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Best of State recognizes district for closing achievement gaps

Davis School District was awarded Utah’s Best of State in the Education, Public School K-12 category during the annual Best of State Awards Gala Wednesday evening.

“It’s just a validation of the great families who have sent us great students and speaks to the competency of our educators and staff,” Superintendent Reid Newey said after receiving the award on behalf of the district Wednesday evening.

Seven Davis School District students will begin their college careers with a little extra help, thanks to college-sponsored National Merit scholarships. The students each received between $500-$2,000 annually toward their studies. To qualify, the students scored highest on the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The students then submitted a scholarship application, which included writing an essay. They also must be endorsed by a high school official and earn high SAT scores. 

The students and the university scholarship they received are as follows:

Emil S. Geisler, Bountiful High, University of Utah scholarship; Megan G. Marchant, Viewmont High, University of Utah scholarship; Nathan E. Mills, Woods Cross High, University of Texas at Dallas scholarship; Carter K. Moss, Woods Cross High, University of Utah scholarship; Gabriel E. Ure, Bountiful High, Brigham Young University scholarship; Stephanie D. Smith, Davis High, University of Utah scholarship; and Sterling N. Durrant, Northridge High, Brigham Young University Scholarship.

Additionally, Coleman D. Cook, Davis High, was one of 24 Utah finalists to receive a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship.