Chevron’s ‘Fuel Your School’ Provides Funding For Classroom Projects

Chevron’s Fuel Your School aims to help educators receive funding for eligible projects through www.DonorsChoose.org, a Web site that helps funnel private dollars directly to public school classrooms.   Throughout October, Chevron will donate $1 – up to $500,000 – to help fund STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) projects at local schools, including those […]

CSD Nurses Organize Flu Shot Clinics

The flu season is right around the corner. Employees can receive a flu shot at flu clinics organized by Canyons District school nurses. Employees can attend the flu clinic that is most convenient for them. This year’s flu vaccine provides protection against A/H1N1 (pandemic) influenza and two other influenza viruses. The cost of the flu […]

Alta, Jordan To Play In First-Ever XFINITY High School Football Challenge At Rio Tinto

Alta and Jordan high schools will do battle Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 against two out-of-state football teams at the inaugural XFINITY High School Football Challenge at Rio Tinto Stadium. The first game, which will pit Jordan High against Lawrenceville, N.J.-based Notre Dame High School, is scheduled for 1 p.m.  That game will be followed by […]

Canyons District Announces Winners Of 2nd Annual Apex Awards

From a humble school custodian to the Midvale City Mayor, the Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 honored the contributions of eight Canyons community members at its second annual Apex Awards ceremony. The Board of Education’s Apex Awards are designed to express gratitude to community leaders and educators who have served as champions […]

Construction Work Underway At New Butler Middle

Butler Middle School Principal Marsha Morgan learned a new skill to help kick off construction of the new 177,000-square-foot school – how to operate “the claw” used by construction crews to dig the school’s foundation. To cheers from students, faculty and community members who had gathered for a Sept. 8  groundbreaking, Morgan hopped into a […]

Help Your Child Get Off To A Good Start With ‘More for 4’

Does your child have one more year before kindergarten?  Canyons District’s new “More for 4” Parent Academy can help him or her get off to a good start. At several events during September, Canyons District will give tips to parents on how to prepare their children for their first year of school.  The classes, materials and […]

Canyons District To Excuse Heat-Related Absences

Canyons School District on Wednesday told parents at 12 schools without air-conditioning that it would excuse absences of students kept home due to heat-related concerns. High temperatures for the remainder of the week are forecast to soar into the high 90s. Steps have been taken to ensure students and teachers stay as cool as possible […]

Canyons District Announces 3 Leadership Appointments

Canyons District is pleased to announce three leadership appointments. The following have accepted new administrative roles in Canyons District schools and administration: Chanci Loran, who has served as Assistant Principal at East Midvale Elementary, is the new Principal of Copperview Elementary.  Loran’s appointment was approved Tuesday by the Canyons Board of Education.  The position was opened […]

Loran Named Principal of Copperview Elementary

Canyons Superintendent Dave Doty is pleased to announce the appointment of Chanci Loran as the new Principal of Copperview Elementary School. The appointment was approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday. Loran’s appointment is effective immediately. The position was opened for competitive hire this month when Michelle Clark decided to retire.     The Superintendent […]

Canyons Breaks Ground On New Midvale Elementary School

Canyons District joined the Midvale community Wednesday, Aug. 3, in celebrating the start of construction on a new elementary school in Midvale. Work at the school, which will replace the 61-year-old building on Center Street, begins immediately. It is scheduled to be finished during the 2012-2013 school year. The groundbreaking ceremony, in which dignitaries, district […]