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Kearns High Newspaper Expanding to Become Community Publication

March 2020Granite Schools

Cougar Claw newspaper header

About seven years ago, Kathryn Wilkins became the advisor of The Cougar Claw at Kearns High School. At that time, most people didn’t even know there was a newspaper at the school. When Wilkins started, they didn’t have much of a budget. She and her class would take 11x15 papers into the copy ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: cougar claw, fox 13, journalism, kearns high, literacy, media, newspaper, paper, publication, salt lake tribune, student newspaper, students, writing

Smartphone Snares: Popular Problematic Apps

February 2019Granite Schools

Smartphone on white background and notification banner and text: Smartphone Snares

Keeping track of how preteens and teens use smartphones is a difficult task, but the pitfalls of the digital age leave us no choice. The ease at which kids can be subjected to adult content, cyberbullying, illicit sharing of explicit photos, and direct communication with predators is alarming. Even ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: applications, apps, digital, houseparty, instagram, kik, lipsi, media, online, parents, restrictions, safety, smartphone, tinder, whatsapp, whisper

This media assistant works miracles with stubborn electronics

October 2015Granite Schools

Customer Service Star logo

How frustrating is a technology breakdown? How much of a relief is it when someone fixes said problem quickly and painlessly? Meet media assistant Austin Swan: “Austin frequently assists the library media specialist in resolving technology work order requests. He does a fantastic job fixing ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: customer, help, hunter high, media, service, star, technology

Brockbank library increases circulation with help from creative media specialist

February 2015Granite Schools

Photo of media specialist reading while sitting in chair

Reading is on the rise at Brockbank Jr. High School. Since 2009, library circulations have steadily increased, peaking at nearly 19,000 per year. Administrators at Brockbank credit much the surge to one man in particular: Library Media Specialist Dean Bressler. Here’s the story from Brockbank ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: brockbank junior high, circulation, library, literacy, media, reading, specialist

Governor selects Armstrong Academy as launching pad for statewide STEM initiative

January 2014Granite Schools

Neil Armstrong Academy hosted Governor Gary Herbert and several prominent business and community leaders during the “STEM Utah: Curiosity Unleashed” kick off event. The $2 million media campaign will involve a series of television, radio, Internet, and billboard ads aimed at encouraging students ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: armstrong academy, campaign, career, charlie pre court, curiosity unleashed, gary herbert, governor, kara arnold, launch, media, science, stem

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