All press inquiries should be directed to:
DeLaina Tonks, Director
Mountain Heights Academy
801.725.3396
- Herriman Journal, October 8, 2024: Visiting astronaut fuels interest in space careers
- Deseret News, September 2024: An exchange program, but within America: How it works
- The Herald Journal, June 2023: Two northern Utah students named finalists in National Geographic’s Slingshot challenge
- Riverton Journal, March 2023: Student Projects may Save Lives, Win Prizes (pg. 28)
- West Jordan Journal, March 8, 2023: Student Projects may Save Lives, Win Prizes
- City Journal, November 1, 2022: After being granted a wish, caring young woman seeks to help teachers
- Digital Learning Collaborative, October 12, 2022: All Means All: Inclusive Online Learning Opportunities
- Rusty Keys, July 2022: Interview with Mountain Heights Academy Teacher
- Rusty Keys, April 2022: Interview with Ben, Student at Mountain Heights Academy
- Rusty Keys, March 2022: Interview with Science Teacher, Andrew Hulse
- The City Journals, February 2, 2022: Cycle of winning: three years of contest winnings propel STEM program forward
- NHD.org, October 19, 2021: Utah Teachers Selected for National History Day Fall Webinar Series
- Deseret News, September 4, 2021: The pandemic threw a spotlight on the virtues of virtual school
- Deseret News, May 13, 2021: The pandemic has caused a learning recession. Here’s how we get out of it
- University World News, April 3, 2021: Learning how to learn is the future of higher education
- KSL Newsradio: Live Mic with Lee Lonsberry, March 19, 2021: Online Charter Schools
- The Salt Lake Tribune, March 7, 2021: Here’s what Tribune readers will keep after the pandemic: Work habits, hand-washing, a new home
- West Jordan Journal, February 17, 2021: Mountain Heights Academy students create virtual buddy bench app for national contest
- KUTV 2News, January 14, 2021: Mountain Heights Academy Wins $15,000 in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest
- WORLD Magazine, December 2, 2020: The exodus to online schools
- KSL Newsradio, August 5, 2020: Social studies: Will digital learning impact social development?
- The Salt Lake Tribune, August 4, 2020: Letter: Online schooling can be effective
- KSL, July 23, 2020: Online learning is a perfect fit for some students, says online school principal
- Utah Business, July 7, 2020: Adapt to Remote Work or Die
- Ascend Math, May 22, 2020: Mountain Heights Academy Named a 2020 Ascend Math Gold Medal Recipient
- eSchoolNews.com, May 1, 2020: Top Tips for Online Teaching from Educators Doing it Now
- West Jordan Journal, April 15, 2020: Water Quality Education Creates Ripple Effect
- Scholastic, April 1, 2020: Innovators of Tomorrow National Winner
- edWEb.net, April 1, 2020: eLearning Teaching Tips; Support for Educators During the Covid-19 Pandemic eLearning Teaching Tips; Support for Educators During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- West Jordan Journal, February 2020: Mountain Heights Academy Students Create Virtual Buddy Bench
- Samsung Solve, January 2020: Samsung Solve for Tomorrow State Winners
- National History Day, June 2019: State Winner
- Best of State, May 2019: k-12 Online Education
- eCybermission, April 20, 2018: eCybermission Competition State Winners 1st & 2nd Place
- Daily Herald, March 1, 2018: Utah charter school students celebrate Read Across America Day by reading around state
- edWeb.net, December 13, 2017: Students Collaborate with Digital Tools to Support Bee Populations
- EdHesive.org, December 7, 2017: Mountain Heights Academy, Beyond the Basics of CS
- SETDA.org, November 1, 2017: 2017 Student Voices Winner
- SETDA.org, October 25, 2017: Students from Utah’s Mountain Heights Academy Address National Education Leaders at SETDA Event in Washington D.C
- SETDA, June 28, 2017: SETDA Announces Utah’s Mountain Heights Academy 2017 Student Voice Award Winner
- USDLA, May 2, 2017: Mountain Heights Academy Teacher Awarded USDLA Excellence in Teaching
- eCybermission, April 27, 2017: Mountain Heights Academy Team Wins eCybermission Challenge
- pbs.org, April 18, 2017: PBS Announces Educators Selected for the 2017 Digital Innovators Program
- Fox13Now.com, February 7, 2017: How this Local School is Revolutionizing the Way Teens Learn
- Education Matters, February 2017: Innovation through Technology
- eSchool News, September 16, 2016: How these 5 schools sustain innovation through technology
- Herald Extra, May 27, 2016: Orem Violinist Named Presidential Scholar in the Arts
- Moab Sun News, May 26, 2016: Backus to Compete for Rodeo Queen Title
- Scholastic.com, April 20, 2016: Going Open
- E-Learn Magazine, April 19, 2016: Mountain Heights Academy; a 100% Digital School
- KSL.com, March 21, 2016 :3 Ways the education system in the US must evolve
- UtahPublicEducation.org, March 8, 2016: Utah Launches Statewide #GoOpen Initiative
- Studio5, March 1, 2016: Revolutionizing the education system via
- Fresh Living, February 12, 2016: Four dealbreakers to look for in an online education experience
- The Insider, July 9, 2015: Local Utah Teacher Selected to Attend Prestigious Leadership Academy in Tokyo
- The Standard, May 13, 2015: Mountain Heights Student Dominates State Tennis 4A Tournament
- abc4News, May 7, 2015: Online Academy Focuses on Giving Students Individual Attention
- abc4Utah, May 7, 2015: Mountain Heights Academy
- KSL.com, April 3, 2015: 6 myths about online schooling debunked
- Good Things Utah, March 10, 2015: Online School Offers Real Life Learning
- KSL.com, March 10, 2015: 5 Ways Online Education Benefits Students
- YouTube, December 1, 2014: Mountain Heights Academy Student’s Winning Go-Pro Challenge Video
- The Spectrum, December 1, 2014: Mountain Heights Student Wins Scholarship to Big Ideas Fest in San Francisco
- Good4Utah.com, September 3, 2014: An Alternative to Traditional School
- KUTV Fresh Living, August 11, 2014: Mountain Heights Academy
- Utah Business, June 26, 2014: People on the Move
- LearnZillion, June 16, 2014: Three Utah Educators Participating in National ‘Dream Team’
- Utah Business, May 23, 2014: Director DeLaina Tonks, 30 Women to Watch
- Good Things Utah, March 3, 2014: Why a Mother and Daughter Love Mountain Heights Academy
- The Davis Clipper, March 1, 2014: Reading Help Includes Tech
- KUTV Fresh Living, February 20, 2014: Mountain Heights Academy
- Deseret News, January 24, 2014: Hawthorne Elementary Students Treated to Storytime, Ipods
- The Spectrum, January 24, 2014: Students Celebrate National Reading Day
- Scholastic, December 2, 2013: Are Textbooks Relics of the Past?
- Utah Business, October 8, 2013: Sara Layton, Highlighted Players in Utah Business
- The Spectrum, September 1, 2013: Teacher Earns Accolades for Role in Digital Classroom
- American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, August 15, 2013: College Professor Moves to High School Classroom, Receives American Board Utah Teacher of the Year Award
- Salt Lake Tribune, August 11, 2013: Z’s to A’s: Do Utah students suffer from lack of sleep?
- Good4Utah.com, June 20, 2013: A Day in the Life of a Mountain Heights Academy Student
- iNACOL, June 19, 2013: Open Educational Resources and Collaborative Content Development: A Practical Guide for State and School Leaders
- Salt Lake Tribune, May 21, 2013: Mountain Heights Academy Student and Utah Video Contest Zooms in on Clearing the Smog
- Standard Examiner, April 16th, 2013: Mountain Heights Academy Student Receives National Recognition for Baseball; Credits Online Classes with Increasing Motivation in Schooling.
- Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, April 14, 2013: Local students work toward graduation-Without Going to the Classroom
- Fox 13 News, April 12, 2013: Utah High School Students Attend Virtual Prom
- The Spectrum, March 9, 2013: Sara Layton named Teacher of the Year Finalist
- Building Creative Bridges, March 8, 2013: Open Introductions, Open Education Week, Wikinomics, and Murmuration
- American Journal of Education, February, 2013: The Nature of Parental Interactions in an Online School
- Wayne and Garfield County Insider, February 28. 2013: Local Curriculum Writer Recognized for Talent, Teaching Ability
- Studio 5, February 8, 2013: Studio 5 Explores Mountain Heights Academy
- Daily Herald, February 7, 2013: Utah’s Online Public School Expanding to 7th, 8th Grades
- Salt Lake Tribune, February 5, 2013: Online Education Celebrated For Expanding
- Salt Lake Tribune, January 6, 2013: Mountain Heights Science Chair Wins Prestigious Governor’s Medal of Excellence Award
- Education Week, October 17, 2012: Open Ed Resources Encourage Teachers to Tinker
- Studio 5, August 27, 2012: Open High School
- Brigham Young University McKay Today Magazine, Spring 2012: Open Education
- Deseret News, June 19, 2012: The 50 Best-Scoring High Schools in Utah (Open High School of Utah #31 in the State)
- KSL.com, May 30, 2012: College Courses to be Made Available through Open High School
- Standard Examiner, May 21, 2012: Online Charter School Now Offers Dual Credits for Weber State University, High Schools
- The Journal, May 16, 2012: Who Will Vet the Textbooks of the Future?
- The Journal, May 9, 2012: Running a School on Open Educational Resources
- Utah Business, May 7, 2012: Open High School of Utah Partners with Weber State University to Provide College Classes
- Iterating Towards Openness, May 5, 2012: Open High School of Utah Keeps Winning Awards
- USDLA, May 1, 2012: USDLA 2012 International Awards Presented for Excellence in Distance Education and Teaching
- Davis County Clipper, April 19, 2012: Online School Provides Option for Local Students
- Education Week, February 8, 2012: Picking and Choosing Digital Content
- Deseret News, January 19, 2012: Utah Teachers embrace School Choice
- The Washington Times, January 18, 2012: School Choice gives Teachers Options
- Forbes, January 2, 2012: Digital Classrooms: Is the Investment Paying Off?
- OnlineSchools.com, December 20, 2011: Socialization for the 21st Century
- AAATeachers.org, December 14, 2011: Association of American Educators Foundation Announces Fall 2011 National Teacher Scholarship & Classroom Grant Winners
- EduTech West Central Region, December 2011: Open High School of Utah
- K12OpenEd.com, November 2011: Building Online and Blended Learning Environments with Free, Open Resources
- EducationPortal.com, October 2011: Utah’s Open High is Making a Difference Around the World
- Online-Education.net, September 2011: Are Women Opting Out of Science Careers
- PAEMST Recognition Program: Amy Pace Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- Iterating Toward Openness, September 14, 2011: Open High School of Utah Curriculum Release 2.0
- Emerging Ed Tech, September 14, 2011: Educators use Cloud-Based Solutions to Take Learning to the Next Level
- Association of American Educators, Education Matters, August 2011: The Next Innovation, Open Educational Resources
- KQED, MindShift, August 2, 2011: What Would the Freedom Riders Have Tweeted?
- KQED, MindShift, July 27th, 2011: 5 Ways Teachers are Getting Inspired this Summer
- Edutopia.org, July 25, 2011: Radical Curriculum Sharing at the Open High School of Utah
- Online Schools.com, July 13, 2011: The 5 Best Online Teachers in America
- Salt Lake Tribune, June 9, 2011: Open High School wins Tech Award
- Association of American Educators, June 8, 2011: Open High School and DeLaina Tonks Winners of 2011 AAEF Teacher Scholarship and Classroom Grants
- Daily Herald, June 5, 2011: Online Education may be Utah’s Future
- eSchool News, June 7, 2011: eSchool of the Month Open High School of Utah shares its ed-tech success with others
- Huffington Post, February 12, 2011: Open High: A Great Choice and Contribution
- edReformer, February 2, 2011: Open High Blazing New Path
- Parents for Choice in Education, January 13, 2011: Is This the Revolution We Have Been Waiting For?
- The Deseret News, December 11, 2010: Bicknell Teacher Also Earns D.C. Honor
- edReformer, December 9, 2010: Open High Teacher to Receive Presidential Award
- Association of American Educators, December 2, 2010: One Utah School Ahead of the Digital Learning Pack
- edReformer, November 17, 2010: Open High School of Utah Mentioned by Arne Duncan
- Iterating Toward Openness, November 14, 2010: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Talks about the Open High School of Utah
- Open Ed Conference, November 2-4, 2010: Barcelona, Spain
- Sliderocket, September 21, 2010: Back to School with Sliderocket and Google
- edReformer, September 20, 2010: Utah Champion Skater is an Online Student
- NetworkWorld, September 16, 2010: Open High is a school built entirely on Open Source
- OpenSource.com, September 10, 2010: (Video) Open Source Goes to High School
- OpenSource.com, September 7, 2010: Open Source Goes to High School
- Iterating Toward Openness, September 7, 2010: OHSU OCW Opens
- edReformer, September 7, 2010: Open HS Launches Open Resources Project
- CreativeCommons.org, September 7, 2010: The Open High School of Utah Releases Open Educational Curriculum Under CC BY
- Creative Commons, August 23, 2010: CC Talks with Open High School of Utah’s DeLaina Tonks: Open Education and Policy
- Salt Lake Tribune, November 23, 2010: U.S. Secretary of Education Praises Utah School
- The Daily Universe July 14, 2010: Grad Receives Charter School Educator Award
- Society for Mathematical Biology July 6, 2010: OHSU Math Teacher Rebecca Swank Receives 2010 Lee Segal Prize for Best Paper
- Salt Lake Tribune July 5th, 2010: No Chalk in This Algebra Class, Just Digital Ink
- KCSG Television July 1, 2010: Santa Clara Online Teacher Named Charter School Educator of the Year
- edReformer, June 29, 2010: Math that’s Fast, Flexible, and Great for Kids
- KSL.com June 29, 2010: Online math teacher is top charter school educator
- White House, June 7, 2010: OHSU Science Teacher Amy Pace Receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- Red Meat Radio, May 28th 2010: Inaugural Year Recap with DeLaina Tonks
- Virtual Learning, March 26, 2010: Open Source Learning
- Education Next, March 25, 2010: What We Can Learn From Utah’s Open High
- Salt Lake Tribune, February 18, 2010: Students All A-Twitter in Their Virtual Capitol Tour
- Fordham Institute, January 20, 2010: Open Source Education
- Iterating Toward Openness, January 5, 2010: Enjoying the “Unaware/Unaware” Critics of OHSU
- Salt Lake Tribune, January 2, 2010: Charter School Breaks Ground in Open Education
- eSchool News, December 31, 2009: Open Course ware Gains Momentum