Continuing its tradition of excellence, the Davis School District has been awarded 13 Best of State Medals in the annual Utah Best of State competition.
Since 2019, the district has garnered 47 such medals from the Best of State organization and exceeds those of any school district in Utah. The medals will be presented June 10.
The 13 awards for 2025 are as follows:
2025:
Arts in Education: Davis School District Fine Arts Department
Community Communications: Davis Education Foundation
Documentary: Davis School District - Communication Department
Food & Beverage Service Education: Davis Education Foundation
Internship Program: Davis School District Teacher Academy Schools
On-line Education: Davis Connect Online School
Player Development: Davis Education Foundation
Public Preschool Program: Davis Head Start and Title I Preschool
Public/Private Partnership: Davis Education Foundation
Smart Homes & Buildings: Davis School District - Utility Services
Support Personnel: Utility Services Director Doug Anderson
Teacher - High School: Kyle Guymon, Layton High School
Teacher - Kindergarten: RaeAnn Shelley, South Clearfield Elementary School
Medals awarded to Davis School District in past years:
2024:
Community Development Best of State Statue Winner: Davis Education Foundation
Administrator K-12: Davis Education Foundation Executive Director Jodi Lunt
Documentary: Davis School District - Communication Department
Education Advisor: Davis Community Schools
Internship Program: Davis School District Teacher Academy Schools
K-12 Online Education: Davis Connect
Player Development: Unified Sports
Short Movie: Davis Education Foundation
Student K-12: Morgan Becker, Davis Connect
Support Personnel: Davis Education Foundation Admin. Assistant Ginger Coulam
Teacher - Kindergarten: Cindy Cederlof, Davis Connect
Theatre Group/Director: Rachel Helwig, Layton High School
Videography: Davis School District - Communication Department
2023:
Community Communications: Davis Education Foundation
K-12 Online Education: Davis Connect K-12 Online School
Public Preschool Program: Davis Head Start
Public/Private Partnership: Davis Education Foundation
Short Documentary: Davis School District Communication Department
Short Movie: Davis Education Foundation
Teacher - High School: Andrew Bird, Woods Cross High School
Theatrical Instruction: Michael Wright, Davis High School
Volunteer Service: Davis Education Foundation
2022:
Community Communications: Davis Education Foundation
Curriculum Development: Davis School District
Internship Program: Davis School District Teacher Academy Schools
K-12 Online Education: Davis School District
Music Education - K-12: Kasey Bradbury, Bountiful Junior High School
Principal: Vanessa V. Mori, Endeavour Elementary School
2021:
K-12 Online Education: Davis Connect K-12 Online School
Music Education - K-12: Christine Wolf, Central Davis Junior High
Public Preschool Program: Davis School District Head Start & Title I Preschool
Student K-12: Sarah Frei, Clearfield High School
2020:
Public School K-12: Davis School District
2019:
Public School K-12: Davis School District