Chess Champ: Midvale Middle School
Midvale Middle School has been crowned champion of the 2nd Annual Canyons School District Middle School Intramurals Chess Tournament. Midvale defeated defending champion Mount Jordan Middle School, which finished in second place on its home turf at the Saturday, Jan. 28 competition. Union Middle School finished in third place. Individual winners of various ability categories […]
China’s Role In A Global Society The Topic of AHS’ Social Studies Forum
Students, faculty and patrons of all Utah high schools are invited to Alta High School’s 2nd annual Social Studies Forum, which will put the spotlight on China as Asia’s emerging superpower. The forum, which will be 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at the school, 11055 S. Hawk Highway, will feature a […]
Last Call For ‘Wicked’ Tickets Through CSD Foundation
Time is running out to get your “Wicked” tickets through the Canyons School District Education Foundation. The Foundation will sell tickets to the show, which will be produced this summer at the Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City, until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. A portion of every ticket sold through the Foundation will go […]
You’re Invited To An Open House At CTEC
Students who are seeking more information about the top-flight career training programs offered at the Canyons Technical Education Center are invited to an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. The free event will be on the CTEC campus, 825 E. 9085 South, and is for high school and middle school students […]
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
Proposed Middle School Class Schedule Receives Initial Support A draft middle school schedule aimed at creating more time for core academic courses while providing sixth- through eighth-graders the flexibility to participate in a range of elective options received preliminary support from the Board. The proposed schedule is a modified five-class schedule within a school day […]
School Open-Enrollment Applications Are Due Next Week
Parents who wish to send their children to a school other than the one assigned to them by geographic boundaries are invited to submit open-enrollment applications. The deadline for applications is the third Friday in February Feb. 17, 2012. According to state law, students who seek to attend out-of-boundary schools may do so unless the local […]
2 Schools Seeking Items For ‘Clothing Closet’
Students, teachers and staff members at Crescent View Middle and Midvale Middle schools are teaming up to collect gently used clothing for a communitywide “Clothing Closet” on Saturday, Jan. 28. If the clothing is anything like the fare at last year’s Clothing Closet, which was created to help those in the community who need clothing […]
The Charger Will Be The Mascot of Corner Canyon High
The Charger is the mascot of the new Corner Canyon High School in Draper. The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 17 picked Chargers from a roster of several potential mascots. The list included Cougars, Diamondbacks, Falcons and Raptors. No other high school in Utah has adopted Chargers as a mascot. The Charger […]
CSD Announces Winners Of ‘Maintain, Don’t Gain’ Wellness Program
Think about it this way: The winners of this contest had to focus on losing before they could gain (a prize). An impressive number of the employees who participated in Canyons District’s “Maintain, Don’t Gain” wellness program successfully battled the bulge over the holidays. In all, 653 CSD employees signed up to participate and weighed […]
Hillcrest Lauds Students Who Earned IB Diplomas, Certificates
A top-notch class of Hillcrest High students were awarded International Baccalaureate diplomas and certificates on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. In all, 29 students from the class of 2011 were given IB diplomas and another 35 received IB certificates. “This program is doing exactly what we want it to do deliver high rigor and prepare […]
