Timeline - Granite School District
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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 />
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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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