Mayor Cherie Wood recently honored individuals and families with the Best of South Salt Lake 2019 Awards, including some great folks from Granite School District. Cottonwood High student Abdul Bari Ayubi was named the Young Leader of the Year. Michelle Love-Day, Granite School District associate director of Educational Equity, was named ...
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2019 Excel Award Recipients Announced
This year Granite Education Foundation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Excel Award - an annual recognition of nine outstanding teachers and one outstanding administrator in Granite School District. It's tradition for the winners to be surprised in their classrooms by Superintendent Bates, Granite Education Foundation, and other special ...
Smartphone Snares: How Kids Use Their Devices
Keeping track of how preteens and teens use smartphones is a difficult task, but the pitfalls of the digital age leave us no choice. Aside from potentially problematic apps, parents should be aware of time spent on a device, parent controls, acronyms/slang, and the common behaviors of young people in the digital age. Plus, we need to be ...
Granite Park Receives National Medal of Freedom for Veterans Display
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 ...
March 2019 Board Meeting Report
Administration Reports Doug Larson, Director of Policy & Legal Services, presented a review of the Implementation of Standards and Objectives Policy. Leslie Bell, Director of Curriculum, presented an update on the Proficiency Based Grading Website. Leslie Bell, Director of Curriculum, presented an update on the Beverly Taylor Sorensen ...
Academic All-State Honorees for Winter Sports/Activities
The Utah High School Activities Association’s Academic All-State Award is given to students who excel in the classroom as well as extracurricular competition. Individuals are selected for the award based on ability and academic proficiency. Here’s the list of 2018-19 Granite School District recipients for ...
Smartphone Snares: Popular Problematic Apps
Keeping track of how preteens and teens use smartphones is a difficult task, but the pitfalls of the digital age leave us no choice. The ease at which kids can be subjected to adult content, cyberbullying, illicit sharing of explicit photos, and direct communication with predators is alarming. Even the most popular smartphone applications are ...
Photo Gallery: Art Olympics is a Marathon of Creativity
You have four hours to complete an original work of art that will be judged alongside pieces from other artists working in your medium. Go! Here are the winners from this year's Art Olympics sponsored by the Granite Education Foundation. Overall 2D Winner – Maren Sumpter, Cottonwood High, Black and White Drawing 2nd Overall 2D Winner – ...
Board Meeting Report – February 2019
Administration Reports Representatives from Granite Education Foundation gave a report on the Foundation's activities and initiatives during the 2018 Holiday Season. Rick Anthony, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Support & Development, gave a report on School Improvement/Turnaround. [Turnaround Designation Report] Rick Anthony, ...
National Award for Cottonwood High Swim Coach
Cottonwood High School swim coach Ron Lockwood was just named the West Coach of the Year for Boys Swimming & Diving by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Coach Lockwood was nominated by the UHSAA as the most deserving recipient for this honor amongst coaches of the sport in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and ...