More than 80 bills pertaining to public education were introduced during the 2020 session of the Utah Legislature. Topics ranged from finances and budgets to school meals and concurrent enrollment. You can view the full slate of public education bills, including those that did not pass, on ...
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GSD Sterling Scholars Earn Top Honors
Congratulations to our Granite students who received the highest awards in the statewide Sterling Scholar program! The Sterling Scholar awards program was developed by The Deseret News and KSL Broadcasting Group to recognize outstanding high school seniors in Utah. Every high school selects one ...
Kearns High Newspaper Expanding to Become Community Publication
About seven years ago, Kathryn Wilkins became the advisor of The Cougar Claw at Kearns High School. At that time, most people didn’t even know there was a newspaper at the school. When Wilkins started, they didn’t have much of a budget. She and her class would take 11x15 papers into the copy ...
Videos: Mill Creek Students Reflect on Creating ‘Tactile’ Murals
A handful of students and teachers from Mill Creek Elementary have been traveling around the Salt Lake Valley presenting biome murals at different art symposiums, legislator luncheons, and USBE board meetings. At first glance the murals seem like fairly typical projects for an elementary science ...
Reflections and Future Plans from a Retiring 42-Year Teacher
After 42 years in the education profession, retiring Churchill Jr. High teacher Deb Wagner plans to continue being involved in her two great loves: science and physical education. “Everything is science. It’s all curiosity. When the kids are curious, half the battle is won. The kids come in and ...
Sixth Grade Students Work to Improve Life for Astronauts
Cottonwood Elementary 6th grade students were recently assigned a science project that was taken to another level, in a literal sense. Cottonwood teacher Emily Lehnardt assigned her students the task of designing a product that would make it easier for astronauts to live and work in space. Mrs. ...
Love of Learning Propels Book Club of Retired GSD Educators
A walking history of Granite School District, retired teachers and staff keep their minds sharp by getting together every month for book club. This book club has been going strong for more than 30 years. Lucy Anna Bywater is the leader of the group. She retired in 1992 and was a former counselor ...
Cottonwood High Baseball Coach Named UHSAA Coach of the Year
Cottonwood High School baseball coach Jason Crawford was named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year by UHSAA. This encompasses all classifications, 1A-6A baseball programs. “Being named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year means that we are doing things right as a program,” said Crawford. “Our ...
Kearns High Coach Focuses on How Students View Themselves
Kearns High School Football Coach Matt Rickards is the winningest football coach in Kearns High School historyl. The team has won regionals three years in a row. In 2004 Rickards starting coaching at Cyprus High and for the last seven seasons has been at Kearns High. Rickards has made a huge ...
Thespians from Multiple Schools Raise Funds for Kenya Refugees
Earlier this year four organizations worked together to create a fundraiser to raise money for Kenya Refugees. Granite School District, The Gandhi Alliance for Peace, United Nations and Plan-B Theater collaborated together for the one common goal. The United Nations approached local play writer ...