Counselor Honored With Human Rights Award
Time spent working with students who live in and around the Navajo Nation’s Monument Valley opened David Shirley’s eyes to the unique and special culture of American Indian students and their families. He draws on this understanding while working on Title VII programs and services in Canyons District, where he’s a counselor on special assignment in […]
State Education Chief Visits Union Middle
Students tend to sit a little straighter when visitors come to observe their class. When the visitor is the state’s public education chief, they walk a little taller afterward, too. Union Middle School students, educators and leaders, as well as Canyons District’s superintendency and academic leadership, last month hosted a tour of State Superintendent of […]
Hillcrest Forensics Chapter Earns Prestigious Designation
The National Forensics League announced this week that Hillcrest High School has earned the coveted 2012-2013 Leading Chapter Award in the Sundance District the highest recognition the league can give a chapter. Only one school in each district of the league attains this designation each year. Once a school achieves the award, it has to wait […]
Work Of School Psychologists Noted During Awareness Week
Rory Matson spends his days “juggling, like, seven different balls.” As the school psychologist at Midvale Elementary, he dedicates his hours to counseling students, handling unexpected student-behavior crises, communicating with families, and completing the reams of required paperwork. While he may start his day with a plan, he’s rarely able to stick to it. “There’s […]
Mount Jordan Artist Renderings Available
While colors and other finishing details remain in the works, artist renderings of the new Mount Jordan Middle School have been made available for public view. The renderings were created by MHTN Architects, the architectural firm selected by the Board of Education to design the school following a competitive bid process. Hogan and Associates Construction […]
Albion Academic Decathlon Aces Rewarded
What do you do when a third of your student body is taking the ACT EXPLORE test? Issue the ultimate academic challenge. Albion Middle School this year started a new initiative, which the administration says is likely to become tradition. While the eighth-grade students participated in the fall EXPLORE test, the sixth- and seventh-grade students […]
Eastmont Recycles Ton of Paper; ‘America Recycles Day’ Friday
Eastmont Middle School is akin to Canyons School District’s poster child for Utah’s premiere “America Recycles Day” event. Eastmont’s faculty and staff last week received a free dinner, as well as reusable water bottles, for recycling more than 1 ton of paper products in 14 days of Canyons School District’s “Reduce Your Waste” contest. In spring […]
Alta High Celebrates Contributions Of Country’s Veterans
Alta High students donned their best dresses, skirts, pants and ties on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 but they weren’t going to Homecoming or getting gussied up for a dance. Instead, students chose to dress up for a special Veterans Day assembly during which they honored members of the U.S. Armed Forces. About 30 veterans many […]
Jordan High Teacher Named Utah FCS Teacher of the Year
Natalie Hancock’s class isn’t your mama’s Family and Consumer Sciences class. The Jordan High teacher infuses her curriculum with education technology, math and science even social media platforms to help kids make connections between her classes and the real world. For her “flipped classroom” efforts, Hancock was named the Teacher of the Year […]
Canyons Salutes Veterans In The Schools, Community
Allan Setterberg is a proud veteran who knows firsthand that freedom is not free. Setterberg, who has worked as a custodian in Jordan and Canyons districts for 23 years, recalls his tour of duty in the Vietnam War with equal doses of pride and patriotism, somberness and sincerity, reflection and resilience. “If anyone ever tells you they weren’t […]
