Congratulations to Hunter High’s Tonya Bryner for being selected as the State FBLA Advisor of the Year. Mrs. Bryner has been an FBLA advisor at Hunter High for six years and was involved in FBLA when she was in high school and college. While in college she held state and national office ...
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Board Meeting Report – April 2021
Board meeting convened at 7:45 a.m. with an executive session to conduct superintendent position interviews. Board Meeting Reverence - Cottonwood High School Recognition The board recognized the efforts of Dr. Alison Milne and the nurses and secretaries that make up the COVID Response ...
2021 Excel Award Winners Announced
Albert Ferrarons-FontBecki MonsonJennette FordhamAmy RoperCynthia PearsonJennifer FoulkeMichael KraniskiRachel SorensenSam NoyceTayler Khater Granite Education Foundation has named the 10 recipients of this year's Excel Award - the top honor for Granite School District educators. This year's ...
Board Study Session Report – March 2021
Administrators representing the Organizational Effectiveness, School Leadership & Development, and Planning & Boundaries departments presented information on the challenges of small schools. Rick Anthony, assistant superintendent of Educator Support & Development, presented ...
A Glimpse into the Rewarding Work of Being a Reading Tutor
Makenna Shaw AmeriCorps is a voluntary program that is supported by the U.S. federal government, corporations, and foundations. Among the many responsibilities of an AmeriCorps member is being a reading tutor to students in elementary and secondary schools. “I really enjoy getting to know ...
Board Meeting Report – March 2021
Administration Reports Rick Anthony, assistant superintendent of Educator Support & Development, presented a report on the Student Information System, RFP. Rick Anthony presented a report on the Distance Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Board Meeting Reverence - Eisenhower Junior ...
Evergreen Jr High Educator Named CTE New Teacher of the Year
Anya Burtis, a College & Career Awareness and Family & Consumer Sciences teacher at Evergreen Junior High, has been named the Utah New Teacher of the Year by the Utah Association for Career & Technical Education. Using her passion for CTE, Anya instructs with the goal of helping ...
Granite Park Teacher Named Earth Science Teacher of the Year
Granite Park Junior High School science teacher Kristina Hight has been selected by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists as the Mountain West Earth Science Teacher of the Year. This award is given to educators who have "demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of geoscience ...
GSD Student Selected to Represent Utah in U.S. Senate Youth Program
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) selected Skyline High School student Aarushi Verma to join senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney in representing Utah during the 59th annual USSYP Washington Week. Aarushi will be part of a national student delegation of 104 students who will each also ...
Board Meeting Report – February 2021
Administration Reports Charlene Lui, director of Educational Equity, presented a report on the district's campaign to raise awareness of and prevent human trafficking. Danny Stirland, director of Secondary School Supervision, and Noelle Converse, director of Curriculum & Instruction, ...