American Indian Students Awarded Scholarships At Event
The atmosphere at the recent Native American Student Recognition Night for 2012-2013 was jovial, but when Howard Rainer’s victory song filled the room, you could have heard a pin drop. With a room full of students who completed the first year of a mentorship program launched by Rainer, including a group of seniors who have […]
5 Earn College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Five students from Alta and Hillcrest high schools have earned College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships. Four Hillcrest seniors received the National Merit University of Utah Scholarship. Micah Johnston, who last year received a perfect ACT score, is looking to major in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis in robotics. Recipients Caius Worthen and Jarom Norris are planning […]
Goal! Mount Jordan, Union, Butler Win Soccer Titles
Mount Jordan soccer netted its second consecutive championship, and Union and Butler students secured their first titles in Canyons’ 2013 Middle School Intramural Soccer Tournament. The Mountaineers’ ninth-grade team won the age-division championship, maintaining their winning streak set with an eighth-grade championship in 2012. Union Middle School’s eighth-graders won the title in their grade-level division, […]
Class of 2013: 67% to Earn Honors, Advanced Diplomas
Congratulations, Class of 2013! An estimated 67 percent of graduating seniors have earned an Advanced or Honors diploma. That’s an increase of 2 percentage points from the number of college- and career-ready diplomas earned by the Class of 2012, and 7 percentage points more than the number earned by the Class of 2011. The Canyons […]
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
ACT Achievement on the Rise Canyons student achievement on the ACT test is on the rise. All Canyons 11th graders have been required to take the ACT college-entrance test since 2011. Since that time, the number of test-takers meeting the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks has risen in all subject areas, said Dr. Hal Sanderson, Director […]
CSD Announces Summer Food Service Program
Throughout the summer, free meals will be made available at several locations to children 18 years or younger. Meals will be available from June 10-Aug. 9, 2013 at Copperview, East Midvale, Midvale and Sandy elementaries, and Union Park. Breakfast will be served 8:30-9:30 a.m. Lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Adults may […]
Help Build Up Midvale By Buying Brick From Old School
You can help build up programs at the new Midvale Elementary by buying bricks from the old, now-demolished school on Center Street. Midvale Elementary supporters can now buy a brick of the six-decade-old building for $10 or $15 with an engraved plate. If you order more than 10 bricks you can receive them for $5 […]
CSD Counselor Earns Top U. Honors
A shiny new plaque on Rich Landward’s office wall serves as recognition for his hard work. But the CSD Student Support Specialist insists that the honor isn’t just for him. Landward says he shares the honor the Clinical Faculty of the Year Award from the University of Utah’s College of Social Work with […]
Jordan Wind Symphony Achieves String of ‘Superior’ Rankings
The seniors who play with Jordan High’s Wind Symphony can walk across the stage at commencement knowing they are leaving a superior legacy intact. Earlier this month, the school’s Wind Symphony, led by teacher Randal Clark, took home honors at the Utah State Concert Band Festival. Out of 35 bands that qualified for the festival, Jordan […]
Midvale Student Advances to National Essay Contest
Midvale Middle School eighth-grader and student essayist Timothy Hui has been selected to represent Utah at the National Do the Write Thing essay contest and to have his essay about ending youth violence entered into the Library of Congress. The Do the Write Thing Challenge offers seventh- and eighth-grade students an opportunity to examine […]
