Ten CSD Schools Earn 2013 President’s Education Award
Ten CSD schools are winners in the 2013 President’s Education Awards Program, which recognizes achievement and hard work in the classroom. Butler, Crescent, Oakdale, Park Lane, Quail Hollow, Ridgecrest, Sprucewood and Sunrise elementary schools, and Crescent View and Mount Jordan middle schools have all won awards. The U.S. Department of Education announced the honor was […]
Ribbon-Cuttings Planned for Corner Canyon, Butler, Draper Park
The back-to-school season this year will be particularly exciting for students at Corner Canyon High and Butler and Draper Park middle schools. Along with the usual newness of the first day of school new teachers, new lockers, new textbooks, new friends they will have something else to look forward to: new schools. Canyons […]
CSD Principal, Teachers, Volunteer Receive Golden Apples
A Canyons District principal, two teachers and a parent were recently honored with PTA/KUED Golden Apple Awards for their dedication to schools and service to children. They are: McKay RobinsonGolden Apple Award for Outstanding School Administrator Lone Peak Elementary Principal McKay Robinson is known for his student-oriented approach to running a school. Robinson knows all […]
Budding Midvalley Artist Wins Arbor Day Poster Contest
Midvalley Elementary School has a budding Picasso in its midst. Thanks to his drawing of an outstretched hand holding a tiny tree, student Cole Ivie was chosen as a regional winner in this year’s Arbor Day poster contest, sponsored by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. Cole’s poster was selected from entries […]
Happy Birthday To Canyons School District
Let’s sing it together: Happy birthday to you, Canyons District. Happy birthday to you. Canyons District officially became a school district the first to be created in Utah in nearly a century on July 1, 2009. The Board of Education and Administration thank the District’s teachers, staff, students, parents and community partners for […]
Dr. Rhode Begins Work as Interim Superintendent
Dr. Ginger Rhode, who played a major role in the launch of the new school district and the creation and implementation of the District’s academic plan, took the helm of Canyons School District on July 1, 2013. The Canyons Board of Education appointed Dr. Rhode as Interim Superintendent to replace David S. Doty, who resigned […]
Name of New Middle School Will Reflect Area’s History
A new middle school that is being built in Draper as a replacement for Crescent View Middle will be renamed to honor the area in which it’s being built and preserve the nature of the historic Sandy area where CVMS has operated since 1986. The Canyons Board of Education voted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 to […]
CSD Board Establishes Timeline For Superintendent Search
The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 established an estimated timeline for the search to replace Superintendent Dave Doty, who has resigned to join a Utah-based education-reform consulting firm. The timeline begins in July with a request-for-proposal solicitation from consultants experienced in conducting national superintendent searches. According to the plan, the search […]
Lone Peak Volunteer Honored With Huntsman Award
It’s evident that Debbie Beninati’s passion lies in introducing children to the world of music. By her own admission, she’s a music education “junkie,” and delights in taking a group of beginners and turning them into a fine-tuned orchestra in less than a year. But Beninati isn’t paid for her work at Lone Peak Elementary, […]
CSD Students Receive PTA Presidential Service Awards
The Utah PTA has awarded Presidential Student Service Gold Awards to two Canyons District students. David Duffin, who will serve as the PTSA Student Club President at Alta High in the coming school year, and Ashley Edwards, who will hold the Student Club president’s post at Corner Canyon High, received the awards last month. Both […]
