school nurses. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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nline schooling in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Earthquake and aftershocks along the Wasatch Front. Protests erupting in the streets. Masks required in Salt Lake County. Fire forcing Suncrest residents to evacuate to nearby Draper Park Middle.

“What’s next?” may be what many people are thinking, but Canyons School District new superintendent Rick Robins found a silver lining.

Robins said he is appreciative of the Utah lawmakers who decided to use the rainy day funds during the special session held in June. The result? Instead of being handed down a 2, 5 or 10% budget cut to public education, there is a 2% increase over this year’s base budget.

“I am so grateful to our legislature and our local legislators for stepping up to the plate and holding education harmless at a time when things are so uncertain,” Robins said. “What that means for Canyons is we’re able to go on and deliver first-class education and just a small sample size of that, to give you a little flavor of that, with that passing, Canyons was able to go ahead and add six new school nurses. And so, when you’re

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thinking about our students’ well-being, their health and their wellness returning to school what an awesome opportunity for us to complete that where if we were to face any of those budget cuts, that would not have been a possibility.”

As schools are expected to begin Aug. 17, Robins said it is a “fluid situation” and they will follow the guidelines of the governor, Salt Lake County Health Department, and Utah State Board of Education. As of late June, he said Canyons was planning for an in-person start, and if masks aren’t required, they would be recommended.

“It’s really important for everyone to understand that schools, not just in Canyons District, but across the state and the nation, will struggle to comply with 6-feet social distancing guidelines. Now having said that, what I have received from USBE (Utah State Board of Education) and from county health and the governor’s office is that if students are within 6 feet more than 15 minutes, then we would recommend that they mask up. We’re not going to require masks unless we’re told to by the health department or the governor’s office,” he said. “It presents a challenge, no doubt about it. We’re going to sanitize more often; our plans are to disinfect our buildings more often, all those things we can do. Masks will be provided for students and for teachers or employees. We’ll do everything we can to create the necessary distancing as possible, but it’s going to be impossible to comply with that 100%. We’ll do our best that way, there’s no way with the design of the buildings to ensure that students are 6 feet apart.”

While school may open, not all activities may be. While the Utah High School Activities Association regulates sporting events, Canyons Board of Education and the superintendent may make decisions about other activities.

“I would recommend that we start slower and what this really comes down to is contact tracing. If we do not have the ability to contact trace, for example, school dance, back to school night, or large assembly. If we don’t have the ability to contact trace then I’m asking or recommending that we either delay that for a future date or we look to an alternative way of doing that event,” Robins said. “I hope that everyone will be patient and considerate as we work through some of these issues. I think all of us want these activities to return. These activities are so important to so many kids and it really doesn’t matter what the activity is. For a lot of kids, this is their passion and it’s very important to them and their families. We’re going to do everything we can to see those things get off the ground.”

Families wishing to keep their children home to learn or have blended learning will

be able to do that as online kindergarten through eighth-grade curriculum is being established this summer, he said. High school online curriculum already is in place.

While long-range goals are challenging during this time, Robins is focusing on his immediate goals of finalizing a re-entry plan and to support conversations about the social unrest in the country.

“I think it’s important that as a school community, we understand and recognize the issues that are going on with social unrest in the country and in our own communities,” Robins said. “I think it’s important that we listen more, we learn more, and respect each other more. It’s something we all want. I believe with all my heart that the solution to this issue is through education and it always has been. As a school community collectively, we need to help our kids understand each other better and learn from each other better.

We need to be respectful of each other and that starts with me, and I’m right there and excited to lead that conversation.”

He hopes that Canyons Board of Education will approve reviewing the District’s curriculum and instructional practices, policies and procedures as well as student access to opportunities to ensure equity.

During his transition time, Robins received a call at 3 a.m. Sunday, June 28, notifying him that Draper Park Middle School would be used as an evacuation shelter due to a nearby fire.

“Just that event, in itself, reflects on the great collaboration that takes place in Canyons School District with their families— that in a given moment of need like that our schools are on the ready to support the families. There were district personnel that went out of their way at 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning to make sure those buildings were open and accessible. That’s such a great tribute to the community of how they can take care of each other. That’s a proud moment for all of us to relish on, that people really stepped up to support each other,” he said.

Robins was voted unanimously by the Canyons Board of Education April 14 to lead the District’s 34,000 students, replacing Jim Briscoe, who retired June 30. During June, Robins and Briscoe made decisions together.

Canyons Board of Education President Nancy Tingey is confident in the district’s new leadership.

“He is a proven leader in Utah public education,” she said. “I think he has a lot of great qualities that are going to benefit our district and help our district move forward, build on all the great things we have in place.

I have every confidence that Rick can lead the district through into the new now. He has the experience, the skills, and the attributes to work with the other educators, with the

Board, as we move forward.”

Robins comes from Fillmore, where he played point guard on Millard High School’s basketball team, quarterback on the football team and shortstop, pitcher and first base on the baseball team before deciding to pursue playing football in college. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University where he was inducted to the university’s hall of fame in 2013 after being a fouryear starter at quarterback. He received his master’s degree from Grand Canyon University and a doctorate in educational leadership from University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

His 25 years in education began as a history teacher at Copper Hills High School in Jordan School District and he worked as an assistant principal and principal in the Alpine, Nebo and Juab school districts. He also has coached high school boys football and girls basketball. His love of sports continues to this day and he often runs 5 miles per day to “decompress.”

As Juab High School principal, Robins was named Utah’s high school principal of the year in 2012 by his peers.

Under Robins’ leadership as superintendent, Juab School District was inducted into the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools in 2015 and the district was honored by the National School Boards Convention by the Center for Digital Education as a top 10 winner in 2018.

While students were at home during the “soft closure” in response to COVID-19 pandemic, Robins made his rounds around the schools, meeting principals and admiring the campuses.

“He’s very positive,” Willow Canyons Principal Marilyn Williams said. “He expresses appreciation. He said this is his dream job.”

He’s looking forward to meeting students this fall. It may be getting to know them while supporting activities and watching games, or Robins, a self-claimed lifelong fan of Dr. Seuss, said he may also slip into an elementary school to read to students.

“It does not matter what age, we can always look to Dr. Seuss and find some wisdom,” he said. “I’d really like to get out and meet our students and meet our parents and our communities in person to understand their needs and what those needs and requests are. Relationships are at the core of everything we do, and it starts with our students.

I hope that my time in Canyons and in other districts will exemplify that. At the end of the day it really is about doing what is best for our students and building relationship with each and every student that they feel part of their experience and they have goals and a pathway to achieve those.” l

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Canyons District film festival extended its deadline during shutdown, and the amount of entries doubled

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

Hosts Katie Blunt and Jeff Haney recognized film festival winners virtually, including next year’s film festival poster-designer, Midvale Midvale’s Elena Parker. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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he show must go on—and that includes the academy awards of Canyons School District’s film festival.

In its first virtual setting, the hosts Katie Blunt and Jeff Haney congratulated elementary, middle and high school student winners in five categories: short film, documentary, animation, public service announcement and newscast. They also applauded winners in the American Graduate categories, a teacher film competition and a film festival poster contest.

“So many things have been canceled— orchestra concerts, debate tournaments, award nights—because of (the response to) COVID-19, that we realized this is something we didn’t have to cancel; we could do it in an altered format and keep the tradition alive and keep the students’ spirits up,” said Blunt, the District education technology specialist who oversees the festival.

That wasn’t the only difference this year.

The film submission deadline was set one week into the soft closure of schools.

At that time, 95 entries were submitted.

“We realized filmmaking is something students can do at home as an engaging activity and it ties into the classroom curricu-

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lum. It’s an opportunity that students could take advantage of when so many activities and events weren’t available, so we extended the deadline to encourage more students to get involved,” she said. “We hope it gave students something to have fun with and learned from while at home.”

Blunt said by the extended deadline, the number more than doubled, with 194 entries. It’s the second highest participation rate in the film festival’s 11-year history.

“We had more high school entries that came in after the original deadline,” Blunt said. “We had 22 high school short film entries; that may be the highest ever. We also had way more elementary documentary submissions, middle school PSAs, and we had 35 elementary animation entries—the most in any category.”

She credits a surge also to teachers and specialists who introduced filmmaking to students.

“Filmmaking is a good way to solidify what students are learning in class, taking the concept and demonstrating their knowledge,” Blunt said. “They’re also learning to plan, outline, write scripts and storyboards, communicate, work as a team and learn the process of filmmaking.”

That was the case with Altara Elementary’s TV news entry that won the elementary newscast category, upsetting four-time recent winner, Quail Hollow Elementary’s news team.

“Quail Hollow is so stinking good, their whole crew and crew leader; we were just shocked,” said Altara teacher aide Monica Fowler, who stepped up to direct the third-graders in their newscast as the school’s broadcast announcements had been on hiatus a couple years. “We were hoping to get to be a finalist so we could be at the ceremony and cheer. We did not expect to win at all, so it was really exciting and fun.”

Fowler said she didn’t come into advising the third-graders with a master game plan.

“Our goal was to start slowly and get into our groove,” she said. “I was watching YouTube videos, trying to figure out what to do and how to teach the kids. I’m not an experienced filmmaker, but I love the film festival idea—and it was so cool to do.”

Fowler said that the 15 third-graders worked together so every kid could be part of it from title card holder and microphone holder to operating or being in front of the camera. They met 30 minutes per school day in the extended learning program, and brainstormed, discussed story options, figured out rotations and edited in iMovie, in addition to filming.

“Many of the kids are already familiar with videoing on phones, so we were able to teach those who weren’t, and make it a fun learning experience all together,” she said. “I was sad we weren’t there in person when the announcements of film festival winners were made, but I made sure parents knew they were broadcasting it. I hope when we’re back together, we can do something special, like have a popcorn and viewing party to watch the awards ceremony.”

Blunt said that there are plans to broadcast many of the top films on a UEN special program, but the date has yet to be announced. Winning films can be seen online at the Canyons District website.

This year’s elementary winners are: Sabrina Smith and Lillian Smith, Sunrise Elementary, PSA; Ashton Lee, Draper Elementary, animation; Addi Short, Addie Leon, Avery Schmidt, Lizzy Watts, Emmett Robinson, Karly Rennemeyer, Kathrin Rennemeyer, Makenzie Hall, Maycie Dierig, Mila Breivik, Owen Bodell, Sophie Rigby, Sully Osborne, Tori Clark, and Vivian Lee, Altara Elementary, newscast; Cohen Williams, Reed Larson and Zander Stanley, Park Lane Elementary, documentary; and Nora Jackson and Eli Jackson,

Ridgecrest Elementary, short film.

Middle school winners are: Maya Yrungaray, Draper Park Middle, PSA and short film; Liam Morgan, Albion Middle, animation; and Lia Timoney, Butler Middle, documentary.

High school film winners are: Amber Parker and Abigail Slama-Catron, Hillcrest High, PSA; Mason Stokes, Corner Canyon High, animation; Katie Tripp and Jackson Light, Corner Canyon, newscast; Audrey Stubbs, Corner Canyon High, documentary; and Abram Iman, Jordan High, short film.

The American Graduate education profile award winners are Hayden Earl and Zack Scheidell, Canyons Youth Academy; the American Graduate call to action award winner is Gavin Jensen, Alta High; and the American Graduate documentary of the year winner is teacher Jenni Perkins, Albion Middle. The teacher film winner is George Pechmann from Corner Canyon High.

The poster contest winner is Elena Parker of Midvale Middle. Her poster design will be used to promote next year’s contest. l

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like. It also gives them a chance to hold onto bragging rights for another year.

“We’ve been first in the nation two of the past four years, and we’re hoping to make it three out of five,” said Carlos Cardon of CHARC. “The whole idea is to operate under extended conditions, which is kind of like an emergency, and since you keep score there’s a little bit of pressure to get communications accurately.”

At the end of the day, CHARC amassed 3,062 points, 600 higher than last year when they finished first in the nation. They will find out the official standings in November after the American Radio Relay League reviews tens of thousands of field day submissions.

The CHARC team worked in two-hour shifts from noon on Saturday, June 27 to noon the next day contacting radio operators throughout the U.S. and Canada. “We’re rotating in shifts of two hours, so all the people who want to participate have an opportunity,” Thompson said.

CHARC worked out of City Hall on field day. Two or three radio operators huddled over radio equipment while endlessly moving columns of data rained down from the display projected on a screen above. “All these waterfalls on the display are people communicating,” Thompson said.

The radio signals come in the form of voice communications, data, even Morse

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code. “It’s a talent that not a lot of people have,” Thompson said. “We’re trying to continue that talent, so we are always welcoming people who want to learn. We’re reaching out to anyone who’s interested from all ages.”

Anyone interested in joining a group like CHARC can become a ham radio operator and receive an individual call sign upon completing a state licensure test. CHARC members are drawn to ham radio for a number of reasons.

“Some people love communicating by satellites, other people like communicating with as many people as they can,” said Bart Van Allen of CHARC. “Some people

just love the technical aspects of it, working with computers and radios together to see how good you can get them. That’s what I really like. If you have a little bit of geek in you, you’ll love it.”

CHARC has over 30 members in Cottonwood Heights. It’s a relatively small number of people carrying on a niche hobby.

But the skills they practiced on their annual field day would play a vital role in a disaster.

“It turns out often in a major emergency that you’re going to lose power, you’re going to lose internet, you’re going to lose telephone,” Cardon said. “It often comes down to people using ham radio equipment to get messages through.” l

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The show must go on: Arts Council offers online theater education

By Joshua Wood | j.wood@mycityjournals.com

Theater in the Heights was a series of online theater tips of the trade.

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he Cottonwood Heights Arts Council has worked to keep residents connected through a series of online outreach efforts.

From tips for aspiring actors on how to audition to inspiring quotes from leaders in the industry, members of the Arts Council have worked to bring the stage home to the city’s residents.

“Because we couldn’t do the musical, we decided to do some online theater education,” said Erin Blome of the Arts Council.

“It’s for people who love the theater and for anyone who is interested in auditioning.”

The Arts Council spent July posting information on their Facebook and Instagram pages. The series of posts was dubbed Theater in the Heights: Tips of the Trade. Many posts featured tips from director Adam Cannon, who is slated to direct the city’s next musical production.

“We’re not just looking at musicals,” said Cottonwood Heights Culture Manager Ann Eatchel. “It’s theater in general, how to audition, back stage stuff, too. Everyone’s important in theater.”

The series of posts started with the big picture, defining theater and elements of drama. Theater in the Heights then moved to practical advice for people interested in getting involved, things like what to bring to an audition.

“We’re trying to explain everything, even director’s instructions,” Eatchel said.

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“We’re trying to give all the information we can for people wanting to get into theater.”

The practical tips presented in the Theater in the Heights series have been tailored for community theater or for people starting out in other venues. In addition to education regarding theater in general and inspiring quotes from luminaries like Arthur Miller, the series focuses on auditioning and preparing for that seemingly daunting prospect.

“We introduce them to auditioning and what a director expects during an audition,” Blome said. “We also cover what a director looks for during rehearsals and what a first read is like.”

The series offers tips on how and where to find monologues for auditions. The Arts Council even offers advice on how to memorize scripts.

“They’re doing such a great job,” Eatchel said. “It’s really impressive to see all that they’re doing during all of this.”

The Theater in the Heights Tips of the Trade series can be found on the Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram feeds. They also welcome new members to the council.

Applications can be found on the city’s website.

The council has planned other online offerings moving forward. “Hey, we’re still here even with COVID going on,” Blome said. l

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Brighton to introduce flex period this school year

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

A new flex period will be introduced at Brighton High this fall to allow students to be able to take core classes as well as more elective credits. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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f possible, with the guidelines of COVID-19, Brighton High School students will be back learning in-person this fall.

Not only will the students have to learn to navigate through detours circling their classrooms because the school is being rebuilt on the same site, they will have to navigate a new class schedule format.

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District as it’s the only school on trimesters instead of the traditional quarter system. Periodically, students, their families and teachers are asked if they want to continue on the trimester system; this past year, the school community council reached out to find the answer was affirmative, Principal Tom Sherwood said.

Sherwood said that survey results showed the community continued to support trimesters, about 60% in favor to 40% opposed.

“We had a lot of feedback at first that the trimester no longer meets the needs of the students, so it made sense to reach out with a survey,” he said. “I taught here on trimesters for five years and it’s a good schedule where kids get to see their teacher every day for a little more than 60 minutes instead of 90-minute blocks every other day, but I understand the concerns.”

Those opposing had just reasons, he said, such as Brighton students’ schedules didn’t align with younger students’ school breaks, making it difficult for families.

“We’ve worked on that recently, so now there’s only one or two days typically that aren’t the same as the rest of the district,” he said.

Another concern is that students have

less opportunities to enroll in elective credits.

“With a four-year block schedule, students can take 32 elective credits where at Brighton, our students only have 30,” he said. “It becomes difficult for our AP (advanced placement) students who take courses all three trimesters, so they’re sacrificing .5 electives, which at times is a challenge and comes as a cost.”

Sherwood also said it is difficult for the English Language Learners (ELL) who need the English support class, which therefore limits their electives as well.

So, like some Utah high schools already have done and have met success, Brighton is introducing a flex period—a 40-minute class period where, for example, students can seek teachers’ help in their coursework, which should reduce anxiety if students can’t get to school early or stay after school because of transportation issues or they hold jobs or participate in extracurricular activities, he said, adding that it also guarantees that teachers receive their lunch period.

“This way, we’re providing students an opportunity to keep up with their work, get additional support in math, science or a subject they need, and if not, they can work on homework,” he said. “It also allows our AP students to take a required class, such as fi-

nancial lit (literature) or PE, during the flex period and it opens up more flexibility with their schedules. A high number of our AP students are involved in performing arts, but many find their schedules haven’t worked in the past and this should help. And with our ELL students, for three days, they are in class during the flex time, and then, the other two days, they’ll be in study hall. This allows them to have the support they need and flexibility in their schedules.”

Students also can make up missed work during the flex period, including tests. Sherwood says it will benefit student-athletes and students involved in extracurricular activities, who may have to leave school early for competitions.

Sherwood sees this addition to the schedule as a win for students.

“They’re still seeing their teachers every day, reinforcing concepts and learning the material, but now they’ll have more options in their schedules,” he said. “We talked to other schools across the state where it was working and saw we could make it work to fit our needs.” l

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his fall, schools will look different enough with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some students will see changes in their administrators as some retired amidst the soft closure of school and others have moved on to other schools.

In Cottonwood Heights, Eric Gardner will be at the helm at Bella Vista Elementary, replacing Sandra Dahl-Houlihan, who retired.

Gardner, who recently served as Mt. Jordan Middle assistant principal in Sandy, is looking forward to his first job as principal.

“I’m looking forward to working with a younger age group in a small neighborhood school,” he said. “With 250 students, I should know everyone’s names.”

The principal, who taught eight years as a middle school history and math teacher in Georgia, calls his hometown of Peachtree, Georgia, the “home of the golf carts” because of its 100 miles of golf cart paths. He was at Mt. Jordan for seven years.

In his spare time, he is an Ironman triathlete, but currently, he said he just “puts one foot in front of the other” unless he’s running to Crumbl Cookies.

Another upcoming change will be fall 2022 when current Ridgecrest Elementary Principal Julie Winfree opens up the new White City area elementary school. This year, she will continue at Ridgecrest while overseeing the new school as it’s being built.

In the meantime, she’s glad she has the transition time.

“Ridgecrest has my heart and is my family, and I do not like goodbyes, so having two years gives me plenty of time to prepare Ridgecrest for a new leader and ensure that the transition is a smooth one,” Winfree said. “One of my favorite things (about Ridgecrest) is the amazing community that exists. Our community is so supportive and involved. The staff is a great big family that wants the very best for students.”

At Brighton, students will see Ryan Durrant as the new assistant principal. He had served as Jordan High’s assistant principal.

There also will be a change of assistant principals at Butler Middle. Doug Hallenbeck, current assistant principal, will become CTEC’s assistant principal, and the school will welcome Dan Ashbridge to the vacant post. He has been a teacher specialist in the instructional support department at the district office.

New Bella Vista Principal Eric Gardner will welcome students to school this fall. (Photo courtesy of Canyons School District)

Other Canyons administrative appointments include Deidre Walbeck, currently Copperview Elementary assistant principal becoming Oakdale Elementary principal, replacing Lori Jones, who retired; Carolee Mackay, a Sandy Elementary achievement coach who will become Copperview Elementary’s assistant principal; Crystal Conners, a Jordan High achievement coach becoming Mt. Jordan Middle’s assistant principal; Midvale Elementary Principal Chip Watts being transferred to Draper Park Middle principal, replacing Mary Anderson, who retired; Sprucewood Principal Lori Reynolds being transferred to be Midvale Elementary principal; Edgemont Elementary Principal Cathy Schino being transferred to Sprucewood Elementary as principal and Michelle Snarr will be placed as interim principal at Edgemont Elementary; Copperview Elementary Assistant Principal Shawn Walker being named as Sandy Elementary principal; Cassie Kapes, a teacher specialist in the instructional support department, being promoted to Copperview Elementary assistant principal; Diamond Ridge Principal Amy Boettger also will serve as Canyons Virtual High School principal; Kim Baker, a longtime public-school administrator, appointed to be the secondary human resources administrator; and intern assistant principals Dina Kohler, Sierra Segura and Connie Simons being promoted to assistant principals at their respective schools: Jordan, Mt. Jordan and Midvale Middle. l

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Brighton soccer excited for season under new head coach Sara Cowley

By Tavia Dutson | t.dutson@mycityjournals.com

The Brighton High soccer team after an afternoon training camp session. (Tavia Dutson/City Journals)

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ecently appointed head soccer coach Sara Cowley is not new to coaching.

In fact, this isn’t even the first time she’s coached the Brighton High School Bengals.

In 2005, Cowley helped coach the team to a state championship as an assistant coach. ​With a coaching resume that includes club teams, high school teams, and even Real Salt Lake Women—the semiprofessional team based in Sandy—Bengal fans can be assured their team is in good hands. After 10 years at RSLW, Cowley decided to return

to high school coaching when her dream job opened up. ​The return to high school for Cowley was an easy decision. “There’s just something about high school—being around women that are impressionable, teachable and in a phase of life where there’s a lot ahead of them.”

Cowley’s passion for mentorship is seen at an afternoon training session. When the team was dismissed after practice, a group of 10 girls hung around to discuss everything

from injuries to future college plans with their new coach.

Although Cowley is new to the team, she is quickly seeing a lot of potential. She is already impressed by the teams’ diversity.

The starting lineup is not set in stone, but she anticipates it will consist of girls from all grades. This group will be led by a number of upperclassmen who know their way around high school soccer. “The core of our seniors are good leaders. They’re encouraging and team-oriented,” Cowley said. ​As a key player of the Brighton team that took home the 1997 state title, Cowley is a Bengal through and through. “I just love the Brighton community. This is where I live and am raising my family. It’s a way to get involved with my community and also do what I love.”

When Cowley got the job, she immediately knew she would need an excellent group of coaches to back her up. She was able to go after her “dream team” and find a well-rounded group of people to lead the Bengals this season. “We are so excited and ready to re-establish the culture,” said fellow newcomer assistant coach Michelle Sadler.

Coming off of tryouts July 27-29, Cowley is looking at this season with fresh eyes.

“We are taking it one day and one game at a

time. Our goal right now is just to get better every time we get on the field.” With Region 7 being arguably the most competitive region in UHSAA soccer, the Bengals will certainly get that chance.

The Bengals begin preseason Aug. 4 at Farmington and will host the Hillcrest Huskies Aug. 18 at home.. l

The Brighton High soccer team gathers around coach Sara Cowley for a cheer. (Tavia Dutson/City Journals)

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ities within Salt Lake County recently received funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This funding must go directly towards expenses related to the current public health emergency by October, or the funds will be forfeited back to the county.

The State of Utah, Utah County, and Salt Lake County were the only municipalities to receive direct funding from the CARES Act within the state. In total, the State of Utah received $1.25 billion of federal funding. Salt Lake County received $203,603,981.20, which has been distributed to cities on a per capita basis.

Cities like Cottonwood Heights are eligible for their portion of the funding upon agreeing to strict terms and conditions set up by Salt Lake County pertaining to expenditure. “There are big restrictions and limitations because if the funds are used improperly then the county is on the hook,” explained Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson.

Allowable uses include those that have been necessary expenditures incurred with respect to COVID-19 between March 1 and Dec. 30, 2020.

Such expenditures were previously unaccounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27.

Prohibited uses include revenue replacement, repeat funding for expenditures, and additional limitations laid out by the United States Department of Treasury.

Any funds that are not expended

by October 2020 must be returned to Salt Lake County. The key word here is expended. Funds must be spent by October; they cannot be placed in an account and saved for later expenses.

“Expending those funds by October is a quick turn around and we could recover costs,” said Mayor Michael Peterson.

Based on the county’s per capita distribution, Cottonwood Heights is eligible for $1,007,868.56 of federal funding.

On June 16, the Cottonwood Heights City Council discussed creat-

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Local service districts might be able to retrieve some of their monetary losses through Cottonwood Heights’s allocation of the CARES funding. (Photo courtesy of Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center)

ing a grant program for small businesses within the city with their portion of the CARES funding.

“We could develop a grant program to help city businesses,” Johnson said. “They could be funded on a firstcome first-serve basis, without setting a hard deadline.”

Salt Lake County previously expended $40 million through small business grants. Eligible businesses under the county were businesses with under 100 employees, food service establishments, hair salons, spas, gyms, and recreation centers. Many businesses that were forced to shut down during the pandemic were eligible for the county’s grant if they could demonstrate loss.

Cottonwood Heights would not be able to mimic Salt Lake County’s grant for small businesses, but they could make some adjustments. One of the suggested adjustments would include different types of businesses eligible for funding.

“Very small businesses have been left behind. This could be an opportunity to help fill in some of the gaps,” Johnson said.

However, Salt Lake County has since stated that they are working to

expand their small business grant to include business types that were previously ineligible. Cottonwood Heights will be waiting to see the details of the County’s expanded grant program before moving forward with any city funded grants.

Johnson and his staff are hoping for details from the County rather quickly because “building out a grant is not an easy task.”

Once the grant is drafted, covering city expenses and input from different city departments, it must go through a legal process. Then, it must come back to the city council for final review and approval. Then, it has to go to Salt Lake County for their approval as well.

Councilmember Scott Bracken suggested sharing some of CARES funding with organizations that provide services within the city. “Local districts like water may not have been eligible for any type of CARES funding. It would be great to find and share those expenditures.”

“We could use that money for the fulfillment of other expenditures for community organizations who may not have been available for county resources, like the rec center,” Johnson emphasized.

On July 21, the Cottonwood Heights City Council unanimously approved entry into an agreement with Salt Lake County for distribution of funding under the CARES Act. Additional CARES Act programs include stimulus checks, tax deferral, Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection, Economic InjuCottonwood Heights believes small businesses will benefit more through the County’s expansion ry Disaster Loans, Rental Assistance of the small business grant program than if they were to implement their own. But, the city will Programs, and Small Business Impact implement a grant if the County’s expansion falls short. (Photo courtesy of Salt Lake County) Grants. l

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SheTech Summit participants learn about technology, responses to COVID-19 and more

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hen Gillian Ruppel was a ninth-grader at Riverview Junior High, she saw a poster in the hall about the SheTech explorer day summit.

“It was really cool,” Gillian recalled.

“I was just fascinated by so many different technologies and companies that allowed us to explore and learn about what they do.”

Since then, the Murray High student has attended every summit and this year, Gillian was on the student board that helped organize the event—although, it was held online, much like many activities because of the social distancing response to COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was still a good way to extend the opportunity to many high school students,” she said. “We heard from industry leaders, had group chats, discussions, and even held the tech challenge where we had to brainstorm ideas to solve a real problem.”

The SheTech conference, organized by the Women Tech Council, traditionally invites more than 150 science, technology, engineering and mathematics companies and colleges to share in-person hands-on activities from robotics to auto tech to 3D gaming to technology entrepreneurship opportunities with thousands of female high school students from every county in

the state.

This year, in its first virtual Summit, participants heard from female STEM leaders in the state, including the recently well-known state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, who shared with them about the Healthy Together app.

Dunn was followed by other female technology leaders who told the high schoolers how they stepped up to help with the response to COVID-19 from analyzing data to identifying and assisting Utah companies to pivot to produce personal protective equipment.

Then, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox welcomed participants and encouraged them to get involved in the tech fields. He even shared with them how his 13-year-old daughter is learning coding.

“As Lieutenant Governor, I get to see the way that tech impacts our state and more broadly, what the industry is doing here in our state,” Cox said. “Over the last 10 years, the technology sector in Utah has grown faster than any other state with one exception and that is the state of Washington and most of that is driven by Amazon.

It’s not just that we’re adding all of these jobs in the tech center. These are really good jobs and jobs that drive our economy. Tech workers make an average of 81% more than those who are working in oth-

At the virtual SheTech Summit, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox welcomed participants and encouraged them to get involved in the tech field. (Screenshot)

er industries in the state. We’ve seen with this disruption in the economy that these jobs have the ability, many of them with people working from home, been able to keep generating revenue and keep expanding the economy.”

Several leaders in the STEM field also held workshops, including those by Adobe and Vivint Smart Home, that were designed to show high schoolers how they create, innovate and problem-solve.

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many of those technology companies and learned the leaders’ pathways and what careers are available.

“The Summit was initiated by the leaders, but the girl board supported it. It made sense to hold it virtually since after all, it’s a technology conference. The student board helped to troubleshoot and pitch ideas,” she said.

Gillian’s favorite part of the Summit is the tech challenge. This year, it was on reducing the carbon footprint. Previously, Gillian has taken part in challenges that addressed traffic problems in the canyons, pollution and refugee concerns.

She said during her ninth-grade year, her group won the canyon traffic challenge by deciding upon a gondola that would connect with Utah Transit Authority in the Salt Lake Valley.

“We were trying to think outside of the box on a real-world issue, using technology for a solution,” she said.

Participants also could take part in industry and student challenges from defying gravity, binary basics and basic phone repair principles to hacking a website and saving the world with data. There also were creative sessions such as making elephant toothpaste, engineering your own musical instrument and vector art.

Those who completed as many challenges as they could in 24 hours were eligible to win prizes. Participants also received T-shirts in the mail.

“The SheTech program connects students to women in technology so we can learn firsthand from those in the field; it also can lead to having mentors or internships,” Gillian said. “It’s a great opportunity.” l

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Brighton volleyball ready for season despite setbacks due to COVID

By Tavia Dutson | t.dutson@mycityjournals.com

What’s your legacy?

Brighton High School volleyball coach Josey Hilton leads her team to a 3-1 win over Skyline on Nov. 5, 2019.

(Photo courtesy Christine Yee)

The Brighton Bengals celebrate a 3-1 win over Skyline Nov. 5, 2019. (Photo courtesy Christine Yee)

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n her first year as head coach of Brighton High School girls volleyball, Josey Hilton has seen a lot.

The 2019-2020 school year started off with a bang as Hilton led her team in an incredible turnaround season. The team was able to advance to the quarterfinals of the 5A state tournament after getting shutout 3-0 in the first round just one year prior. Following this impressive rebound, Hilton could not wait to get planning for the 2020 fall season.

When the Utah High School Athletics Association canceled spring sports in March, it left Hilton and many other coaches wondering what was next for their teams. Volleyball coaches across the state were faced with a responsibility to plan for a season that they weren’t certain would happen. Fortunately, Hilton did not let this discourage her.

“We went into this acting as if the season would be normal and scheduled it as such,” Hilton said. “We tried to be as positive as we could and hopefully these games will happen.” After the July 10 ruling that UHSAA fall sports would still be taking place, it looks as if Hilton will get her wish.

Coaches were not the only ones affected by the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic. Many volleyball athletes supple-

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The Brighton Bengals group up in their final home game huddle of the 2019 season.(Photo courtesy Christine Yee)

ment the fall high school season with a competitive club season in the spring.

Hilton says that her girls are using that missed season as inspiration for the upcoming high school games. “The team is hungry, especially with COVID’s effects on their club seasons,” Hilton said.

The Bengals bring back a well-seasoned team with only two seniors graduating last year. The team is a strong contender for the Region 7 title, which it narrowly missed out on last year.

Although expectations are high, Hilton is keeping her players calm as they head into tryouts Aug. 4. The Bengals are taking this season game by game and focusing on working hard, rather than statistics such as their win-loss record. Hilton has confidence the team could claim the Region 7 crown and hopes to advance even further in this year’s state tournament.

As of now, the team is enjoying summer training. With their gym currently under renovation, Hilton says the girls have been able to meet up to play on grass and sand. The Bengals will start their season on the road at Riverton Aug. 18 and will play their first match on their new home court Sept. 10 against Murray. l

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