Oath of Office Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swenson administered the Oath of Office to newly elected board member Todd Zenger (Precinct I) and re-elected board members Connie Anderson (Precinct II) and Sarah Meier (Precinct IV). The board convened into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence - Jim Bridger Elementary ...
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Granite Park is Utah’s only National AVID Demonstration School
Administrators and faculty at Granite Park Junior High were elated to hear from the AVID “bigwigs” that the school’s status as a National Demonstration School (the only school in Utah to earn the distinction) will be renewed through 2019. AVID, an acronym for Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a national program designed to help ...
Board Meeting Report – July 2016
Board Meeting Reverence – Taylorsville High graduate's AVID Speech Consent Items Purchases Contracts Interlocal Agreement with Salt Lake County, Right of Way Improvement Near Cyprus/Brockbank Campus Administrative Appointment/Transfer Administration Reports Linda Mariotti, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning ...
Helping students rise to the occasion
Our Educator of the Week is Bonneville Jr. High math teacher and AVID coordinator Kym Hunsaker. Kym's classroom is known for being a "welcoming environment where students leave with fond memories, knowing they were cared for and supported the whole time they were with her." ...
Granite Park AVID teacher named GSD Teacher of the Year
Keri Graybill began to question the real reason why the school had been called down to an assembly when the TV cameras began filming in her direction. Then, when principal Danny Stirland handed the microphone to Superintendent Bates, a realization began to settle in Keri’s mind; a particularly exciting realization. With cheers from Granite Park ...
WVC mayor, other guests help judge Wright Elementary science fair
What is the hardest water? Which color of M&M’s melt the fastest? Can fruit charge phones? Which liquid will cause the most rust? Is food left on the ground for five seconds still ok to eat? The science fair is a not only a staple of grade school education, it’s a childhood milestone full of excitement, curiosity and discovery. For ...
Granite Park Jr. High re-earns distinction as “National Demonstration School”
Administrators and faculty at Granite Park Junior High were elated to hear from the AVID “bigwigs” that the school’s status as a National Demonstration School (the only school in Utah to earn the distinction) will be renewed for another year. The AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program is in place in more than 4,900 schools ...
Great Granite Students – Excellent service
This note comes from Taylorsville City Neighborhood Services coordinator Rhetta McIff in response to the assistance of Taylorsville High AVID students during an event titled Open Streets. “I appreciated having such a wonderful group of students assisting vendors, setting up, helping people find bathrooms, and playing in the streets. It was ...
Three things you didn’t know about Granite Park Junior High
Originally housed in what is now Lincoln Elementary (450 E. 3700 South), Granite Park Junior High in South Salt Lake is accustomed to change. Since its founding in 1961, Granite Park has successfully weathered numerous transformations and has built a strong foundation of academic prosperity for an incredibly diverse community. Here are some nifty ...