The latest issue of Granite School & Family Magazine features highlights from across the district, plus handy facts, recognition for Granite Education Foundation, and former Granite students who went on to become Olympic athletes. ...
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Photos show student artists in the process of creating masterful works
Granite Education Foundation's annual Art Olympics is a wonderful spectacle. Top student artists from every high school in Granite School District gathered at Granger High School to create original pieces in a four-hour timeframe. The art is amazing, but it's equally compelling to watch the students contort, bend, stretch, stoop, turn, and ...
Photos: Top artists take four hours to create astounding works of art
Dozens of young painters, sculptors and sketchers representing eight high schools will gathered to transform blank canvases and clumps of clay into works of art in the space of a single evening. Each participant in Granite School District’s Art Night Olympics Competition had four hours to create a finished piece in his or her chosen medium. The ...
Skyline High hosts own “Olympic” games during lunch
With Sochi more than 6,000 miles away, students and staff at Skyline High School decided to put on their own Olympic matches, complete with gold medals, podiums, and the competitive drive to win. Events included: Shuffleboard-style curling Indoor hockey shootout Tug-of-war Hamster ball racing Obstacle course Giant tricycle racing Sumo ...
Students hear simple yet inspiring messages shared by Olympic gold medalist
For those who watched the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics there were many moments of athletic triumph, but one victory in particular stood out as an inspiration to many viewers in the US. Bill Demong was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in a Nordic event – a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Bill will head to Sochi ...