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Plethora of praise for Dual Language Immersion programs

August 2016Granite Schools

Chinese work book atop desk

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 ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: chinese, churchill junior high, dual language immersion, french, language, morningside elementary, olympus high, spanish, taylorsville high, university of utah

Eisenhower students ‘Draw the Music’ with Salt Lake Symphony

March 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Eisenhower Jr High student's artwork

Twenty-five drawings from students at Eisenhower Jr. High were on display for Salt Lake Symphony's performance of “The Firebird” and the “Sinfonia Antartica" this past weekend. Earlier this year, members of the orchestra visited Eisenhower with Bev Keyes, director of Atelier Children’s Art ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: art, auction, concert, eisenhower junior high, instrumental music, libby gardner hall, salt lake symphony, university of utah

West Lake eighth-graders receive MLK Youth Leadership Award

January 2015Granite Schools

Photo of two students holding award plaques next to West Lake principal

Two students from West Lake Jr. High were among the guests of honor at a recent University of Utah banquet recognizing youth who are committed to social justice. Anjelus Lettig and Noel Munguia-Moreno were among a handful of Utah students to receive the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: diversity, Featured, milk, recognition, social justice, university of utah, west lake junior high, youth leadership award

Photo Gallery: Engineering Day at Western Hills

January 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Western Hills students doing experiments on Engineering Day

Students at Western Hills Elementary learned and demonstrated some of the basic principles of effective engineering thanks to some folks from the University of Utah's College of Engineering. ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: day, engineering, stem, university of utah, western hills elementary

Armstrong Academy unveils new university-caliber weather station

December 2014Granite Schools

Photo of students demonstrating school's weather station

The evening TV weather report may soon be obsolete for students at Neil Armstrong Academy. That’s because they are now equipped to track, analyze and make their own weather predictions thanks to a fully functional weather station that was recently installed at the school. The station is the ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: clouds, meteorology, neil armstrong academy, pressure, rain, summer, sun, sunny, temperature, thermometer, university of utah, weather station, wind, winter

Miss Utah International using skills learned at GTI to kick start career

May 2014Granite Schools

Like many recent graduates, former Granite Technical Institute student Alexis Schmid is pursuing higher education using the skills she learned in high school academic programs. Unlike most, however, Alexis is also pursuing a spotlight on the world stage as she competes in the 2014 Miss ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: alexis schmid, granite technical institute, gti, miss utah international, pharmacy, technician, university of utah

Mind-boggling facts demonstrated to students during Brain Awareness Week

March 2014Granite Schools

Although we use our brains for general motor skills, communication, and thought everyday, many of us are oblivious to the wonders of this organ inside the cranium. Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to get kids and the community engaged in brain research, and to educate about the importance ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: armstrong academy, brain, brain awareness week, mind, neuroscience, university of utah

Gallery: U. of U. engineers help elicit student ingenuity

January 2014Granite Schools

Staff members from the University of Utah College of Engineering stopped by Western Hill Elementary for a day filled with problem solving and making things better. Students were given hands on experience with engineering principles as they built and tested catapults, designed toothpick structures ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: build, college of engineering, engineer, hands on, inventive, problem sovlving, university of utah, western hills elementary

Principal recognized as Educator of the Year by university fraternity

November 2013Granite Schools

West Lake Junior High principal Isaiah (Ike) Spencer was named the 2013 Educator of the Year by the Iota Iota Iota Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity as part of the organization’s 2013 Achievement Awards. “I’ve been watching Ike for a long time,” said Omega Psi Phi representative Dr. William ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: achievement award, chapter, educator of the year, ike spencer, iota iota iota, omega psi phi, university of utah, west lake junior high

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