Shauna Graves-Robertson's senior photo. February is Black History Month. To celebrate, the WHAA has compiled biographies of notable West High alumni, including the Honorable Shauna Graves-Robertson (Class of 1976), the first African-American judge in Utah. Judge Graves-Robertson is the presiding Salt Lake County Justice Court judge, a role she has held since 1999.
February is Black History Month. To celebrate, the WHAA has compiled biographies of notable West High alumni, such as Wallace Henry Thurman (Class of 1919). Wallace Thurman was a notable LGBTQ+ Harlem Renaissance novelist, editor, poet, playwright, and literary critic. Described by Langston Hughes saw “a strangely brilliant Black boy who had read everything, and
For as long as he can remember, Jose Eduardo Morales-Diaz (West High School Class of 2013) was determined to attend college. However, as a high school senior, Morales-Diaz wasn’t sure how he would be able to make those dreams a reality. Originally from Mexico, but raised in Salt Lake City, Morales-Diaz didn’t qualify for most
Originally published by KSL.com By Rod Zundel, KSL TV | Posted - Nov 23rd, 2018 @ 8:02am SALT LAKE CITY —When breakout PGA Tour star Tony Finau was growing up in Rose Park, he didn’t have much money to pay for clubs or rounds of golf; he had to learn to play in his garage. More
Originally published by Forbes.com by Toby Shapshak Clayton Christensen is a West High alumnus "In South Africa, if I was in charge I would make electric cars affordable and accessible," the famous innovation author Clayton Christensen advises. Christensen is the renowned author of The Innovators Dilemma, the 1997 book that introduced the concept of "disruptive innovation"
