What started with a discovery of a bronzed plaque in its storage closet has turned into a tradition at Granite Park--one that has now earned national recognition. The memorial plaque, a gift from Granite Junior's Class of 1948, led to a Veterans Day production honoring the twenty-two alumni who were ...
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Crestview honors deceased former custodian with newly installed bench
There was hardly a dry eye at Crestview Elementary when news of Steve Anderson’s passing reached students and teachers one morning last January. Anderson died only a few months after being diagnosed with a fatal lung disease, and left sad hearts at the school he served for eight years as a ...
Granger High honors deceased community activist with permanent memorial near football stadium
Administrators and students at Granger High School joined with members of the West Valley City community to honor the distinguished efforts of Sherri Jepson Winder with a new tree and plaque on the southeast side of Granger’s football field. “This is the perfect place for a permanent reminder of ...
Students given opportunity to touch 9/11 artifact
More than 150 students from Stansbury Elementary in West Valley City had the opportunity to touch a piece of slurry wall taken from the former Ground Zero site in New York City. The chunk of concrete, known as Utah6, was excavated from the spot of the fallen World Trade Center, and has been ...