Principal's Message

Principal’s MessageMay 1, 2023RISE Testing:As we move closer to the end of the year, it’s time to start preparing for end of year testing. Ourstudents did a great job last year showing what they know and how much they grew from theprevious year. We were the only junior high in Granite School District to receive an A on ourschool report card. A large portion of that was due to how well the students did on the RISEtesting. We were #1 in proficiency ...

SBO Elections: It’s time for SBO elections for next year. Student applications to run for office will be available in the main office on Monday, April 10. All pertinent information for elections is contained in the packet, so if your student would like to run for office, please go through the packet with them. There are very specific deadlines and requirements for the different pieces of the process. The highlights are that the applications ...

Principal’s MessageMarch 6, 2023Musical:This year’s musical is “Willy Wonka Jr.” The kids and production faculty have been workinghard for the past couple of months to get ready to put on an amazing show for everyone. We willhave four opportunities for you to come check it out. Opening Night is Thursday, March 16(7pm), and we will have additional shows on March 17 (7pm) and 18 (matinee at 2pm, Finalshow at 7pm). Tickets can be purchased through ...

Second Semester:This week was the start of third quarter and second semester. Students have had class changes as they have moved into new electives. Students should be getting settled in their new classes and routines now that we are nearing the end of the week. Ms. Cannon will be putting class fees for new second semester classes on student accounts in the next week or two. We will send out a text reminder when those fees are posted.We do have ...

Principal’s MessageDecember 12, 2022 Walking Safety:We have had a couple of parents let us know in the last few weeks that their student has been followed by a car as they walk home from school. It’s always a good time to have conversations with your students about safety and keeping themselves safe. This is a needed conversation for all students who walk to and from school. We have many more students walking home from school than we do who ...

Principal’s MessageOctober 11, 2022Open Enrollment:The state has changed the deadlines for School Open Enrollment for this year. School OpenEnrollment is the process you need to complete in order for your student to attend a school otherthan their designated home school. This process has traditionally started on the first Monday ofDecember. This year, however, we will begin accepting applications on NOVEMBER 15 at7:15am.A few things to remember ...

Principal’s Message September 19, 2022 Data Share: We have reached the point where the state has finalized last year’s RISE data. We have been working with preliminary data for proficiency throughout the summer and just received our growth data last week. We have a lot of good news to share pertaining to the data, and I will include last year’s final Reading Growth Measure information as well. To get everyone on the same page with ...

Principal’s Message September 12, 2022 Red Ribbon Week: This week is Red Ribbon Week. We are focusing on connectedness for our week. There are different activities each day during Advisory and at lunch. Students are also being encouraged to dress up according to the theme for the day. It’s been great having so many students wearing their Olympus Jr. T-shirts today. Tomorrow is bright colors, Wednesday is superhero day, and Thursday is ...

Principal’s Message June 1, 2022 Fees/Fines: We still have a number of accounts that have outstanding balances for fees/fines. Please call the main office and talk to Ms. Marguerita to take care of these. Sixth and Seventh Graders with outstanding fees/fines will have those charges carry over to next year’s balance. Eighth Graders with an outstanding balance will be sent to collections this summer. Please take care of balances so that ...