Recently there have been reports in the news regarding outbreaks of Norovirus in Utah schools. Norovirus is a highly contagious infection that causes gastroenteritis, leading to diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Granite School District is taking steps to prevent the spread of illness at ...
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Watch: Junior high students tackling big environmental issues
Students in JoAnne Brown's science classes at Olympus Jr. High are participating in the national Lexus Eco Challenge, which invites students to develop environmental solutions in their own community. This year's participating teams are taking on air pollution, clean transportation, biofuel, and ...
Help us keep the air clean for our students
You can reduce air pollutants with the turn of a key. Although it may seem like your individual effort to reduce emissions won’t have an impact, the collective actions of each person can help our students breathe easy. The bulk of wintertime inversion pollution comes from mobile sources ...
Here’s how you can help our students breathe easy (infographic)
Some folks enjoy summer, others prefer a snowy winter; but there’s complete consensus on at least one weather condition: valley inversions. Inversions are an unpleasant reality everyone, especially young children, senior citizens and those with respiratory conditions. Although the issue occurs on ...
What is the Student Neighborhood Access Program?
Walking or biking to school has many more advantages than saving money on gasoline. More walking to and from school means cleaner air, less traffic congestion, healthy habits, and support for infrastructure improvements. It can also translate to a deeper sense of community for neighborhood ...
Crestview honors deceased former custodian with newly installed bench
There was hardly a dry eye at Crestview Elementary when news of Steve Anderson’s passing reached students and teachers one morning last January. Anderson died only a few months after being diagnosed with a fatal lung disease, and left sad hearts at the school he served for eight years as a ...
Hats off to our Granite District custodians
Granite School District custodians work with the motto that each student deserves a safe, clean and comfortable environment that will enhance learning and growth. It’s no surprise to hear that custodians are often the recipients of the Customer Service Star and other recognitions. Their efforts ...
Students clean up Jordan River Parkway, progress in national competition
A team of environmentally-conscious students are taking steps to improve their community as they work toward winning tens of thousands of dollars. Profectus, a group of six students from Olympus Junior High School in Holladay, spent hours clearing an invasive weed known as the "puncture vine" from ...