Jim Griffin, Nebo Education Association President, Is Running For District 67, Utah State House of Representatives Seat

Jim Griffin, Nebo Education Association President

Jim Griffin, Nebo Education Assocation President and former Payson City Councilman, announced recently that he is running for the open seat in the Utah House of Representatives in District 67.  Representative Patrick Painter currently holds this seat.  Jim has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, and a Masters Degree in Secondary Education.  He has taught for thirty years in Nebo School District in the subjects of American Government and Politics, U. S. Studies, and Psychology, and has also coached boys' sports for many years.  Jim served for eight years on the Payson City Council, four of them as Mayor Pro Tem.  Not only does Jim know the importance and value of education in the lives of our youth, but he also understands how government works from his vast professional and personal life experiences.  Jim and his wife, Ronda, have lived in Payson for thirty years, and they have four children and nine grandchildren.  You can contact Jim at 801-465-4290 if you are interested in helping him with his campaign.

Jethro Gillespie, Nebo Education Association Member, Named Utah High School Educator of the Year by Utah Art Education Association

Jethro Gillespie

                               

The Utah Art Education Association selected Jethro Gillespie, Nebo Education Association member and Art Teacher at Maple Mountain High School, to receive this year's Utah High School Educator of the Year award.  Gillespie has helped numerous students to appreciate the arts, and use the skills they have learned from him to learn more about themselves.  He teaches AP Studio Art, Drawing, and Painting.  Gillespie was recently quoted as saying,"I think that the arts serve an extremely important role in the education of all students.  I realize that most of the students in my classes probably won't go on to become professional painters, but I hope that they can learn valuable skills in art classes that will eventually go on to help them in whatever profession or position they may have in their futures."  Congratulations to Jethro Gillespie for his prestigious honor, and for making a difference in the lives of his students!