EAGLE MOUNTAIN — We’re just days away from Utah kids going back to school. For some students, it’s not just a new school year; some are getting a whole new school. One of them is Sage Canyon Middle School in Eagle Mountain, signaling a new direction for education in that growing part of the state.

Unpacking and preparing, health and yoga teacher Justice Reda said she was thrilled to teach at the new Sage Canyon Middle School opening in Eagle Mountain.

“My most exciting thing I’m looking forward to is getting to know students,” Reda said.

Coming to Sage Canyon means those students are now in her hometown.

“I lived in Eagle Mountain my entire life. I could walk to the school,” Reda said.

Other teachers share her enthusiasm.

“I’m just so excited, as I look around this room alone and I

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