This year Granite Education Foundation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Excel Award - an annual recognition of nine outstanding teachers and one outstanding administrator in Granite School District. It's tradition for the winners to be surprised in their classrooms by Superintendent Bates, Granite Education Foundation, and other special ...
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Skyline freshman named Broadcom Masters national finalist
Ninth-grader Anthony Hill is one of 30 national finalists in the 7th annual Broadcom MASTERS, one of the country’s most prestigious STEM middle school competitions. Anthony competed at the district and regional science fair levels in the spring before moving on to the national competition. He will travel to Washington, D.C. with 29 other ...
Plethora of praise for Dual Language Immersion programs
Dual Language Immersion programs in Granite School District continue to receive acclaim from multiple organizations and individuals. The district currently offers Dual Language Immersion classes in 19 schools for Chinese, Spanish and French. This article in France-Amerique Magazine praises Utah’s advancements in dual language education and ...
Board Meeting Report – August 2016
Administrative Reports Don Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on a YMCA Mill Hollow proposal. For more information, contact Support Services at 385-646-4597. Doug Larson, Director of Policy & Legal Services, gave a report on district wide Civil Rights Compliance Training. The board convened into an ...
GSD educators receive top honors from Utah Art Education Association
Two Granite School District educators were selected from a large pool of nominations to receive this year’s top awards from the Utah Art Education Association. Tami Searle of Churchill Junior High was selected as the 2015 Utah Junior High School Art Teacher of the Year. The selection committee was “extremely impressed with Ms. Searle’s ...
Churchill Jr. uses yoga to help raise awareness of mental illness and wellness
In an effort to bring attention to mental illness in their community and around the state, staff at Churchill Junior High hosted a grand yoga night for students, families and community members. “We’ve seen an increase in mental illness not just in our school but across the district and state,” said Churchill assistant principal Trent Hendricks. ...
Customer Service Star – Office of champions
This week’s Customer Service Star goes to an office team that has created a welcoming, positive atmosphere for students, parents and staff. “Shawna Cluff, Cris Brimley, and our attendance and counseling secretaries Deb Despain, Shirlee Carroll, and Consuela Reynosa are outstanding at Churchill Jr. High." “We receive compliments regarding how ...
Hunter High, Churchill Jr. take top spots in MESA Day competition
If the word ‘engineering’ has never piqued your interest, chances are you’ve never been to the District’s annual MESA Day competition. The annual contest brings together MESA (Math Engineering and Science Achievement) clubs from schools throughout the District to compete in events such as egg drop, prosthetic arm development, Krypto games, ...
Churchill Jr. High team takes second place in Stock Market Game
What would you do if you were given $100,000? Would you spend it all at once? Would you put it directly into a savings account? For a group of students at Churchill Jr. High, the answer would be to invest and grow the money. With the help of advisor Chris Winn, this team of financially savvy teens traded their way to second place in the ...
Churchill Jr. High students hit the pavement in decades-old 5K fun run
The neighborhood surrounding Churchill Junior High served as an ideal running track for hundreds of students sprinting to support their school. Churchill’s annual 5K Fun Run began back in 1977 and has been running strong ever since. The event pulls together the resources of school staff, parent groups, and community organizations. “The main ...