12-May-09
Butler Middle SchoolHillcrest Peer Leaders Recognized: The Board recognized the Hillcrest Peer Leadership Team for outstandingwork as reading tutors at Oakdale Elementary School. Honored were: Group sponsor Leslie Trelease;students Kirsten Arnold, Camille Bickmore, Dallan Carter, Lauren Dalgleish, James Dansie, BeauDixon, Jentry Frandsen, Melisa Ghersi, Tory Hallenburg, Michelle Hawkins, Kirt Haynie, Brittanie Hofheins,Cecilia Li, Keith Olsen, […]
Board of Education OK’s Grade Reconfiguration Plan
In addition to the groundbreaking advanced-diploma proposal, the Canyons District Board of Education voted Tuesday night for a grade reconfiguration that will affect every school in the District. As a result of the Board’s stamp of approval, sixth-graders will move into middle school and ninth-graders will move into high school. The Board also approved changing […]
Board of Education Approves Career- and College-Ready Diplomas Plan
Students in Canyons School District soon will be able to choose to pursue a Standard, Honors or Advanced diploma, as well as content-specific Endorsements, under a revised proposal approved by the Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Canyons becomes Utah’s first school district to offer differentiated diplomas to students in efforts to ensure […]
Utah Technology Center Endorsement
The Utah Technology Council has released a Letter in support of Canyons School District’s academic plan, which provides students an opportunity to earn advanced diplomas by successfully completing courses of study that are aligned with the expectations of colleges and employers. According to the proposal, students who choose to participate in the advanced-diploma program would be […]
Salt Lake Chamber Endorses Canyons School District’s Diploma Proposal
The Salt Lake Chamber on Tuesday, Feb. 16 issued a press release supporting Canyons School District’s advanced diplomas proposal because it will better prepare students for the demands of college and the workforce. “A highly educated workforce is the most critical long-term strategy for a vibrant economy and healthy society,” said Lane Beattie, president and […]
Ride the Ski Lift With Dr. Doty
Superintendent David Doty wants to hear from students in the Canyons School District. To that end, he’s extending an invitation to students to ride the lift with him during Canyons District Night at Brighton Resort on Friday, Feb. 19. Students selected by random drawing can use the duration of a ski-lift ride to bend Dr. […]
Brookwood Students Raise Money For Children in Haiti
Brookwood Elementary School has been busy raising money to provide assistance to the people of Haiti. The first donation to the school’s “Half Dollars for Haiti” came minutes after the red buckets from the Salvation Army arrived. Three students, Meg Flynn, Aly Vyfvinkel, and Nicky Lu Vyfvinkel, also raised $285 selling hot chocolate. On Monday, […]
College- and Career-Ready — In Middle School
Many students want to go to college, but how to get there? Mount Jordan Middle School’s Student Success Night will lay out the steps students particularly first-generation college students and those for whom English is a second language can take to prepare now for college and careers. Student Success Night, scheduled for Thursday, […]
Hillcrest Senior Named Semifinalist in Intel Science Talent Search
A Hillcrest High School senior was one of 300 seniors from 175 schools across the country who earned a spot as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010. Albert Lingfeng Cui, a diploma candidate in the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillcrest, was selected based upon his research, “Demonstration of Planar Plasmonic Waveguides Using […]
Hillcrest Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Six outstanding students at Hillcrest High School have been named finalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. They join 16,000 others nationwide who have met he requirements to advance past the semifinalist round. The selection of some 8,200 Merit Scholarship winners is now in progress. Winners of the scholarship will be notified in March. […]
