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Granite School District > Granite News > Parent Link > GSD students are Future Problem Solvers

GSD students are Future Problem Solvers

May 2016Granite Schools

Students from all across Granite School District excelled in the recent Future Problem Solvers state competition.

This annual event allows individuals and teams to conduct research on chosen topics and develop solutions to current societal challenges.

Community Problem Solving

David Gourley Elementary (Veterans Day Program)
Historical Perseveration PBL Award

Granite Technical Institute (T.E.A.M. U.P.)
Sustainability CmPS Award

Olympus High School (Mill Creek Arts)
Community Arts CmPS Award

Scenarios Category
Senior:
1st Place – Brielle Reichert, Evergreen Jr. High (Qunuqamken)

Middle:
1st Place – Jade Cornaby, Wasatch Jr. High (What the Carving Said)
2nd Place – Ehren Reichert, Evergreen Jr. High (Phoenix)

Junior:
1st Place – Clair Reichert, Mill Creek Elementary (Recovery Road)
2nd Place – Alex Knorpp, Howard Driggs Elementary (The Earthquake)
3rd Place – Matthew Herron, Howard Driggs Elementary (The Big One)

Presentation Action Plan
Senior:
1st Place – Catherine Miner, Seth Brown, Maren Maxfield, Matt Davis (Olympus High)
2nd Place – Irene Powlick, Lauren Harvey, Kate DeGroote, Jade Cornaby (Skyline High, Churchill Jr. High, Olympus High, Wasatch Jr. High)

Middle:
1st Place – Quaylin Dang, Mary Hammer, Angelina Skedros, Rebekah Richey (Wasatch Jr. High)
2nd Place – Helen Wang, Kyrene Benfield, Gavin Smith, Ella Kortbawi, Rachel Willick (Wasatch Jr. High)

Junior:
1st Place – Anne Coon, Serena Dickson, Anna Dalley, Evan Coon (Eastwood Elementary)
2nd Place – Claire Mayfield, Alexandria Rice, Janie Rice, Isabelle Cannon, Emma Hall, Lauren Stone (Howard Driggs Elementary)

GIPS Individual
Middle:
1st Place – Rachel Willick, Wasatch Jr. High

Junior:
1st Place – Kate Kaufman, Morningside Elementary
2nd Place – Thushar Reppale, Morningside Elementary
3rd Place – Clara Pitts, Fox Hills Elementary

GIPS Team
Senior:
1st Place – Irene Powlick, Lauren Harvey, Kate DeGroote, Jade Cornaby (Skyline High, Wasatch Jr. High, Olympus High, Churchill Jr. High)
2nd Place – Catherine Miner, Seth Brown, Maren Maxfield, Matt Davis (Olympus High)

Middle:
1st Place – Quaylin Dang, Mary Hammer, Angelina Skedros, Rebekah Richey (Wasatch Jr. High)
2nd Place – Helen Wang, Kyrene Benfield, Gavin Smith, Ella Kortbawi (Wasatch Jr. High)

Junior:
1st Place – Wyatt Nielson, Andrew Rasmussen, Louis McCracken, Rico Contreras (Morningside Elementary)
2nd Place – Isabelle White, Logan Luker, Laila Serguievski, Quinn Johnson (Morningside Elementary)
3rd Place – Anne Coon, Serena Dickson, Anna Dalley, Evan Coon (Eastwood Elementary)

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