Congratulations to our Granite students who received the highest awards in the statewide Sterling Scholar program! The Sterling Scholar awards program was developed by The Deseret News and KSL Broadcasting Group to recognize outstanding high school seniors in Utah. Every high school selects one ...
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Using math to solve everyday problems
Granger High math teacher Walter Poelzing explains how his students found the quickest bus and TRAX routes from West Valley City to downtown Salt Lake City. ...
Four GSD students named 2016 Sterling Scholar winners
The Sterling Scholar Awards are presented every year to high school seniors who demonstrate a pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and citizenship in the State of Utah. Four Granite School District students were named winners in their respective categories. There was at least one ...
Math + Dance = Granite Park teacher winning national ‘Curious Classroom’ contest
“I realized that I needed to come up with a fresh approach to making math more fun for my students, and what better way to do that than with dance.” Granite Park Jr. High 8th grade math teacher Heather Francis sought for new approaches to help her students understand key math concepts. What ...
GSD schools excel in math competitions
Two outstanding math teams in Granite School District are proving they have what it takes to compete with their peers across the nation. A team from Skyline High School recently placed 25th in a national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing. Coach Jason Meakin ...
Video tutorials for Digits and Go Math! online programs
Unfamiliar with Go Math! or Digits? These brief videos will help you and your student navigate the online math homework platforms. Go Math! Digits ...
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 ...