Students from six high schools and one junior high school in Granite School District are celebrating the completion of their collaborative mural project highlighting the landmarks, values, ambitions, and goals of the communities within the school district. The project, titled “Sense of ...
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November 2021 Board Report
Administration Reports Don Adams, assistant superintendent of Support Services, and Justin Naegle, director of Architecture and Construction, presented an update on construction projects in Granite School District. Ben Horsley, director of Communications, presented an update on the grade ...
High School Students Lead Initiative to Support Distance Learning Peers
A new student-led program called Every Learner Counts has officially launched at Cottonwood High. Every Learner Counts is a peer-led mentoring program which principally focuses on distance learners in the fourth term of this school year, and hopefully will expand far beyond this year. When ...
A Glimpse into the Rewarding Work of Being a Reading Tutor
Makenna Shaw AmeriCorps is a voluntary program that is supported by the U.S. federal government, corporations, and foundations. Among the many responsibilities of an AmeriCorps member is being a reading tutor to students in elementary and secondary schools. “I really enjoy getting to know ...
Teachers Navigating Challenges, Discovering New Methods in Age of Distance Learning
Distance learning has come with a bit of a learning curve for everyone, but our teachers have spent hours on end to shift the learning from the classroom to online. Although most teachers wish they could see their students in person, technologies like Zoom, Google Hangouts and Canvas still make ...
Kearns High Newspaper Expanding to Become Community Publication
About seven years ago, Kathryn Wilkins became the advisor of The Cougar Claw at Kearns High School. At that time, most people didn’t even know there was a newspaper at the school. When Wilkins started, they didn’t have much of a budget. She and her class would take 11x15 papers into the copy ...
Sixth Grade Students Work to Improve Life for Astronauts
Cottonwood Elementary 6th grade students were recently assigned a science project that was taken to another level, in a literal sense. Cottonwood teacher Emily Lehnardt assigned her students the task of designing a product that would make it easier for astronauts to live and work in space. Mrs. ...
Do You Know What to Do When a Stop Arm is Activated?
Ignoring or bypassing school bus stop arms is an egregious traffic violation that puts students at risk. Most drivers understand they must stop when traveling in the same direction as a school bus and the stop arms are activated. But what about when you're traveling in the opposite direction? What ...
Graduation Rate Continues to Rise
The latest report of Utah graduation rates shows a continuing upward trend of Granite School District graduation percentage points. Over the past several years Granite’s graduation rate has steadily increased. In less than 10 years the overall rate has gone up more than 10 points to 76 percent in ...
Video: What parents should know about smartphone apps
With the widespread use of smartphones among teens and preteens, the district is finding a number of apps being used for cyberbullying, sexting and accessing pornography. While many apps are used for wholesome purposes, we strongly recommend that all parents be proactive in monitoring smartphone ...