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 […]
PTA Honors CSD Administrator, Teacher, Volunteer
Matt Watts can literally feel the teenage angst surrounding him in the hallways at Mount Jordan Middle School. “A kid goes through about five different hair styles and clothing styles when they’re in middle school,” says Watts. “They push you but you also get the sense that they are glad you’re there for them, […]
Indian Hills Nets Most Wins in 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney
Indian Hills Middle School students netted three, first-place wins in Canyons’ 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, held March 6 8, 2012 at Jordan High School. Also posting first-place wins were Union, Eastmont, and Crescent View middle schools. The event was the most popular of the District’s Middle School Intramurals events to date, and involved 480 students […]
Differentiated Diploma Application
Think you’ve made the grade for one of Canyons District’s Advanced or Honors diplomas? Download an application to receive one of Canyons’ college- and career-ready high school diplomas, which encourage students to take rigorous classes so they can meet research-based standards of college-readiness and the heightened demands of today’s workforce. Canyons high schools will accept applications […]
