Friday marked the halfway point of a school year held completely during the coronavirus pandemic. The Post Register wanted to hear directly from students about what itâs been like to learn and attend school in 2020.
Students from throughout Bonneville County submitted essays to the paper sharing their thoughts on how the year has gone. Idaho Falls High School sophomore Sascha Mai was selected as the essay contest winner and will receive a $50 Target gift card. Her essay, along with the other finalists for the contest, are published below to show the challenges and highlights of the current state of education.
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Utah’s reputation for famous music-makers extends in many directions. But over the past 10 years, The Piano Guys have at least had a monopoly on the classical arena especially in the realm of spiritual songs, covers and, of course, their never-ending series of stunning viral YouTube videos. You may have seen them in videos with their signature instruments the grand piano and cello poised over some vast expanse. The quartet which is made up of cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, pianist Jon Schmidt, producer and videographer Paul Andreson and producer and fellow songwriter Al van der Beek redefine the term “quartet” by working together to fuse their cinematic music with visual wonder, and are celebrating their 10 years doing just that with a new album entitled, appropriately,