Summer Fine Arts Opportunities
Granite School District is offering a variety of exciting music, art, and drama summer camps this year. This is a great opportunity for your student to further develop their art skills or try something new over the summer! Click here to learn more.
Open House Meetings
Join Superintendent Horsley and members of the Granite Board of Education for an Open House Meeting about the ongoing elementary boundary and closure study. They’ll also be available for a general district Q&A to answer any questions you may have.
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00 PM at Wasatch Jr. High (3750 S 3100 E)
Recordings from two other recent general open house meetings are available below:
- April 22 – Granger High School
- April 24 – Olympus High School
Congratulations Excel 2025 Winners
Each year, we honor 9 teachers and 1 administrator for their extraordinary efforts inside our schools. Check out the 2025 Excel Award recipients and how they’re making a difference every day. *Click ‘Next’ on the video player below to view the entire video playlist, or click here to watch the videos on YouTube.*
Superintendent Snapshots
Check out some recent videos from Superintendent Horsley below:
- How are Schools Staffed? (Two Videos)
- GSD Fund Balance
- Teacher Appreciation Week
Digital Safety Resources
We’ve gathered a collection of trusted resources to help you navigate digital safety, set healthy boundaries, and support your child’s well-being in the digital world. Please take a few moments to review the tools, tips, and guides below – some available in both English and Spanish – to help keep your child safe, happy, and responsible online.
- Don’t Be Blown Away By Your Child’s Smartphone Use – How do we stay safe on our smartphones?
- Plugged In Parents: Grades K-8 from Common Sense Media – A presentation with resources in English and Spanish that addresses keeping kids safe, happy, and healthy in the digital age.
- Social Media, Gaming, and Mental Health – A presentation with resources in English and Spanish from Common Sense Media
- Be Internet Awesome from Google – Digital safety resources for family in English and Spanish
- Digital Citizenship – Granite District’s Educational Technology department’s list of curated resources for navigating an online world.
- Digital Safety Video – Smartphones and mobile devices are great tools for connecting friends, finding information, and managing daily life. There are, however, important things every parent needs to know to prevent unwanted surprises from their child’s smartphone use.
- How to Set Up Parental Controls on iPhone?
- Setting up parental controls on an Android phone?
- Chromebook and Internet Safety Handout – How does the district keep students safe while they use their Chromebooks?
- How to Report Social Media Accounts
- Blocked Google Services FAQ – Learn more about why some Google Service, such as YouTube, are blocked for students as of May 2025.
Dangerous Chromebook Social Media Trend:
Granite School District would like to make parents aware of a concerning trend circulating social media that has gained attention in recent weeks. The trend encourages students to intentionally jam mechanical pencil led into the power port of their Chromebook, causing a spark, smoking, or even a fire.
An article describing this trend can be found here: TikTok Trend: Chromebook Vandalism
Google Takeout
For individuals who are leaving Granite District at the end of the school year, Granite Google accounts are no longer active or accessible after graduation, retirement or leaving the district for other reasons. It’s important to backup any data you want to preserve. Allow yourself plenty of time to do this since it can be a lengthy process depending on how much data you will be backing up.
The preferred method of backing up your documents is by using the following instructions for Google Takeout.
If you need assistance with this process, please work with your school Technology Coach or Library Technology Coach.
It’s Time For State Testing
As many of our schools and students are carrying out state testing, we wanted to share these tips to help your students succeed:
– Get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast
– Make the morning relaxing and arrive at school on time.
– Pace yourself, read questions carefully, and don’t rush yourself.
