Pictured from back to front is: Cambri Hazel, Valentina Heyn, Brick Mecham, Kayden Francom, Sam Sly, Thomas Stephens, Parker Harrison and Colby Hazel

On Friday, October 2, the East Meadows 5th graders took the opportunity to visit Olympic Park near Park City. Olympic Park served as a venue for the 2002 Olympics. Besides providing many fun winter activities, students learned that snow is important to the economy. In fact snow is called ‘white gold,’ and without it industries would economically suffer. Although the students didn’t get to participate in snow activities on this day, they got to take a bus to the top of the world’s highest-altitude ski jump and also sit in the bobsleds.