You Can Say ‘Bye-Bye Butler’ At Open House on Wednesday
Parents, students and patrons are invited to bid a fond farewell to the old Butler Middle School at the same time they can say goodbye to the eight teachers and staff who are retiring at the end of the school year. Butler Middle, which will move into a new 177,000-square-foot school this fall, is hosting […]
Comcast Cares Day is Saturday at Peruvian Park Elementary
Join us Saturday at Peruvian Park Elementary for Comcast Cares Day . The April 27, 2013 service-oriented day starts at 8 a.m. Work will wrap up around noon. Take a minute to fill out the registration form, which can be accessed on the Peruvian Park Web site. Canyons District is thrilled Comcast has chosen Peruvian […]
Superintendent to Resign June 30; Board to Continue District’s Direction
Superintendent David S. Doty has announced that he is stepping down effective June 30, 2013 to lead Education Direction and spend more time with family. Education Direction is a Utah-based education reform firm recognized for improving student outcomes in public school districts and colleges across the country through professional development, actionable research, and strategic consulting. […]
2013 Teacher of the Year: Brookwood’s Monica Rotermund
Monica Rotermund is magical at teaching mathematics. Her sixth-graders at Brookwood Elementary score at nearly 100 percent proficient in math testing. Additionally, as a math team lead, she helps set the pace for math education at her school. “Students leave her class with excellent math skills and an increased self-confidence,” states a letter nominating Rotermund […]
Hillcrest FIRSTRobotics Team Headed to World Championship
In their debut appearance at the regional FIRSTRobotics competition, Hillcrest High students and their creation, the robot HARV-E, captured the All-Star Rookie Award. As a result, the team and its adviser, teacher Clief Castleton, qualified for the world championship later this month in St. Louis, Mo. CSD was represented at the event by Hillcrest and […]
Jordan, Alta Jazz Bands Score Superior Ratings At State Festival
The Jazz Bands from Jordan and Alta high schools hit all the right notes at the State Jazz Festival. Student musicians from both schools received the highest possible ratings at the annual event. Only nine of the 25 bands that qualified to perform at the event were given such high marks from the judges. This […]
CSD Schools To Test Preparedness In Great Utah Shakeout
Many Canyons District schools are participating in the 2013 Great Utah Shakeout The second-annual statewide earthquake safety drill will be Wednesday, April 17, at 10:15 a.m. At that time, those participating will “drop, cover and hold on” as if an earthquake of great magnitude had hit the Wasatch Front. The mock disaster will test the preparedness of […]
And The Winner Is: Students,Teachers Honored at Film Festival
David Skorut is the Ben Affleck of Canyons School District. Like the director of “Argo,” which took the night’s big award at the recent 85th annual Academy Awards, Hillcrest’s Skorut was the big winner at the 4th annual Canyons District Film Festival, held Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Eastmont Middle School. Skorut took home trophies […]
Albion, Indian Hills Named National Model Schools
Two Canyons middle schools have received national honors for their sustained efforts to promote tolerance and inclusiveness within the school community. Albion and Indian Hills Middle Schools are the only two Utah schools to be named 2013 National Mix It Up Model Schools by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance program. Sixty-three schools nationwide […]
Union, Indian Hills Net Most 1st Place Wins At Hoops Tourney
At the same time NCAA athletes were hustling for a national hoops championship, aspiring Sweet 16ers from Canyons District middle schools were hitting the court in their own version of March Madness. Union and Indian Hills both ran away with two first-place trophies in the District’s Middle School 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Boys and girls teams […]
