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 […]
Youth Services Go to Hill Aerospace Museum
Students at Youth Services studied the Women Airforce Service Pilots. After watching a documentary and chatting with SchoolAI WASPs, we took our students to the Hill Aerospace Museum to see their WASP exhibit and learn more about the history of aviation. While there, students played an emoji scavenger hunt to find different planes. They loved seeing […]
Decker Lake Students Write Resume and Conduct Mock Interviews
Kandice Barber and Noelle Converse spent to days in Dieter’s English classes and taught students how to be prepared to get a job by building a good resume. They discussed with students the importance of a good resume down to the paper it is printed on. As well as what information should be included to […]
YESS Teacher Retires From YESS
Sandy retired in December. Sandy taught at ARTEC, AIM and Salt Lake Valley Youth Center. She taught Business classes, Math, and supported students attending Salt Lake Community College. Thanks you! Sandy for all you did for out students here at YESS!
STEMCAP Teaches Students about Eagles
The objective was for students to learn about raptors. HawkWatch International brought two eagles in to help students understand how humans impact and change the natural environment and how it effects the lives of these eagles. Students learned about Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) an insecticide used in agriculture which was banned in the United States in 1972. […]
Gemstone Mural
The Gemstone Mural was created by the youth at Gemstone with the help of Roger Whiting a local artist. Roger came and met with the youth and used their ideas to conceptualize what the youth wanted to create. Roger worked with the youth and staff of Gemstone about twice a week for about two months […]
Transition Class Helps Clean School Grounds
Students at the Transition Classroom spent the afternoon with rakes, shovels, leave blowers, and wheelbarrows collecting leaves and garbage from the play ground, parking lot and playing fields. After the hard work of cleaning they enjoyed lunch. We welcome new teachers. Alena, Mason and Keetete. New Counselor Melanie. Students are working hard to make up […]
Decker Lake Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Dieter the English teacher at Decker Lake helped students to learn more about Hispanic Heritage and students created presentations that were presented to the students in the facility. The students worked hard on the presentations. Then all were treated to lunch. Below are examples of the people they studied and made presentations about.
Youth Services Teachers receive $700 for Classroom!
Katie and Ashley were chosen to receive $350 each from the Granite Credit Union Foundation Teacher Grants 2023. They applied for it during Granites Opening Institute in the fall. Hundreds of teachers applied and they were two of fifteen that were chosen. They will use the money to buy filament for their 3D printer, books, […]
Salt Lake Detention Art Work
Youth-In Custody work with STEMCAP to create art about water as a unifying element: a finite resource that connects all living things. They first discuss water issues in Utah and the impact of collective and shared waterways on individuals and communities. They were asked to reflect on the importance of water as a shared and […]