Students Earn Major EPA Award for Project Targeting Bird Strikes
Two students at Midvale Middle are part of a group that has received the regional President’s Environmental Youth Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Trojans Abigail Slama-Catron and and Eric Snaufer, along with two others from the Beehive Science and Technology Academy, earned the prestigious award for their “Bionic Scarecrow” device, which was created […]
CSD Still Taking Applications for Augmented Kindergarten Program
There’s still time to apply for a spot in Canyons District’s innovative program for kindergarten-age students. The District continues to take applications for the Supplemental Hours of Instruction classes for the 2017-2018 school year a groundbreaking early-childhood academic initiative that was recently spotlighted by KSL-TV Channel 5. Students in the classes receive nearly four […]
Alta High’s Band Chosen to March in Memorial Day Parade in D.C.
The first-ever members to join Alta High’s marching band will be graduating this year and they’ll be celebrating in a big way. After four years of high-stepping, twirling and drumming, Canyons District’s only marching band will be taking their talent across the country to represent Utah in the 13th annual National Memorial Day Parade, […]
CSD Board Approves 2017-2018 Negotiated Agreement with CEA
The Board of Education on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 unanimously voted to approve a negotiated agreement with the Canyons Education Association for 2017-2018 school year. The agreement contains a small adjustment to the Conversion Placement Table approved at the April 25, 2017 meeting of the Board of Education. The new, single-lane salary schedule represents the largest pay hike in […]
CSD Honors Nine Outstanding Educators
Paraeducators provide behavioral supports, one-on-one tutoring, and the extra instructional time and attention that some students need to thrive. These champions of children support teachers and form a vital communication-link to parents. Schools simply can’t operate effectively without them, and to show our appreciation, Canyons District’s Department of Special Education each year honors thebest in the business. […]
CSD Students Win National Merit Scholarships
Canyons School District is home to two 2017 National Merit Scholars. Eric Jackson of Corner Canyon and Brian Johnson of Jordan are among 2,500 high school seniors chosen nationally for the prestigious academic honor. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, students had to complete a detailed application with an essay and provide information […]
Parents, Students Invited to Secondary DLI Informational Meeting
Bon boulot, gong xi and felicitaciones to students throughout Canyons District who are making waves with their language skills. On Friday, May 5, 2017, Draper Park Middle students Ariel Harp and McKay Larsen took first place at the Chinese Bridge Language Contest at the University of Maryland. Harp and Larson represented Utah for the first […]
Teachers Get First Peek At the New Midvale Middle
When architects of the new Midvale Middle suggested cloistering the library in a quiet corner of the building, the school’s Media Specialist said, “Sorry, but that just won’t do.” The library, she explained, should be at the center of the school. It should be an open, inviting space for students to hang out with friends, […]
Beloved Altara Elementary Teacher Honored with Huntsman Award
Joani Richardson is the kind of teacher who can breathe new life into words, pull magic from a page, and spark wonder in the eyes of eager-to-learn children. “I love to teach children to love to read,” says Richardson. “I have failed if I have not taught a child to love to read.” For her […]
Canyons Education Foundation Awards Scholarship to Six Deserving Students
Family is important to Vinnie Vala’au, though for most of his youth, the stable home life he yearned for, and wanted to provide his two younger siblings, remained just out of reach. “Growing up, I faced a lot of trials,” says the Alta High senior. But sometimes home is where you find it, and Vinnie […]
