Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Budget Addresses Shortfall, Restores Instructional Days, Maintains Class Size The Board of Education approved a $303 million 2011-2012 budget that restores five instructional days and addresses a 3 percent decrease in state money and a 26 percent decrease in federal money by shifting existing money from buildings to operations as allowed under a new law. […]
New Principals, Assistant Principals Selected for 7 Canyons District Schools
Canyons District announces the appointment of new leaders at seven schools, including the selection of the inaugural principal of the new high school in Draper. The following have accepted new leadership roles in CSD schools: Mary Bailey, currently the Executive Director of Student Achievement-High Schools, will serve as principal of the new high school in […]
CTEC Students Win Awards at Utah Multimedia Arts Fair
Students at Canyons Technical Education Center recently won a number of awards at the statewide Utah Multimedia Arts Fair.UMAF, which is basically an “art show for techies,” was held May 3 at Utah Valley University. The winners are: 2D GraphicsFirst place Thayne Sharich, CTEC InteractiveFirst place Saxon Peterson, CTEC Flash WebsiteBest of Show […]
Indian Hills, Eastmont Win Premier Intramurals Soccer Tournament
Eastmont Middle School’s seventh-grade team and Indian Hills Middle School’s eighth- and ninth-grade teams won first place awards in Canyons School District’s first-ever Middle School Intramurals Soccer Tournament. Second-place awards went to Midvale Middle School’s ninth-grade team, Butler Middle School’s eighth-grade team, and Mount Jordan Middle School’s seventh-grade team. About 200 students participated in the […]
Shuttle Service From Lagoon Day to Commencement Available
The ninth-grade Lagoon Day and commencement ceremonies, as is traditional, were booked on the same day, Tuesday, June 7. To help alleviate family conflicts, we are having two Canyons District buses, scheduled to leave Lagoon at 1 p.m. to make their afternoon rounds, transport the ninth-graders who want to attend their siblings’ afternoon high school […]
Canyons Apex Awards
The aim of the Apex Awards, which are given each fall at a by-invitation-only dinner and awards ceremony, is to publicly acknowledge and honor tireless champions of public education. With the awards, the Canyons Board of Education and Administration laud the hard work and dedication of educators, employees, legislators, city officials, community leaders and volunteers […]
Three-fifths of Class of 2011 Earned College- and Career-Ready Diplomas
The Class of 2011 is making history. This year’s graduating seniors are the first in Canyons School District and in the State of Utah to receive a college- and career-ready diploma. And, in this inaugural year, 60 percent of Canyons graduating seniors have earned one. On June 7, 2011, more than 1,350 Canyons […]
Brookwood Student Wins National PTA Reflections Award
Brookwood Elementary student Isabella Curatolo is the winner of a National Award of Merit of the National PTA Reflections contest for her watercolor titled, “Together, We Can.” Click here to see a congratulatory message from National PTA President Chuck Saylors. Two other Canyons students Erin Kaseda of Midvale Middle and Zoe Woolsey of […]