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 […]
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Naomi Damron Named Canyons Teacher of the Year Congratulations to Quail Hollow Elementary teacher Naomi Damron, named the 2011 Canyons School District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Damron is being honored for her individualized instruction and high expectations for students and for inspiring children for 30 years. Ms. Damron will be nominated for State Teacher […]
New Alta High, Jordan Valley Principals Named
Alta High and Jordan Valley School will have new principals next school year, the Board of Education announced Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Fidel Montero, Assistant Principal of Timpview High School since 2006, was named principal of Alta High School. Mark Donnelly, Canyons Coordinator of Speech, Language and Hearing Services since 2009, was named principal of […]
Naomi Damron Named Canyons Teacher of the Year
Naomi Damron Named Canyons Teacher of the Year Congratulations to Quail Hollow Elementary teacher Naomi Damron, named the 2011 Canyons School District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Damron is being honored for her individualized instruction and high expectations for students and for inspiring children over her 30-year career. Ms. Damron will be nominated for State […]
Midvale Student Wins T-Shirt Design Contest
Midvale Elementary second-grader Laura Rodriguez is the winner of a T-shirt design contest sponsored by a nonprofit organization that annually gives away 1,000 bicycles to underprivileged children. The nonprofit group Bikes for Kids made the announcement Tuesday, May 17 at Midvale Elementary. The group honored Rodriguez, whose design was chosen from a field of 25 […]
Hillcrest Students’ Project Launched Into Space On Shuttle
At long last, the Endeavour soared. To cheers around the country and especially the Canyons Administration Building the shuttle Endeavour took flight for a 16-day mission into space. Canyons students, teachers, parents and administrators gathered at district headquarters to applaud as NASA control counted down the seconds to the historic launch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfi4yFRQdRg […]
