Smart investments require a keen awareness of economics and business, and most of us are more than happy to leave it to financial professionals. For Shelly Prettyman’s fifth-grade class at Arcadia Elementary, however, business investments are a favorite topic, and her students are eager to try their hand by participating in the Stock Market ...
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Board Report & Budget Hearing – June 2017
Board Member Mid-Term Replacement Interviews The board interviewed seven individuals who submitted their names for consideration to fill the vacancy of resigning Granite School District board member Sarah Meier (Precinct IV). Meier will resign her position in July, vacating a four-year term that began in January 2017. After 20 years of service on ...
Granite recognized for excellence in financial reporting and accountability
The Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International has awarded Granite School District its Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award. The award was given to the District for “having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting and accountability.” The District was recognized for its ...
Churchill Jr. High team takes second place in Stock Market Game
What would you do if you were given $100,000? Would you spend it all at once? Would you put it directly into a savings account? For a group of students at Churchill Jr. High, the answer would be to invest and grow the money. With the help of advisor Chris Winn, this team of financially savvy teens traded their way to second place in the ...
Teachers, students recognized at Real Salt Lake match during halftime
Three GSD students took the field at a recent Real Salt Lake match at Rio Tinto Stadium to the applause of thousands of rain-soaked fans in the stands. Rather than being cheered for scoring a goal, Granite District students Ellie Garvin, Victoria Schmidt, and Kelly Lopez were lauded for making big saves in their own lives by building foundations ...