The Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education has become one of the most prestigious honors for public school teachers, administrators and volunteers in Utah. Every year since 1993 the Huntsman family has selected six teachers, three administrators, one special education teacher, and one ...
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2019 Excel Award Recipients Announced
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, ...
Kearns High student who transformed his life named Absolutely Incredible Kid
A few years ago Keeven Wilson's future was in doubt. He had a particularly difficult home life, to the point the he and his siblings were removed from their home and parents and placed in shelter care. He rarely attended school and found himself in trouble on a few occasions. As he shouldered a past ...
Evergreen Jr. High receives grant to help celebrate Indigenous Month
Students in all grade levels at Evergreen Junior High are being saturated in Native American heritage this month. Evergreen received a $1,000 “mini” grant from the Utah State Library Division to commemorate Indigenous Month with educational activities. For the past few weeks, the school has ...
2014 Excel Award winners honored
Each of the 2014 Excel Award winners has a different approach to educating the students in their classroom. Despite the variances, however, all of them possess exceptional skills that help their students understand the concepts being taught. It’s an ability they learned from their own mentors and ...
Junior high students invited to share cultures and personal stories with USU graduate students
As the Salt Lake Valley continues to transform into a melting pot of various ancestries and cultures, many students are finding they have more in common with each other than they may have previously realized. In Granite School District there are hundreds of students and families from around the ...
Matheson Jr. High team wins top spot in Future City Competition
Granite School District's second annual Future City Competition featured some of the best examples of student innovation. Twelve teams from eight junior high schools competed under this year's theme, “Tomorrow’s Transit." Each team - composed of three students - had to combine elements of ...
Governor Herbert speaks candidly with Evergreen Jr. High students
A group of Evergreen Junior High students were treated like dignitaries during a tour of the magnificent Utah Capitol building, which included a special visit with Governor Gary Herbert. Susan Root’s 7th and 8th grade social studies honors pupils were privileged to learn about Herbert’s life and ...
Student design to be featured on Tracy Aviary t-shirts
Evergreen Junior High student Elise Barton has created a work of art that will soon become iconic for art aficionados as well as bird enthusiasts. As part of Tracy Aviary's art competition/fundraiser, Elise joined her peers from Evergreen and other schools at The Old Flamingo furniture store and ...
From the Foundation: A plethora of projects
It was another exciting week at the Granite Education Foundation, packed with generous service to the Granite community and educational entertainment for students. Book Talk The students and faculty at Eastwood, Vista, and Rolling Meadows Elementary schools, along with Evergreen Jr. High, were ...