West Jordan Journal | June 2023

SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT’S

By Peri Kinder

There are big plans for the South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan at 7365 S. 4450 West, but don’t expect to see changes anytime soon.

The Salt Lake City Department of Airports is updating its master plan for the regional airport that is home to the Utah National Guard Army Aviation support facility, maintenance hangars, aircraft parking, airplane hangars and flight schools.

Brady Fredrickson, SLCDA director of airport planning, has been sharing the master plan with the public, getting feedback and talking about the changes that include lengthening the runway and building an air traffic control tower.

“The runway extension itself will be based on demand, and it’s based on specific demand, and that would be corporate jets starting to fly in and out,” he said. “When we see business jets that need to go to the East Coast, that’s when the runway will be extended.”

That growth could happen in five years, 10 years or longer. In fact, the 2006 SVR master plan that’s being updated shows most of the same things discussed in the new plan, but it anticipated more aggressive growth.

By planning now, the airport can preserve space and start working with the Federal Aviation Administration who will need to review the plans and analyze the site for

The Salt Lake City Department of Airports is updating its master plan for the South Valley Regional Airport, which includes a longer runway and an air traffic control tower. (Courtesy of SLCDA)

West Jordan resident named 2023 Elementary Principal of the Year

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com

When

Christine Christensen took over as the principal at South Salt Lake’s Woodrow Wilson Elementary (2567 S. Main St.) in 2016, the school had a failing grade. Last year, under Chistensen’s leadership, the school’s grade jumped up to a B. The school has gone from proficiency scores in the teens to scores in the 40s.But that’s just one reason Christensen was chosen by the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals as the 2023 Elementary Principal of the Year.

Selected from nominees across the state, Christensen’s application highlighted the work done by the school to engage families, encourage leadership, create intervention systems and develop trauma-informed practices to help students who have suffered physical, mental or emotional ordeals.

“I think the most important thing any leader can do is surround themselves with people that are ready and willing to do the heavy lifting,” Christensen said. “I think that the key is really bringing in my staff and sharing that leadership with them and helping them be part of the decision-making processes so that they have ownership.”

To help combat disruptions in the classroom, teachers created “calm down” spaces for kids to destress and work through difficult emotions. Students are taught how to handle anger and frustration in an appropriate way so teachers can spend time educating the children without being distracted by behavioral issues.

Educators at Woodrow Wilson teach, and reinforce, the school’s six core values: Be accountable, determined, inclusive, confident, optimistic and resilient. There’s also a scholar’s creed that is recited each morning.

“The creed includes those values and how the kids can use the values to achieve their goals and to become leaders and to become excellent scholars,” Christensen said.

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Woodrow Wilson Elementary’s principal Christine Christensen (holding flowers) was selected as the 2023 Elementary Principal of the Year by the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals. She’s been at the school since 2016. (Photo courtesy of Christine Christensen)

“It’s a growth mindset. We’re not perfect. We’re not there yet, but we want to keep striving every day to be better.”

Christensen, a West Jordan resident, has worked as a principal for 11 years. She also taught second, third and fourth grade in the Jordan School District and worked as a literacy and instructional coach.

As principal, Christensen heads the Woodrow Wilson leadership team which meets twice a month to set goals, create

programming and work up plans to achieve goals. There are several other leadership teams at the school, which allows every teacher to be on a team and contribute to leadership success.

Efficient planning is a priority at the school. Teachers use their time with students wisely to ensure learning is effective and benefits the students. Christensen is proud of the efforts made by the faculty and staff at Woodrow Wilson and knows those efforts

have paid off for students, families and the South Salt Lake community.

“We just have great kids, and we have amazing families that want the best for their kids,” she said. “They entrust us with those children for seven hours a day and we take that very seriously. We want to make sure that we are doing right by them and making sure that they have what they need to be successful adults.” l

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Class of 2023 What I’ve Learned: ‘There’s so

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

What did the graduates of the Class of 2023 learn from their high school experience? Copper Hills High School graduate Dylan Crofts, a transgender 18-year-old, learned a lot about himself and others from his experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, a member of the debate class learning and discussing different viewpoints, a member of the WISE (Women Inspiring Strength and Empowerment) Club, and as a member of a society that is sometimes critical and intolerant of who he is.

“I’ve been through hell and back 100 times and I have been able to push through everything the world has thrown at me, and I’m a stronger person for it, and I definitely have been able to feel more comfortable in my own skin because of it, because I know that the world can throw whatever it wants at me and I can push through anything,” he said.

Dylan’s mixed media self-portrait “Pieces of Me” uses various mediums on different pieces of paper that overlap to create a complex and colorful picture of who he is.

“It shows that between my LGBT identity and my McKinney-Vento and my debate and everything that I am, there’s just so much behind it and there’s just so much more that you don’t really get to see,” he said “You just see bits and pieces of the person that I really am.”

One piece of Dylan is that he is transgender. He served as president of CHHS’s Gay Straight Alliance Club and is a supporter of other LGBTQ+ students. His bubbly, friendly and kind personality draws others to him.

“He is kind and inclusive to everyone and just a light in our classroom, truly,” Kalin Organ said, one of Dylan’s teachers.

Dylan doesn’t always receive the same treatment from others.

“They don’t understand LGBT identities and they don’t really understand the LGBT people, and so there’s kind of a lot of intolerance towards us,” Dylan said. “It definitely is hard when these kids know my old name, and they’ll use it just because they think it’s funny. I wish that they just knew that I’m like them— I come to school, I work hard and I just want to be accepted. I don’t really want to be looked at differently. No matter how different we all seem, there’s something that we can find that will connect us to each other.”

Dylan tries to take everything in perspective, as reflected in his advice to his LGBTQ+ peers: “Remember that high school is a phase of life all its own, and that it gets easier. All of these kids right now, who are super worried about how you identify, it isn’t going to matter in the future. Just be yourself and just try and have a positive outlook on things the most that you can.”

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Dylan exemplifies a positive attitude, maintaining his happy personality despite the difficult circumstances he has dealt with the past few years.

Dylan moved out of his turbulent and unsupportive home environment when he turned 18 earlier this year.

“I’ve been doing all of this for the last little bit all by myself, and it’s been amazing, and I really have enjoyed it,” he said. “I feel in all aspects of the world more confident, more comfortable, more assured—all the good things.”

Once he changed his home environment, Dylan’s grades improved significantly and he made the honor roll. “I had a lot on my shoulders at home and so I didn’t have time to be a student or time to be anything,” he said. “So moving out has definitely made my better grades possible and this is definitely the most accurate show of my abilities.”

Dylan graduated high school with a CTE honor cord, a JATC medallion and a certificate in medical assisting.

Having supportive friends and teachers helped him get through his challenges.

Organ, who has three queer siblings and many friends that are trans, said it’s the simple things, such as wearing a rainbow pin and using a student’s preferred pronouns, that show LGBTQ+ students that you care.

“I think that kind of thing just shows students that you are willing to respect them and honor who they are,” she said.

When Dylan was overwhelmed by schoolwork and family responsibilities while

two family members were hospitalized, he broke down in tears while talking to a teacher whose class he was failing. It was the phase of the pandemic when no one was touching anyone else, but the teacher asked if she could give him a hug. He was deeply appreciative of her compassion.

“She just held me while I cried,” he said. “I needed it—it meant so much to me. I always tell people that I think that that action legitimately saved my life.”

Those who know him can’t help but be impressed with and proud of Dylan.

“He’s been through some really hard traumatic things this year with his family life, and I’ve been really impressed how he’s been so resilient and been able to continue with this study,” said Organ, who teaches medical assisting classes at JATC. “This program is super demanding and he’s just totally excelled.”

Milonie Taylor, the CHHS McKinney-Vento liaison who works with students who are homeless or displaced like Dylan, is impressed with his positivity, independence and grit.

“It’s hard enough to be a teenager without all the extra obstacles to get past, and Dylan just climbs right over the obstacles,” she said.

Dylan is looking forward to attending Weber State University this fall, where he has been assigned transgender roommates. He is majoring in microbiology and plans to become a cardiologist. l

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“Pieces of Me,” a mixed medium piece created by Dylan Crofts, which was selected for the Copper Hills High art show. (Photo courtesy of Dylan Crofts)

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Class of 2023 What I’ve Learned: Find good friends

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

What did the graduates of the Class of 2023 learn from their high school experience? West Jordan High School graduate Cadence Hattaway, an agender band kid and future computer science major, learned: “Just be yourself and find that group of people that accept you.”

For Cadence, that group of people has been the kids in West Jordan High’s band program.

In middle school, Cadence experienced loneliness and bullying for being different, but high school was a great experience for them because of the tight knit group of band kids that accepted them in.

“I know that’s definitely been something that’s helped me, as I found a group of people in the band that accepted me right off the bat, and I haven’t had any issues all of my high school career,” they said.

Cadence knows how important having a supportive group of friends is, so when they were given the opportunity to be the president of the GSA club, which hadn’t been active in their sophomore and junior year, they worked hard to push for regular meetings and to improve advertising for club activities such as art projects and game days.

“I just wanted to make that available

to other people because I know it’s definitely something that I was really looking forward to when coming to high school and it didn’t end up happening,” Cadence said. “I know how it feels and I have tried to help people make friends. I don’t want people to go through what I went through in middle school— it’s definitely something that really ate at my mental health. When I found a good group of friends, it just lifted me up, and I want to do that for other people.”

Cadence plays alto sax and flute in the band and marching band and is the band historian. They said that their group of friends, most of which are straight, helped them learn to ignore and brush off hurtful insults from other students.

“I have made a group of friends that see me as that person and know me as that person,” Cadence said. “We can be weird and we can be silly together and just laugh about it and not have to worry when people make fun of us. It’s no big deal, this is who I am, and I’m not going to let someone else tell me otherwise just to satisfy their need to make fun of somebody. I don’t think I would have been able to learn that without my friends. They have definitely had a huge impact on who I am today, for sure.” l

Class of 2023 What I’ve Learned: ‘Learn how to manage your time’

What did the graduates of the Class of 2023 learn from their high school experience?

Itineris Early College High School graduate Sebastian Otero Daza, who worked a full-time job while he was a full-time student, learned: “If you don’t know how to manage your time, you’re going to have a heck of a lot of struggles, which I did.”

For part of his high school career, Sebastian was working a parttime job and full-time job (often putting in 50 hours a week,) while also taking high school and college classes at Itineris Early College High School to earn both his high school diploma and associate’s degree.

“It was a challenge,” he said. “I really had to be very wise with my time and where I had to spend it.”

Sebastian, who is originally from Colombia, worked at Itineris as a translator for Spanish students. He translated for students in a math class during the hour gap he had in his own school schedule. After

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

school, he worked a full-time job. He would begin his homework at about 10 p.m.

Sebastian said he learned preparation skills and time management skills in his school classes. He tried to prioritize work and school over fun and so he often sacrificed sleep and time for himself.

He said having such a full schedule also forced him to minimize distractions, especially while doing his schoolwork, because he wanted to maintain good grades. He learned that having his phone next to him was a big distraction.

“You have your phone next to you, and it goes on and on, and you decide to open it, and then you get distracted, so you lose that train of thought,” he said. He said avoiding distractions and trying to focus as hard as possible helped him avoid procrastination.

Eventually, Sebastian changed his full-time job to one with fewer hours. l

West Jordan High Class of 2023 graduate Cadence Hattaway. (Photo by Cheri Buys Photography)

Class of 2023 Itineris Early College High School graduate Sebastian Otero Daza. (Photo courtesy of Sebastian Otero Daza)

First place winner changes the mood at Battle of the Bands

West Jordan High School senior Jonny LeBaron took the stage at the Open Mic competition of the Utah PTA State High School Battle of the Bands to play “New York State of Mind,” a song written by Billy Joel in 1976.

“I love Billy Joel, I think he’s just about the coolest,” LeBaron said. “And it’s a song where I could show off what I can do on the piano but also show off my voice a little bit, too. It’s also something that was a little different than what a lot of people were doing. It changed the mood, because there were a lot of really loud rock bands and then some quiet guitars from the open mic. I think changing it up was good.”

The judges and audience members agreed, because LeBaron won first place and the Fan Favorite award, which came with a total of $250 prize money and invitations to open for some of the bands he met at the competition.

This was the 21st Battle of the Bands sponsored by the Utah PTA Student Leadership Commission and the third year of the open mic competition. PTA Student Leadership Commissioner Todd Hougaard said the Battle of the Bands showcases musical high school students from all over the state.

“It’s an opportunity for them to show off their talents that they don’t get otherwise,” he said. “The other thing that happens is they are able to become part of a bigger community when they are at the bigger events, like the multi region and state events, so they can see

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

it’s not just them, that there are other students that are like them, and they make friendships with the other students that are there.”

Last year, LeBaron played keyboard with one of the bands that competed at the state competition.

Music is a big part of LeBaron’s life—he plays the piano everyday (or the guitar, if a piano is not available.) He started piano lessons at age 8 and even though he stopped taking lessons two years ago, he said he now plays more than he used to, finding songs that help develop his improvisation skills.

He said “New York State of Mind” is a song he can play around with.

“It’s a song where I can show off the song and just improvise and do what I want,” he said. “I think it’s a fun song because I have the freedom to change it every time I play it.” l

Class of 2023 What I’ve Learned: ‘At some point, everything will align’

Class of 2023 Mountain Heights Academy graduate Andrew Monsen, an accomplished bowler with dreams of playing professionally, shares what he has learned in high school: “Sometimes, not everything will go your way and you just have to remember that, at some point, everything will align and you’ll be able to get through whatever it is or win the tournament or make it through whatever you need to.”

Andrew has been bowling since the age of 4. His current score average is 200 and his high game is 288. He said he has learned some important life lessons from bowling. He said in competitive bowling you’ll lose more tournaments than you win, and even the best bowlers in the world only win about 20% of the tournaments they enter. But he knows hard work and consistent practice increases his chances of winning.

Andrew has won youth competitions, including the 2020 Pepsi State Youth Championship, and some adult league competitions as well, which have earned him a few thousand dollars in scholarship money. He hopes to play on the PBA tour and also study to become a therapist.

Andrew has struggled with anxiety his whole life, which made attending traditional school difficult.

“My anxiety would be so bad that it would make me feel sick, and I would always be calling home, telling my mom that I was sick and I couldn’t be there. I missed so many days because of it,” Andrew said.

His education improved two years ago when he switched to Mountain Heights Academy, an online char-

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

ter school.

“Online works better for me,” he said. “Even when my anxiety is bad, I’m still at home where I can be comfortable and work how I need to and work when I’m able to and not have to be there at specific times. I’ve been able to do it online and at my own pace and everything has been a lot better for me.”

He has advice for other students who are struggling with anxiety:

“It’s okay to ask for help. I’ve always been one that wants to do everything on my own and I hate having to rely on other people for help, but as I’ve been working through school and everything, being able to reach out to teachers for help or talk to a counselor or my therapist has really been an important skill to have.” l

Jonny LeBaron, first place winner of the Utah PTA State Battle of the Bands. (Photo courtesy of Jonny LeBaron)

Class of 2023 Mountain Heights Academy graduate Andrew Monsen. (Photo by Campus Studio.)

Class of 2023 What I Learned: ‘Know your own self value’

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

What did the graduates of the Class of 2023 learn from their high school experience? Itineris Early College High School graduate Bryant Liveley learned how much the people you spend your time with affects you.

“Know your own self value,” he said. “Don’t try to change yourself to fit in where you think you belong when you can have people who value you for who you really are.”

Bryant initially struggled to make good friends in high school, often finding himself hanging out with people he thought were good but weren’t, and with friends who were not very supportive.

“I don’t think I truly knew who I was because I had spent so much time trying to get other people to like me by being something I wasn’t when I could have just been myself and attracted the right crowd from the start,” he said.

Bryant transferred from Kearns High School to Itineris Early College High School midway through his sophomore year and discovered a different school culture.

“The work ethic, the self-discipline—I didn’t really have it,” he said. “It was a huge

culture shock and social shock.”

In the new, smaller educational environment, Bryant began to care more about his grades and to prepare for a future career. He also started putting himself around better people.

“I finally started to be with people who appreciated me for who I am,” he said. “They had similar academic drives, we had similar interests. And even if we had different opinions and interests, we supported and respected each other. It was a better environment for me. I was able to support them and truly find friends who were a better value to me.”

This fall, Bryant will begin his studies in business administration and finance at the Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. l

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Class of 2023 Itineris Early College High School graduate Bryant Liveley. (Photo by Maximiliano Cortez Jaramillo)

Class of 2023 What I’ve Learned: ‘Make sacrifices for something you love’

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

What did the graduates of the Class of 2023 learn from their high school experience? Mountain Heights Academy graduate Eden Granley, who had a different experience than most students as a hockey star headed for NCAA D-I hockey, shares what she learned:

“Working hard and dedicating your time and your life to something that you love— it really will get you anywhere you want. Making sacrifices for something you love is going to happen a lot, so get used to it and learn to know that it’s okay,” she said.

To achieve her hockey goals, Eden did make some sacrifices, including a traditional high school experience.

Eden started playing hockey at 10 years old, and as she progressed to higher levels, she traveled frequently which caused her to miss a lot of school days. She wasn’t willing to sacrifice her education, so she enrolled in an online charter school, Mountain Heights Academy, which is based in West Jordan.

“I decided to do online school so I didn’t have to worry about attendance or falling behind because I could do it at my own pace and get it done when I needed to,” Eden said. “While playing high level hockey, I’m practicing six times a week and have four to five games every other weekend, lifting three

times a week, so it’s very helpful for me to do school on my own time whenever I’m free, rather than being in class six hours a day like every other high school student.”

It was a smart play on her part. She was

able to remain enrolled at MHA throughout her high school career. There was no disruption to her education when she moved to play on a hockey team in Dallas her junior year and then moved again her senior year to join

a team in Philadelphia.

Eden has been able to earn good grades and maintain a high GPA.

“I’m still learning and gaining knowledge but I’m also able to do something that I love, so I’m not sacrificing or losing my education for doing something I love,” Eden said. “I’m kind of sad that I never got to go to a high school dance or stuff like that, but how I look at it is, I sacrificed that to get something that I really wanted, which was to play college level hockey.”

Eden currently plays center for the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 19U Tier I team and will remain there for one more year. Then she will advance to NCAA D-I hockey at Holy Cross College, where she received a full ride athletic scholarship.

Eden’s advice to younger students who want to pursue their dreams is to find a way to make it happen.

“If you really love hockey—or any other sport that you play—I would say it’s a good option to do what I did. Because if you’re passionate enough, I think sacrificing having regular high school experiences is okay, because you are eventually going to get what you want in the end.” l

Eden Granley is poised to take the ice to pursue her dreams. (Photo courtesy of Eden Granley)

Turf conversion grants awarded to seven Salt Lake County cities

Inlate April, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced the recipients of $1.1 million in turf conversion grants. Seven cities across the Salt Lake Valley will be awarded funds from the American Rescue Plan. Recipient cities are Bluffdale, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan, Taylorsville, West Jordan and West Valley City.

Post-performance grants will be distributed to 21 approved projects to support conversion of turf on municipal property to water efficient landscaping.

“This is a visionary program and we’re helping cities who are already doing great things in working with their residents to be waterwise and eliminate some of the grass throughout our county,” said Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson. “Water conservation is not one city’s duty, not one county’s duty, it’s not one household’s duty, we will make a difference by making the change together.”

In total, projects in the participating cities will remove 412,000 square feet of non-functional turf, saving 9 million gallons of water an-

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nually. The effort is part of a collaboration with Salt Lake County, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, and the Utah League of Cities and Towns to supply resources to support water conservation.

“We are leading by example, so we are flipping the strip at our own city hall,” said Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson. “Water is so important but it isn’t handled the same in every city, so we’re excited to be able to individualize this and do what works in our city.”

With the help from mayors and councilmembers from every recipient city, West Jordan kicked off one of its projects with a “turf turn” to commemorate the occasion.

“We wouldn’t ask our residents to do something the city isn’t willing to do, as well, so we’re starting at our own house,” said West Jordan Mayor Dirk Burton, who climbed into a mini excavator to begin the turf conversion project at West Jordan City Hall. “If enough people do these little things, it makes a big difference.” l

Local elected officials join Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson at West Jordan City Hall to kick off one of the turf conversion project designed to create water efficient landscaping at municipal buildings in the county. (Photo courtesy of SLCounty)

By Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com

Special resolutions to waive fees have come before the West Jordan City Council before.

Back in 2018, the council waived fees on various community-involved events and organizations. Some were in exchange for services while others weren’t. Concerns expressed by councilmembers at the time included the lack of a defined policy on the matter, while others appreciated the flexibility to assess on a case-bycase basis.

April saw two more fee waivers come before the council with similar feelings voiced by its members.

“There is a lot of work we need to do on fee waivers,” Councilmember Kelvin Green said.

The council unanimously approved waiving dumpster fees of $500 for a neighborhood cleanup day of service.

Jennifer Andelin and her neighborhood watch group applied to rent 10 dumpsters for the Browns Meadow Park area (about 2500 West and 9100 South) for their annual cleanup day. The event, which took place on May 20 for the 10th year running, sees close to 100 people show up with breakfast provided for the volunteers.

“In absence of a program from the city,” Councilmember Zach Jacob said, “I appreciate

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it when somebody takes it into their own hands and comes to us with a proposed idea for their specific issue.”

Councilmembers were still left a little wanting in the form of a neighborhood dumpster program. “My request from the beginning was the path to a free dumpster and this is sort of there. This is a circuitous path that has a few stumbling stones,” Councilmember Chris McConnehey said.

The second fee waiver challenged the council further as it debated the process of waiving the $500 deposit for park rental to go along with the park rental fee of $750 for a Dia Del Nino event as the council approved the waiver 5-2.

Run by the West Jordan-located nonprofit Una Mano Amiga and sponsored by the West

Jordan Diversity Committee, the event is meant to serve underrepresented communities in the city. This is an annual event which last took place in 2019 in West Valley City when 1,000 people attended.

For Councilmember Kayleen Whitelock, a consistent opponent to fee waivers, this one was more complicated as she questioned how other events similar to this one didn’t come before the council requesting a waiver.

“I think this is a great thing, I think it’ll be a great day,” she said. “I just have seen differences with how we’ve handled situations and I’m not sure this is appropriate. It’s not my money to give away. This one we haven’t laid out a clear path.”

McConnehey noted when events are sponsored by city committees, the funding should

come from the budget they already have, which is approved by the council. He said he prefers the fee waiver process if it’s not already in their budget. Nor did he want to penalize Una Mano Amiga when they’re partnering with the city.

“I just want to make sure there’s visibility to the taxpayers as to what’s happening to the resources for which they’re paying,” he said.

Green was torn on the decision as he voiced his worries about how they handle deposits in the process, what it requires to be sponsored by the city and a need for there to be a contract.

“The policy is messed up,” he said, later hesitantly voting in favor.

Councilmember David Pack also voted in favor because of what the events would accomplish.

“To me, both of these events bring people together and enhance our community, and the way that I view my responsibility is being here to help facilitate a sense of community,” he said, acknowledging community can mean something different to each person.

Whitelock said they need clearer guidelines going forward.

“There’s more work we as a council need to do here,” she said. l

To me, both of these events bring people together and enhance our community, and the way that I view my responsibility is being here to help facilitate a sense of community.

Grizzlies end year 9-7, fall in second round

Photos by Travis Barton

Left: Senior Zane Fenstermaker and the Copper Hills boys soccer team went 9-7 on the year (6-4 in region, finishing in a three-way tie with Riverton and Bingham for second). Right: Fleet-footed Corbin Riser brings the ball downfield.

Senior Ben Kump skips past his Herriman defender. The Grizzlies earned the No. 14 seed for the 6A state tournament where they defeated Weber in the first round via shootout before losing to Fremont in the second round.

West Jordan lacrosse player finishes among top scorers

in the state

Jaguar soccer upsets SL Academy in first round

Amelia Henderson finished the season sixth in the state in scoring with 63 goals and 79 points overall. The junior midfielder also led the team in ground balls and held a 61% win percentage on her draws for the 9-8 West Jordan girls lacrosse team. The Jaguars earned the No. 11 seed in the state tournament, falling to region rival Bingham in the second round. Next year the squad will return Henderson and freshmen Lily Henderson and Jordyn Hughes but will lose senior contributors Ivy Jones and Riley Walker.

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Though the West Jordan boys soccer team finished last in region, it did squeak into the playoffs with the No. 23 seed. Making the most of its appearance, the Jaguars proceeded to beat the 10th-seeded Salt Lake Academy on the road in a shootout. West Jordan would fall to Pleasant Grove in the second round.

Photos by Travis Barton

Photos by Travis Barton

the air traffic control tower which is proposed to be placed on the east side of the airport.

With its proximity to Salt Lake International Airport, the SVR’s need for a tower is becoming critical as the airports share an increasingly busy airspace.

“As operations have grown in South Valley, the need to control the airspace and make sure the aircraft are in proper position and separated is increased,” Fredrickson said. “We’re right on the cusp of needing [a tower]. It will take a while to get one. If you start planning for a tower, it’s not a couple of years before you get one. It could be five, six, eight or even longer. But we have to start now to plan for the future.”

Another big change being proposed is increasing the runway to 6,600 feet. The current length is 5,562 feet and the master plan shows the runway extending north by 1,000 feet. That includes pushing the south end of the runway 300 feet to the north and moving the north end of the runway an additional 1,042 feet north.

“The reason we’re shifting the 300 feet to the north is there’s a required safety field that we want to make clear,” he said.

“It is a 1,000-foot safety zone and what that does is it shifts it off the road. And the runway protection zone moves off the West Jordan public utilities building.”

Overall, Fredrickson said the airport serves the area well. Starting as an Army base in 1942, ownership of the airport was transferred to Salt Lake City after WWII. The SLCDA looks at SLI, SVR and Tooele airports as a system where what happens at the international airport affects what happens at the two smaller airports.

Air traffic at SVR includes aircraft training while Tooele is home to skydiving operations, something that can’t be done over the international airspace of South Valley airport.

“As the valley grows, the system of airports is vital and each airport plays a vital role in that system,” he said. “These systems interact with one another and create a good environment for recreation, commercial fliers and vital things like firefighting.”

The next step in the master plan is to finalize alternatives, create an environmental analysis and dive into the details of cost and implementation of airport projects. For more information, visit SLCAirport.com. l

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People say they wish they’d had their grandkids first, but you can’t appreciate the ease of grandchildren without first swimming through the shark-infested sewer that is parenthood. The sleepless nights, the face-wrinkling worry and the gut-clenching idea that you’ve messed your kids up forever is all forgotten when you become a grandparent.

Most Wednesdays, my four youngest grandkids come over after school to play games, make crafts, eat Popsicles and cause random chaos. At 11, 7, 6 and 2, they’re young enough to still find me entertaining, but they also expect me to die at any moment because, at 54, I’m unbelievably old.

The 7- and 6-year-old granddaughters team up immediately, take their usual blood oath (“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good”), then disappear for a while.

My 11-year-old grandson tries to teach me his newest Kung Fu moves while the 2-year-old crawls out the doggie door into the backyard.

As I practice my jabs and leg sweeps, and corral the 2yo back into the house, the 6yo and 7yo discuss how to creep into the attic through an opening in the pantry ceiling. They opt for Plan A which has them scaling pantry shelves to get into the crawl space. When I foil that idea, it’s back to the drawing board.

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Now, the 2yo is missing. I send the girls to look outside and the grandson to hunt downstairs. Earlier, I’d closed my office door so she couldn’t get in, but I find her hiding under my desk, happily listening to us search for her.

While the 11yo beats me at Rack-O, I see the two girls mosey into the garage for Plan B. They look suspicious, so I follow and listen to them figure out how to carry the ladder into the pantry.

“Nope,” I say, as they jump 20 feet into the air.

“We’re just getting Popsicles,” one of them says. They scurry to the freezer and make a big show of picking out the perfect Popsicle before going back inside to resume planning.

The 2yo is missing. After a brief search, I find her sitting behind the recliner, eating Milk-Bones with our dog Jedi.

While the 11-year-old wins Yahtzee for

the third time in a row, I notice the two girls whispering on the couch. They’re on to Plan C: looking for materials to build a ladder since I foiled their earlier strategies. I get out the paints, rubber stamps and crayons and distract them with a craft project.

The 2yo is missing. I find her in the backyard, throwing Jedi’s balls down the window well. Jedi stares down at her favorite ball and looks at me like, “I guess you’re climbing into that spider-infested hole to get my squeaky ball.”

I gather everyone for dinner (only the 11yo eats) before realizing the 2yo is missing. I don’t have to look far. She’s in the hall, coloring the wall with a purple crayon. About this time, my husband gets home from

work to find me washing crayon off the wall.

“Why weren’t you watching her?” he asks, like I’d encouraged the toddler to create a lavender mural in the hall. I respond by pouring a tablespoon of antifreeze in his Diet Coke.

Although my Wednesday nights are a bit scattered, I’m in no rush for these kids to get older. I’ve learned how fast children grow up and I don’t want to waste a single minute with them. Even better, these evenings are a lifeline to my daughters who are swimming that shark-infested sewer of parenthood.

“Dozens of doctors told me that there was nothing more that they could do to expect to be in a wheel chair. I went from the top 1% in the army Special Forces to being in so much pain that I could not tie my shoe or hold my new daughter. I did physical therapy and pain killers for years, but nothing worked. Finally, I went to Dr. Smith and I improved exactly as he told me I would. I couldn’t believe it! My wife cried, “I have my husband back.”

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