Canyons Board of Education OKs School-Year Calendars
Have kids in elementary, middle and high schools? Next year’s school calendar will make it a little easier to plan school breaks. The Board of Education has approved revisions to the 2016-2017 school calendar, as recommended by the District’s Calendar Committee of parents and CSD employees. The calendar has common breaks, except for students at Brighton High […]
Corner Canyon’s Bailey Is Named Utah’s Top High School Principal
The charismatic first-ever leader of Corner Canyon High has been named the state’s top high school principal. Mary Bailey, who has guided the successful growth of Canyons District’s newest high school since its inception, was named the Utah High School Principal of the Year by the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals. The prestigious honor […]
Fehoko to Receive Army All-American Bowl Invite, Jersey
Uncle Sam wants Simi to play football. Simi Fehoko, the standout football player at Brighton High, on Tuesday, Nov. 24 will receive his official invitation to play in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 9 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Representatives from the U.S. Army will be at a 9:15 […]
Veterans Day: CSD Schools Salute the U.S. Armed Forces
Canyons District pauses today to pay tribune to America’s veterans the men and women who have given so much of themselves to protect America’s many freedoms, including the right of all children to be granted access to a free, appropriate public education. Today, standing against silver slivers of falling snow, American flags are on […]
Board of Education Narrows Focus to Balance Enrollments
The Canyons Board of Education decided on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 to narrow the focus of its efforts to balance the future enrollments at Corner Canyon and Alta high schools. The Board of Education approved a motion made by Board Vice President Steve Wrigley during a regularly scheduled meeting at the Canyons Administration Building, 9361 […]
East Midvale Elementary Celebrated 50th Birthday In Style
East Midvale Elementary had a big birthday to recognize at the annual PTA fundraising carnival this year. On its recent 50th anniversary, the school has a lot to celebrate. From the new carpet the school received over the summer, to the corn and tomatoes growing in its courtyard garden, to the shrubbery and picnic tables […]
Deadline Nears to Apply for Grants from CSD Foundation
Libby McShinsky is seeing double in her classroom at Alta View Elementary. McShinsky used iPads that were purchased with a 2014 Teacher Innovation Grant from the Canyons Education Foundation to help students learn about exponents and the results were effective in multiple ways. “I was teaching them about exponents, and I had this idea […]
Canyons District Honors Winners of 2015 Apex Awards
A bright-as-sunshine secretary, Hillcrest’s just-retired principal and high school counselors who epitomize what it means to be “Husky Strong,” and a charismatic mayor who inspired residents to support the creation of a new and nimble school district were among the honorees at the 2015 Canyons Apex Awards. The Canyons Board of Education presented awards in […]
Canyons Facilities Committee Continues to Study Issues
While students and teachers have returned to the days of homework and quizzes, a Canyons Board of Education-appointed Facilities Committee continues to study such issues as enrollment projections, building capacities, and school boundaries. The committee, made up of parents and school leaders from all parts of Canyons District, met for the first time of the school […]
CSD Middle Schools Hold Successful 6th Grade Orientations
Teachers cheered, principals gave high-fives, and friendly eighth-graders gave fist-bumps to sixth-grade students in Canyons District who arrived at their schools early Tuesday, Aug. 18 for Canyons District’s seventh-annual orientation day for secondary-school first-timers. Canyons District principals plan the day each year to help ease the jitters for the students who are attending middle school […]
