With winter setting in, it’s a good time for a refresher on how air quality can affect recess time. Student health and safety is our primary concern. As such, schools monitor air quality indexes and take appropriate action based on guidance from the Utah Department of Health. The guidance ...
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West Kearns Elementary ‘mustache’ you don’t do drugs
Every year thousands of students in Utah pledge to be drug free during Red Ribbon Week. At West Kearns Elementary, this season’s slogan invites kids to wear that pledge beneath their noses. “We ‘Mustache’ you do not do drugs” was the theme for one of the Red Ribbon days at West Kearns. As part of ...
Olympus Jr. High student wins Utah’s 2016 Radon Poster Contest
Taylor Etherington’s expressive poster highlighting the dangers of radon gas earned him the top spot in a statewide competition. The Olympus Jr. High student was named the first place winner for grades 7-9 in The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s 2016 Radon Poster Contest. Taylor’s work ...
Taylorsville High students return lost wallet filled with $2.7K cash
Unified Police Department’s Taylorsville Precinct recently honored Jordan Cox and Crosby Bringhurst for their honesty and integrity. Last week while leaving school, the two Taylorsville High students stumbled on a wallet filled with $100 and $50 bills. As it turned out, the wallet belonged to a ...
Video: Customer Service Superstar
This week we are pleased to bring you the Customer Service Superstar for the month of May. Officer Anthony Martinez of the Granite School District Police Department received multiple nominations from individuals at different locations. We surprised him during a weekly briefing at the dispatch ...
Latino Family Night – an evening to hear from community leaders and learn about educational opportunities
Families throughout Granite School District are invited to attend the district’s upcoming Latino Family Night (Noche Familiar Latina) at Kearns High School. The event will include student performances as well as brief remarks from Latino community leaders, Granite superintendent Dr. Martin Bates, ...