elementary schools

North Trail Elementary School is collecting gently used winter coats for children of all sizes for the Salvation Army's Coats for Kids program. Coats, snow pants, hats, gloves, mittens and boots will be accepted at the school through Wednesday, Oct. 17. Donations should be placed...

Meadowview Elementary School phy ed teacher Joe McCarthy is doing his best to address childhood obesity. And these days, he's taking his efforts outside the school building, and inside national conventions. McCarthy was in Washington, D.C., last week for the two-day GENYOUth Physical...

Shelby Ferry knows the power music has to get people up, moving and excited. She has seen it happen on a small scale in her classroom at Akin Road Elementary School, and she has seen it on a much larger scale in a stadium full of screaming football fans. And she's just getting started....

The back-to-school process is kicking off a little bit earlier than usual this year at Farmington elementary schools. With two days of literacy assessments next week, Farmington teachers hope to get a head start on the new year. The idea is to bring in all elementary school students...

A record number of students are in school this week, getting a little extra help so they're ready for the next school year. There are 372 elementary school students enrolled in summer classes at Riverview Elementary School this week. They're taking part in the summer learning program,...