Canyons Makes 2011-2012 AP Honor Roll
Canyons School District has been named to the College Board’s prestigious Advanced Placement Honor Roll. The District is one of three districts in Utah, and 367 school districts in 43 states and Canada, to make 2011-2012 AP® Honor Roll for opening AP programs to a broader pool of students while maintaining or improving the percentage […]
Canyons Board Approves 2 New Administrative Appointments
The Canyons Board of Education is pleased to announce two administrative appointments. The Board voted unanimously for the appointments on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Corrie Barrett is interim principal of Oak Hollow Elementary School. Justin Matagi is the new assistant principal at Alta High School. Barrett has been working as an assistant principal at Alta […]
Encore! Union Adds A Performance Of ‘Beauty And The Beast’
Encore! Encore! Union Middle School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” has proven so popular that the school is adding another performance to the show’s run. Originally, the musical, which is staged in the auditorium at Union Middle, 615 E. 8000 South, was scheduled to end Monday, Feb. 6. Students also performed the show, which […]
CSD Students Get On-The-Job Training During ‘Job Shadow Day’
Canyons District’s 2nd annual “Job Shadow Day” will be Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. This activity, which is part of a statewide effort to expose students to careers, includes a 2- to 4-hour experience working alongside a professional in his or her workplace followed by a luncheon and motivational speaker. Dr. Cynthia Furse, Associate Vice President […]
Chess Champ: Midvale Middle School
Midvale Middle School has been crowned champion of the 2nd Annual Canyons School District Middle School Intramurals Chess Tournament. Midvale defeated defending champion Mount Jordan Middle School, which finished in second place on its home turf at the Saturday, Jan. 28 competition. Union Middle School finished in third place. Individual winners of various ability categories […]
China’s Role In A Global Society The Topic of AHS’ Social Studies Forum
Students, faculty and patrons of all Utah high schools are invited to Alta High School’s 2nd annual Social Studies Forum, which will put the spotlight on China as Asia’s emerging superpower. The forum, which will be 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at the school, 11055 S. Hawk Highway, will feature a […]
Last Call For ‘Wicked’ Tickets Through CSD Foundation
Time is running out to get your “Wicked” tickets through the Canyons School District Education Foundation. The Foundation will sell tickets to the show, which will be produced this summer at the Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City, until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. A portion of every ticket sold through the Foundation will go […]
You’re Invited To An Open House At CTEC
Students who are seeking more information about the top-flight career training programs offered at the Canyons Technical Education Center are invited to an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. The free event will be on the CTEC campus, 825 E. 9085 South, and is for high school and middle school students […]
School Open-Enrollment Applications Are Due Next Week
Parents who wish to send their children to a school other than the one assigned to them by geographic boundaries are invited to submit open-enrollment applications. The deadline for applications is the third Friday in February Feb. 17, 2012. According to state law, students who seek to attend out-of-boundary schools may do so unless the local […]
2 Schools Seeking Items For ‘Clothing Closet’
Students, teachers and staff members at Crescent View Middle and Midvale Middle schools are teaming up to collect gently used clothing for a communitywide “Clothing Closet” on Saturday, Jan. 28. If the clothing is anything like the fare at last year’s Clothing Closet, which was created to help those in the community who need clothing […]
