Hillcrest Senior Wins Coca-Cola Scholarship
Albert Cui, a Hillcrest High School senior, has been selected as a member of the 22nd class of Coca-Cola Scholars. Cui is one of 253 high school seniors who will receive a cash scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Fifty-three will win $20,000. Two hundred will receive $10,000 scholarships. This program is open to all […]
Employees, Volunteer, Teachers of the Year Announced
The Canyons Board of Education has announced Canyons School District’s premier employees of the year, a Volunteer of the Year, and the Canyons Teacher of the Year. The honorees are: Teacher of the Year: Mark Petersen, Jordan High Science Department Chairman School Administrator of the Year: Laura Finlinson, Principal, Butler Elementary (formerly Peruvian Park Elementary) […]
Midvale Elementary Teacher Wins ‘Golden Apple’
A Canyons District educator has been selected to receive one of this year’s Golden Apples for Excellence in Education, a prestigious award given annually to six of Utah’s top educators and two exceptional volunteers. Maria Requena, a teacher at Midvale Elementary, is one of this year’s recipients. The awards program, which is spearheaded by the […]
District Announces New Principal for Albion Middle School
The Board of Education of Canyons School District is pleased to announce the selection of Joanne Ackerman as the new principal of Albion Middle School. Ackerman, who is Principal of West Jordan Middle School, was appointed Tuesday. Ackerman, who assumes the Albion principalship in June, replaces Larry Odom, who this fall will become an Assistant […]
Brighton’s Model U.N. Team Wins Award at National Contest
Twenty students from Brighton High School recently attended the National High School Model United Nations competition in New York City. The students from Canyons District walked away with a prestigious award for their work. At the contest, Brighton’s Model U.N. team represented Finland, and students also had special seats representing Austria on the Security Council, […]
Peruvian Park Sixth Grader Wins Geography Bee
Anthony Cheng, a sixth-grade student in Canyons District, is the new state National Geographic Bee champion. For winning the 22nd annual geography bee, Cheng received $100 and a chance to earn $25,000 at the national contest in Washington, D.C. Cheng, who attends Peruvian Park Elementary School, beat 96 of Utah’s best and brightest at the […]
Canyons District Immunization Clinics
Utah law requires students to be current on their immunizations. In order to assist students in obtaining the required immunizations, Canyons School District Nursing Services, in conjunction with Community Nursing Service’s Immunization Express, will conduct two immunization clinics to assist families in obtaining the immunizations that are required by law. Before entering kindergarten children must […]
Canyons High School Art Show Winners
1st Place Winners Simmons, Rebecca Hillcrest HS Seaweed Nielson, Felicity Hillcrest HS Madame Raine Wofman, Sarah Alta HS On His Way Home From Humanity Blosser, Denae Jordan HS (none) Varas, Alexandria Alta HS Sweet September Simmons, Rebecca Hillcrest HS Avant I Blosser, Denae Jordan HS Metamorphosis Piece Best of Show- 2D Jon Marrder Valley HS […]
Canyons Night At Rio Tinto
Canyons School District and Real Salt Lake are pleased to announce “Canyons Night at Rio Tinto,” a celebration of students, educators, community, and the culmination of the inaugural year of Utah’s newest school district. The event will take place at the Saturday, May 1, Real Salt Lake game. Canyons students will perform at the Carnival Stage outside the stadium for […]
Hillcrest Student Honored by Boys and GIrls Club
Hillcrest High School student Steven Guzman, an aspiring hip-hop musician, in January was named the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Valley Youth of the Year. He also is serving as the clubs’ youth representative for 2010. Guzman, a sophomore, aims to become the first in his family to graduate high school and go to […]
