Canyons Students Named Sterling Scholars
Four students from Canyons District high schools have received prestigious Sterling Scholar Awards, including two special awards for community service and scholarship in a technical field. The Sterling Scholars are: Sean Whalen, Brighton High, Computer Technology Sam Olesen, Jordan High, Visual Arts Megan Dolle, Hillcrest High, Douglas F. Bates Community Service Award Ryan Baker, Hillcrest […]
Canyons To Participate In Great Utah ShakeOut
Canyons Schools will put earthquake preparedness to the test as part of the Great Utah ShakeOut statewide earthquake drill. The earthquake safety drill, the largest in Utah history, will be Tuesday, April 17 at 10:15 a.m. At that exact time, those participating will “drop, cover and hold on” as if an earthquake of great magnitude had […]
Canyons District Appoints New Hearing Officer
Canyons District’s Office of Civil Rights and Accommodations welcomes Jamal Willis as the District’s new hearing officer. The Canyons Board of Education ratified Willis’ appointment at its March 27, 2012 meeting. Willis, now an academic counselor for Brigham Young University’s football, baseball, and men’s and women’s tennis programs, earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at […]
Canyons Announces Administrative Appointments
Canyons District announces several new leadership appointments. The following have accepted new administrative roles in Canyons District schools: Corrie Barrett is the new principal of Oak Hollow Elementary School. Barrett, the recipient of the 2011 Apex Award for School Administrator of the Year, has served as Oak Hollow’s Interim Principal since February. She also has […]
Sign Up For Comcast Cares Day at Midvale Middle
Sign up today to participate in Comcast Cares Day at Midvale Middle School. The Saturday, April 21 service-oriented day starts at 8 a.m. Work will wrap up around 1 p.m. Canyons District is pleased Comcast has chosen the middle school for the day of cleaning and revitalization. Comcast provides some of resources and volunteers, and the […]
Teacher of the Year Nominations Open
Is your child’s teacher the best of the best? Is your colleague the cream of the crop? Nominate him or her to become your school’s Teacher of the Year. The winning teacher will receive prizes and recognitions at a May 5, 2012 Real Salt Lake halftime (click here for discount tickets. Enter promo code: Canyons) […]
Canyons Employees Invited To A Retirement Seminar
All Canyons employees are invited to a retirement seminar on Wednesday, March 28. The 5:30 p.m. event at the Canyons Support Services Center, 9163 S. 300 East, will be conducted by the Center for Senior Benefits, a national organization that specializes in educating senior citizens about their Medicare, long-term care and retirement planning options. […]
Brighton’s Gardner Named 5A Boys Hoops Coach of the Year
After just one year as the Brighton High boys basketball head coach a charmed year, indeed, in which he led the Bengals to the 5A state championship Jeff Gardner has been named the 5A Coach of the Year. Gardner’s excellence also extends to the classroom. He is touted by Principal Charisse Hilton as […]
CSD Proctors College Entrance Exam At Prison School
When Canyons School District leaders say they strive to ensure all students are college- and career-ready, they mean all. All 11th-graders in Canyons District, including 43 students at South Park Academy at the Utah State Prison, recently took the ACT college-entrance test. This helps bring students a step closer to a college education and a […]
Educational Technology Specialist is Young Educator Of The Year
A Canyons District educational technology specialist was recently named the Utah Coalition for Education Technology’s Young Educator of the Year. Camille Cole, who was given the award at the UCET conference on March 2, 2012, has taken a leading role in several key projects, including CSD’s annual film festival, school technology grants and the District’s […]
