What started with a discovery of a bronzed plaque in its storage closet has turned into a tradition at Granite Park--one that has now earned national recognition. The memorial plaque, a gift from Granite Junior's Class of 1948, led to a Veterans Day production honoring the twenty-two alumni who were killed in WWII. "The Veterans Day event awoke ...
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Rediscovered plaque helps Granite Park honor alumni who died in World War II
While cleaning out a storage closet at the school, then Granite Park Jr. High principal Danny Stirland nearly tripped over a peculiar slab of bronze buried among old supplies. As it turned out, this dusty slab of bronze was created more than 70 years ago to honor former students of Granite Junior High School (originally housed in the old Granite ...
New Granite Refugee Center will be a resource hub for families
Since the late 1980s, tens of thousands of refugee families from all over the world have resettled in Utah. The new Granite Refugee Center, located on the first floor of the Educational Programs building at the Granite Education Center, is a major step in providing services for individuals and their families who have fled their home nations for ...
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 sacrificed. Driggs Elementary principal Michael ...