Granite School District students took home scores of top honors from the Salt Lake Valley Regional History Fair in categories such as historical paper, individual/group website, documentary, and exhibit. This year’s contest invited students to examine how leaders and their legacies have shaped ...
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Pacific Islander Family Night – January 14
Granite School District will be hosting at Pacific Islander Family Night on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Granger High School. This event is an opportunity for families in the District to gather for evening of cultural celebrations, and education about community and academic resources. Highlights ...
Educator of the Week – Will Pettit
Our Educator of the Week is Granite Park Jr. High CTE teacher Will Pettit, who is "characteristic of so many Granite School District employees that love to come to work each day, put their own individual talents and personality into their teaching, and inspire students to be better." ...
Students use recycled materials to create unique can crusher
At first glance, the contraption sitting in a corner of the Olympus Junior High commons area looks like a randomly assembled heap of junk. Junk? Maybe. Randomly assembled? Not hardly. This skillfully crafted machine is designed to help students recycle aluminum cans in an unprecedented method. ...
Latest stories from the Senior Blog Corps: Friday Night Lights, Humane Society, and senior anxiety
Read up on the latest stories from Granite School District Senior Blogging Corps. A Friday Night Light: A Fan's Account Tonight I had the rare gap between major assignments and projects and I decided to spend my Friday at the Skyline vs. Corner Canyon game. I witnessed more than a good game of ...
Educator of the Week – Terri Roylance
Our Educator of the Week is Churchill Junior High principal Terri Roylance, who is "always willing to look down the road and implement what is best for students." ...
Driggs Elementary students send letters and cards to veterans on Patriot Day
In the week leading up to Patriot Day, students and teachers at Howard Driggs Elementary took time to send their appreciation to some of Utah’s veterans. Each student wrote and drew personalized ‘thank you’ cards to war veterans in a show of gratitude for those who had served and ...
A warm “Welcome Back” to students
Live music from touring boy band AfterRomeo played loud and clear as students stood in line to get a burger served to them by their principal, Karl Moody. Soon every Bonneville Junior High student had found a place on the grass to sit and eat their lunch, bobbing their heads to the beat of ...
Students share their perspective on the Senior Blog Corps
The school year is officially underway, and a new group of student bloggers is ready to share thoughts, news and experiences. The Senior Blogging Corps is a Work-Based Learning project for high school students throughout the district to work within their school’s community to document the events, ...
Read during the summer – pour ice water on your teacher
Some top summer readers at Douglas Orchard Elementary had the privilege of dumping buckets of ice on their teachers in front of the entire school. New challenges issued to two elementary schools and district office personnel. ...