Administrative Reports The board adjourned into an executive session after introductions. Board Meeting Reverence – Westbrook Elementary Chorus Recognitions The board recognized Huy Tran (Hunter High, Dance), Sarah Ratzlaff (Cottonwood High, Social Science), Rebekah Moon (Skyline ...
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Four projects from GSD students heading to National History Day competition
The Utah History Day state competition recently wrapped up, and seven Granite students have advanced to the national round in Washington, D.C. Thousands of Utah students participate in National History Day in their schools every year. The 2015-2016 competition invited students to explore the ...
Board Meeting Report – April 2016
Administrative Reports The board adjourned into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence – West Valley Voices Recognitions The board recognized state champion teams – Olympus High Boys Basketball, Skyline High Boys Swimming, Skyline High Girls Swimming – as well as individual ...
Dr. Bates, GEF surprise 2016 Excel Award winners in their classrooms
Todd Summerhays was somewhat bewildered to have the principal and the superintendent stroll into his classroom unannounced. His perplexity increased when he saw his family walk through the doorway. "That's my daughter! And that's my mom! I have no idea what's going on," he said to his equally ...
Cottonwood High ‘flips the switch’ on new solar array
Cottonwood High student body officers and administrators ceremoniously ‘flipped the switch’ of the school’s newly installed solar array this week. The school joins more than 100 Utah organizations that received funding from Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky renewable energy program customers. Blue ...
Board Meeting Report – March 2016
Administrative Reports Linda Mariotti, Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning & Support, gave a report to the board on the adoption of new K-6 English Language Arts materials. The new eTextbooks and materials more closely align with the Utah Core Standards (see Contract under Consent ...
Absolutely Incredible Kid Contest
There are countless students in Granite School District who overcome daily challenges in their pursuit of academic success. Some are bogged down with family or financial burdens. Others face physical challenges or carry heavy emotional baggage with them to school. Yet time and time again, Granite ...
Granite students blitz for Souper Bowl of Caring
Several Granite schools were among the top donor groups in this year's Souper Bowl of Caring donation drive. Lake Ridge Elementary and Beehive Elementary were among the top ten elementary school donor groups in the country. Churchill Jr. High, Valley Jr. High, Olympus High School, and Skyline ...
GTI students spring into action to help unconscious student
When Human Resources associate director Verneita Hunt pulled into the GEC parking lot she noticed some commotion just outside the GTI. “As I parked, a girl collapsed on the sidewalk by the bus and by my entrance to GEC. There were 7-8 kids around her, all but one were boys.” “Her body was ...
Nominations being accepted for Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education
Nominations for the 2016 Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education will be accepted through 5:00 p.m., on Friday, March 25, 2016. Each year the Huntsman family presents a check for $10,000 and a crystal obelisk to each of eleven outstanding Utah public educators: six teachers, three ...