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 ...
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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 ...
Evergreen Jr High Educator Named CTE New Teacher of the Year
Anya Burtis, a College & Career Awareness and Family & Consumer Sciences teacher at Evergreen Junior High, has been named the Utah New Teacher of the Year by the Utah Association for Career & Technical Education. Using her passion for CTE, Anya instructs with the goal of helping ...
Granite Park Teacher Named Earth Science Teacher of the Year
Granite Park Junior High School science teacher Kristina Hight has been selected by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists as the Mountain West Earth Science Teacher of the Year. This award is given to educators who have "demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of geoscience ...
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 ...
Hunter Grad Now Helps Students at His Alma Mater Get to College
Sambat Kim recently returned to the halls of Hunter High where he used to walk as a student. However, now he walks them as a College Access Advisor. He is creating change and hope in the lives of many. Kim was one of 15 college advisors to be selected and recognized as an Outstanding College ...
Cottonwood High Baseball Coach Named UHSAA Coach of the Year
Cottonwood High School baseball coach Jason Crawford was named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year by UHSAA. This encompasses all classifications, 1A-6A baseball programs. “Being named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year means that we are doing things right as a program,” said Crawford. “Our ...
Skyline Teacher Named Utah History Teacher of the Year
Skyline High teacher Melinda Reay was named 2019 Utah History Teacher of the Year. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents this award annually to the teachers who are dedicated to American history. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is dedicated to American history ...
Cottonwood High Teacher Named Utah Teacher of the Year
Our very own Lauren Merkley has been named the 2020 Utah Teacher of the Year by state superintendent Syd Dickson. Merkley, an English teacher at Cottonwood High School, was announced as the state winner during the Teacher of the Year banquet honoring the top teachers from school districts and ...
Two GSD Students Earn National Awards of Merit in PTA Reflections Contest
Marlo Harmer of Churchill Jr High and Joshua Johnson of Fox Hills Elementary each received national recognition in this year's PTA Reflections contest. The Reflections contest invites students across the country to create original works of art in response a student-selected theme. Students submit ...