Open Letter to the Alta Community
March 29, 2011 Dear Parents of Students within the Alta Feeder System, As we are sure you are all aware, Canyons District has launched an investigation into incidents at Alta High that should be of great concern to all those who seek to create and maintain school environments that are conducive to learning and free […]
Indian Hills Nets Most Wins at Basketball Tourney
About 300 Canyons middle school students starred in a March Madness-styled basketball tournament, with Indian Hills athletes netting half the competition’s first-place trophies. The 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, held March 15-17, 2011 at Jordan High School, is part of Canyons School District’s Middle School Intramural Athletics Program. The program, which premiered in 2009 with a 2-mile […]
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Board Issues $68 Million in Bonds The Board unanimously voted to issue and sell $68 million in bonds to allow the District to break ground on all five Phase 1 building projects this summer. The District was able to secure an extraordinarily low 3.79 percent, 20-year interest rate from J.P. Morgan on the bonds after […]
Questions About Medicare? Employees Can Attend Seminar
A Medicare seminar has been planned to help Canyons District employees sort through the complexities of Medicare, either for themselves, their parents or another family member. Date: April 6, 2011Time: 5:30 p.m.Location: Media Center at Alta High School, 11055 S. 1000 East, Sandy Questions? Contact CSD Retirement Specialist Janet Ekenstam at 826-5368
CSD Announces Summer Schedule For District Offices, Schools
Canyons District will adopt a four-day work week during the summer. Starting June 13, the Canyons Administration Building, Canyons Support Services Center, and all schools will be open Monday through Thursday of every week, except on the weeks when employees have days off for the Independence Day and Pioneer Day holidays. The schedule is as […]
CSD Employees Invited To Participate In Healthy Sandy Program
Sandy City invites all Canyons District employees and students in Sandy schools to participate in Healthy Sandy’s 4th annual Slim Down/Shape Up health, fitness and weight-loss program. The aim of the initiative is to help families get in shape and learn more about nutrition and fitness. Event organizers say that for every pound lost by […]
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Mountview Property Development Explored The Board is examining the possibility of partnering with Cottonwood Heights City to redevelop the Mountview Elementary property, to help fund a larger auditorium at the new Butler Middle School, and to create tennis courts on city property adjacent to Cottonwood Heights Elementary. The District is taking bids now to demolish […]
Brighton’s Verdoia Named Gatorade Utah Girls Soccer Player Of The Year
Brighton soccer star Stephanie Verdoia is this year’s Gatorade Utah Girls Soccer Player of the Year. With the designation, Verdoia becomes a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year Award, which will be announced in May. The 5-foot 6 senior forward led the Bengals to a 17-0-3 record and the 5A […]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Bond Project Timeline to Stay On Track The Board unanimously voted to stay the course on its Phase 1 bond building schedule, targeting a fall 2013 completion date for the first five projects, by using some of the District’s capital fund balance. The Board approved a resolution to authorize the issuance of up to $70 […]
