Though they have different responsibilities and work in different locations, this year's Region 5 PTA award winners share a common goal of helping students succeed. Watch brief video highlights of the 2017 PTA awardees: Spirit of PTA Kim Paulding - Churchill Jr. High & Skyline High Michelle Woods Kuhn - Olympus Jr. High Jennifer ...
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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 ...
Great Granite Moments – Champs & Buddies
Take a look at some recent Great Granite Moments from across Granite School District. ...
Plethora of praise for Dual Language Immersion programs
Dual Language Immersion programs in Granite School District continue to receive acclaim from multiple organizations and individuals. The district currently offers Dual Language Immersion classes in 19 schools for Chinese, Spanish and French. This article in France-Amerique Magazine praises Utah’s advancements in dual language education and ...
Handful of students trade summer play for computer code training worth $10K
For the average teen, summer is precious time away from school to play, travel, or start a summer job. It’s hard to imagine something that could entice a high school student enough to forgo trips and recreation to head back into the classroom for nine weeks between June and August. For about 100 Granite School District students, ...
Board Meeting Report – April 2016
Administrative Reports The board adjourned into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence – West Valley Voices Recognitions The board recognized state champion teams – Olympus High Boys Basketball, Skyline High Boys Swimming, Skyline High Girls Swimming – as well as individual state champions for winter sports. The board ...
Olympus High dedicates freedom monument on anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Seventy-four years after an attack at Pearl Harbor claimed the lives of 2,400 people, students and staff at Olympus High paused to reflect on freedom and the price that’s paid to maintain it. Thanks to generous donations from the Bonneville Exchange Club, Olympus Development Foundation, and Olympus students, the school has recently installed a ...
Board Meeting Report – November 2015
Administrative Reports John Welburn, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Support & Development, gave a report on the School Improvement Grant process and application. Linda Mariotti, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Services, gave a report on a possible relocation of the Morningside Elementary gifted program. For more ...
Bigger than a rivalry: schools battle to fight hunger
During halftime of their major football rivalry game, student body officers from Olympus and Skyline walked out on the field together laughing and smiling. For a brief moment, the acrimony between Titan and Eagle fans dissipated as the stadium’s loudspeakers announced the total count from the schools’ ‘Souper Bowl of Caring’ fundraiser efforts. ...
What we love about homecoming
Fans sitting toward the top of the bleachers at the Kearns High stadium were treated to a double show during halftime last week. As the school’s marching band, dance company, cheerleaders, and drill team performed on the field, fireworks could be seen off in the distance to the northeast. The spectacle was an added bonus to the Cougars’ ...