Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls Oh, My! Halloween Celebrated Across CSD
The cheering crowd lining Main Street in Historic Sandy was in for a surprise as sweet as candy when the elementary school students started their annual Halloween costume parade on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The students gave the crowd quite a treat as they showed off their costumes, which ranged from witches and ghouls to superheroes […]
Halloween Safety: Tips for Trick-or-Treaters
Halloween may be the spookiest night of the year, but not for the reasons many parents think. While families fret about stranger danger and America’s sugar-fueled obesity epidemic, the most pressing danger is auto-pedestrian accidents. Pedestrian fatalities nearly double on Halloween, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation: 30 percent of all crash fatalities on […]
Parents, Students Invited to Secondary DLI Informational Meeting
Parents of fifth-graders enrolled in Canyons District’s Dual-Language Immersion Programs have been invited to a meeting on Monday, Oct. 30 to learn about DLI instruction in middle schools. The 6 p.m. event will be in the Professional Development Center of the Canyons Administration Building-East, 9361 S. 300 East. Canyons curriculum specialists who oversee the District’s […]
25 CSD Athletes Win All-State Awards for Academic, Sporting Excellence
These sporting students stand out in the classroom and on the field, court, track or links. Twenty-five Canyons District athletes were presented Academic All-State Awards this fall for excelling in sports while maintaining high grade point averages. The awards are announced each sports season by the Utah High School Activities Association with this latest round going to […]
The Curtain is Rising on Fall Musicals
Dust off your roller skates and pull out your leg warmers. It’s time to relive the ’80s. Fall musicals are in full swing, and next up on the performing arts calendar is Brighton High’s production of Xanadu on Oct. 26, 27 and 30 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. The show […]
Are New Schools More Efficient than Older Schools?
With better insulating materials and sustainable building products, today’s schools are more energy efficient than those built 50, or even 20, years ago, which translates to lower energy bills and an immediate cost savings for taxpayers. As schools and school districts grow larger, however, to meet demands of growing student populations, those energy gains can […]
Honors Earned at Middle School Intramurals Cross Country Race
The Draper Park Vikings raided the trophy table at the Canyons District Middle School Intramurals Cross Country Championship Race. The school dominated the ninth-annual event, held Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Union Middle. First-place overall trophies were awarded to both of the Draper Park Middle boys and girls teams. Students from the Draper-area school took […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 17, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Bond Proposal The District held the statutorily required reading of previously submitted arguments for and against the proposed $283 million tax-rate-neutral bond measure that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The pro/con arguments also can be found […]
FAFSA: Get Help Paying for College
Utahns are notorious for missing out on free federal college aid because they don’t apply, or complete the FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. â¨At the start of 2016, Utah was ranked 50 for its FAFSA-completion rate. Due, however, to a statewide effort to walk high school seniors through the application process, […]
Community Builders: The Traits of a Great Principal
There’s a well-known trick to remembering the difference between the words “principle” and “principal.” A principle is an idea you stand by, but a principal is a person who stands by you. To remember the difference, keep this in mind: the principal is your pal. In honor of Utah School Principals this week from Oct. […]
