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 ...
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Mobile food pantry is latest resource to fight child hunger
Food insecurity is a growing epidemic among many families in Granite School District. Approximately 1 out of 5 students doesn’t get adequate nutrition. In response to the plight, Granite Education Foundation is ramping up efforts to meet student nutrition needs by partnering with Utah Food Bank ...
Hunter High robotics team spends Saturday helping kids assemble toys
Members of the Hunter High robotics club lent their tech-savvy talents to help kids at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk at Liberty Park. The students used their unique skill set to help children assemble and decorate wooden toy kits donated by Home Depot. ...
Video: Sisters forgo birthday gifts to help Utah refugee families
Like most children their age, Indy and Willa DeBirk look forward to a big birthday party with their friends every year. But instead of collecting piles of presents for themselves on their special day, Indy and Willa ask their party guests to bring items that may seem out of place at a birthday ...
Eisenhower Jr. High raises thousands for veterans to travel to Washington, D.C.
Nearly 400 students from Eisenhower Jr. High joined together last week to raise $2,000 for Utah Honors Flight, a charity which sends Utah veterans to Washington, D.C. to see war memorials. Students donated money for the activity, which included trampoline bouncing at the Wairhouse, a movie, and a ...
Participate in Love Utah Give Utah with Granite Education Foundation
Love UT Give UT brings together Utahns for one day of unprecedented giving. This Thursday, it’s your chance to make a real impact by investing in our Granite community’s future. Granite Education Foundation (GEF) will participate in this 24-hour, statewide fundraising event to raise funds for its ...
Bennion Jr. wrapped up year with enormous charity week
From Hailey Newton, SBO Advisor- Halls were decorated, flyers were hung, movies were made, and excitement grew. November was filled with hard work, a lot of stress, preparation, and anticipation, but Bennion Junior High School’s “Charity Week” was worth it. Student government, Cheer, and Peer ...
DNR delivers 200 fish eggs to elementary fish hatchery
Students at John C. Fremont Elementary welcomed a whole bunch of new friends to their living classroom this week. Officials from the Utah Department of Natural Resources delivered a container of 200 rainbow trout eggs for the school’s Wildlife Resources-authorized fish hatchery (the first in ...