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 ...
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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 ...
Hunter High Teacher Named State FBLA Advisor of the Year
Congratulations to Hunter High’s Tonya Bryner for being selected as the State FBLA Advisor of the Year. Mrs. Bryner has been an FBLA advisor at Hunter High for six years and was involved in FBLA when she was in high school and college. While in college she held state and national office ...
2021 Excel Award Winners Announced
Albert Ferrarons-FontBecki MonsonJennette FordhamAmy RoperCynthia PearsonJennifer FoulkeMichael KraniskiRachel SorensenSam NoyceTayler Khater Granite Education Foundation has named the 10 recipients of this year's Excel Award - the top honor for Granite School District educators. This year's ...
A Glimpse into the Rewarding Work of Being a Reading Tutor
Makenna Shaw AmeriCorps is a voluntary program that is supported by the U.S. federal government, corporations, and foundations. Among the many responsibilities of an AmeriCorps member is being a reading tutor to students in elementary and secondary schools. “I really enjoy getting to know ...