Community Corner
🌱 How Draper Park Middle’s new principal handles first-week jitters
Spotted on the Draper calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class
Hey there, Draper! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Draper Park Middle's new principal handles first-week jitters
Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Scorching sunshine and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with sunny intervals, temps: high: 98, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ready, Set, Breathe: Tackling Back-to-School Anxiety for Students, Parents & Educators (canyonsdistrict.org) — A new principal at Draper Park Middle School is opening up about her own first-week jitters while sharing practical strategies to ease student and parent anxiety. Alongside a Canyons District social worker, she highlights ways Draper families can regulate emotions, talk openly about worries, and tap into school and online resources for a smoother start to the year. 
📸 Around Draper
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Draper
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- Early dismissal
Channing Hall Draper, UT 84020
1:20 pm - After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
, Sandy
9:00 am - 4-6 Assembly
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 Draper, UT 84020
8:05 am - PICTURE DAY
Channing Hall Draper, UT 84020
8:30 am - HS Girls Volleyball Game
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 D3 Gym, D3-2nd Floor-Gym (205)
4:30 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- (Cafeteria) NJROTC Air Marksmanship practice
Providence Hall HERRIMAN, UT 84096
2:45 pm - FB JV @ Orem
Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
4:00 pm - VB JV @ Mtn. Ridge
Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
5:00 pm - Soccer Girls JV Game @ Cedar Valley
Riverton High Cedar Valley High School, 1389 Aviator Ave, Eagle Mountain, UT
5:15 pm - Vball vs. Copper Hills - var 6:30/jv 5/soph 3:30
Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
6:00 pm - Back to School Night
Paradigm High School South Jordan, UT 84095
6:30 pm - VB Varsity @ Mtn. Ridge
Skyridge High School Lehi, UT 84043
6:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Sandy
- Utah Platform Diversify Lands Two Practices Managing $400M In Assets (fa-mag.com)
- Park City High School rises to No. 3 in Utah rankings (townlift.com)
- Local show canceled after death of ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard (abc4.com)
Riverton
- Riverton, UT, Family Mourns Ofa'tangikivaha Angilau, 23, Killed in Gas Station Shooting Before Funeral Turns Violent (theunionstar.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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