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May 28, 2009<br />

<strong>Timeline</strong><br />

Board meetings<br />

Tuesday, June 16<br />

Administrative reports – 5 p.m.<br />

Board of education meeting – 7 p.m.<br />

A meeting outline is available<br />

one day prior to each board meeting<br />

at www.graniteschools.org. <strong>District</strong><br />

patrons may request time to offer<br />

comments in a board meeting by contacting<br />

the Communications Office at<br />

801-646-4529 or by e-mail at<br />

communications@graniteschools.org<br />

before noon on the day of the meeting.<br />

June 1-August 24<br />

4-5 Commencement exercises<br />

5 <strong>School</strong> ends in traditional and<br />

single track year round schools<br />

and for year round track A<br />

16 Board of education meeting<br />

July<br />

2 <strong>School</strong> ends for year round tracks<br />

B, C and D<br />

3 July 4 holiday, all district<br />

locations closed<br />

7 Board of education meeting<br />

24 Pioneer Day holiday, all district<br />

locations closed<br />

27 <strong>School</strong> begins for year round<br />

tracks A, B and C<br />

30 <strong>School</strong> begins for single track<br />

year round schools<br />

August<br />

11 Board of education meeting<br />

18 <strong>School</strong> begins for year round<br />

track D<br />

24 <strong>School</strong> begins for traditional<br />

schools<br />

This week’s edition<br />

6 pages<br />

Retirement list<br />

pages 4-6<br />

Weekly news for employees and friends of <strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

Connections<br />

Area Code 385 coming to <strong>Granite</strong><br />

As most people are still getting<br />

used to the idea of dialing 10-digits<br />

in their everyday phone calls, <strong>Granite</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> has received notification<br />

that all district and school phone<br />

numbers will be switching to the new<br />

385 area code starting June 15.<br />

Patrons and employees will still be<br />

able to dial the 801 area code through a<br />

transition phase. A message will notify<br />

them of the impending change. The<br />

change is part of an area code overlay<br />

instituted by the public utilities commission<br />

to cope with an ever-increasing<br />

demand for phone numbers along the<br />

Wasatch front.<br />

The prefix (646) and four-digit<br />

extension for all district locations and<br />

schools will remain the same. Switching<br />

to the new area code will allow the<br />

district to expand its base of numbers<br />

utilizing the same prefix. Additional<br />

information is available on the district<br />

homepage at www.graniteschools.org.<br />

Bennion students accept Rachel’s Challenge<br />

On April 20, 1999,<br />

Rachel Joy Scott was the first<br />

person killed in the Columbine<br />

High <strong>School</strong> tragedy.<br />

Today her legacy is Rachel’s<br />

Challenge, which has proven<br />

to be a life-changing experience<br />

for thousands of school<br />

children throughout the<br />

nation. Rachel was known<br />

for her acts of kindness and<br />

compassion. Her family<br />

established a program that encourages<br />

students to involve<br />

themselves in such acts at<br />

their schools. Bennion Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong> accepted Rachel’s challenge<br />

with some phenomenal results.<br />

On Thursday, May 21, students<br />

produced evidence of how the entire<br />

school climate has been affected by the<br />

Emergency preparedness<br />

No one, including members of the<br />

superintendency, is immune to the fire,<br />

earthquake and other emergency drills that are<br />

conducted on a regular basis.<br />

Students from Bennion Junior High drape<br />

multi-color paper chains from a balcony<br />

at Taylorsville City Hall. The chains represent<br />

acts of kindness performed by students.<br />

challenge. Each time an act of kindness<br />

was observed or performed throughout<br />

this school year, it was written on a<br />

kindness link. The links made a paper<br />

chain long enough to stretch from the<br />

school at 6055 South 2700 West to the<br />

Taylorsville City offices at 5330 South<br />

2600 West. A group of students and the<br />

paper chain were bused to the city offices<br />

on May 21 where they unveiled the<br />

chain, which had nearly 6,000 links.<br />

“I think it showed students that<br />

you can make a difference with just one<br />

small act. It doesn’t have to be something<br />

huge just to help,” said PTA President<br />

Debbie Feldman, who organized<br />

the event. “Anyone can perform an act<br />

of kindness.”<br />

<strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> • 2500 South State Street • Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-3110


Page 2 • May 28, 2009<br />

High school art contest winners named<br />

The following high<br />

school students received Best<br />

of Show and first through third<br />

place in the high school art<br />

show.<br />

The Uncle Barney Award<br />

went to Amy Sowards, Olympus.<br />

Best of Show 2D winner<br />

was Alexandra Jameson,<br />

Skyline. Brie Jensen, Hunter,<br />

received Best of Show for 3D.<br />

Category awards were as<br />

follows:<br />

Drawing, black and white:<br />

Avery Barrett, Skyline; Beau<br />

Mannion, Cottonwood; Melissa<br />

Manwill, Hunter. Drawing, color: Melissa<br />

Manwill, Hunter; Kelsey Watts,<br />

Taylorsville; Avery Barrett, Skyline.<br />

Painting, opaque: Tessa Barton, Olympus;<br />

Elizabeth Arrigona, Cottonwood;<br />

Alexandra Jameson, Skyline. Painting,<br />

transparent: Kourtney Kiester, Olympus;<br />

Melissa Cossey (second and third),<br />

Cyprus.<br />

Photography, black and white:<br />

Kate Bushell, Skyline; Amanda Reiser,<br />

Skyline; Rachel Horner, Hunter. Photography,<br />

color: Shiva Soliamanian,<br />

Skyline; Sarah May, Olympus; Eric<br />

Payne, Hunter. Commercial art: Brenda<br />

Allred, Cyprus; Kaisley Andrews (second<br />

and third), Cyprus.<br />

Pottery, wheel-thrown: Taylor Van<br />

Leeuwen, Hunter; Clinton Trutzel,<br />

Cyprus; David Tate, Hunter. Pottery,<br />

hand-built: Dallin Ellis, Steven Richmond,<br />

Casey Van Wagner, all Cyprus.<br />

Sculpture, jewelry: Laura Raymundo,<br />

Hunter; Shandelle Jensen, Hunter;<br />

Camden Buchanan, Olympus. Glass,<br />

tile, etc.: Tony Nguyen, Erika Lopez,<br />

Emily Oborn, all Hunter.<br />

More than 100 pieces of high school student<br />

art were displayed in the district offices recently<br />

during the annual High <strong>School</strong> Art Show.<br />

Author shares secrets<br />

with Valley students<br />

Ann Edwards Cannon, the author<br />

of A Loser’s Guide To Life and Love,<br />

The Shadow Brothers, Amazing Gracie<br />

and several other pieces of young adult<br />

literature visited with honors English<br />

students at Valley Junior High <strong>School</strong><br />

on Monday, April 20.<br />

Students asked about the writing<br />

process, her favorite books, getting<br />

published and what inspires her to<br />

write. Ms. Cannon read excerpts from<br />

several of her books explaining that<br />

“every author uses bits and pieces of<br />

people you know.” She said that a great<br />

story must be built around characters<br />

that have a problem to handle, so she<br />

took the students through a process<br />

of creating their own characters from<br />

scratch. She said when she finishes a<br />

book “the character feels like a real person”<br />

because she knows that person so<br />

well.<br />

Warrior Way<br />

Taylorsville High <strong>School</strong><br />

senior class officers unveil<br />

the newly renamed Warrior<br />

Way at a dedication<br />

ceremony. The sign for the<br />

new street, formerly 1500<br />

West, is Taylorsville’s class<br />

of 2009 gift to the school.<br />

Connections<br />

Secondary transfers,<br />

appointments<br />

Two administrative appointments<br />

and nine transfers were approved by the<br />

board of education at its May 19 meeting.<br />

All are effective on July 1.<br />

Principals<br />

Taran Chung will become principal<br />

at <strong>Granite</strong> Park<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong>. He<br />

is currently a junior high<br />

assistant principal in<br />

Provo <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>. He<br />

taught high school and<br />

was a coach in Hawaii<br />

and worked with at-risk<br />

youth in a live-in facility.<br />

Carole Harris was<br />

named principal of Olympus<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong>.<br />

She is presently principal<br />

of <strong>Granite</strong> High <strong>School</strong><br />

and has served as principal<br />

of Brockbank Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Assistant Principals<br />

Dottie Alo, an intern assistant<br />

principal at <strong>Granite</strong> Park was appointed<br />

to an assistant principal position at<br />

Cyprus High <strong>School</strong> where Tom Price<br />

is retiring. Dottie has been a counselor,<br />

program coordinator and worked at the<br />

Utah State Office of Education.<br />

The following assistant principals<br />

will be new to their schools: John<br />

A. Anderson and Howard Sagers at<br />

Kearns High <strong>School</strong> where Susan Maxfield<br />

and Jerry Simonson are retiring;<br />

Dan Snarr at Cottonwood High <strong>School</strong>;<br />

Mitch Nerdin at Granger High <strong>School</strong>;<br />

Jim Rice at Churchill Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>; Kirby Bauer at Hunter Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong> where Mary Carling is<br />

retiring; Shauna States at Valley Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong> and Marty Frustaci at<br />

Bonneville Junior High <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Condolences<br />

Carolyn Crofts, a teacher mentor<br />

at Valley Crest Elementary <strong>School</strong><br />

passed away on May 15. She began her<br />

career with <strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> in<br />

1984.<br />

Nedra Noyes, a reading and<br />

physical education teacher at Brockbank<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong> passed away from<br />

leukemia on May 24. She was in her<br />

second year of teaching.<br />

We express our sympathy to the<br />

families and friends of Carolyn and<br />

Nedra.<br />

<strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> • 2500 South State Street • Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-3110


Page 3 • May 28, 2009<br />

Student gets national award<br />

Alaska race inspires<br />

Morningside readers<br />

Students in Mary Frances<br />

Rich’s reading class at Morningside<br />

Elementary used the recent Iditarod<br />

Dogsled race in Alaska as inspiration<br />

to read. Mary challenged her class to<br />

read a page for each mile covered in<br />

the famous race. Individual students<br />

adopted various dogsled teams and<br />

followed their progress via the internet.<br />

Students also conducted a little research<br />

into the history of the Iditarod<br />

race and race details.<br />

MESA teams<br />

eye national<br />

competition<br />

Teams of students from Cottonwood<br />

High <strong>School</strong> and West Lake<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong> will represent<br />

Utah in a MESA-sponsored national<br />

engineering competition in Denver<br />

June 25-28.<br />

The Cottonwood team includes<br />

Holly Green, Uyen Nguyen, Margarita<br />

Arteaga and Emilio Camu. West<br />

Lake’s team is Juan Giron, Diego<br />

Ayala, Paola Perez and Erick Quinonez<br />

.<br />

The competition is designed to<br />

develop and test students’ creativity<br />

as well as their command of physics<br />

and math principles. Cottonwood and<br />

West Lake emerged as champions of<br />

their respective state high school and<br />

junior high competitions.<br />

Students at Morningside Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong> have been working<br />

all year to come up with creative ways<br />

to keep car idling around their school<br />

to a minimum. For Maddie Reichman,<br />

her idea to reduce engine idling<br />

by providing drivers with blankets to<br />

keep warm instead of idling vehicles<br />

for heat has resulted in a trip for two<br />

to Washington, D.C., next month.<br />

Maddie was recently surprised during<br />

a school assembly by representatives<br />

from the National Energy Foundation<br />

who named her a winner in the<br />

Igniting Creative Energy Challenge.<br />

She will travel to the nation’s capitol to<br />

receive her award.<br />

Santa Claus lives!<br />

Where?<br />

In the heart of Salt Lake City,<br />

Santa is alive and well – at Lumenas<br />

Studios. The studio is producing a<br />

full-length animated film, The Legend<br />

of Santa Claus, and Eloise Carlston’s<br />

fifth grade class and Arcadia Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong> Principal Terri Roylance<br />

were treated to a tour. The artists at<br />

Lumenas explained stop-motion and<br />

3D computer-animation techniques.<br />

The students especially enjoyed the<br />

“motion-capture lounge” where an actor’s<br />

movements are viewed digitally<br />

on a screen as a character in the movie.<br />

Using cutting-edge technology, the artists<br />

ingeniously combine art, science<br />

and math skills to bring the sets and<br />

characters alive.<br />

Stephanie Mondragon, Arcadia<br />

STS, is helping the students produce<br />

claymation projects using stop-motion<br />

animation. What the students learned<br />

at Lumenas will help them now and in<br />

future projects. Several students have<br />

set a goal to work at Lumenas after<br />

they graduate from college, Eloise<br />

reported. In the meantime, they can’t<br />

wait to see The Legend of Santa Claus<br />

when it is released in 2010.<br />

Congratulations<br />

<strong>Granite</strong> Youth Symphony honors players<br />

<strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> • 2500 South State Street • Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-3110<br />

Connections<br />

The South Salt Lake Rotary<br />

Club honored the following Teachers<br />

of the Year from South Salt Lake<br />

schools:<br />

• <strong>Granite</strong> High, Pam Carson,<br />

language arts<br />

• <strong>Granite</strong> Park Junior High, Tim<br />

Asay, professional learning specialist<br />

• <strong>Granite</strong> Peaks High, Janice<br />

Spencer-Wise, chemistry/physics<br />

teacher<br />

• Hartvigsen, Rhonda Small-<br />

Oaks, mild/moderate handicapped<br />

teacher<br />

• Hilda B. Jones Center, Jason<br />

Kezner, technology teacher<br />

• Lincoln Elementary, Jennifer<br />

Thomas, first grade teacher<br />

• Roosevelt Elementary, Donna<br />

Harris, first grade teacher<br />

• Woodrow Wilson Elementary,<br />

LuAnn Kluge, special needs teacher<br />

Renate Brunsvik, ESL teacher<br />

at Lincoln Elementary <strong>School</strong>, is the<br />

KSL Teacher Feature winner for the<br />

week of June 2. She will receive a<br />

plaque from Zions Bank, an overnight<br />

stay at the Anniversary Inn,<br />

dinner at La Caille Restaurant and<br />

season tickets from Hale Center<br />

Theatre. All Teacher Feature winners<br />

are also invited to an end of the year<br />

banquet at La Caille.<br />

Robert E. Wessman, language<br />

arts teacher at Taylorsville High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, has been awarded Certified<br />

Journalism Educator status by the<br />

Journalism Education Association,<br />

one of 398 U. S. educators so designated.<br />

Angela Steiner, a special education<br />

teacher at Beehive Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, and Marisol Kirby, Preschool<br />

Services, have received prizes<br />

awarded by the <strong>Granite</strong> Education<br />

Foundation to educators using the<br />

teacher lab.<br />

The <strong>Granite</strong> Junior and Senior Youth Symphony Awards were presented<br />

during their respective spring concerts.<br />

Senior awards were presented to Nicki Almond, Orman Weight award;<br />

Samuel Noyce, outstanding woodwind; William Loveless VI, outstanding<br />

brass; Alex Godfrey, outstanding string ; and Diane Jones, Marie Howell and<br />

Rebecca Wixom, service awards.<br />

Junior awards went to Samuel Ham, Lloyd Beckstead Memorial award;<br />

Charles Simmer, outstanding woodwind; Trent Evans, outstanding brass; Alexa<br />

Kindt, Chris Mansfield, Kathryn Riding and Brianna Dunn, outstanding<br />

string; Trent Evans, percussion; and Rachel Su’a and Brittany Thomas, service<br />

awards.


Page 4 • May 28, 2009<br />

Car buffs show off skills<br />

The district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE)<br />

automotive program sponsored its second annual car show<br />

on May 9. In 2008, there were 15 entries; this year more<br />

than 90 cars were on display at the GEC.<br />

The purpose of the show is to allow students to show<br />

off the work they had completed on cars during the school<br />

year. In addition to exhibiting their skills, it provides a<br />

networking opportunity with people from the auto industry<br />

and postsecondary programs, said CTE Specialist<br />

Sandra Hemmert. Judging the event were representatives<br />

from Larry H. Miller Chrysler and Chevrolet, Weber State<br />

and Utah Valley Universities, 4Wheel Parts and Ken Garff<br />

dealerships. Student winners included Garrett Battalgia,<br />

Skyline, best domestic, a 1954 Chevy Bel-Air; Spencer<br />

Dahl, Olympus, best import, a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta<br />

GTI; Chantal Nielson, Cyprus, best student, a 1978 Chevy<br />

Camaro Z28; Ethan Peterson, Cottonwood, best sound,<br />

1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Sam Lipscomb, Granger/<br />

Olympus, diamond in the rough, 2003 Chevy Cavalier.<br />

Steve Jones, who wrote music and lyrics for the Prevention Dimensions<br />

program, sings to students at Whittier Elementary <strong>School</strong>. The statewide<br />

program teaches students about helping others, buckling up, managing<br />

stress and avoiding drugs and alcohol. Students at Whittier participated<br />

in the program throughout the year and sang along.<br />

Crestview Elementary <strong>School</strong> students cartwheeled, jump-roped,<br />

danced and hula-hooped during an assembly celebrating the completion<br />

of a physical fitness awareness program fifth graders at the school<br />

participated in. Parents also got involved in the fun, competing in the<br />

school’s own version of Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader.<br />

Connections<br />

Retirees log nearly 4,300 years<br />

of service to <strong>Granite</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

Retirement has beckoned more than 167 <strong>Granite</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

employees since July 2008, the majority of whom are<br />

currently working the last few days of their contract. Teachers,<br />

principals, district administrators, secretaries, maintenance<br />

workers and other support personnel are making<br />

major changes in their lives. They include the following,<br />

with their most recent position and the number of years of<br />

service they have provided.<br />

Norman L. Allport, warehouseman, <strong>Granite</strong> warehouse,<br />

20.5<br />

Jennifer J. Allred, English teacher, Olympus Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 31.7<br />

Peggy G. Allsop, counselor, Cottonwood High <strong>School</strong>, 35<br />

Connie J. Anderson, food program manager, Jones Center,<br />

15<br />

Sandra Atkin, second grade teacher, Bennion Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 31<br />

Terril C. Atkins, speech/theatre arts teacher, Bennion Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 16<br />

Linda G. Atkinson, paraprofessional, Hartvigsen <strong>School</strong>,<br />

19.7<br />

Mary Ann Banks, special education teacher, Kearns High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 14<br />

Julie Ann Barron, second grade teacher, Mill Creek Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 22<br />

Debra (Debbie) Baty, sixth grade teacher, Arcadia Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 22<br />

Karen D. Baxter, fifth grade teacher, Woodrow Wilson<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 27.5<br />

David L. Bernini, library/media, <strong>Granite</strong> High <strong>School</strong>, 31<br />

Georgia L. Block, principal, Beehive Elementary <strong>School</strong>,<br />

37.5<br />

Karen Brooks, principal’s secretary, South Kearns Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 21<br />

Alden J. Bullock, truck assistant, Bates Food Services, 24.8<br />

Rodney W. Bushman, business/marketing teacher, Kearns<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 32<br />

Joan W. Cahoon, resource teacher, Granger High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

25.5<br />

Gary R. Calvin, facilities manager, Mill Hollow, 33<br />

Rick R. Camac, concrete placing and finishing teacher, GTI,<br />

28.5<br />

Mary D. Carling, assistant principal, Hunter Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 17<br />

Karen C. Carter, fifth grade teacher, Whittier Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 26<br />

Donald G. Christensen, assistant principal, Beehive Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 24.7<br />

Edward A. Christy, math teacher, Cottonwood High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 25<br />

Timothy W. Clark, social worker, Student Services, 33<br />

Hanne A. Copier, resource teacher, Rosecrest Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 20.5<br />

Deborah S. Cox, inclusion specialist, Special Education, 29<br />

Jane T. Crawford, kindergarten teacher, Philo T. Farnsworth<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 24<br />

Bettina Creel, counselor, Eisenhower Junior High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

13.5<br />

Joan C., Crowther, reading specialist, David Gourley Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 23<br />

continued on page 5<br />

<strong>Granite</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> • 2500 South State Street • Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-3110


Page 5 • May 28, 2009<br />

Geneinne E. Davis, instructional assistant, Hartvigsen<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 31<br />

James D. Day, assistant custodian, Thomas Jefferson Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 22<br />

David W. Dietering, library/media, Valley Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 31.8<br />

Linda J. Douglas, English teacher, Cyprus High <strong>School</strong>, 25<br />

Beth T. Draper, resource teacher, Calvin S. Smith Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 10<br />

Kathy L. Eliason, counseling center secretary, Thomas Jefferson<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong>, 25<br />

Ora Lee Elliott, bus driver, Transportation, 12<br />

Bonnie Elsmore, kindergarten teacher, James E. Moss<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 13<br />

Anita Kay Evans, bus driver, Transportation, 30<br />

Jamie A. Fockel, mathematics teacher, Granger High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Peggy Forsyth, third grade teacher, Academy Park Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 20.5<br />

Diane S. Freeman, resource teacher, David Gourley Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Kent F. Fuller, principal, Rosecrest Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 21<br />

Camille Gambles, sixth grade teacher, Upland Terrace<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 32.5<br />

Gilda Gandre, severely handicapped teacher, Hartvigsen<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 15<br />

Nora C. Godin, counselor, Evergreen Junior High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

38<br />

Kathryn (Katie) Gosik, nurse, Hartvigsen <strong>School</strong>, 11.8<br />

Keith L. Griffiths, head custodian, Philo T. Farnsworth<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 19<br />

Stephen L. Guthrie, math teacher, Scott M. Matheson Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 25<br />

Kevin D. Hadley, head custodian, South Kearns Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Melvin R. Hamilton, associate custodian, Churchill Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 11.8<br />

David A. Harline, library/media, Olympus Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 37<br />

Sandra L. Heiser, secretary, Student Services, 10<br />

Rose L. Helquist, bus driver, Transportation, 20.5<br />

Alden B. (Brad) Hertz, social studies teacher, West Lake<br />

Junior High <strong>School</strong>, 21<br />

Terry D. Higgins, second grade teacher, Jim Bridger Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 27<br />

Christine N. Hindoian, family and consumer science<br />

teacher, Granger High <strong>School</strong>, 37.5<br />

Judy Hollingshead, sixth grade teacher, Howard R. Driggs<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 19<br />

Parley L. Holman, warehouseman, Warehouse, 33<br />

Violet J. Horsley, French teacher, Thomas Jefferson Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 22<br />

Keith E. Hortin, assistant custodian, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

28.9<br />

Joy L. Howes, kindergarten teacher, Taylorsville Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Mary Lou Hunter, health/dance teacher, <strong>Granite</strong> High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 20<br />

Lynda S. Hunter, reading specialist, Pioneer Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

C. Glade Hurst, home hospital, Student Services, 40<br />

Judith A. Jeffries, second grade teacher, Roosevelt Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 18.8<br />

Connections<br />

Roberta S. Jelovchan, art teacher, <strong>Granite</strong> Peaks High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 25<br />

Penny A. Jensen, second grade teacher, Hillside Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 32<br />

Paul Jeppesen, curriculum specialist, Teaching and Learning<br />

Department, 32<br />

Verna M. Jones, bookkeeper, Hunter High <strong>School</strong>, 29<br />

Mariam B. Kay, resource teacher, Evergreen Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 26.8<br />

Kathleen R. Kerby, English/history teacher, Wasatch Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 27.5<br />

Dianne Kilburn, fourth/fifth grade teacher, Valley Crest<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Sheryl L. Kirkland, fourth grade teacher, Hillside Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

George A. Knighton, Spanish teacher, Taylorsville High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 19<br />

Sandra L. Kratzer, third grade teacher, Whittier Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 33<br />

Nancy D. Kuiper, sixth grade teacher, Thomas W. Bacchus<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 11<br />

Brent J. (B.J.) Lawyer, mathematics teacher, Hunter Junior<br />

High, 18.5<br />

Brenda J. Lecheminant, fifth grade teacher, Granger Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 34<br />

Sundee M. Listello, director, <strong>School</strong> Services, 27.6<br />

Vern (Jean) Lund, first cook, Bates Food Services, 16.3<br />

Elizabeth E. Mangrum, counselor, Hunter High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

16.7<br />

Thomas D. Mann, math teacher, Eisenhower Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 16<br />

Jill H. Marler, third grade teacher, Pleasant Green Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 20.5<br />

Paula B. Martin, counselor, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>, 14.6<br />

Susan T. Maxfield, assistant principal, Kearns High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

30<br />

Kathryn U. McCarrie, director, Special Education, 31<br />

Susan McGhie-Troff, director, <strong>School</strong> Services, 29<br />

Kathy Ann Melonas, head custodian, Hartvigsen <strong>School</strong>,<br />

27.6<br />

Linda L. Merritt, second grade teacher, Jim Bridger Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 29<br />

Karol A. Meryhew, vocational/home economics teacher,<br />

Granger High <strong>School</strong>, 34.5<br />

James C. Mietchen, third grade teacher, Hillsdale Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 29<br />

Kathleen M. Milburn, school technology specialist, Robert<br />

Frost Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Thomas H. Miller, science teacher, Wasatch Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 19.5<br />

Sue Ann Mills, resource teacher, Thomas W. Bacchus Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 24.5<br />

Christine A. Mockli, social worker, Student Services, 27<br />

Ann C. Mohr, occupational housing and interior design<br />

teacher, Cyprus High <strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Ok Dong Mun, assistant custodian, Kearns Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 29.3<br />

Bethine L. Needles, fourth grade teacher, Thomas W. Bacchus<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 21<br />

Frank E. Nelson, school psychologist, Student Services, 40<br />

Diane M. Nelson, counselor, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>, 24.7<br />

Colleen Norris, wellness specialist, Curriculum Development,<br />

29<br />

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Carole L. Palmer, career counselor, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

32.6<br />

Bryan J. Pavlish, business teacher, Cottonwood High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 35<br />

David R. Penman, bus driver, Transportation, 19.8<br />

Rand M. Perrier, industrial arts teacher, Cottonwood High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 36<br />

Hazel B. Peterson, Title I PLS teacher, Monroe Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 32.5<br />

Kenneth E. Peterson, home/hospital teacher, Student Services,<br />

32<br />

Marie A. Phelps, second cook, Bates Food Services, 22.3<br />

Dorothy V. Pocock, resource teacher, Magna Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 19<br />

Thomas M. Price, assistant principal, Cyprus High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

38.6<br />

Johnette M. Pugh, first grade teacher, Monroe Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 21<br />

Janine R. Radley, teacher leader, Special Services, 31<br />

Beverly H. Rasmussen, English teacher, West Lake Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 19<br />

Lucy D. Rickett, kindergarten teacher, Lake Ridge Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 21.2<br />

Spencer H. Rogers, bus driver, Transportation, 26<br />

Larry J. Rogers, social studies teacher, Churchill Junior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 32.5<br />

Jeffrey T. Rolan, science teacher, Bonneville Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 29.5<br />

Trudy M. Roper, fifth grade teacher, Westbrook Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 15<br />

Inger S. Russell, kindergarten teacher, Magna Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 24.8<br />

Maureen L. Russill, special education teacher, Cyprus<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, 26.4<br />

Sally S. Sanders, principal, Plymouth Elementary <strong>School</strong>,<br />

18.5<br />

John M. Seaman, school psychologist, Student Services,<br />

35.5<br />

Linda L. Shanley, cafeteria manager, Cottonwood High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 24.6<br />

Mary Ann P. Shaw, English teacher, Bennion Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 26<br />

Holly R. Sherwood, first grade teacher, Mill Creek Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 27<br />

Ethel M. Shield, principal’s secretary, Diamond Ridge<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 17.8<br />

Jerry W. Simonson, assistant principal, Kearns High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 23<br />

Pamela R. Skogg, principal’s secretary, Hunter High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 42.2<br />

Ronald J. Smith, assistant kitchen manager, Bates Food<br />

Services, 24.2<br />

Ann E. Smyth, social studies teacher, Olympus Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 23<br />

Steven L. Snider, head custodian, Olympus Junior High, 30<br />

Patricia C. Sodders, history teacher, Olympus High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

28<br />

Ulla M. Sponbeck, first grade teacher, Upland Terrace<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 28<br />

Blaine M. Stavn, math teacher, Cottonwood High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

23<br />

Marianne T. Stein, resource teacher, Kearns High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

26.5<br />

Ted E. Stephens, teacher leader, <strong>School</strong> Services, 36<br />

Karen E. Sterling, associate director, <strong>School</strong> Services, 33<br />

Judy A. Stone, English teacher, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>, 24<br />

Carol M. Syroid, principal, William Penn Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 12<br />

Connie S. Taney, media secretary, Taylorsville High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 12<br />

Trudi G. Terry, fourth grade teacher, Crestview Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 23.3<br />

LuAnn Terry-Riding, third grade teacher, Jim Bridger<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 25.5<br />

Russell J. Tolman, school technology specialist, Instructional<br />

Technology, 31<br />

Steven M. Tuttle, sixth grade teacher, Carl Sandburg Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 28.5<br />

Eugene Vallee, fourth grade teacher, Westbrook Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 17.5<br />

Thrella W. Walk, counselor, Olympus Junior High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

27<br />

Jerelyn Watson, kindergarten teacher, Hillside Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 13.5<br />

Victor S. White, second grade teacher, Academy Park<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

Deborah K. White, AFT president, Human Resources, 30<br />

Kayleen G. White, reading specialist, Fox Hills Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 34<br />

Max C. White, journeyman plumber, Plumbing Shop, 20<br />

Charles M. Whiting, social studies teacher, Skyline High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 26<br />

Rae Ann Wick, third/fourth grade split teacher, Hillside<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 20<br />

Rosalie G. Wilkinson, preschool coordinator, Preschool<br />

Services, 15<br />

Leigh R. Williams, fifth grade teacher, Hunter Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30<br />

L. Wayne Williamson, principal, Granger Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 30.5<br />

Mailefihi Wilson, resource teacher, Monroe Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 10<br />

J. Mark Wilson, English teacher, Cyprus High <strong>School</strong>, 26<br />

Jacqueline M. Winn, third grade teacher, Whittier Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 42<br />

Kathy W. Wirthlin, counselor, Churchill Junior High<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 17<br />

Colleen W. Wood, history teacher, Skyline High <strong>School</strong>, 38<br />

Kenneth J. Wood, area custodial supervisor, Custodial<br />

Services, 35.2<br />

Catherine J. Wright, vocational/home economics teacher,<br />

Bonneville Junior High <strong>School</strong>, 11<br />

Pamela A. Wyciskalla, third grade teacher, Twin Peaks<br />

Elementary <strong>School</strong>, 23<br />

Joan Yockey, sixth grade teacher, West Valley Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>, 13.5<br />

Nick A. Young, counselor, <strong>Granite</strong> Peaks High <strong>School</strong>, 31<br />

Farrel D. Zeeman, English teacher, Kearns High <strong>School</strong>,<br />

28.5<br />

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