More than ten years ago, Utah State Senate member Jani Iwamoto enlisted the help of others to begin a community garden in Holladay. A large portion of this garden is dedicated to refugees in the community. Another section is dedicated to the Howard R. Driggs Elementary School. Last spring, students ...
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Wasatch Jr High Student Takes on Task of Repainting Mill Creek Elem. Playground Maps
Wasatch Jr. High student Daniella Selguera noticed that the maps painted on the asphalt of the playground at Mill Creek Elementary were showing obvious signs of age and wear. Daniella and her family took it upon themselves to repaint the maps for current and future students at Mill Creek. Over ...
West Lake Educator Named Runner Up for Utah Teacher of the Year
Spanish dual language immersion teacher Albert Ferrarons Font is this year's runner up for the Utah Teacher of the Year award - the highest honor for educators in the state. Mr. Ferrarons was crowned Granite School District's 2021 Teacher of the Year in the spring during a surprise announcement ...
Cottonwood High Grad to Represent Salt Lake Area in Leadership Summit
Yousuf Haidari, a recent graduate from Cottonwood High School, has been selected as one of this year's Bank of America Student Leaders. Yousuf is joining more than 300 community-minded high school juniors and seniors virtually this summer to focus on civic engagement, mentorship, leadership ...
Superintendent Bates Retirement Celebration
Superintendent Bates is retiring this year after 26 years in Granite School District, 11 of which were spent as superintendent. A celebration will be held in his honor on Tuesday, June 22 at the Granite Education Center (2500 S. State Street) 5-story building from 3 to 5 p.m. ...
Recap of This Year’s Teacher Features
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we gathered teacher feature nominations sent in by colleagues and parents from school locations throughout Granite School District. These spotlights were shared throughout the month of May over on Granite's Facebook page, and we've gathered them all ...
Wilson Elem. Teacher Receives UEA/doTERRa Excellence in Teaching Award
Kindergarten through 5th grade ESL teacher Mindy Layton has been named one of 10 educators to receive this year's UEA/doTERRA Excellence in Teaching Award. This annual recognition spotlights teachers in Utah who were selected based on their impact on individual students or groups of students. ...
Granite School District Named Employer of the Year
The University of Utah's Career & Professional Development Center has awarded Granite School District's Human Resources team with the 2021 Employer of the Year Award. The district was lauded for going the extra mile to "support pre-service teachers and customize placements in accordance with ...
Region 5 PTA Recognizes GSD Educators, Volunteers and Programs
The annual Region 5 PTA Awards are distributed to a handful of Granite School District educators, volunteers and programs that exemplify the values and mission of PTA. Here are the 2021 winners (*indicates state PTA winner): Spirit of Inclusivity "Mindfulness and Music" - Eastwood ...
High School Students Lead Initiative to Support Distance Learning Peers
A new student-led program called Every Learner Counts has officially launched at Cottonwood High. Every Learner Counts is a peer-led mentoring program which principally focuses on distance learners in the fourth term of this school year, and hopefully will expand far beyond this year. When ...