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Elk Run student wins state National Missing Children’s Day poster contest

May 2016Granite Schools

Photo of student's winning poster from the National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest

Every year the U.S. Department of Justice invites fifth-graders across the country to create artwork on the theme "Bringing Our Missing Children Home" as part of National Missing Children's Day. Sierra Carr of Elk Run Elementary submitted a poster design incorporating her favorite design elements ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: attorney general, day, department of justice, elk run elementary, missing children, national, poster, sean reyes, state, utah, winner

Region 5 PTA announces annual award recipients

April 2016Granite Schools

Photo of Region 5 PTA Award recipients on stage

This year's PTA awardees may come from different backgrounds, but they all have one purpose in mind: to support students in Granite School District. Two GSD educators - Brent Nelson of West Kearns Elementary and Gene Bechtold of Churchill Jr. High - received state PTA awards in addition to their ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: awards, churchill jr high, cyprus high school, eastwood elementary, educator, elk run elementary, event, fox hills elementary, golden apple, lincoln elementary, magna elementary, morningside elementary, pta, region 5, skyline high school, volunteer, wasatch jr high, west kearns elementary

Third-graders tackle challenge to collect socks for homeless

October 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Elk Run students with pile of donated socks

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 ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: charity, donation, elk run elementary, homeless, kid president, road home, socks, soktober

More than 3,500 backpacks delivered to GSD students

August 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Jackling students receiving donated backpacks

Discover Card delivered a back-to-school gift this week to Granite School District students in five elementary schools. More than 3,500 backpacks stuffed with school supplies were distributed to students at Fox Hills, Fremont, Elk Run, Plymouth, and Robert Frost. Thank you, Discover Card ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: backpacks, discover, donation, elk run elementary, fox hills elementary, fremont elementary, plymouth elementary, robert frost elementary, school supplies

List of GSD Cesar Chavez Competition winners for 2015

March 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Cesar Chavez with Creative Arts Competition logo

The annual Cesar Chavez Creative Arts Competition invites students in all grade levels to explore social justice issues through visual and language arts. Grand Prize winners will be honored at the UCLR Cesar Chavez Peace & Justice Awards Dinner on Friday, March 27, 2015. Elementary ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: arcadia elementary, cesar chavez, competition, cottonwood high, creative arts, educational equity, elk run elementary, granger high, kearns junior high, winner

Head-over-heels for Flipped Classrooms

March 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Elk Run students working on table

The most common definition of a Flipped classroom is “schoolwork at home and homework at school.” But many educators who have implemented the strategy say it’s much more than that. An increasingly popular method of instruction for certain subjects, the Flipped model emphasizes a learner-centered ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: digital, elk run elementary, flipped classroom, learning, videos

College assembly stresses importance of high school graduation, higher education prep

June 2014Granite Schools

Photo of student with graduation cap sitting in audience

Students at Elk Run Elementary learned that college is an important stepping stone to landing a successful career during an annual assembly devoted to higher education. With their teachers dressed in graduation caps and robes, the students were given a taste of what awaits them just a few years ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: assembly, attendance, college, elk run elementary, graduation, university, week

Huntsman Awards given to Granite District principal, volunteer

May 2014Granite Schools

  Two outstanding individuals in Granite School District were honored with the prestigious Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education. Elk Run Elementary principal Jon Adams and volunteer Ilene Gorzitze are among ten educators from across the state who were selected by a Huntsman committee to ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: elk run elementary, excellence in education, Featured, huntsman award, ilene gorzitze, jim bridged elementary, jon adams, upland terrace elementary

Customer Service Star – Monthly Winner

April 2014Granite Schools

Elk Run Elementary custodian Michelle Noffsinger was so busy attending to her obligations that we had a hard time tracking her down to tell her the good news. Michelle was selected as our monthly Customer Service Star winner for April. She's one of many individuals who provides outstanding service ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: custodian, customer service star, elk run elementary, michelle noffsinger, service

Photo Gallery: “Superwriters”

April 2014Granite Schools

A Literacy Night activity at Elk Run Elementary had students, teachers and parents dress up as their favorite superhero to celebrate reading, writing and books. Photos courtesy of Chip Smith ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: elk run elementary, literacy night, super writers, superhero

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