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Thomas Jefferson Jr. High

Thomas Jefferson Jr. High

5850 South 5600 West, Kearns UT 84118

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Katrina Brighton

College and Career Awareness, FACS Sewing and Teen Living

Teen Living/Lifeskills/CTE
Work Email: INTERNET
Bio
  • Degrees:
    • Bachelor of Science Utah State University
    • Master of Science Utah State University
  • Jefferson since: 2001
  • Mrs. Brighton has been a FACS and Business teacher for many years and has also had the opportunity to have her own children as students at Jefferson, which has given her great insight into the perspective of students and parents that has helped her in her career.
  • Favorite Food: Fruit
  • Hobbies: Sewing and Reading
  • Favorite Quote: "The best antidepressant is a sewing machine and a room full of fabric"
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Blake Collier

CCA, CTE Digital Literacy

Work Email: INTERNET
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Adam Erickson

College and Career Awareness, Digital Literacy

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  • Degrees:
    • Masters of Business Administration - University of Phoenix, 2002
    • Bachelor of Science in Economics -  University of Utah,1994
  • Jefferson since: 2018
  • Favorite Food: Buffalo Wings, Fish & Chips and Veal Saltimbocca
  • Hobbies: Fishing, Sailing and exploring
  • Favorite Quotes:"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." —Malcolm X "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." —Albert Einstein
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ShaeLee Pearson

CTE, CCA

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Pamela Tafili

Science

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  • Education:
    • 1998-2004 U.S. Navy (Nuclear Electrician)
    • Iowa State University - B.S.
    • Thomas Edison State College - B.S.
    • University of Utah - MBA
  • Jefferson since: 2016
  • Favorite Food: Caramel Dumplings and Tacos
  • Hobbies: Doing anything with my family, going to the beach, swimming and  hanging out with her sisters.
  • Favorite Quote: "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" - Thomas Edison.
  • Fun Fact: Mrs. Tafili served in the United States Navy onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Naval Nuclear Electrician and Watch Supervisor. She is PASSIONATE about STEM and thinks that literacy is key to becoming who you want to be.

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School buildings closed for today

March 18, 2020

All Granite School buildings will be completely closed today due to the earthquake. It is anticipated that food and Chromeboook distribution services will resume as normal tomorrow.

Check here for updates. Stay home. Stay safe.

School Dismissal March 16-27th

March 16, 2020

School has been dismissed from March 16-March 27th. We are committed to keeping your students safe and to disrupt their education as little as possible. Here is some important information:

COMING TO THE BUILDING:

-All access to the building will be through the west side of the building.

-Retrieving student items from the building: The building will be open from 7:30am-3:30pm Mon-Wed, March 16-18 to retrieve items. Students will be asked to spend as little time in the school as possible.

–Turning in hard copy assignments: Students can drop hard copy assignments off to teachers at the building.

–Breakfast and Lunch:   Breakfast will be served from 8am-9am and lunch from 11:30am-1pm. All food will be “Grab and Go” which means students will come in the west side doors, get their food, give their number to the lunch worker, and exit the building. Students cannot eat in the building.

DISTANT LEARNING:

–Chromebook Check-Out Procedure: Chromebooks will be made available Wednesday morning to those students who do not have the technology necessary to complete school work at home. More details to come on that.

–Free Internet Access: Comcast is offering 2 months of free internet access to families who qualify. https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19

Access Online Learning through CANVAS: All teachers will be giving assignments through Canvas. Students can access this through the Granite School District Portal.

We will continue to update you as we receive information.

Thomas Jefferson Junior Administration

 

Frozen Jr.

March 11, 2020

Thomas Jefferson Junior proudly presents “Frozen Jr” March 10-13th at 7pm. Tickets are $5.oo and can be purchased online through our webstore or in person. If purchasing online, you must know your student’s school number.

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