The Excel Award selection committee hopped on a bus and traveled around the district to surprise educators with Granite’s prestigious award.

Shock, awe and gratitude flashed across the faces of the recipients, but their recognition comes as no surprise to their students and colleagues. Here are this year’s Excel Award winners:

Emily Lehnardt – First Grade Teacher, Cottonwood Elementary
Sheri Coats – Third Grade Teacher, Armstrong Academy
Sarah Wilson – , First Grade Teacher, South Kearns Elementary
Zachary Layton – English Teacher, Eisenhower Jr High
Wendee Johnston – Kindergarten Teacher, Whittier Elementary
Yvonne Miller – Fourth Grade Teacher, Fremont Elementary
Rhonda Small-Oakes – Special Education Teacher, Hartvigsen
Anita Ardi – Social Studies Teacher, Churchill Jr High
Callah Morrey – Fifth Grade Teacher, West Kearns Elementary
Craig Stauffer – Principal, Hunter High