Granite School District will host three parent seminars on youth protection during the school year. Each of the seminars will address the topics of mental health, substance abuse, bullying, and Internet safety. Please attend on the date and time that is most convenient for your family: Thursday, October 13, 2016 Olympus High School (4055 S. ...
anti-bullying
Westbrook Elementary students write, perform anti-bullying opera
Sixth-graders at Westbrook Elementary worked with members of the Utah Symphony & Opera to compose and write songs about how to combat bullying. The finished opera, titled “Way to Be: Bully Free,” details how students can work together to turn differences into strengths. The show was performed at the school and the Rose Wagner Theatre as part ...
Junior high Care Team empowering students to curb disrespect
Students at West Lake Junior High School are taking steps to create a culture of courtesy and respect at the school with a new tool - a student-driven Care Team. With around 20 members, the Care Team works to create an environment where 7th and 8th graders get along and feel accepted and safe. Each member was chosen by their peers to lead the ...
Harlem Globetrotter underscores school-wide anti-bullying campaign
Anthony “Buckets” Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters stopped by Rolling Meadows Elementary to lend his support of the school’s anti-bullying project. Blakes’ ABC (Action, Bravery, and Compassion) message added to Rolling Meadows’ current acronym, SWAT (Stop, Walk Away, and Talk). “I’m adding to the campaign you guys already have, and together we ...
Student creates campaign to bridle bullying
Have you ever seen those prescription drug commercials that tout a medicine but also include long lists of potentially dangerous side effects? Well, that’s how Brockbank Junior High student Jenne-Lee Cannon describes bullying – someone forcing you to take a drug that almost always carries negative side effects. She talked about the dangers of ...