The Utah High School Activities Association’s Academic All-State Award is given to students who excel in the classroom as well as athletic competition. Individuals are selected for the award based on athletic ability and academic proficiency. Here’s the list of 2017 Granite School District ...
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GSD students named National Merit semi-finalists
A handful of Granite District students are part of a select group of pupils nationwide who were named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists. The program is a competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary ...
Olympus High students swap shirts in the name of school unity
Finding a seat in Olympus High School’s auditorium for the ‘Be Strong, Swap a Heart’ assembly was like unwrapping a gift. As students and staff filed in, they saw t-shirts draped on every seat in the room; each one a story about an individual person. As they took their seats, they will wore the ...
Videos: Region 5 PTA distributes awards to educators and volunteers
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...