We bid a very fond farewell to those Granite School District professionals retiring in 2020. These individuals served as teachers, principals, administrators, office professionals, support staff, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance staff, counselors, and other roles in the district. We are so ...
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Granite School District Virtual Art Shows
Public health guidelines have prevented the usual in-person high school and junior high art shows. However, you can still see incredible works of art created by Granite students. Click on a school to see a Virtual Art Show of curated student pieces. Cyprus High School Virtual Art ShowGranite ...
Trailblazing Taylorsville High Spanish Teacher Named GSD Teacher of the Year
When Ryan Wells' father suggested they go for a bicycle ride up the canyon on such a delightfully sunny day, he readily agreed. All was well until the police sirens sounded behind him. Confused, Ryan slowed his bike and stopped on the shoulder of the road. Than out of the back of the squad car ...
Teachers Recruit Volunteers Across the Country to Host Virtual ASL Competition
The Utah High School American Sign Language State Competition was just one day away when state officials announced that large gatherings were canceled and schools would move to distance learning. With approximately 400 students planning to attend the competition from 20 different high schools ...
Teachers Navigating Challenges, Discovering New Methods in Age of Distance Learning
Distance learning has come with a bit of a learning curve for everyone, but our teachers have spent hours on end to shift the learning from the classroom to online. Although most teachers wish they could see their students in person, technologies like Zoom, Google Hangouts and Canvas still make ...
2020 Legislative Session Summary
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 ...
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 ...