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 ...
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Pleasant Green Elementary salutes 97-year-old veteran during Patriotic Program
Pleasant Green speech pathologist Pam Morgan beamed with pride as the crowd of parents, students and staff in the multipurpose room sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her father. The birthday tribute was quickly followed by a standing ovation in gratitude for her father’s military service, which began more than 70 years ago. Lt. Col. Lawrence Morgan ...
West Lake teacher uses suitcase full of WWII artifacts for Veterans Day lesson
Brenda Monson went into a Deseret Industries store with her daughter this past summer looking for classroom supplies. She left with a tattered old suitcase for which she paid $100. The cost may seem steep, but many would argue that the contents inside the suitcase are priceless – dozens of WWII artifacts connected to a deceased ...