Archer Birrell, a fourth-grade teacher at Hillside Elementary, will receive the California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. Birrell is one of 45 public school teachers who will be presented this prestigious award at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala next February in Washington, D.C. Hillside Elementary will receive ...
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Evergreen Jr. High students create ornaments to accompany National Christmas Tree
Evergreen Jr. High is one of 56 schools across the country to create one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2018 National Christmas Tree experience in Washington, D.C. The Evergreen students' handcrafted ornaments will adorn the tree representing Utah, which will be part of a circle of 56 smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The ...
Skyline freshman named Broadcom Masters national finalist
Ninth-grader Anthony Hill is one of 30 national finalists in the 7th annual Broadcom MASTERS, one of the country’s most prestigious STEM middle school competitions. Anthony competed at the district and regional science fair levels in the spring before moving on to the national competition. He will travel to Washington, D.C. with 29 other ...
Nine Kennedy Jr. High students heading to national History Day competition
Granite students performed exceedingly well at the Utah History Day competition, and several are heading on to the national phase. The History Day contest calls on students to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. Students then present their research in a specific format (website, historical paper, performance, etc.). First and ...
Four projects from GSD students heading to National History Day competition
The Utah History Day state competition recently wrapped up, and seven Granite students have advanced to the national round in Washington, D.C. Thousands of Utah students participate in National History Day in their schools every year. The 2015-2016 competition invited students to explore the theme Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. ...