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2019 Excel Award Recipients Announced

March 2019Granite Schools

Taylorsville High teacher recognized as Excel Award winner in classroom

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, ...

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Reading and Rodeos: Farnsworth class logs 12k reading minutes in two weeks

January 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Deanie Wimmer addressing Farnsworth Elementary students

Sixth-graders in Carri Cooper’s class at Philo Farnsworth Elementary took books by the horns during the past few weeks. As part of KSL’s Read Today challenge, the class totaled 12,000 reading minutes in two weeks, which was enough to win the special prize – free tickets to the Professional Bull ...

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Schools boost attendance during “Every Day Counts” challenge

January 2015Granite Schools

Photo of students sitting during an assembly

Schools throughout Granite School District are taking steps to stomp out chronic absenteeism. This past November, the Prevention & Student Placement Department issued the Every Day Counts challenge to encourage administrators and teachers to develop ideas and incentives to improve student ...

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2013-2014 Granite Region 5 PTA Award recipients

March 2014Granite Schools

Each of the twelve recipients of the 2013-2014 Granite Region 5 PTA Awards has contributed significant time, energy and expertise for the benefit of our students. Awardees were spotlighted during the recent PTA Awards night at Granite Connection High School. Below are short video presentations ...

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Families come together for an evening of literacy activities

September 2013Granite Schools

Philo Farnsworth Elementary in West Valley City was anything but calm after school ended in the afternoon Tuesday. Families in the area turned out in droves to participate in the school’s Media Literacy Family Night sponsored by KUED. Students and parents were able to participate together in a ...

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