Elementary Security Vestibules Fast-Tracked By Canyons Board
The Canyons Board of Education has fast-tracked the timeline to install vestibules in all elementary schools to provide additional security at the schools’ front entrances. The District had planned to implement the vestibules, created by installing an additional set of security doors at front entrances, in all elementary schools by 2017. The Board voted Tuesday, […]
Free Parent Workshops to Address Bullying, Prevention
Canyons School District has scheduled four Parent Education Nights where CSD families can participate in free workshops about mental health topics. Workshops will address issues such as suicide prevention, how to address school bullying, and drug- and alcohol-abuse prevention. All events are from 6:30-8 p.m. at the following middle schools: – Feb. 19 Mount […]
School Nurses Give ‘Above and Beyond Award’ to East Midvale Principal
In eight years as principal of East Midvale Elementary, there wasn’t much Principal Sally Sansom didn’t do to help her students succeed in their education. Aside from the usual duties working with parents, coordinating with teachers, and motivating students Sansom went out of her way to make sure her students’ medical needs were […]
National School Nurse Day: CSD Nurse Wins Prestigious Award
One of Canyons District’s unsung heroes, Teresa Scheidler-Hildebrand, has received the prestigious Mary Ito Award from the Utah School Nurse Association. Scheidler-Hildebrand, who has been a school nurse for 16 years, received the award for her unique contributions to school nursing and her efforts to carry on the spirit of Ito’s creed to “Live well, […]
Parent Seminar on Youth Protection Begins Jan. 29
The Canyons Family Center, which offers free courses and other counseling services to the CSD community, is unveiling the new Parent Seminar on Youth Protection. The four-part seminar, which begins Jan. 29, 2014, is designed to inform parents about resources and student supports regarding a number of issues that may challenge children and adolescents and […]
Canyons To Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Buildings
In the wake of the recent recent near-tragedy in San Juan County in which students and teachers at an elementary school were sickened by an undetected gas leak, Canyons District is moving quickly to address the need for carbon monoxide detectors in its schools. Canyons Facilities Director Rick Conger and CSD Risk Management Coordinator Kevin Ray have arranged […]
CSD Nurse Earns Prestigious National Certification
There’s no question that Martee Hawkins is a skilled school nurse and now she has the credentials to prove it. After working as a nurse for 34 years, and a Canyons District nurse since 2009, Hawkins opted to voluntarily test her knowledge through the National Board for Certification of Nurses’ testing process. She is the […]
Nurses Give ‘Above and Beyond’ Award to Midvale Elementary
Midvale Elementary teachers and staff recently saved the life of a student who experienced an anaphylactic reaction after eating kiwi a fruit the student didn’t know she couldn’t eat without suffering serious allegeries. To laud those quick actions, Canyons District’s Nursing Services Department has awarded its first-ever CSD Above and Beyond Award to the […]
Staying Healthy: CSD Celebrates School Nurse Week
In honor of School Nurse Week, May 6-12, Canyons District expresses appreciation for the good work done by our school nurses. The week ends on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is known as the founder of modern nursing. Also, Wednesday, May 8, was National School Nurse Day. It was established in 1972 to foster […]
CSD Schools To Test Preparedness In Great Utah Shakeout
Many Canyons District schools are participating in the 2013 Great Utah Shakeout The second-annual statewide earthquake safety drill will be Wednesday, April 17, at 10:15 a.m. At that time, those participating will “drop, cover and hold on” as if an earthquake of great magnitude had hit the Wasatch Front. The mock disaster will test the preparedness of […]