A Uintah School District employee and a member of the Uintah School Board were recognized last weekend by the Utah School Employees Association at its annual awards banquet. Discovery Elementary head custodian Aubrey McCarrel was named USEA’s Education Support Professional of the Year in the Custodial Services category. He was also selected as USEA’s Education Support Professional of the Year for the state, meaning he will serve as Utah’s candidate for the National Education Association’s Education Support Professional of the Year Award.
Uintah School Board member Robin McClellan was recognized by USEA with its Honorary Award. The award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional support for and dedication to education support professionals (ESPs). It is presented annually to someone outside the ESP community and to non-members of USEA who demonstrate outstanding commitment to supporting ESPs and advancing their role in public education and student success.
Congratulations to both Aubrey and Robin on this well-deserved recognition!
UHS Senior Calendar
Uintah High School has posted a calendar of deadlines and events for the Class of 2026 in three places:
1. At https://tinyurl.com/uhs2026seniorcal
2. On the UHS website under the NEWS section
3. In every senior’s Senior Canvas class under the “Graduation” link
If you have a senior at Uintah High, please take a few moments to review the calendar carefully so you don’t miss any important deadlines, activities, or celebrations. There will also be a meeting for UHS seniors on Tuesday, May 12, at 10:40 a.m. in the auditorium to go over all activities and expectations for May and graduation. It’s important for seniors to attend. Following the meeting, students will have the opportunity to participate in the “It’s Getting Real” Career Fair and the school’s Senior Decision Day Party to celebrate their plans after high school.
SIX: The Musical opens on Monday
The Uintah High Theatre production of SIX: The Musical—Teen Edition opens its four-night run on Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. SIX is a pop-concert-style musical that reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII as a girl group competing to tell their stories and reclaim their identities, moving from historical heartbreak to modern empowerment. The Teen Edition includes all the songs from the original version but is modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. The show will run May 4-7 in the UHS auditorium. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
America250 Concert on Thursday
The Discovery & Maeser Choir will present their concert “Celebrating 250 Years of America Through Music” on Thursday, May 7, from 6-7 p.m. in the Vernal Middle School auditorium. Admission is FREE. The public is invited to come and support our talented students as they bring our nation’s story to life through song.
Celebrations
On April 25, the Uintah High Band, Choir, and Orchestra programs competed at the state Solo & Ensemble and state Chamber Choir festivals, bringing home impressive results. At the state Chamber Choir Festival, Polyphony, Uintah's advanced mixed choir, earned a Superior rating. UHS students also had success at the state Solo & Ensemble Festival, with Superior ratings going to SoVoce (Uintah's advanced a cappella mixed choir), the orchestra, and a long list of outstanding individual and ensemble performers, including mixed ensemble members Aubrey Morgan, Parker Strasburg, Tyler Simpson, Rachel McCormick, Elyse Morgan, Cole Wallace, Katrina Barnette, and Kaleb Sadler; women's ensemble members Britlee Thomas, Madelyn Sellers, Emmalee Sellers, Janessa Cordova, Rissa Fairbanks, Adaline Pettit, Aubrey Morgan, and Miriam Pena; men's ensemble members Lucas Merryweather, Luke Neilson, David Semadeni, and Alamon Goodrich; solo vocalist Lauren McKee; solo pianists Adaline Pettit, Claire Davies, and Aubrey Weston; and the women's duet of Lauren McKee and Taylee Wells. Jenavive George and Elizabeth Swonger also earned an Excellent rating for their women's duet.
Congratulations to these talented students and their directors on a remarkable showing at the state level!
Weekend Events
Uintah High Baseball finished the regular season ranked 15th in 4A. The Utes host the Stansbury High Stallions (No. 18) today and tomorrow for a best-of-3 playoff series. Game 1 is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at UHS. Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m., with Game 3 to follow if necessary. The games will be streamed live on the Uintah High Hudl Fan website.
Uintah High Girls Lacrosse is on the road today, taking on the Timpanogos Timberwolves in Orem. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Timpanogos High Hudl Fan website.
The Uintah High Track and Field Team is competing today and tomorrow at the FACS BYU Invitational at Clarence Robinson Track in Provo. Events begin at 7 a.m. both days.
Good luck to all our student-athletes, and GO UTES!