In September, Churchill Jr. High welcomed back students with a rocking community celebration that included live music, games, food, fun and friends.

With a backdrop of Mt. Olympus, the Churchill Jr. High’s campus and the community were celebrating the beginning of a new school year with administrators, faculty, parents, students and neighbors. Live music was provided by the band Superintendents of Rock. 

Tammy Miller, a math teacher and parent of students who attend Churchill, said, “We usually do a back to school night but have this beautiful facility and love our neighborhood and this year we decided to put on this event as a thank you to the community.”

“This is an opportunity to show off our teachers to parents and bring younger kids out to learn about the school,” Miller said. 

Miller added, “We also want to celebrate that Churchill Jr. High’s test scores came back really high.”

The Churchill choir sang while teachers and staff members joined in on the fun by greeting the students and families.

The attending faculty and administrators posed for photos on the field as the rock band began to warm up.

“This is awesome,” said Assistant Principal Matt Schelble. He has been at Churchill for two years. “The band we have here today is called the Superintendents of Rock and all but one of the band members are superintendents.”  

Mia, a sixth grader, said, “I am very excited to be here and this event is very cool and it just shows how awesome this school is.” This is Mia’s first year at Churchill.

“I am very excited about my STEM class this year and really like Mr. Tate,” Mia said.

This event was held after school on the campus and was free for all. 

Churchill Jr. High serves grades sixth through eighth and is located off Oakridge Drive in Holladay. It is part of the Granite School District and has been open since 1965.λ