Provo City School District

Algunos niños participan en concursos de debate y ferias de ciencias. Pero el concurso de ortografía es una rara oportunidad para reconocer los progresos de los niños en español, dijo su organizador.

Some kids have debate competitions and science fairs. But the spelling bee is a rare opportunity to recognize kids’ progress in Spanish, said its organizer.

The Utah Direct program will guarantee students from the Canyons, Granite, Davis and Provo school districts a spot at the state’s flagship school as long as they have a 3.5 or higher GPA and finish certain classes.