This year Wilson School students have been participating in the “Lion’s Roar” challenge. Students are able to earn three different awards by completing a number of tasks in four different categories: Academic, Citizenship, Personal, and Participation. The awards given at 10 completed tasks (Lion Cub Award), 20 completed tasks (Lion Mane Award), and 35+ tasks (Lion Pride Award). Many students have received these awards, and in a recent assembly the first Lion Pride Awards were handed out. Congratulations to all the students who were recognized for their achievements!

  In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, The Cat in the Hat visited Wilson Elementary on Tuesday, March 2. He encouraged students to keep reading, because it is the key to succeeding!

Who do our kids turn to when things are not right? Who is always there to
help through the tough situations that happen in some students lives? Who
is always willing to help any teacher in any way she can? Vicki Lyons -
that's who!

Sending a note to a loved one in heaven on a balloon, helping a child know
how to make friends, being DoSo the dolphin or helping overcome a child's
fears are just a few of the things that our school counselor does.

On Friday, January 22, 2010 Dr. Merle Keller came to Wilson Elementary School and presented the sixth-grade students with dictionaries. “I want you students to have the brightest possible future.” Dr. Keller said. When asked about the dictionaries, sixth–grade student Brittney Nielsen said, “I think that they are great! I found that there is a really long word that takes up most of a page.” From the sixth-grade teachers and students, THANK YOU Dr. Keller! Dr. Keller is a Payson native, and practices primarily out of Canyon View Medical Group’s new Santaquin office.