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he dynamics of job hunting, and the landscape of the labor market have changed significantly during COVID-19. The current unemployment rate sits at 6.7%, a sizable increase from the 3.5% in February 2020.

Employees in a variety of fields now enjoy a menu of new benefits ranging from work from home or telecommuting privileges, to flexible sick leave policies.

With a shift in opportunities, many job seekers have been forced to introspect on factors that they might otherwise not consider during normal circumstance.

To aid in job searching, WalletHub used a variety of metrics in their recent report, “2021’s Best Cities for Jobs” to calculate the best and worst spots to be a candidate in the labor market. The report compared 182 cities and assigned weighted values to a variety of categories in the dimensions of “Job Market” and “Socio-economics.”

Overall, Salt Lake City came in the report as the fourth best city to hold a job, indicating that there are ample job opportunities to find employment and that the unemployment rate is low.

However, for Tayler Kramer, a graduate in fashion merchandising who works in retail as a store manager, her experience since moving to Salt Lake City has been frustrating.

“I’ve sent out probably 100 applications in the last two years, and I’ve only gotten a few calls back,” Kramer recounted. “The job market in general for Salt Lake is high.

For college graduates there’s nothing. Even for entry level positions I’ve found a lot of jobs want one to two years of experience. College just doesn’t seem to be enough to get

Salt Lake City named fourth best city to find a career. (Photo by Tanner Crockett on Unsplash)

the job.”

Kramer doesn’t think that the job market in Salt Lake is all bad, but that many of the openings represent specific areas of work.

“I would say customer service, and manual labor type jobs are easiest for millennials to find. The turnover rate for those jobs is high, so those types of companies are always hiring,” Kramer said.

Rachel Leonard got her bachelor’s degree in communications and has aspired to work in the entertainment industry for years. When she graduated, she started off selling tickets for ArtTix and worked her way up to marketing for touring Broadway shows before her employment got cut short from COVID-19.

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A tale of two seasons: Resorts enjoy strong business while water experts monitor worsening drought

By Joshua Wood | j.wood@mycityjournals.com Editor’s note: this is the first in a four-part series looking at the state’s drought conditions.

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elow normal snowpack totals this winter have contributed to worsening drought conditions and concern for water in an already parched state. So far this season, the effects of Utah’s drought conditions have been mixed. While water resource experts have raised red flags about the severity of the state’s drought conditions, ski resorts have reported a strong start to the season.

“As expected, demand has been high,” said Paul Marshall, director of communications with Ski Utah. “Visits are better than expected.”

Ski resorts throughout the state have reported strong seasons in terms of skier turnout, despite COVID-related safety measures.

Below-average snowfall has led to reduced snowpack totals and fewer snow days, but that has not had a significant impact on the ski industry early in the season.

The story is different for Utah’s water supply.

“Everything is sort of hurting right now, and we’re looking for some more snow kind of urgently at this point,” said Jordan Clayton, data collection officer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in a December presentation to the Board of Water Resources. “We’ve really received a dismal amount of precipitation over the last 12 months, and it’s getting frankly kind of frightening.”

Unless that pattern changes, well-below average snowpack will lead to reduced runoff, even drier soils, and lower reservoir levels.

By December, about 70% of the state had fallen into category D4 drought, or ex-

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ceptional drought, which is the worst degree of conditions in the NRCS tracking system.

The agency’s maps of Utah showed a red swath of drought covering most of the state.

Clayton stated that, while it is statistically possible that conditions could change and trend toward a normal snowpack for the year, Utah has a lot of ground to make up to rejuvenate its water stores. Persistent dry conditions have affected more than just the annual snowpack and reservoir levels. The state’s soils are also parched.

“The fact that we have such extremely dry soils is going to affect the efficiency of our runoffs in the spring,” Clayton said in his presentation to the Board of Water Resources. “We’re going to lose a lot of that snowmelt runoff to our watershed before we can start filling our reservoirs. What that really means effectively is that we are going to need to receive a well-above average snowpack to Higher than average snowpack will be needed to fill reservoirs during the current drought.

(Joshua Wood/City Journals) get even close to an average runoff.”

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While low snowpack totals will likely have a significant impact on Utah’s water situation come spring and summer, skiers have made the most of the snow that has fallen.

“We definitely have had a demand for skiing,” said Andria Huskinson, communications manager for Alta Ski Area. “The skiing is still great out there. The snow quality is holding up.” Huskinson said that by mid-January, the resort area had received nearly 140 inches of snowfall.

Just down the canyon, skiing has held up at Snowbird as well. “With 138 inches of snowfall this season to date, accompanied by cold temperatures, we are thankful to have the entire mountain open at Snowbird right now,” said Sarah Sherman, communications manager at Snowbird. “That being said, ev-

eryone is eager to have more powder days, soon.”

Even in Southern Utah, where drought conditions have been even worse than along the Wasatch, skiing has been strong so far this season. “Business levels have been surprisingly good,” said Brian Head Public Relations Coordinator Mark Wilder. “Lack of snow hasn’t kept people from coming. We were more worried about the COVID situation than the snow situation.”

During the first few months of the season, concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and necessary safety policies have concerned resorts more than snow levels. “Due to ongoing and effective efforts, mask compliance at Utah resorts has been very good,” said Ski Utah’s Marshall. “Lower than average

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“You kind of have to have connections here, or you have to really have connections to get something. You have to go above and beyond,” Leonard explained citing the difficulty of getting her foot in the door for her industry.

Leonard currently markets for another organization and feels that there are many job postings in the field but that it is saturated with people looking for work due to COVID-19. Her strategy that has paid off over time has been to start off small and work up to more desirable positions.

“It’s definitely hard coming out of college because you don’t have all of the experience that you want. There are people that need jobs but there’s not a shortage; there’s a lot of specialized jobs out there.”

West Valley City came in as the next closest Utah city at No. 24. While Boise, Idaho (5) and Scottsdale, Arizona (6) were other regional cities in the top 10. South Burlington, Vermont took the top spot.

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Find a great match online

By Sona Schmidt-Harris | s.schmidtharris@mycityjournals.com

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alentine’s Day is near again. For some, it is “Singles Awareness Day,” for others a time to celebrate the love they enjoy.

If you are looking to find that special someone online (like the serious special someone), here are some tips:

Think about what you really want in a partner

To most of us, it seems that what we want in a partner is clear, but to actually write it down can sometimes be enlightening. Also helpful is to write down non-negotiable qualities you want in a mate.

If something is important to you, like an ivy-league education or a specific religion, don’t be afraid to utilize dating sites dedicated to these things

We all have biases. This is especially true when it comes to finding a mate. Be honest with yourself. Could you spend the rest of your life with someone of a different religion? With someone who wants or doesn’t want children? With someone who has a different education level than you?

While there is a certain snobbery and exclusivity within some of these dating sites, they do serve a purpose, and that purpose is to help you find more specifically what you What will be written in your Book of Love? (Photo courtesy Pixaby Photos) want in a partner.

Use a profile picture with good lighting, tional travel,” “yachting,” “fine dining,” etc. slowly. However, don’t lie about your age or Some of them did not list activities that were exaggerate your income. They will eventualbut use a recent photo We all want to look our best and bemoan inexpensive like walking on the beach. To ly be revealed anyway. the loss of some of our looks or the gain of him, it seemed that these candidates were Use humor Nothing makes you look more apunwanted pounds. However, posting a pho- clearly looking for someone with a lot of to from 20 years ago when you looked better money. Not only did he not have a lot of proachable than humor. For instance, you will only disappoint your prospective partner money, he was not interested in these candi- could say something like, “I admit freely that when he or she meets you. It also evokes dis- dates because he felt that they were shallow. the picture I posted here is a glamour shot. It When he couldn’t find his match in Mi- has great lighting, and I don’t normally look trust, and questions as to whether or not you ami, he began to incrementally increase the this good, but why don’t you come and see will be honest with him/her in the future. mileage he was willing to travel to meet a for yourself!”

Set specific parameters on your profile Use the tools the dating site provides possible match. His mileage parameters only Don’t date too many people at one time – it will only muddy the waters such as the body types you are willing to kept growing.

While dating a lot of people at one time He played the French horn in a symphodate, education level, religion and activities ny. It was important to him to be with some- can be fun and undoubtedly ego-boosting, in which you are interested.

Be prepared for a decrease in flirts or one who appreciated and performed classical dating too many people at one time when you interest from others when you set more music. His profile picture showed him play- are trying to find “the one” is counterproducing the French horn. A woman in Salt Lake tive. specific parameters The more specific you are on your pro- City also played the French horn. She had Hide your profile if you are dating five or file, the more likely it is that you will receive done the same as he and increased her mile- more people Dating five people at once is a lot if a decrease in interest from others. Don’t take age parameters incrementally until she saw it personally. Remember, you are trying to this gentleman from Miami on a dating site. you’re really looking for a great match. Most find a good match for you—not date a lot of She couldn’t believe it. Not only did she meet dating sites allow you to hide your profile someone she saw as suitable and played in instead of taking it down completely. This people.

If you don’t find someone of serious in- a symphony like herself, he also played the is a great option while you are trying to sort things out. terest within 20 miles of where you live, French horn.

The romance blossomed, and he eventu- Reward honesty in others increase the parameters to within 50 If someone actually has the courage to ally moved to Salt Lake City to begin a life miles tell you either that they are interested and with her.

Though it will be more expensive and What is so wonderful about this mid- would like to move forward, or they don’t time-consuming, dating someone farther away from where you live increases your dle-aged love story is that it includes both a think the two of you are a match, thank him/ romantic and practical approach to finding a her. You know where you stand. chance of meeting that special someone.

Keep an open mind A middle-aged man relayed the story (on partner.

There is a reason you are single. PerValentine’s Day) of how he met his current Be honest There is no need to reveal everything haps you have been choosing the same type wife. He lived in Miami. When he would go on dating websites, he kept seeing people’s about yourself right up front. These things, over and over again, and it is not working. profiles indicating that they liked “interna- especially the difficult ones, can be revealed Don’t be afraid to try something new. Maybe

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try someone older than you normally date or someone with children, which you had never considered doing before.

Remember, if you’re looking for perfection, you’re never going to find it

You’re not perfect, so why do you expect someone else to be?

Realize that sometimes there is nothing you can do to grab someone’s interest; you might as well know it now

If a woman is looking for a man 6 feet or taller, and you’re 5-foot-10, there is nothing you can do. Don’t waste time worrying why someone isn’t interested.

Don’t expect ‘no drama’ from your prospective match when you have plenty of drama in your own life

This is unfair and unreasonable. Instead, see if you can both work through each of your respective “drama.”

Be prepared to be dumped without warning or explanation during the initial correspondence phase of the relationship

You have met someone with whom you believe there is promise. However, you have not yet met. This is a phase wherein people often “dump” each other without explanation. Don’t take it too personally. Their old flame might have returned, and they are trying to figure things out. You simply don’t know.

If finding “the one” is your goal, good luck and good love. But if romance is not in the cards this Valentine’s Day, why not celebrate love in all its forms?

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Psych 101: What is gaslighting?

By Cassie Goff | c.goff@mycityjournals.com

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f you’ve tuned into the federal news at any point during the past four years, you’ve probably heard a phrase or two about President Donald Trump gaslighting America.

Even though the term has been thrown about rather loosely at times, it seems to be becoming part of our common collective discourse.

Personally, I wanted to make sure I really understood this term, and the research behind it, before evaluating the claims made about our current political climate. I’d like to take a moment to define and clarify gaslighting, discuss its prevalence, and illuminate potential harmful impacts.

The term “gaslighting” has been used to describe abuse involving emotional and intellectual manipulation, most often recognizable through mind-manipulation strategies.

Gaslighting often leads to a person questioning their sanity, perceptions of reality, and/or memories.

Even though the term was recently popularized in politics, gaslighting has been well recognized within psychology research for decades. One of the first mentions of gaslighting was on June 21, 1969. Russell Barton and J.A. Whitehead published an article in “The Lancet” where they outlined two cases in which “there were definite plots to remove an unwanted and restricting relative by securing admissions to a mental hospital.”

They compared this to the storyline of a play titled “Gas Light” by Patrick Hamilton where a husband tries to get rid of his wife by driving her into a lunatic asylum. Dr. Paige Sweet attributes the common usage of the term to a story as well. In the 1944 film by George Cukor, “Gaslight,” a husband attempts to isolate his wife by making her believe she is insane. “His eponymous tactic is to dim and brighten the gaslights and then insist she is imagining it. (He) aims to undermine (her) sense of self and everyday life, to confuse and distort her reality such that she must accept his imposed reality in place of her own.”

The term appeared minimally throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but eventually it began to recur in research as the focus on interpersonal relationships intensified. In 2007, Dr. Robin Stern published “The Gaslight Effect” focusing on how to identify manipulation in relationships.

As might be apparent from the contextual history of the term, gaslighting is of importance in domestic violence research and intimate partner violence (IPV) literature. “Gaslighting is a conscious or unconscious form of psychological abuse that occurs when a perpetrator distorts information to confuse a victim, triggering the victim to doubt their memory and sanity,” defines Dr. Madeline Tormoen.

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Tormoen described how gaslighting may often affect memory, contribute to emotional abuse and interpersonal abuse, lead to a victim undermining their sanity, and betrayal. “Gaslighting can also prevent domestic violence victims from accessing institutional resources that would help them escape the abuse. The very institutions set up to help victims can become part of the gaslighting process,” she described.

In addition, gaslighting may contribute to double-binding and depersonalization, resulting in losing a sense of self, multiple perceptions of reality, and varied internal versions of reality.

Gaslighting creates hostile social environments. Sweet and others have argued that gaslighting is not just a psychological tactic, but a sociological phenomenon as well.

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Fun happenings still exist even with restrictions

By Drew Crawford | d.crawford@mycityjournals.com

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ife has changed in notable ways during COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean that you still can’t have fun. Whether you are tucked away in the comfort of your home or are enjoying time outdoors maintaining social distance for the well-being of others, there are plenty of events to keep you and your loved ones entertained and plugged in to what is going on in the community.

In reality, there are so many options for upcoming entertainment that they can’t all be included in this article, but the City Journals sorted through events online and picked out a couple of the top ones that you can plan ahead for.

United Way Building Equitable Communities Speaker Series Who:

United Way is holding a speaker series throughout the year where you can put your critical thinking skills to the test, and explore potential solutions to challenging systems of exclusion, marginalization and oppression.

Details on how to attend:

The first event in the series with speaker Jim Shelton, will be held in a virtual format, and is free for the public to attend. The event will be held on March 11 on United Way’s website.

Noteworthy about the event:

Jim Shelton has worked in both the private sector and public sector and has focused his work on how to identify and develop solutions for families living in poverty. Attendees will be challenged to think outside of traditional models of problem solving to think about how they can help create opportunity for others surrounding them.

Yoga and Beer at The Gateway Who:

The Bryce Canyon Winter Festival will be held Feb. 13-15. (Photo by Donald Giannatti on Unsplash)

Salt Lake Power Yoga is instructing the Bryce Canyon Winter Festival event, and the beer is provided by Wasatch Who: Brewery and Squatters.

Details on how to attend: Ruby’s Inn and Utah’s Bryce Canyon Participants have to agree to social dis- Country are hosting the event which will tancing rules, bring their own yoga mat, and be held from Feb. 13-15 on President’s Day wear a mask that can be taken off while ex- weekend. ercising. Tickets are sold online every Mon- Details on how to attend: The website is slightly confusing to day at shopthegateway.com/. The event is free but you have to preregister on Monday. navigate, but you can call (435) 834-5341 The event is held every Wednesday from to request more information on attending.

If you plan on just going for a day, you Jan. 20-April 14.

Noteworthy about the event: can drive down to the canyon, participate The event is for all skill and fitness lev- in some of the activities, and hike through els, so you don’t have to worry about look- the national park. If you plan on making a ing like an idiot if all you know is downward weekend trip out of the event, there are local dog pose. Squatters and Wasatch beer are hotels in the area that you can stay in. $5, so it’s a fun excuse to have a drink with Noteworthy about the event: This is perfect for a local weekend some friends while getting to be outdoors and laugh at yourself and with others as you getaway with your family in the times of practice traditional yoga and some featured COVID-19. Sure, the drive all the way down at Bryce Canyon National Park is long, but “drinking poses.”

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it also offers the perfect excuse to attend the event one day and visit the national park with your family on another. The event is free and offers so much for your family and kids to do. There is pottery making, dance instruction, a photo contest, cookie decorating, crafts and painting, among many other things. This could be a much-needed reprieve for families that are feeling cooped up and tired of the same routine at home.

Socially Distanced Concerts at The Depot Who:

Live performances by bands like Moonshine Bandits, Die Antwoord, Watsky, Orville Peck, Milky Chance, They Might be Giants, and Silverstein

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Grizzlies start the season on a high note

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he Utah Grizzlies lost their first game of the season and then reeled off four straight wins. This season could be full of excitement and constant change.

“This is a fun hockey team to watch,” Grizzlies radio announcer Tyson Whiting said. “It is so early in the season, but the team has looked sharp.”

The East Coast Hockey League began play and, despite one cancellation already, hopes to play a flexible season. They decided to expanded rosters from 16 to 18 active skaters and two goalies. The Colorado Avalanche will continue their working agreement with the Grizzlies and after the NHL season gets in full force the Grizzly roster could change.

The Grizzly roster contains four former players and several players that are making their first professional appearances.

Parker Gahagen is new to the team. He recently signed a contract to play goalie in Utah. He played college hockey for the Army at West Point. Last season, he was with the Newfoundland Growlers and saved 93.9% of his opponent’s shots. In his first game in Utah, he allowed two second-period goals in a 3-2 victory over the Rapid City Rush.

Peyton Jones has played six games in goal this season. He has saved 90.1% of the shots he has faced.

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“With this strange season the NHL will start in January and the AHL soon after that.

There will be plenty of players moving teams and plenty of roster changes,” Whiting said.

The forward line of Jack Jenkins, Joe Wegworth and Trey Bradley have scored six goals at press time.

“We are doing a great job of generating chances,” Whiting said. “I see us getting better as we contest every bit of ice on the forecheck.”

Its 23 goals in the first seven games are the most in the ECHL. Yuri Terao is one of many players that can create his own shots.

“The magician (Terao) is a player that makes game-deciding plays. This is a team that is full of this type of player. There are guys that are scratches (not on the active roster) that are good hockey players. There is lots of depth on this roster. Tim (Branham) and Ryan (Kinasewich) have done a great job assembling this team,” Whiting said on his radio broadcast.

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High school student-athletes undergo COVID-19 testing, change approaches to competitions

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n swimming, the faster swimmers compete in the middle lanes. In basketball, traditionally, team captains shake hands with the opposing team and refs before the game and afterwards, players on both teams give each other a highfive. Wrestlers take the mats in multi-day competitions, but not anymore this season.

Those, and many other norms, aren’t the case in high school sports this winter. As high school student-athletes and coaches follow the Utah High School Activities Association’s COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, winter sports have a new look—and likely spring may follow some of the same protocols, say local high school athletic directors.

Throughout the state, the biggest change from fall sports to winter has been with restricting fans at indoor competitions and administering rapid COVID-19 every 14 days for student-athletes.

It’s part of the UHSAA “Return to Play” guidelines after high school sports mostly took a two-week break in early November following former Gov. Gary Herbert’s mandate, said Sally Williams, Hillcrest High athletic director in Canyons School District.

The “Return to Play” guidelines were issued in early December after the Utah School Superintendents Association and UHSAA worked with the Utah State Department of Health to provide protocols after the state health order suspended the start of the winter season.

Those guidelines were updated, with new policies of “test to stay” and “test to play” that took effect Jan. 4, when schools resumed from winter break. These have included if individuals are exposed to COVID-19, they can end quarantine 10 days after the last time they were in contact with the person who tested positive if they don’t have symptoms or they can return after a negative COVID-19 test result.

“We had to reschedule a bunch of games and give our teams time to prepare for the season; it was a bunch of shuffling for preseason and hard for both our boys and girls basketball teams as we have new head coaches in both programs and they had to put everything together, after delaying tryouts and early season preparations,” Williams said about the delayed winter season for her Midvale school.

“But it still was probably good to get COVID numbers (of positive cases) down even though at that time, our school wasn’t high.”

Even so, both Hillcrest programs have had coaches and/or players test positive or be exposed to COVID-19, playing preseason basketball games with a skeleton team and both teams, canceling at least one game.

Already numbers at tryouts were down, about half as many for the boys and barely enough student-athletes to fill three team rosters for the girls, Williams said, because of the impact of COVID-19 and that some online learners aren’t involved in sports this year.

“We’re at about 85% in-person enrollment this year,” Williams said. “The good news is that with the vaccine coming, we hope our spring season will happen since last year, their seasons were canceled because of COVID.” Admission to the basketball games and wrestling matches are restricted to assigned seats for contact tracing purposes and with two tickets issued per athlete, with Hillcrest stating no children in attendance. Masks are required for patrons.

Even athletes sit socially distanced from each other,

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Jordan High’s girls basketball team sits socially distanced on the sidelines with masks on when they aren’t playing following UHSAA winter sports guidelines. (Jason Long/Jordan High)

totes by their chairs with their own water bottles and face masks. Student-athletes are allowed to take them off only during competition, Williams said.

Swim meets’ admission is restricted by the facility; many schools practice and compete at county pools, which limit capacity at 50 people including both boys and girls swim teams, coaches and officials often exceed that number. So, 11 of the 13 Hillcrest meets were scheduled at non-county facilities.

“We looked at swimming boys or girls or varsity and JV separately, but that gets to be kind of a nightmare. They all swim together, so what happens with those other kids and how many days are they unable to practice if we do it that way,” Hillcrest head coach Ryan Thierbach said, adding that meets are livestreamed free for the Hillcrest community.

Hillcrest swimmers also split the pool, so girls and boys teams have less interaction with one another to reduce possible spreading of COVID-19.

At Jordan High, in Sandy, athletic director Jason Long said the school’s swimmers aren’t as much impacted as other schools since they practice at private pools and when public pools are shut down, those schools that practice at them have no options and aren’t getting time in the water.

They also are finding a way for parents to watch their swimmers.

“We have invited some of our parents of seniors to be timers and judges so they can be there,” he said.

The competitions in the gym are different without student sections or pep bands.

“We aren’t pulling out all the bleachers in the gym as

High school athletes like Hillcrest High’s basketball player Maddy Sluga undergo COVID-19 rapid testing every 14 days. (Julie Slama/ City Journals)

only two parents are allowed in to watch competitions,” Long said, adding that most sports are being livestreamed for families to watch with a subscription.

At Jordan, staff members are continuing to take student-athletes’ temperatures and go through health symptom checks just as they did in the fall in addition to administering COVID-19 tests, usually 45 minutes before the school day begins.

Not only does Long’s crew test student-athletes, coaches and managers, but also theatre and debate students since those activities fall under UHSAA.

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“We’re not relaxing on anything,” he said, admitting that the days get long, with early morning testing to games at night. “We’re all on the same page following UHSAA guidelines. It’s a lot of extra work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every single day, but we’re hopeful our students can compete and showcase their talents—and that’s worth the work.”

The push continues to wear masks for student-athletes, coaches, managers, trainers and athletic directors at practices, in huddles, team meetings, on the sideline and all the time, unless competing, he said.

“We have assigned seats socially distanced on the bus, in the locker room, on the bench. We’ll be able to trace each athlete and with the guidelines, keep the spread low. We shouldn’t have to shut down this way,” Long said, adding that even basketball drills are kept in small groups and drill is spaced distantly for contact tracing purposes. “If drill does any kind of lifts, they’re to practice in small groups and sanitize their hands.”

While the schools maintain the safety of its student-athletes and programs, referees fall under the UHSAA. “Many of our refs wear masks until the game starts, then they take it off so they can use their whistles. They put the mask back on when talking to the coach or scorekeeper,” Long said.

In Jordan School District, Bingham Athletic Director Andee Bouwhuis said that instead of totes for the sideline seats, they have placed command strip hooks for masks and athletes keep their individual water bottles next to the chairs.

“We wipe down the bench with cleansing towels—the seats are spread out and assigned,” she said. “In the pool, we follow the county guidelines and limit five swimmers per lane, so our team is small this year.”

After the governor’s shutdown, Bouwhuis said she was surprised to see more athletes at tryouts.

“Kids are wanting to be involved and at school, not isolated at home,” she said. “Everyone is being flexible even as we’ve had to cancel or reschedule competitions. The coaches are just hopeful we’ll have a season and the athletes are putting it into perspective that just one or two games or meets aren’t that critical.

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Hillcrest High’s girls basketball team wear masks during the national anthem and on the sidelines when they aren’t playing per UHSAA winter sports guidelines. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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he Utah High School Activities Association made its biannual changes to school region alignments.

The adopted proposals have been applauded and scrutinized.

“Looks like Region 7 was picked by throwing darts on a map,” Derek Erickson, a concerned fan, commented after the alignment was announced.

According to the Utah High School Activities Association’s constitution, the Board of Trustees has the responsibility and authority to classify its member schools and assign them to regions within the classification. This year may be the last year of regions as we know it.

Considerations for alignment include fair competition, school enrollment, travel costs, and natural rivalries.

Region 7 has a 348-mile spread.

Uintah High School in Vernal was placed in the 5A region with Cedar Valley, Cottonwood, Hillcrest, Payson, Stansbury, and Tooele high schools. Making it one of the most scrutinized region placement divisions.

“We can’t just look at the numbers of the school and say, ‘Hey, because you have 2,000 students you should play against other schools that have 2,000 students. We need to look at the balance,” Juab School District board pres-

ident Dale Whitlock said.

Hillcrest has over 2,100 students; Cottonwood and Uintah both have over 1,600 enrolled.

“We are absolutely excited for realignment,” Hillcrest Athletic Director Scott Carrell said. “We have regions and the RPI (rating performance index used to seed teams at state tournaments), they don’t work together very well. When they started to put together the changes we were put in a very competitive region in Utah County. We sat down with our coaches and asked for that to be changed. We knew that in order for us to build our programs we needed to be put with similar schools. They told us we would have to travel more, but we were OK with that.”

The teams at Hillcrest realize there will be challenges.

“We know that not everyone will be on board, but we are excited to be able to build our programs back up,” Carrell said. “We are looking at ways to have hotspots on buses to help with homework and more opportunities for distance learning.”

Many other schools were also enthusiastic about their new placement.

“We are excited about our new region,” Copper Hills Athletic Director

Ben Morley said. “Mainly because of the proximity of the member schools and having West Jordan back in Region 3.”

West Jordan and Copper Hills have a natural rivalry again in Region 3 and are located just four miles from each other. They have played 25 football games against each other and Copper Hills has only won once, in 2013.

It is not the only rival to be preserved in the current alignment; Hunter and Granger, Kearns and Taylorsville in Region 2; Herriman, Riverton, and Mountain Ridge now all reside in Region 3; Bountiful, Viewmont, and Woods Cross in Region 5; Olympus and Skyline in Region 6; and Alta and Jordan in Region 8.

Roy administrators asked to be moved from Region 1, in northern Utah, to Region 2. They stated competitive balance as their reasoning. Roy last won a state championship in 2012 in softball. West High School won Region 2’s most recent title in 2019 in softball, but Granger has not been a state champion since 1979 in boys baseball.

In the upcoming season, Region 2 will consist of Cyprus, Granger, Hunter, Kearns, Taylorsville, West and Roy. “I like our region,” new Taylorsville head football coach Chris Rosales said. “I just wish that winning a region championship meant more. With the new RPI, it has all changed.”

The UHSAA Region 3 will consist of Bingham, Copper Hills, Herriman, Mountain Ridge, Riverton and West Jordan.

Because of an increase in enrollment Mountain Ridge was moved from 5A to 6A in all sports.

Region 5 includes Bountiful, Woods Cross, Bonneville, Box Elder, Northridge, and Viewmont. Region 6 contains Brighton, East, Highland, Murray, Olympus, Skyline and Park City.

Region 8 is comprised of two other Salt Lake County schools including Jordan and Alta.

“I think no regions in our alignment will be beneficial for every school in the state of Utah,” Carrell said. “Then games could be scheduled against teams of like opponents, more participation is the ultimate goal. It would not work for every sport, but we need to make goals to improve.”

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Defending champs aim to defend both region and state crowns Photos by Julie Slama

Above: Sophomore Sosefina Langi looks to attack the paint against Hillcrest. The Rams would win 60-44 as the defending state champs were 10-3 at press time. Langi is the team’s leading scorer at nine points per game, but the scoring load is spread out across the roster with six players averaging at least five points per game.

Top Right: Sophomore Cecilia Olevao, the team’s leading rebounder, posts up against Hillcrest. Highland has continued its suffocating defense from a year ago, allowing only three opponents to score more than 50 points in a game, even holding five opponents to under 40 points. After going 5-2 in preseason, the Rams started region with loss to Olympus watching a tie game going into the fourth deteriorate into a 10-point loss. But Highland responded with five straight wins (at press time) that included an impressive win over region rival Skyline 36-27. Bottom Right: Senior Paige Cooper is one of seven seniors on this Rams team looking to defend its region and state champion crowns. The Rams lost to Herriman and Bountiful in preseason but also featured impressive wins over Corner Canyon and Viewmont. Hitting the midpoint in region, the Rams were competing with Olympus and Skyline for the top spot and were No. 4 in the RPI (ratings index used to seed teams for the playoffs).

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Vaccines expanded and administered to more Salt Lake County residents

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Since COVID-19 vaccines were approved and rollout began for healthcare workers and teachers, we have all been a little more hopeful that the end of the pandemic is drawing near.

A few weeks ago, vaccinations were expanded to Utahns 70 years of age or older. Vaccinations were prioritized in this manner by the State of Utah to provide protection to those on the front lines of fighting the pandemic and to reduce the number of fatalities among those most vulnerable to COVID-19.

The State is making the determination on which groups will receive vaccinations, but they have recognized that counties and their local health departments are best equipped to carry out the actual vaccine administration. I was able to meet with Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and health officials from both the county and state as we discussed the best way to vaccinate as many people as possible. The State of Utah is working hard to obtain more vaccines from the federal government and our county is dedicated to getting vaccines to residents as soon as we receive each batch.

Your Salt Lake County Health Department has been hard at work preparing and executing the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the national vetting of the vaccine, no steps were skipped to ensure its safety and efficacy. I have seen the vaccine administered at the Mountain America Expo Center and the process is orga-

nized and sanitary. As of Jan. 19, the Salt Lake County Health Department had administered 21,400 vaccines. As you are eligible to obtain the vaccine, I encourage you to do so. The faster you and those around you can get vaccinated, the better off we will all be.

Here is some additional information that may be helpful: Hospital healthcare workers are being vaccinated by their employers. Long-term care facility healthcare workers are being vaccinated through their employers by Walgreens, CVS and Community Nursing Services.

All other healthcare workers who live or work in Salt Lake County are being vaccinated by the Salt Lake County Health Department.

Teachers and other school staff will have their vaccines administered through their school district via Community Nursing Services (CNS), but information can be found at cnscares.org/covid19vaccine-educator Those 70 years of age or older can sign up to be notified of vaccination appointments at SaltLakeHealth.org (click “COVID” then click “Vaccine”) or can obtain more information by calling the Salt Lake County Health Department at (385) 468-7468.

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By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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n a day in November, about 100 students from Cottonwood High and Granite Technical Institute all clicked into a virtual lecture given by Andrew Taylor with Pure Life Adventures and Octagon Mentoring. It was part of their annual fall reception for Cottonwood Academy of Finance and GTI’s Academy of Finance as well as their Academy of Hospitality and Tourism.

Taylor’s speech, titled “Invest in Yourself,” encouraged students to “step into the arena” and find out what they are passionate about, take steps toward their dream, work hard, and lean into discomfort as change can be a good experience, said Jen Riches, Cottonwood’s instructor of the Academy of Finance of 15 years, who is joined by Ashley Merrill, who has taught in the program for 10 years.

“Every year we have a fall reception like businesses may have in the real world to network over cocktails. Ours is centered around a guest speaker that may talk about business, finance or tourism as a career to motivate students,” Riches said. “We couldn’t meet in person, but we thought we

could still provide students a good experience to hear Andrew Taylor’s story of starting his own business of adventure trips for youths, and his message of getting to know themselves and what they want to do.”

Granite School District’s 30-year-old Academy of Finance is designed to have juniors and seniors in a cohort and take the same courses as their peers with similar interests. Cottonwood has housed the program the entire time, but as enrollment fluctuated at other high schools, they were merged into GTI, which now has students coming from several high schools.

Typically, Academy of Finance students study personal finance, economics, business, marketing and accounting. Some are concurrent enrollment courses so students can gain college credit while in high school. They also enroll in advance computer production and gain the Microsoft suite certification.

GTI’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism is designed in the same cohort fashion, for about 25 students, with class offerings including customer service, business communication, event planning, hos-

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Academy of Finance students were able to participate in-person at the fall reception in 2019; this school year, it was virtual. (Photo courtesy of the Cottonwood High Academy of Finance)

pitality and tourism and sports marketing.

The program was brought to GTI 15 years ago from Skyline and Kearns high schools to ensure all students had equal access to it.

GTI Counselor and Academy of Support Coordinator Julie Bagley said that the goal of these “rigorous” programs is to help students be prepared for the business world when they leave high school.

“We want the students to be ready to enter the world of business while they’re in college so they’re having a business job in the business world instead of another parttime job to help them out,” she said. “These programs are explorative and allows students to ask, ‘is this the direction I want to go?’ Students in the two-year program develop a relationship with each other and with their teachers, which during COVID, has meant a lot to have that connection.”

Typically, students in Academy of Finance have benefited from in-person speakers and for the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, travel throughout the state that may include visiting a national park, a hotel that caters to that park or a ski resort, and downtown hotels, specialized restaurants and sporting or arts events. Students not only experience these businesses, but they learn how they operate to locals and international travelers.

“We want to have our students become familiar with what Utah offers and have learned most haven’t been to these places,” Bagley said.

However, during COVID-19 those experiences have been shelved, and Academy instructors are finding other ways to reach students and pique their interests.

At Cottonwood, navigating through teaching online as the school has flipped virtually twice this fall has also proven

challenging for Riches as some of her 70 students come from Olympus and they, also, have flipflopped three times between in-person and online.

“They have come back one day and then, Cottonwood goes on closure, so I actually went to Olympus and taught one day in-person,” she said to keep students’ motivation up.

With so many disruptions in students’ learning and the inability to do some of the activities that enhance their learning, the Academy of Finance Board members have stepped up and provided speakers that will deliver inspiring talks to students.

“We’ve had so much positive feedback,” Riches said. “Hearing messages from professionals in the field really benefits the students.”

Bagley said that their board has arranged speakers from the marketing director for the new airport to an individual who works in the cruise industry who can speak about the COVID-19 impact and how they plan to rebound.

“They’ve had some great conversations and are getting authentic answers. It’s really been a candid look into the industry,” she said.

GTI Academy instructor Erin Paulsen said that several individuals have stepped up to speak to students, including the Utah Jazz president.

“We’ve been trying to connect to industry as much as we can,” she said, adding that she has recorded these conversations so she can use them with future students.

Since last year’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism classes had many of their tours canceled because of the pandemic, Paulsen said, “The advisory board offered to say, ‘hey, we have all of these speakers,

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what would you like?’ (They said) ‘if you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you.’”

She offers these speakers as an optional experience and said typically has 45 kids that tune in.

“Kids really, really wanted to connect to the industry; they want to explore and want to hear about it.”

Paulsen said that she asks students to provide a short paragraph reflection about their connection to speakers, but with one presenter, a student turned in a three-page reflection.

“They are like sponges, because they just really are trying to explore and figure out what they want to do,” she said. “It’s almost not a class, (but) ‘this is my chance to see what there is out there as far as jobs.’ For me, I want them to explore, to see ‘where do I fit in the big picture of life.’”

Through learning students are inspired and that has led their board to go ahead and plan their annual spring event that helps Cottonwood and GTI students, dressed in professional dress, prep themselves for success with learning how to create resumes to presenting themselves at mock job interviews.

“They learn how to prepare for a job interview, from communicating to conducting themselves at mock interviews.

It’s really invaluable. If they can’t have it in-person, then it will be virtual,” said Riches, who was a student in the program (then at Kearns High) herself. “This program really prepares students for college with their study skills, time management and organization skills and being able to communicate and advocate for themselves.”

Paulsen said that even if students opt to pursue other interests, these skills—resume writing, communication, presentation and interviewing—will “help them no matter what they do.”

Bagley said that networking with speakers and board

GTI’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism students toured Deer Valley in 2019 as an opportunity to learn about the field. (Photo courtesy of GTI’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism) members can end up leading students to internships in their field and part-time jobs so once they’ve graduated college, they’ve already worked their way up in the business.

“Knowing how to make connections whether it’s your college professor or someone in the business world is really powerful,” she said.

Paulsen added, “The thing I try to tell these kids is you have a skill now, you’re in the Academy of Finance. There is no need for you to be working at a movie theater making minimum wage. You can go out and you can actually com-

pete with people for careers.”

In addition to providing this experience, the board also awards students scholarships to pursue their interests in college. Last school year, eight $1,500 scholarships were awarded to students in both Academy of Finance programs; half were based on need and half on their application which reviewed academics, awards and essays.

“The program is open for anyone in the district,” Riches said. “It really is a hidden gem.” l

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Spinach and romaine lettuce routinely try to kill us, and don’t get me started on GMO conspiracy theories. I don’t have that kind of time. Are apples still good for us?

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Employees in a variety of fields now enjoy a menu of new benefits ranging from work from home or telecommuting privileges, to flexible sick leave policies.

With a shift in opportunities, many job seekers have been forced to introspect on factors that they might otherwise not consider during normal circumstance.

To aid in job searching, WalletHub used a variety of metrics in their recent report, “2021’s Best Cities for Jobs” to calculate the best and worst spots to be a candidate in the labor market. The report compared 182 cities and assigned weighted values to a variety of categories in the dimensions of “Job Market” and “Socio-economics.”

Overall, Salt Lake City came in the report as the fourth best city to hold a job, indicating that there are ample job opportunities to find employment and that the unemployment rate is low.

However, for Tayler Kramer, a graduate in fashion merchandising who works in retail as a store manager, her experience since moving to Salt Lake City has been frustrating.

“I’ve sent out probably 100 applications in the last two years, and I’ve only gotten a few calls back,” Kramer recounted. “The job market in general for Salt Lake is high.

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Kramer doesn’t think that the job market in Salt Lake is all bad, but that many of the openings represent specific areas of work.

“I would say customer service, and manual labor type jobs are easiest for millennials to find. The turnover rate for those jobs is high, so those types of companies are always hiring,” Kramer said.

Rachel Leonard got her bachelor’s degree in communications and has aspired to work in the entertainment industry for years. When she graduated, she started off selling tickets for ArtTix and worked her way up to marketing for touring Broadway shows before her employment got cut short from COVID-19.

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