Wasatch County School District

Wasatch County School District’s new superintendent, Garrick Peterson, said he wants to give students every opportunity to find their passions.

The district approved its budget for fiscal year 2026 this week, including over $70 million to finish constructing Deer Creek High School.

Wasatch County School District assistant superintendent Garrick Peterson will be promoted to the district’s top job, succeeding retiring superintendent Paul Sweat.

With plenty of smiles and some happy tears, Wasatch High School’s class of 2025 collected their diplomas Thursday evening. For retiring superintendent Paul Sweat, overseeing one last graduation was bittersweet.

Four options are on the table to determine which students will head to Deer Creek High School in fall 2026.

A teacher at J.R. Smith Elementary School in Heber will be allowed to hang a flyer for a “prayer chain” in the faculty lounge after her attorneys threatened legal action.

The district is looking for a new superintendent to replace outgoing district leader Paul Sweat. Educators have until May 12 to apply.

District employees will soon be eligible for up to six weeks of paid parental leave under a recent change to Utah law.

A First Amendment dispute is brewing in the Wasatch County School District after a principal asked a teacher to take down a flyer about a prayer chain.

Wasatch County School District Superintendent Paul Sweat is retiring after a decade in the role.