We Welcome New Teachers!
Brittany comes to us from Kennedy Jr. High. She will be teaching Social Studies. She has taught in Granite for several years and has been involved in the several committees in the district over the years and we feel very lucky to have her join us at YESS.
Tucker taught at our Transition Classroom at Roosevelt last year where he worked well with the students. He is a Science teacher and is very athletic. He coaches soccer in his spare time. DSI/Gemstone will enjoy having Tucker as a teacher.
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STEM CAP
We are lucky to have a partnership with the U of U through STEMCAP. This week, they brought in HawkWatch International, and our students got to learn all about raptor lifecycles, reproduction, adaptations, etc. We were so lucky to spend time with a full grown male great horned owl! We also were able to look at various things through the microscope.
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First Lady Abby Cox Show Up For Teachers Initiative is focused on supporting Utah educators by making mental health and emotional well being a priority to enable teachers to better support the students they teach. In July all educators were invited to the Second Annual Show Up for Teachers conference.
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Pamela, our English and Music teacher at DSI/Gemstone participated by having a booth about Origami in the classroom.
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STEMCAP Brings Coding to DSI/GEMSTONE
Warren Pettine an Associate Professor from the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute cam to DSI/Gemstone and talked with students about AI and how it works. AI is only as good as the person that has programed it. Students participated in an activity where they taught the AI…
Decker Lake Celebrates Black History
Students at Decker Lake researched people for Black History Month in their Social Studies class and created posters for each person as well as a verbal presentation. Each student presented what they learned to other students and staff in an assembly. Then heritage food was prepared for students and staff.
2023-2024 YIC Award for the Year!
Debbie Jacketta received the YIC Mentor of the Year Award. “Debbie has been a mentor with Granite District for over 15 years. She is an amazing advocate for YIC students. She is proactive, finding ways to help and guide a student long before they start to have problems. One of her greatest strengths is that…
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