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Governor Cox signed legislation that prohibits students from using their mobile devices for the entire school day. This includes lunch and passing periods. The new legislation replaces the old requirement that restricted devices only during class time.// El gobernador Cox ha firmado una ley que prohíbe a los alumnos utilizar sus dispositivos móviles durante toda la jornada escolar. Esto incluye la hora del almuerzo y los intervalos entre clases. La nueva ley sustituye al antiguo requisito, que limitaba el uso de los dispositivos únicamente al tiempo de clase.

Utah School Board bans phones in K-12 schools

Kayli Jacob, Reporter April 9, 2026

Leer en español aquí. The Utah Legislature passed the “bell to bell” law, which prohibits K-12 students from using cellphones during school hours. School administrators such as Syracuse High School...

A trumpet used in jazz performances

WSU and all that jazz

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter February 20, 2024

Weber State University’s Jazz Ensemble came together to perform seven jazz compositions at this year’s Jazz Review. The performance was held on Feb. 10 in the Allred Theater. The Jazz Review was...

Around 70% of WSU freshmen enter college with AP or CE credit. Photo credit: Rebecca Gonzales

Comparing the costs of credits

Rebecca Gonzales April 18, 2022

Around 200 Utah high schools offer Advanced Placement classes, and over 20,000 Utah students take these classes every year, according to the Utah State Board of Education. In these classes, a single end-of-year...

Gear Up participants holding up their banner for a photo.

Gearing up toward success

Danya Gil January 16, 2019

Parents, junior high and high school students came together to support students’ success towards higher education at WSU Davis for WSU’s GEAR UP Family Night on Jan. 15. GEAR UP (Gaining Early...

Panel members giving advice to the ins and outs of teaching. (Bella Torres / The Signpost)

The ups and downs of first-year teaching

Hannah Olsen October 14, 2018

“I have to pull up my big girl panties and say I got this,” said longtime elementary school teacher Sammie Guzman at the What I Wish I Knew My First Year of Teaching panel on Oct. 9. Guzman...

'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' lands in Syracuse

July 13, 2015

As rehearsals continue for the 2015 production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” the Syracuse High School auditorium is busy with kids and adults. The vocal coach begins the vocal warm-ups. The orchestra...

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