Canyons Idol Winner Eric Michels Performs May 1
Congratulations to Alta High senior Eric Michels, winner of the Canyons Idol contest! Eric will perform the National Anthem at the Saturday, May 1 Real Salt Lake game at Rio Tinto Stadium. Eric was among 66 Canyons School District students of all ages to audition for the honor. Canyons Idol runners-up are: Natalia Alston, Brighton […]
Midvale Middle Promotes ‘Change It Up At Lunch’
Midvale Middle School students “Change It Up at Lunch” by meeting new people in the cafeteria. Read feature stories about the school’s make-new-friends-initiative in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News. Click here to read the story in the Deseret News Click here to read the story in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Hillcrest Sophomore Earns Scholarship From Energy Solutions Foundation
A Hillcrest High School sophomore is one of three Utah students selected to receive a Distinguished Award Scholarship from the Energy Solutions Foundation. The honor was presented last week to Nikolas Liodakis, the sophomore class president, during his Advanced Placement biology class. Liodakis, who was surprised with the announcement, was chosen to receive the $5,000 […]
Midvale Middle Aims For IB Status
Midvale Middle School is rolling toward successfully becoming a school that is approved to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, which is an internationally recognized program for children aged 11 to 16. The curriculum of the Middle Years Programme is designed to spark interest in all academic subjects. Students are shown that all things […]
CTEC Announces Spring Plant, Flower Sale
If April showers bring May flowers, then folks along the Wasatch Front should have one heck of a garden in a few weeks. Pick up plants you’d like to see growing in your yards and gardens at the Canyons Technical Education Center, 825 E. 9085 South, Sandy. A sale on plants and flowers begins Wednesday, […]
Hillcrest Senior Wins Coca-Cola Scholarship
Albert Cui, a Hillcrest High School senior, has been selected as a member of the 22nd class of Coca-Cola Scholars. Cui is one of 253 high school seniors who will receive a cash scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Fifty-three will win $20,000. Two hundred will receive $10,000 scholarships. This program is open to all […]
20-Apr-10
Employees, Volunteer, Teacher of the Year Announced The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday announced Canyons School District’s premier employees of the year, a Volunteer of the Year, and the Canyons Teacher of the Year. The honorees are: Teacher of the Year: Mark Petersen, Jordan High Science Department Chairman School Administrator of the Year: Laura Finlinson, […]
Employees, Volunteer, Teachers of the Year Announced
The Canyons Board of Education has announced Canyons School District’s premier employees of the year, a Volunteer of the Year, and the Canyons Teacher of the Year. The honorees are: Teacher of the Year: Mark Petersen, Jordan High Science Department Chairman School Administrator of the Year: Laura Finlinson, Principal, Butler Elementary (formerly Peruvian Park Elementary) […]
Midvale Elementary Teacher Wins ‘Golden Apple’
A Canyons District educator has been selected to receive one of this year’s Golden Apples for Excellence in Education, a prestigious award given annually to six of Utah’s top educators and two exceptional volunteers. Maria Requena, a teacher at Midvale Elementary, is one of this year’s recipients. The awards program, which is spearheaded by the […]
District Announces New Principal for Albion Middle School
The Board of Education of Canyons School District is pleased to announce the selection of Joanne Ackerman as the new principal of Albion Middle School. Ackerman, who is Principal of West Jordan Middle School, was appointed Tuesday. Ackerman, who assumes the Albion principalship in June, replaces Larry Odom, who this fall will become an Assistant […]
