Board Meeting Summary, Jan. 17, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Middle School Schedule After hearing hours of input from parents, teachers and students, the Board of Education voted to approve the schedules put forward by CSD’s middle schools for a one-year trial period. An update is to be given in […]
Leadership in Action: CSD’s Tingey Elected USBA President
A two-term member of the Canyons Board of Education who is known for her thoroughness and thoughtfulness has been elected President of the Utah School Boards Association. Nancy Tingey, who on Jan. 3, 2017 took the Oath of Office for another four years on the Canyons Board of Education, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, assumed […]
Board Meeting Summary, Dec. 6, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Middle School Schedule Update In order to squeeze two extra core subjects into the middle school day, as required by the Utah State Board of Education, Canyons District must revisit its middle school schedules. On the table are […]
Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 15, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Board Honors Union Middle Faculty, Staff for Quick Actions The Canyons Board of Education recognized seven educators who played an instrumental role in de-escalating a traumatic incident that occurred at Union Middle on Oct. 25, 2016. The Board of […]
Eastmont Salutes Veterans’ Contributions to Country, Community
With a late start once a week, students at Eastmont Middle usually choose to sleep in on Fridays, but not today. Today, Nov. 11, 2016, they had something special in mind more important than sleep. In honor of Veterans Day, students came to school early on Friday to make sure everything would be perfect for […]
CSD Athletes Lauded for Excelling in Class, on the Field
Nineteen Canyons District athletes were presented Academic All-State Awards this fall for excelling in sports while maintaining high grade point averages (GPA). The awards are announced each sports season by the Utah High School Activities Association with this latest round going to athletes in cross country, girls volleyball, girls tennis, girls soccer and football. CSD’s […]
A Perfect Score! Charger Junior Earns 36 Composite on ACT
Before anything, Alexander Graham Bell once said, preparation is the key to success. It took more than 120 hours of preparation time for Corner Canyon High Aaron Jackson, but the hard work certainly has paid off. The junior recently received word he earned a perfect 36 composite score on the ACT, the most commonly accepted […]
Governor Herbert to Midvalley: Reading Skills Are Essential
Armed with the book “Monte and the World of Possibilities,” Utah Gov. Gary Herbert opened up global prospects for a class of upstart readers at Midvalley Elementary. Herbert visited the elementary school recently to read to students and to impress upon them the importance of reading, especially in the formative years. Reading, he told them, […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 4, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. School Upgrades Proposal A remodel of the Main Office at Midvale Elementary, the installation of carbon monoxide detectors at all elementary schools, and roofing and HVAC repairs are among more than two-dozen small capital projects being proposed for the […]
Eleven CSD Students Named National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
Eleven students from four of Canyons District’s traditional comprehensive high schools have been named semi-finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program. They join about 16,000 others who this week advanced in the prestigious competition to vie for 7,500 scholarships worth $33 million. Finalists are chosen from 1.6 million students at more than 22,000 high […]