Kelly Schmidt

Reporter

Kelly Schmidt is a reporter for the health, education and environment desk.

(Paul White | The Associated Press) A copy painting of the "Mona Lisa" is seen through the viewfinder of a video camera on display in Spain's Prado Museum in Madrid Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. The "Mona Lisa" copy which went on display Tuesday was painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original, museum officials said.

Utah art teacher fired over classical nude images wants an apology from school district

By Kelly Schmidt | January 5, 2018, 2:56 a.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Children recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony in recognition of children who have obtained citizenship through their parents, Thursday, December 28, 2017. Some were adopted by U.S. citizen parents; others derived citizenship when their immigrant parents became naturalized citizens.

‘What could be more amazing’ — young immigrant Utahns make their U.S. citizenship official

By Kelly Schmidt | December 29, 2017, 6:24 a.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Angela Doan is Salt Lake City's new Senior Advisor for Education, a position that's new to the Mayor's Office. She grew up in Salt Lake City and taught in the Salt Lake City School District for four years before moving to Massachusetts to get her law degree and work for students and child advocacy groups.

Salt Lake City mayor's new adviser focused on ending ‘school-to-prison pipeline’

By Kelly Schmidt | December 28, 2017, 2:54 p.m.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Julie Edwards, left, flags down an available seat as she is joined by Claudia Pohl, as volunteers and community leaders served their annual Christmas dinner to more than 800 homeless Utahns Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall in downtown Salt Lake City.

Teachers at a Utah school host holiday dinner to ‘show the kids that they matter’

By Kelly Schmidt | December 23, 2017, 3:16 a.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake School District volunteer Brian Conley wheels two new bikes to fill a Christmas present order for a family in need at the Salvation Army's Angel Tree distribution warehouse at the Utah State Fairgrounds. Needy families living in the Salt Lake School District picked up their bags of presents Friday Dec. 22, just in time for Christmas.

Needy Salt Lake City kids and their families get a ticket to Christmas, thanks to support for Angel Tree program

By Kelly Schmidt | December 22, 2017, 11:14 p.m.

(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paul Christensen visits with some of his former students following a Christmas concert at Cottonwood Place senior living community in Holladay Friday December 15, 2017. During the concert the Salt Lake Education Foundation presented a new scholarship in his honor. For 30 years, Christensen inspired generations of students at Highland High School to pursue their musical talents as the lively choral director of the school's many music programs.

‘Man loved by so many,’ longtime music teacher at Utah’s Highland High School honored with scholarship

By Kelly Schmidt | December 19, 2017, 7:23 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Alpine School District) Hillcrest Elementary School in Orem.

Utah County’s Alpine School District to consolidate two Orem elementary schools, sparking talk of a district split

By Kelly Schmidt | December 13, 2017, 8:25 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) First graders Jaxie Marx and Rebecca Marshallwatch the skies as Santa and Mrs Claus arrive in a helicopter, at Centennial Elementary School, in Roosevelt, Utah, as volunteer pilots from the Utah Wing of Angel Flight West, brought school supplies and gifts to students on their annual Santa Flight. Friday, December 8, 2017.

Kids cheer as Santa Flight delivers holiday gifts, school supplies to Duchesne County school

By Kelly Schmidt | December 9, 2017, 3:19 a.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) School bus drops off students at Valley High School, Jordan School District's alternative high school Tuesday Nov. 28. The school has added two bus routes over the last two school years – services it has never had in its more than 40 years.
Alternative schools usually never have their own bus routes in Utah. But Sharon Jensen, principal of the high school, rallied for several years to get her students buses to give them better access to an educational environment that can work for them.
The routes pick up between 40 and 45 students between he two buses currently from about five different stops throughout the district.

A simple bus ride in Jordan School District opens world of opportunities at alternative high school

By Kelly Schmidt | December 6, 2017, 2:15 p.m.

(courtesy of Rick Larsen) | Rich High School will change its mascot from the Confederate Rebels to the Revolutionary Rebels. Students came up with the idea to keep the school symbol's name, but change it's uniform colors to reflect a solider from the Revolutionary War. Students have submitted designs for the new mascot that will be presented to the school board for approval.

A simple color change is allowing Rich High School to drop its Confederate soldier mascot

By Kelly Schmidt | November 17, 2017, 6:02 p.m.