Ogden School Foundation board members and staff spent the morning volunteering at Odyssey Elementary with Catholic Community Services of Utah as part of their Bridging the Gap program. Bridging the Gap is a mobile food distribution program that visits local elementary schools to provide students with extra food to take home for the weekend. We’re so grateful for CCS and all they do for Ogden School District students and families!
Hope to see you tomorrow night at the Pack + Party at Weber State’s Davis Campus! It’s a great opportunity to get involved and support students in our community. We’re so grateful to our friends at The Policy Project for all they do for Utah’s students and families!
Want to make an even bigger impact? The Policy Project is forming Impact Teams across the state to understand local needs, build connections, and help put policies into action. To join the Weber County Impact Team and make a real difference, contact Jayden Davis at jayden@thepolicyproject.org.
Want to make an even bigger impact? The Policy Project is forming Impact Teams across the state to understand local needs, build connections, and help put policies into action. To join the Weber County Impact Team and make a real difference, contact Jayden Davis at jayden@thepolicyproject.org.
WE SCARE BECAUSE WE CARE! Happy Halloween from our Ogden School Foundation team! Have a fun and safe night, Ogden! (And don't forget to file your paperwork...)
Mrs. Clow, music teacher at Polk Elementary, is passionate about giving her students a deeper understanding of music. But without a piano, a foundational instrument in any music room, it was challenging for students to fully grasp concepts like harmony, solfege, composition, and melodic patterns. Enter the Ogden School Foundation 's Classroom Grants Program! Thanks to this foundation funding, a beautiful new digital piano soon found its way to her classroom, opening the door to countless creative opportunities. Students are now composing, experimenting, and singing with a whole new level of confidence, and are well on their way to becoming pitch perfect!
“I am so grateful to have been gifted this beautiful digital piano!” said Mrs. Clow. "The first week of students walking in and seeing this brand-new beautiful instrument was so special. The excitement on their faces, and the anticipation in their comments was truly joyful to experience. I can’t thank you enough for your role in providing that. This piano is already making such a difference, and I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart.”
“I am so grateful to have been gifted this beautiful digital piano!” said Mrs. Clow. "The first week of students walking in and seeing this brand-new beautiful instrument was so special. The excitement on their faces, and the anticipation in their comments was truly joyful to experience. I can’t thank you enough for your role in providing that. This piano is already making such a difference, and I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart.”
The biggest thank you to Dutch Bros Coffee! Their Buck 4 Kids Day last month raised an incredible $4,304.91 for the Ogden School Foundation, supporting students across the Ogden School District. We’re so grateful to Dutch Bros and their amazing customers for showing up for our schools. We felt the love in every cup poured!
Congratulations to AbiGayle Neil, 2024–25 Telitha Lindquist Greiner Excellence in Teaching Award winner, formerly at Bonneville Elementary and now teaching at Hillcrest! Here are a few of Ms. Neil’s nominations:
-She works hard to support all her students and helps to bridge their gaps in learning.
-Abi Neil continuously utilizes "best practices" to help her students achieve the high standards that she sets. Her students continue to flourish in the safe learning environment that she provides.
-Abi goes above and beyond to ensure her students are successful inside and outside of the classroom. She is always trying to find ways to make the learning fun and relevant to her students.
-Ms. Neil has helped my daughter in many aspects. My daughter loves math and going to school because of Ms. Neil. She teaches with love, compassion and structure. She is creative and dedicated. My daughter comes from school with a smile in her face.
We just received the kindest letter from Sy Montgomery about her visit to Ogden for our Fall Author Event! She was so impressed with our community, and we can’t blame her! We’re so lucky to be surrounded by such dedicated supporters. Read Sy’s full letter (and letters from many of our past authors) at the link below.
https://www.ogdenschoolfoundation.org/o/ogdenschoolfoundation/page/author-letters
https://www.ogdenschoolfoundation.org/o/ogdenschoolfoundation/page/author-letters
29 years and counting! We just moved our 2025 Fall Author to our past authors webpage, and WOW! What a lineup through the years! From legendary sci-fi writers to documentary filmmakers, from celebrated historians to professional athletes (and just about everything in between!), it's been an amazing journey. Thank you, Ogden, for showing up and supporting our students every single year!
We’re so grateful for our amazing community partners! America First Credit Union stopped by Ben Lomond High School today to surprise every BLHS staff member with a new HydroJug and a Swig appreciation card good for a drink and a cookie, just to say thank you for all they do to support their students every day. Gestures of community support like this mean so much, and we can’t say enough about how much we appreciate both our incredible district staff and the organizations and community members who show up for them. Thank you!
Congratulations to Ogden School Foundation Board Member Suzanne Lindquist, who was honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the Weber State University Alumni Association at last week’s WSU Salutes Award Ceremony! Suzanne has been a longtime champion of education in Ogden and is endlessly generous in her service to our community. We’re so grateful to have her as part of our Foundation family and so glad we got to celebrate this well-deserved honor with her!
Our amazing Fall Author Event last week would not have been possible without the generous sponsors who continue to invest in the students and staff of the Ogden School District. We are so grateful for all of those who join us in prioritizing education here in our community. THANK YOU!
The Ogden High Unified Sports Soccer Team is in Salt Lake City today competing in the Special Olympics Unified Sports State Soccer Tournament. Out of 178 Unified teams across Utah, Ogden High is one of just 24 teams competing. Amazing! Go Tigers!
Thank you to everyone who let us take their picture in the community photo area! See the full album on our Facebook Page.
Our 2025 Fall Author Event was… well, let’s just say it was a little WILD! These past few days have been nothing short of unforgettable, from our incredible gala dinner last night to our student assembly this morning. Best-selling author and animal adventurer Sy Montgomery wowed our sold-out crowd on Thursday, sharing thrilling (and sometimes hair-raising!) stories from her animal encounters across the globe and right in her own backyard. From the life lessons she learned from her beloved pig Christopher Hogwood to marveling at the brilliance of her octopus friend Octavia, Sy left us all with a renewed sense of reverence and wonder for the animal kingdom and our place in it. Truly magical. This morning, Sy spent time with our ten student essay contest winners, diving into their writing and lighting up with excitement over the animal facts they had uncovered. “I’m learning so much about animals from YOU!” she told them. From there, she took the stage in front of more than 1,000 5th and 6th graders from across the district, sharing jaw-dropping turtle facts of every kind—including the story of her friend Fire Chief, a 42-pound snapping turtle she helped save after a car accident six years ago. Students were so invested in his story that they gasped and cheered when they saw Fire Chief's photo today—alive, thriving, and happily paddling around the pond next to her house. This assembly was definitely one for the books! Sy Montgomery has been one of the most fascinating, fun, and joy-filled guest authors we’ve hosted in our 29 years of this event. Her generosity, humility, and gracious spirit made her an absolute delight to welcome into our community. We feel so lucky to have met her.
IT'S HAPPENING! We've taken over the Conference Center, the decorations are going up, and that can only mean one thing: the Fall Author Event is here! If you've ever attended this event before then you know that our decorating crew does not hold back—and this year is no exception! We can’t wait to take it all in and hear from the amazing Sy Montgomery with our ticket holders tomorrow night. It's going to be one for the books! (And do we have the best board members or what?!)
A few weeks ago we shared a photo from our very first Fall Author Event in 1996. Today we’re throwing it back to 2024 with the amazing Ruta Sepetys. Ruta was such a gracious guest, and her message about seeking out and sharing the stories around us was so inspiring. We loved every second of her visit! Now we’re just one week away from our 2025 event featuring Sy Montgomery. The countdown is on!
Our team is spending the day at Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce Women Empowered Conference! We’re proud to be part of this community of women who are leading, working, and making a difference every day.
Congratulations to Lean Aba, our Highland Junior High winner of the Telitha Lindquist Greiner Excellence in Teaching Award! Here are a few of Ms. Aba's nominations:
-Lean is a shining light at Highland. She always has very fun and engaging lessons that her students love. She is kind to every person she encounters. She is a great volleyball coach that cares about her players as people and athletes.
-Mrs. Aba exemplifies excellence in education, consistently embodying best practices in her innovative and student-centered approach to teaching. She is always available to help her coworkers and students and care for the well being of all at Highland
-Lean is a shining light at Highland. She always has very fun and engaging lessons that her students love. She is kind to every person she encounters. She is a great volleyball coach that cares about her players as people and athletes.
-Mrs. Aba exemplifies excellence in education, consistently embodying best practices in her innovative and student-centered approach to teaching. She is always available to help her coworkers and students and care for the well being of all at Highland
The temps are cooling down, and you know what that means: it’s the perfect time for a Dutch Bros run! Even better? This Friday, September 19 is Buck for Kids Day! For every drink sold, $1 will be donated by Dutch Bros and the Dutch Bros Foundation to the Ogden School Foundation to support students in the Ogden School District. Treat yourself AND make a difference for kids in our community. Win-win!
Who loves Unified Sports? We love Unified Sports! And we know you will too! Unified Sports through Special Olympics Utah, brings athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same teams, building inclusion through shared training and competition. Come cheer on athletes from the Ogden, Morgan, and Box Elder School Districts at the Spence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex on Wednesday, September 25 for our annual soccer tournament. The excitement kicks off with the Opening Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. The teams will be hitting the field and the Unified Drill Team will be bringing the moves! Trust us, you do not want to miss this energy! ️
