Administration Reports Representatives from Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc. presented a briefing on bond sales to the board. For more information, contact Business Services at 385-646-4594. Don Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, presented potential Skyline High rebuild site layout plans to the board. Board ...
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Skyline freshman named Broadcom Masters national finalist
Ninth-grader Anthony Hill is one of 30 national finalists in the 7th annual Broadcom MASTERS, one of the country’s most prestigious STEM middle school competitions. Anthony competed at the district and regional science fair levels in the spring before moving on to the national competition. He will travel to Washington, D.C. with 29 other ...
Skyline Community of Caring receives S.L. County Commission on Youth Award
Skyline High School's Community of Caring program was among the 2017 recipients of Salt Lake County Youth Service's Commission on Youth Award. The award seeks to honor individuals and groups, both youth and adults, in the community who have given service to youth in the following areas: prevention, guidance, and advocacy. Skyline's Community of ...
2017 Sterling Scholar winner and finalists from GSD
The Sterling Scholar Awards are presented every year to Utah high school seniors who demonstrate a pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. This year there was one winner and six runners up from Granite School District. We are very proud of their achievements and look forward to hearing about their contributions beyond ...
Board Meeting Report – August 2016
Administrative Reports Don Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on a YMCA Mill Hollow proposal. For more information, contact Support Services at 385-646-4597. Doug Larson, Director of Policy & Legal Services, gave a report on district wide Civil Rights Compliance Training. The board convened into an ...
Skyline ASL educator named 2016 Teacher of the Year
Jody Lynn Tolley says she was “born to teach.” For a brief moment she thought she would have a career at SeaWorld, until she realized the job would primarily be teaching guests. Instead, she decided to “go back to the source” and become a full-time teacher. As Skyline High School’s American Sign Language teacher, Mrs. Tolley focuses on ...
Region 5 PTA announces annual award recipients
This year's PTA awardees may come from different backgrounds, but they all have one purpose in mind: to support students in Granite School District. Two GSD educators - Brent Nelson of West Kearns Elementary and Gene Bechtold of Churchill Jr. High - received state PTA awards in addition to their region recognition. Region 5 PTA leadership ...
GSD artist wins 3rd place in Utah Senate Visual Arts Competition
Three Granite School District students were awarded scholarships by the Utah Senate to celebrate their participation in a statewide arts contest. Students were invited to submit artwork with images of the architectural features of the Utah State Capitol in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Capitol Rotunda building, and in salute to the ...
Several GSD students named National Merit Scholarship finalists
A handful of Granite District high schoolers are part of a select group of students nationwide who were named National Merit Scholarship finalists. The program is a competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying ...
Skyline teams sweep BYU Business Language Competition
Student teams from Skyline High School took first, second and third place in the annual BYU High School Business Language Competition. The contest involves each team developing a plan to market a specific product to Utah’s Hispanic community. Teams need to delineate how and where they will reach the consumer, the marketing message, and the ...