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Preventing the Spread of Illness

September 2018Granite Schools

Vector drawing of germs and 'no' symbol

Recently there have been reports in the news regarding outbreaks of Norovirus in Utah schools. Norovirus is a highly contagious infection that causes gastroenteritis, leading to diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Granite School District is taking steps to prevent the spread of illness at ...

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Transportation Department rolls to victory in district wellness challenge

May 2016Granite Schools

Photo of 'The Rock' Wellness trophy

Staff members with the Transportation Department lost a combined average of 5.8 percent of their body mass during the Waist Management challenge. Tom Given, Director of Transportation, was the top male participant in the competition for whole district, and led his staff to claim 'The Rock.' Here ...

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Fourth-graders take over GEC café kitchen for regional culinary competition

March 2016Granite Schools

Photo of Future Chefs participant preparing dish

A few dozen elementary students wearing white smocks and toques filled the GEC cafe kitchen to prepare their own breakfast recipes for judging in a regional cook-off.  The annual Future Chefs National Challenge invites fourth-grade students to develop their own kid-friendly recipes and become ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: breakfast, cafe, competition, cook, food, food services, future chefs, granite education center, healthy, kitchen, sodexo

Here’s how you can help our students breathe easy (infographic)

December 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Salt Lake Valley during temperature inversion

Some folks enjoy summer, others prefer a snowy winter; but there’s complete consensus on at least one weather condition: valley inversions. Inversions are an unpleasant reality everyone, especially young children, senior citizens and those with respiratory conditions. Although the issue occurs on ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: air, bus, clean, exhaust, Featured, free, healthy, idle, inversion, quality, smog, transportation, walk, winter

Lake Ridge Elementary wins ‘The Rock’ in Wellness Challenge

May 2015Granite Schools

Photo of employee receiving district Wellness award

Staff members at Lake Ridge Elementary had a combined 3.75% body change decrease during the 2015 Waist Management Program. That total was enough to claim the ‘The Rock’ – the coveted Waist Management Wellness Challenge traveling trophy. Be sure to visit the Granite Well-Being page on the Intranet ...

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Fourth-grade chefs go head-to-head in regional culinary competition

February 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Future Chefs contestant pouring ingredients

Dozens of elementary students from schools throughout the District took over the GEC Café last week in the 2015 Future Chefs competition. The annual nationwide challenge invites fourth grade students to develop their own kid-friendly recipes and become actively involved in making good nutritional ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: competition, eating, food services, foods, future chefs, healthy, kitchen, snack, sodexo

Academy Park Elementary wins “The Rock” in wellness challenge

April 2014Granite Schools

The Skyhawks of Academy Park edged out Hillsdale Elementary by 0.2% to take the top spot in the district’s 2014 Don’t Wait Lose Weight Competition. Participants at Academy Park logged a total weight change of 2.68% to become the winning location, and will have the privilege of displaying The Rock ...

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Fourth-graders face off in the kitchen in first stage of national culinary competition

March 2014Granite Schools

Twenty-four young chefs from across Granite School District came together at the GEC Cafe to create their homemade healthy sandwich recipes for judging and sampling as part of a national contest of edible entries. The 2014 Future Chefs National Challenge sponsored by GSD Food Services provider ...

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Walk to School event a step toward healthier, more active habits

October 2013Granite Schools

Students, parents and teachers at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City laced up their best walking shoes as left their cars behind for a more active and healthy route to school. Led by Buzz, the school’s all new mascot bald eagle, families parked at the nearby Target store and strolled to ...

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