Several Granite schools were among the top donor groups in this year's Souper Bowl of Caring donation drive. Lake Ridge Elementary and Beehive Elementary were among the top ten elementary school donor groups in the country. Churchill Jr. High, Valley Jr. High, Olympus High School, and Skyline High School were among the top secondary schools in ...
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Here are just a few highlights from a season of giving
Granite School District students, staff, parents, and community members reached out in many ways to help others this holiday season. Additionally, many GSD students and families were recipients of the kindness and generosity of neighbors and strangers alike. We wish to express our deep gratitude for all those who gave time, money and other ...
Cottonwood High fundraiser blitz supports boy recovering from cancer
Cottonwood High students spent a morning raising money to help grant the wish of a young boy recovering from brain cancer. Magnus, the energetic boy who quickly won the hearts of Cottonwood students, has always wanted to go on a cruise, or as he puts it: "Go on a boat with big waterslides." The fundraiser assembly featured Cottonwood High's ...
Opportunity to help refugee families in Granite School District
Granite Education Foundation is teaming up with other community organizations to serve Utah refugee families this holiday season. Your donation will make a difference in the life of a refugee. More than 70% of the state’s refugee families live in the boundaries of Granite School District. Many are under-employed and have a difficult time paying ...
Third-graders tackle challenge to collect socks for homeless
When a challenge is issued, third-graders at Elk Run Elementary step up in a big way. After hearing about the ‘Soktober’ initiative launched by the creators behind YouTube sensation ‘Kid President,’ teachers and students decided to lend their support to help clothe homeless families in Utah. What followed was a school-wide sock drive that ...
Bigger than a rivalry: schools battle to fight hunger
During halftime of their major football rivalry game, student body officers from Olympus and Skyline walked out on the field together laughing and smiling. For a brief moment, the acrimony between Titan and Eagle fans dissipated as the stadium’s loudspeakers announced the total count from the schools’ ‘Souper Bowl of Caring’ fundraiser efforts. ...
Infographic: A look at charitable activities in Granite School District
It was a tremendous season of giving in Granite School District. Students and staff at all locations in the District found ways to give back to their community. ...
Whittier Elementary family begins third year of holiday donation drive
Two years ago Hailee Strandgard told her mother that she wanted to give away all her toys to homeless children. That spirit of generosity from a young child has snowballed into a community effort to bring happiness to children in need during the holiday season. Now for the third year in a row, Hailee and her family are gathering items ...
A look at charitable activities in the district during the holiday season
Students, teachers, staff members, volunteers, parents, and community members have opened their hearts during the past few months in numerous charitable activities. ...
Students fill buckets full of gifts for multiple organizations
As students filed into the multipurpose room at Cottonwood Elementary they were greeted with a big bright smile by none other than Jolly Old St. Nicholas himself. Except the difference between this encounter and any other typical Santa Claus meeting was that the children were the gift-givers. Like several other special guests at Cottonwood ...