Canyons Announces Dates, Times of 2012 High School Graduation Ceremonies
Canyons District has announced the dates and times of its 2012 high school graduation ceremonies: Alta High School Tuesday, June 5, 11 a.m., UCCU Center at Utah Valley University Brighton High School Tuesday, June 5, 2 p.m., Maverik Center Hillcrest High School Tuesday, June 5, 6 p.m., Maverik Center Jordan High School […]
Board Approves Middle School Boundaries
The Canyons Board of Education voted unanimously to realign middle school boundaries and rebuild Crescent View Middle School at a Draper location. The new boundary plan, which was created using community input on recommendations presented to the Board last spring by the Boundary Steering Committee, will better accommodate student enrollment and streamline school feeder patterns. […]
Ridgecrest Teacher Is A.R.T.S Inc.’s Top Educator of The Year
Linda Dalton Walker is the kind of teacher who doesn’t mind if students color outside of the lines. What matters to this veteran educator is if her students can express their knowledge of all parts of the curriculum with bold, broad strokes. In her color-splashed classroom at Ridgecrest Elementary, science lessons about animal species roll […]
New Middle School Schedule Ready For Launch
The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 unanimously approved a new framework for scholastic instruction and intervention in Canyons District middle schools. The schedule, which has been endorsed by the Canyons Education Association, will be used at Indian Hills and Midvale middle schools in the coming school year. Lessons learned at those schools […]
Public Feedback Sought on Tentative Middle School Boundaries
The Canyons Board of Education received a proposal for new middle school boundaries that would include building a new Crescent View Middle School at a Draper location. The proposal, created following community feedback on recommendations presented last spring by the Boundary Steering Committee, aims to better accommodate student enrollment and create cleaner school feeder patterns. […]
7 CSD Students Are National Merit Scholar Finalists
Seven students who attend Canyons District high schools are one step closer to being named National Merit Scholars. The students from Alta, Brighton and Hillcrest high schools, respectively have earned finalist status in the 57th annual scholarship competition. The students have progressed through two rounds of judging and remain in contention for National […]
Winners of CSD Science Fair Announced Feb. 22
Aspiring student-scientists in Canyons District are competing this month for a chance to participate in regional, state and international science-project contests. Approximately 200 students 160 elementary and 40 middle school and high school students have entered projects in the 3rd annual CSD Science Fair. Winners of the Canyons competitions advance to the regional round […]
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 […]
