Old Midvale Middle Coming Down to Make Way For New School
Folks living near Midvale Middle are hearing the cracks and groans of a 60-year-old brick building coming down to make way for the future. Demolition at the school at 7852 S. Pioneer Street started this week and workers will be on the site for the next two years while they construct a new campus […]
New Alternative School Given Sparkling Name: Diamond Ridge High
Canyons District’s new high school has a sparkling new name. The Canyons Board of Education voted Tuesday, July 14, 2015 to name the campus Diamond Ridge High. The alternative high school will open Aug. 19, 2015, the first day of school in CSD from the coming academic year. On the first day, up to 80 […]
Conservation Effort Aims to Curb Water Usage, Save Money
Canyons District is doing its part to curb its water usage, thanks to forward thinking, a team of high school students, and a grant from the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. As a limited resource, like electricity and natural gas, it’s always important to save water, says Canyons’ Energy Specialist Christopher Eppler. But Utah’s recent […]
Congrats! Canyons Wishes Good Luck to the Class of 2015
Commencement rites for Canyons District high schools and special schools have been celebrated in the past several weeks. The Canyons Board of Education and Administration, along with proud parents, friends and supporters, wish the graduates good luck and prosperity as they leave our schools to make their marks on the world. We offer to them […]
Canyons Launches New Way to Deliver E-Flyers to Parents
While Peachjar may sound like something you would pull out of your grandmother’s pantry, it’s really the name of an e-flyer company that has recently partnered with Canyons District.  Parents this week received notification that Canyons District is launching this new method of sending electronic flyers. They also received an e-mail, which included a username […]
Community Celebrates Start of Work at New Midvale Middle
The doors are shuttering for good at the old Midvale Middle, which has welcomed students into its corridors and classrooms for six decades. While the end has come for the two-story, red-bricked building on Pioneer Street, a recent groundbreaking party celebrated the start of work on a new 203,000-square-foot school that is scheduled to open […]
SAGE State Test Results Now Available in Skyward
CSD parents now can access their students’ state-mandated test results in their private, secure Skyward Family Access accounts. This allows parents to view their child’s spring SAGE results in a secure, accessible format after school lets out for the summer. Individual SAGE results were posted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in the same secure Skyward Family […]
Perfect! Hillcrest Student Takes 36 ACT Exam Score In Stride
You’d think that earning a perfect score on a college-entrance exam would cause a 17 year old to jump for sheer joy and throw a massive party to celebrate with friends and family. Think again. Hillcrest student Dale Schlachter says he’s “not a big fan of celebrating things” even an ACT score of 36, […]
Congrats! 72 Percent Earn CSD Advanced, Honors Diplomas
Hats off to the Class of 2015! Seventy-two percent of graduates earned one of Canyons School District’s unique college-ready diplomas by challenging themselves with more rigorous coursework. The preliminary numbers represent and all-time high for Canyons District, and a continued upward trend in the number of CSD students earning Advanced and Honors Diplomas. Canyons is […]
Want to Buy Lockers? Desks? Items Up For Grabs at Surplus Sale
Interested in buying old lockers, tables, filing cabinets, or desks that were once used by students and teachers at Midvale Middle? A surplus sale at Midvale Middle, 7852 S. Pioneer St., will be 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Cash or credit cards accepted. All sales are final. Crews this month will […]
