February 17th, 2017 Newsletter

Thoughtful Empowered Connected Granger High School Lancers, Parents, and Staff; Utah Partners for Health will have the Medical and Vision Van at Granger High School on Thursday, February 22nd. Students and community members who do not have insurance or are under-insured may be seen at no cost.

Please call 385-212-4802 for an appointment.

Students are currently in the process of selecting their classes for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. This is a very exciting and important time of the year! If you have any questions about how the process works, you can check it out on our website. http://schools.graniteschools.org/grangerhigh/2017/02/03/class-selection-info-for-2017-18/ ATTENTION ALL JUNIORS! The ACT test is approaching quickly! It will be on February 28th. To prepare you all for this important test, Granger High School will be offering ACT prep. This is a great opportunity to further prepare yourself for the test. If you would like more information please visit our website. http://schools.graniteschools.org/grangerhigh/2017/02/07/act-prep/

Granger

Celebrations!

Congratulations Granger Debate!

These Granger High School students have qualified for Nationals!

Leila Mujjic (1st in Oratory), Jelena Dragicevic (2nd in Oratory), Nelson Lotz (1st in International Extemp), and Marian Figueroa (2nd alternate in Informative)

Three Granger High School students are Sterling Scholar Finalists for the Wasatch Front Central Region. Final interviews will be held on March 2nd, at Skyridge High School in Lehi.

Social Sciences: Nelson Lotz Speech/Theatre Arts/ Forensics: Andrea Flores Visual Arts: Nawres Al Saud Congratulations to all of the finalists and GHS wishes you good luck!

Granger High School would like to congratulate Brayden Knowlden for taking 3rd place at the Wrestling Super State Championship.

National Honors Society will be having their induction ceremony on Wednesday, February 22nd, at 7 p.m. All those who are invited please make sure to attend. This is a big deal, and we are excited to celebrate the Lancers who have earned this privilege.

Lancer PRIDE Expectations This year our focus’s for Lancer Pride are to be Thoughtful, Empowered, and Connected in subjects such as;

Attendance

We are thoughtful by respecting ourselves, peers, teachers and staff when we are in class on time and on task.

We are empowered when we are aware of the daily bell schedule.

We are connected to our school family and show school pride when we attend all classes, on time, every day.

Classroom Behavior We are thoughtful and respectful with our voices and the language we use.

We are empowered by tracking and improving our academic progress.

We are connected to our school family and show school pride by being prepared and participating in classroom activities regularly.

Dress for Learning We are thoughtful and respectful of ourselves and others in our choice of dress, hairstyles, grooming and appearance to not be disruptive.

We are empowered by creating a safe and educational environment by our choice of dress.

We are connected to our school family and show school pride when we know and follow the

appropriate dress and hygiene standards.

Saturday School

Our next Saturday School Day will be held on February 25th from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Students can work off attendance fines as well a citizenship hours. Because of weather conditions we will only be doing study hall sessions, but will offer $100 credit towards attendance fines for the full time instead of the usual $60 credit!

Citizenship Makeup

We also have an opportunity for students to make up citizenship hours and receive credit towards attendance fines, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30- 3:45 P.M. in room D-102.

FCCLa Formal wear rental

FCCLA is starting a formal wear rental and they are in need of donations! They are looking for formal dresses, suits, tuxedos, or cash donations to purchase materials. This is a great opportunity for you to clean out your closets and help our amazing students! You can drop your donations off to Ms. Mosher in K119 or Ms. Hodgson in J110. For more information, please visit our website. http://schools.graniteschools.org/grangerhigh/2017/02/13/fccla-formal-wear-rental/

Important Dates and Events February 20th Presidents day- NO SCHOOL! February 21st Choir Auditions (Room E101) 2:30-5:30 p.m.

February 22nd Choir Auditions (Room E101) 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Talent Show tryouts (Black Box Theatre) 2:30-5:00 p.m.

February 23rd Talent Show tryouts (Black Box Theatre) 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Choir Auditions (Room E101) 2:30-5:30 p.m.

District Dance (@ Kearns) 7:00-7:30 p.m.

February 24th Choir Auditions (Room E101) 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Dance Company State Festival (@ U of U) (All day) February 25th Dance Company State Festival (@ U of U) (All day) March 1st ESL Class @ A125 Career Center Lab 4:00-7:00 p.m.

ESL Classes

We offer ESL classes for parents in our Career Center Lab (A125), They start at 4:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. This month they are February 1st, 8th, 15th and the 22nd!

Remember that you can also stay connected with Granger High School by following us on Facebook and Twitter and (@Grangerhs) where we often post announcements, videos, and other important/cool items! https://twitter.com/GrangerHS https://www.facebook.com/grangerhs/

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