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 Utah’s advancements in dual language education and ...
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Eisenhower students ‘Draw the Music’ with Salt Lake Symphony
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 Center, to present music from the concert. Eisenhower ...
West Lake eighth-graders receive MLK Youth Leadership Award
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 Leadership Award from the University of Utah. The two ...
Photo Gallery: Engineering Day at Western Hills
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. ...
Armstrong Academy unveils new university-caliber 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 result of several donations from individuals and ...
Miss Utah International using skills learned at GTI to kick start career
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 International Pageant – a major beauty pageant aimed at ...
Mind-boggling facts demonstrated to students during Brain Awareness Week
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 of brain safety. Graduate students and faculty ...
Gallery: U. of U. engineers help elicit student ingenuity
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 to resist earthquakes, developed balloon propelled ...
Principal recognized as Educator of the Year by university fraternity
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 Smith. “He represents the principles of manhood, ...