Browse past news stories for Independence High School in Provo, UT.

• Mentors can make a dramatic difference, BYU study says (Provo Daily Herald)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:05:40 pm
  PROVO -- A teacher who acts as a mentor to a disadvantaged student can make a dramatic difference in that child's likelihood of going to college, according to a BYU professor's national study publishe
• Minority students' graduation rates slide (Deseret News)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 05:51:44 am
  Fewer minority students graduated from Utah high schools in 2008 than in the year before, the State Board of Education was...
• Pleasant Grove Literacy Center has new director (Provo Daily Herald)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 07:35:47 pm
  PLEASANT GROVE -- Pleasant Grove's new Literacy Center director, Matt Hiatt, is not a stranger to helping young people. He brings more than a decade of experience to the center, having worked in education for 12 years.
• Memorial Day fete at Provo cemetery today (Deseret News)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 07:36:38 am
  PROVO — A 21-gun salute and flag ceremony by the Independence High School Junior ROTC will mark the Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 S. State.
• Independence High School cutting ninth grade (Deseret News)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 12:07:17 am
  With Granite High School becoming a casualty of budget cuts in Granite School District, other similar schools in the state...
• Cuts coming to Provo's Independence High School (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 11:14:59 pm
  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Budget cuts made by Utah lawmakers are now being felt by at-risk 8th grade students in Provo.
• Military briefs (Provo Daily Herald)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 07:15:22 am
  Air Force Airman Cassondra R. Bailey graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter of Charlyn Bailey, Orem and a 2008 graduate of Independence High School, Provo. Air Force Airman Jerald D. Dewolf graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Gilbert and Rosa Dewolf, Pleasant ...
• Q&A: LG School Board candidates express views (La Grande Observer)
  posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:08:40 pm
  The power of the pen. It is presently shaping the makeup of school boards in Union County. Voters are now deciding nine contested school board races in Union County. Ballots for the mail election are now out and should be marked with blue or black ink pens.
• Calendar & FYI 3/7 (Provo Daily Herald)
  posted on March 7, 2009 at 08:07:21 am
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• Utah Valley briefing 3/6 (Provo Daily Herald)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 08:09:54 am
  AMERICAN FORK
• Red Cross 5K run, 1-mile walk to raise public awareness, funds (Brigham Young NewsNet)
  posted on March 2, 2009 at 04:58:27 pm
  For many, Red Cross blood drives mean scary needles and queasiness. The Red Cross is offering an alternative for those looking to give back.