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- ↑ "Spy Hop one of 50 finalists for National Arts & Humanities Youth Programs Award". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2013-04-30.
- ↑ "Live Applause and Working Artists: New Market Research Reveals What Urban, Low-Income Tweens Want in Afterschool Arts Programs". The Wallace Foundation.
- ↑ "Two teenagers from Spy Hop win first place in Grammy contest". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2013-01-29.
- ↑ "Utahn wins prestigious scholarship to study in the U.K." The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ↑ "First lady honors SLC's Spy Hop after-school program". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2015-11-17.