Thoughtful Empowered Connected April 7th, 2017 Granger High School Lancers, Parents, and Staff;
Granger High
Announcements! G-Pin Applications Attention Seniors! The coveted G-Pin is awarded to Seniors who have been involved in school clubs, activities, organizations, teams, and advanced classes during their time as a Granger Lancer. Please see the G-Pin application for details. Applications are available in the front office and room G-108. The submission deadline for these applications is May 1. Please see Mr. Hughes in room G-108 if you have questions. LIA Carnival Come to our Cinco de Mayo carnival on May 5th from 5-7 pm. It is located behind Granger High School by the football stadium. The Latinos in Action class is putting it on and want to share their culture. This event is for the entire family. Come enjoy tacos, papusas, chicharrones, horchata, tamales, popcorn, snow cones, music, a dunk tank, portrait drawing, face painting, balloon animals, games, pet little bunnies, a car show, and a raffle for tickets to an Real Salt Lake game. Tickets for the raffle, as well as all the attractions, can be bought the day of at the event. Granger High School Food Pantry Here at Granger we are lucky enough to have a food pantry. It is available to students who may not have any food at home. If you or someone you know is in need of food, please go to the counseling center.
Summer Driver Education Students taking Summer Driver Education MUST HAVE THEIR LEARNER PERMIT when class starts on May 31st. Begins Wednesday May 31, 2017 Ends Friday June 23, 2017 Classes are Monday through Friday Class Times 7:00 am to 9:00 am; 9:00 am to 11:00 pm or 12:00 am-2:00pm Registration Begins Monday March 20, 2017 in the main office Students Must be 16 years of age on or before October 30, 2017 to be eligible Student Fee of $140 must be paid at the time of registration There are NO fee waivers for summer school Must have learners permit BEFORE class begins Students will also be required to complete 6 hours of range driving and 3 hours of road driving outside of the designated class time. Times will be offered based on availability before or after class. There will be an additional $75 fee for students who are not enrolled in Granite School District. Little Lancer Preschool Our GHS Little Lancer Preschool will be accepting applications for preschool, beginning Fall of 2017, on April 1st. This year we are expanding our enrollment to 3-5 year olds. If you are interested, and would like to fill out an application/want more info, please use this link, http://schools.graniteschools.org/grangerhigh/programs/little-lancer-preschool/ Don’t forget to buy a yearbook -- yearbooks are not included in the registration fees schedule, so it’s easy to forget to buy a yearbook. http://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1120849/Granger-High-School/2017-Yearbook/20160721043232507126/CATALOG_SHOP/ Remember that you can always read our newspaper, which is filled with really cool stories composed by the TriColorTimes staff as well by visiting our link: http://tricolortimes.com/
Granger
Celebrations! Granger High School Mesa Club competed in the Granite Mesa Day Competition and received two 1st places and two 3rd places. They qualified and will be competing in the state Mesa Day competition at Lagoon in May. Congrats Mesa Club! Nawres Al Saud, first runner-up for Deseret News Art Sterling Scholar was awarded a scholarship to attend BYU. Congratulations Nawres!
On Friday March 17th our Advanced Theatre Competition team competed for region drama and are REGION CHAMPIONS!!! We won first place and had many students qualify for state, win straight superior medals and other competition medals. Our one act Shuddersome, won 2nd overall and will also be going to state! On April 12th our state team will be previewing their performance at 6pm including a performance of Shuddersome for those who missed it before!! This event is absolutely Free!!! Come support your State Drama Champions! Our GHS cheerleaders volunteered to help at the senior Olympics at Rocky Mountain Care Center. They cheered on the Seniors and lifted their spirits! Way to go Cheer! Here are some photos from the event.
Congratulations goes out to Teddy Proctor, he took first place in the SkillsUSA state collision repair contest March 24th. Teddy is a Hunter high student attending Granger’s collision repair program. Teddy advances on to the Nationals competitions in Kentucky this summer. Congratulations Mr. Johnson, your student is ranked number one in collision repair for the state of Utah.
Neida Munguia was honored for being an outstanding Latinos in Action student at the Real Salt Lake game on March 18th! She is the president of LIA here at Granger and has helped grow the program to where it is today. She was honored on the field at halftime and was given a Real jersey. Mr. Eden was also honored for being an outstanding LIA teacher. He teaches 8 sections of LIA, the most out of any school, and helps the students become better, more responsible citizens. He was also given a jersey and honored at halftime. Congratulations to you both, and thank you for making Granger High School so honorable!
Lancer PRIDE Expectations
This year our focus’ for Lancer Pride are to be Thoughtful, Empowered, and Connected. Our main focus for this month is showing these characteristics in the commons area/lunchroom. We are Thoughtful and show pride for our school building by keeping it clean and undamaged. We are Empowered when we move quickly in the halls to the appropriate destination after our designated lunch period is over. We are Connected when we speak appropriately about and with my peers, as well as help others in need.
Saturday School
The remaining Saturday School Dates are April 15th, April 22nd and May 6th. Saturday School starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. and lasts until 2:00 p.m. Student will not be admitted after 8:30 a.m. Students can work off attendance fines as well as citizenship hours. We offer $100 credit towards attendance fines when student attend the entire time. Please watch GTV for more information or any changes.
Citizenship Makeup
We also have an opportunity for students to earn 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. They have already receive such beautiful gowns and tuxedos. THANK YOU! They are still 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. We would like to improve our selection even more for senior ball, so the sooner we receive the donations the better!
April 7th
Important Dates and Events
Baseball vs. West 5:30 P.M.
April 10th
Spirit Week Begins! -Minion Monday! Blood Drive in Alumni Room 7:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
April 11th
Spirit Week- Double Trouble Tuesday Baseball @ Davis 3:30 P.M. Community Council Meeting in Alumni Room 3:30 P.M. Mens’ Soccer vs Layton 3:30 P.M. Mens’ Tennis vs Layton 3:30 P.M. Softball vs Viewmont 3:30 P.M.
April 12th
Spirit Week- Wicked Weave Wednesday Track & Field @ Viewmont 3:00 P.M. Varsity Baseball vs Davis 3:30 P.M. ESL Classes in A125 (Career Center Lab) 4:00 P.M. Financial Aid Night: A125 5:00 P.M. Drama State Preview in Auditorium 6:00 P.M.
April 13th
Spirit Week- Royal Throne Thursday Men’s Tennis @ Syracuse 3:30 P.M. Softball @ Syracuse 3:30 P.M. AVID Parent Night in Commons 6:00 P.M.
April 14th
Spirit Week- Spirit Bowl Friday! Seniors: Black or Malificent
Juniors: Blue or Hades Sophomores: Purple or Yzma Freshmen: Grey or Scar Faculty: Red or Captain Hook/ pirate Baseball @ Davis 3:30 P.M.
April 17th
SBO Election Week Summer School Registration
April 18th
SBO Election Week Summer School Registration Baseball @ Layton 3:30 P.M. Mens’ Soccer vs Viewmont 3:30 P.M. Golf @ Hunter/The Ridge
April 19th
Golf @ Syracuse/Glen Eagle Summer School Registration Advanced Theater Auditions in black box 2:30 P.M. Track & Field vs Syracuse 3:00 P.M. Region Concert Band @ Viewmont 3:30 P.M. Varsity Baseball vs Layton 3:30 P.M. ESL Classes in A125 (Career Center Lab) 4:00 P.M.
April 20th
Summer School Registration Advanced Theater Auditions in black box 2:30 P.M. Baseball @ Layton 3:30 P.M. Mens’ Soccer @ Layton 3:30 P.M. Mens’ Tennis vs Hunter 3:30 P.M. Softball @ West 3:30 P.M. Region Choir Large Group @ Granger: auditorium 4:00 P.M.
April 21st
Summer School Registration
Audition Workshop in black box 3:15 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. The remaining dates for April are the 5th, 12th and 19th. Hay classes de ESL (Ingles como una segunda lengua) para los padres en el Career Center (A125). Empiezan a las 4:00 p.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. Van ser los dias 5, 12 y 19 de Abril.
We now stream GTV live! You can watch it, and other videos we post on our youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYcQUxK0q6O9NRNpxlna6g Remember that you can also stay connected with Granger High School by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, (@Grangerhs) where we often post announcements, videos, and other important/cool items! Don’t forget to download our phone app!
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