CSD Foundation Awards $72,000 in Grants to Teachers
‘Tis the season of giving for the Canyons Education Foundation. The Foundation, the fund-raising arm of Canyons District, on Monday, Dec. 17 and Tuesday, Dec. 18 surprised 10 CSD teachers with the joyful news that they were receiving 2012 Innovation Grants, which ranged in size from $2,900 to $10,000. In all, the Foundation awarded more […]
Budget Honors for Canyons
For the third year in a row, Canyons School District has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The prestigious award, announced Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, recognizes the District’s 2012-13 Comprehensive Annual Budget Report. It is the association’s highest award in government budgeting, and indicates that Canyons’ budget has received proficient […]
SALTA Placement Letters are in the Mail
Canyons students who have been accepted to the District’s advanced-learner magnet program will get the good news in letters sent Friday, Dec. 7 to their homes. In all, about 570 students sought access to the program called SALTA, which stands for Supporting Advanced Learners Toward Achievement. The program is designed for students who require specialized […]
Board President Honors Colleagues’ Service
Canyons Board of Education President Tracy Scott Cowdell on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 honored outgoing Board Members Mont Millerberg, Paul McCarty, and Kevin Cromar. All three were elected in 2008 as inaugural members of the Canyons Board of Education, just months after voters created Utah’s first new school district in a century. Cowdell thanked the […]
Crews Cap Corner Canyon High With 13-Ton Dome
The wet and chilly weather could not dampen the electric charge-forward spirit of the crowd that gathered Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 to cheer the historic placement of a 13-ton dome atop the new Corner Canyon High School. The dome, built by the Tremonton, Utah-based Munns Manufacturing, was made a part of the school’s design to […]
Hillcrest’s Long is UHSAA 2012 Theater Teacher of the Year
Students in Josh Long’s stage productions are regularly honored with standing ovations. This time, the applause is for him. Long, the drama teacher at Hillcrest High School, has been selected as the recipient of the Utah High School Activities Association’s 2012 Distinguished Service Award for Theater Teacher of the Year. The UHSAA accepts nominations from […]
Dates Set for ‘Ski and Shred Nights’ at Brighton Resort
It’s time to wax up those skis and snowboards. The first “Ski and Shred Night” of 2013 is in just a few weeks. All Canyons District employees, students and patrons are invited to hit the slopes with us on Jan. 19, Feb. 16 and March 16. This is the fourth year Brighton has partnered with Canyons […]
Holiday Message from Superintendent Doty
Dear Canyons District community, The hot autumn afternoons we experienced in the first few days of school are distant memories now that wintry weather has returned to stay with us for a few months. For me, the first snowfall of the year also brought with it a reverent anticipation for the holidays of Thanksgiving and […]
Alta Hosts Silver and Black Debate Tournament This Week
When Alta High School opened its doors in 1978, history teacher Rique Ochoa wasted no time forming a debate team. He had a limited budget, district-established travel restrictions, and only a handful of students on the team. But that didn’t stop Ochoa from making big plans. If his team at Alta couldn’t travel the country […]
CSD Assistant Superintendent Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathryn McCarrie is known in Utah education circles as a supporter of school psychologists and an advocate for the role they play in the educational process. That respect was returned on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2012, when the Utah Association of School Psychologists honored McCarrie, now the Canyons District Assistant Superintendent for School Performance, with a […]
