There is no school on Monday, May 25, and all district offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Schools and district offices will reopen on their normal schedules on Tuesday, May 26.
Thursday, May 28, is the last day of school for Uintah School District students. Schools will follow the district's Minimum School Day schedule with the following start and release times:
Uintah High School: 7:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Uintah Middle School: 7:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
Vernal Middle School: 7:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
Eagle View Elementary: 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Lapoint Elementary: 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Ashley, Davis, Discovery, Maeser, and Naples elementary schools: 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
Graduation for the Ashley Valley Education Center Class of 2026 will be held at the school on Thursday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m.
Graduation for the Uintah High School Class of 2026 will be held at Coach Belcher Stadium on Friday, May 29, at 5:30 p.m.
Public Hearing for District Budgets
The Uintah School Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of adopting the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 school year and the final amended budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to provide comments regarding the proposed budgets. The hearing will be held in the boardroom at the district office, located at 826 S. 1500 East in Naples.
Copies of the proposed 2026-2027 budget and the final amended 2025-2026 budget have been available for public inspection since May 4 at the district Business Administrator’s office, located at 826 S. 1500 East in Naples. They were also posted on the district website on May 4 and may be accessed online.
The district intends to broadcast a livestream of the public hearing on the budgets. A link for the livestream will be provided in advance as part of the agenda for the hearing.
Free Summer Lunch Program
The Uintah School District will once again provide a free summer lunch program in multiple locations in June and July. Meals will be served FREE to all children ages 18 and under at the locations listed below. For individuals 19 and older, meals are $5.25 each. Exact change is required.
Lunches will be served at Ashley Elementary School, 350 N. 1150 West in Vernal, Monday through Friday, June 3 to July 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals MUST be eaten on-site due to federal regulations. No meals will be served at Ashley Elementary on June 15 and July 3.
Lunches will be served at the Randlett Community Center, 10450 E. 4500 South in Randlett, Monday through Thursday, June 8 to July 22, from 11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Meals will be served grab-and-go style and MUST be picked up by a child or their parent/guardian. No meals will be served at the Randlett Community Center on June 15, June 18, and July 2 and 3.
Lunches will be served at Richardson/Teva-Ma-Wesi Park, 7123 E. 450 North in Fort Duchesne, Monday through Thursday, June 8 to July 22, from 11:40 a.m. to noon. Meals MUST be eaten on-site due to federal regulations. No meals will be served at Richardson/Teva-Ma-Wesi Park on June 15, June 18, and July 2 and 3.
Lunches will be served at the Whiterocks Community Building, 11388 N. Whiterocks Hwy. in Whiterocks, Monday through Thursday, June 8 to July 22, from 11:15 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Meals MUST be eaten on-site due to federal regulations. No meals will be served at the Whiterocks Community Building on June 15, June 18, and July 2 and 3.
Lunches will be served at Lapoint Community Park, 10762 E. 1st South in Lapoint, Monday through Thursday, June 8 to July 22, from 11:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meals MUST be eaten on-site due to federal regulations. No meals will be served at the Lapoint Community Park on June 15, June 18, and July 2 and 3.
The Uintah School District Foods Department is an Equal Opportunity Provider.
Celebrations
Congratulations to Paisley Harlan! Her painting, "The Warning," was selected to represent the state of Utah in the Celebrate the West art competition hosted by the Western Governors' Association. Paisley drew inspiration for the painting from a photo her grandfather took after tracking and treeing a mountain lion in the western backcountry. Voting is open now for the contest's People's Choice Award. You can cast your vote at https://foundation.westgov.org/celebrate-the-west.
Congratulations as well to all the readers at Uintah High School! As of May 19, the Utes had read a combined 1,330,000 minutes this school year, according to their Beanstack community minutes. The top readers by grade were Sam Hirschi (9th), Sophia Olson (10th), Abbygail Morrison (11th), and Georgie Coughran (12th), with Rachelle Durrant claiming the top spot for UHS faculty and staff. Meanwhile, freshman David Pierce led all UHS students in checking out books from the library with 482. The UHS Library shared a short video of the school’s administrators celebrating the students’ reading achievements.
NOTE: This is the final Weekly District Update of the school year.