A handful of some of the most proficient high school basketball athletes in the state showcased their extraordinary talents during Granite School District’s all-star exhibition games. The matches pitted players from the District’s four 4A schools against their peers from the four 5A schools. Each ...
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Educator of the Week – Jody Lynn Tolley
Our Educator of the Week is Skyline High School world languages teacher Jody Lynn Tolley, who was recently nominated for a Region 5 PTA 'Golden Apple' award. ...
Skyline student named Sterling Scholar Grand Winner
Skyline High School senior Samuel I. Adams has been named the 2015 General Sterling Scholar winner for his exceptional grasp of world dialects. Samuel’s love of languages, including German and American Sign Language, led to him to be named winner in the World Languages category, and subsequently ...
GSD schools excel in math competitions
Two outstanding math teams in Granite School District are proving they have what it takes to compete with their peers across the nation. A team from Skyline High School recently placed 25th in a national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing. Coach Jason Meakin ...
Educator of the Week – Lisa Darling
Our Educator of the Week is Skyline High School visual arts teacher Lisa Darling, who helps her students explore new possibilities through art. ...
Student-designed ads adorn Granite School District buses
It’s an American tradition for refrigerators to be plastered with watercolor landscapes and stick figure families drawn by young artists-in-training. For most students, the display behind the souvenir magnet is good enough. For others, the goal is to have the most conspicuous displays of their ...
Teachers, students recognized at Real Salt Lake match during halftime
Three GSD students took the field at a recent Real Salt Lake match at Rio Tinto Stadium to the applause of thousands of rain-soaked fans in the stands. Rather than being cheered for scoring a goal, Granite District students Ellie Garvin, Victoria Schmidt, and Kelly Lopez were lauded for making ...
Student body officers plan and set goals for the coming school year
For most students, the month of August is usually accompanied with feelings of dread and alarm at the passing of summer and the start of the school year. Not so for dozens of student body officers who anticipate the first day of school with buoyant enthusiasm. Indeed, if the annual SBO Summit at ...
GTI student recreates Charles Lindbergh flight on simulator
It took 33.5 hours for Charles Lindbergh to fly The Spirit of St. Louis nonstop from New York City to Paris in 1927. In 2014, 18-year-old Scott Croft managed to shave off more than seven hours from that time. Not in an actual airplane per se, but in a simulated cockpit in a corner room on the third ...
Photo Gallery: High School Art Show
Visitors who made it to the 2014 Granite School District High School Art Show undoubtedly left with a sense of awe and amazement at the level of talent displayed by artists throughout the district. This year's show featured several pieces in several mediums, including pencil drawing, painting, ...