Parents, Students Invited to Secondary DLI Informational Meeting
Bon boulot, gong xi and felicitaciones to students throughout Canyons District who are making waves with their language skills. On Friday, May 5, 2017, Draper Park Middle students Ariel Harp and McKay Larsen took first place at the Chinese Bridge Language Contest at the University of Maryland. Harp and Larson represented Utah for the first […]
Teachers Get First Peek At the New Midvale Middle
When architects of the new Midvale Middle suggested cloistering the library in a quiet corner of the building, the school’s Media Specialist said, “Sorry, but that just won’t do.” The library, she explained, should be at the center of the school. It should be an open, inviting space for students to hang out with friends, […]
Open Houses: Applauding the Contributions of CSD Retirees
Honoring a proud tradition, Canyons District is bidding a fond farewell to retiring colleagues. Sixty-two employees are departing Canyons this year for their happily ever after. Some have devoted 40 years or more to Utah’s public school system, and many have worked for Canyons since the district’s inception in 2009. All of them have contributed […]
Ridgecrest Elementary Choir Composes, Performs an Opera
What if the Three Little Pigs were really the bad guys? What if the Fairy Godmother never showed up? Who would win in a dance battle, Cinderella or Snow White? There’s nothing quite like a fairytale to capture the imagination of a child. So, an invitation to re-write one seemed the most natural place for […]
Beloved Altara Elementary Teacher Honored with Huntsman Award
Joani Richardson is the kind of teacher who can breathe new life into words, pull magic from a page, and spark wonder in the eyes of eager-to-learn children. “I love to teach children to love to read,” says Richardson. “I have failed if I have not taught a child to love to read.” For her […]
Canyons Education Foundation Awards Scholarship to Six Deserving Students
Family is important to Vinnie Vala’au, though for most of his youth, the stable home life he yearned for, and wanted to provide his two younger siblings, remained just out of reach. “Growing up, I faced a lot of trials,” says the Alta High senior. But sometimes home is where you find it, and Vinnie […]
CSD Ready to Provide Support As ’13 Reasons Why’ Popularity Rises
Has your child watched the trending Netflix show “13 Reasons Why?” If so, it may be an important time to start a discussion about any challenging emotions he or she may be feeling, according to counselors and psychologists who provide supports to school-age children. Based on a 2007 young adult novel of the same name, […]
Canyons District Students Prevail at State Debate Tourney
Deploying the tactics of history’s great orators, from Pericles and Cicero to Winston Churchill and Frederick Douglass, four Canyons School District students claimed victory at the 2017 Utah State Middle School and Elementary School Debate Tournaments. More than 250 middle school and 180 elementary students participated in the tournaments, which were held at Alta High. […]
Union Middle’s Drew Fosse Named 2017 Teacher of the Year
The bell at Union Middle is about to ring, but Drew Fosse’s class has a tough task at hand: Don’t smile. Everyone is silent as Fosse slowly walks around the room with a fake scowl. The challenge to make eye contact with Fosse and stay serious carries a reward, which students redeem at […]
Board of Education Bumps Up Teacher Pay, OKs New Salary Schedule
The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 approved an innovative and progressive salary schedule that will boost the starting salary for a beginning teacher more than $5,000 a year while also providing salary hikes for mid-career and veteran educators. The new salary schedule pushes the starting salary for a new teacher in […]
