Midvalley community bids farewell to 63-year-old schoolhouse

The staff and faculty at Midvalley Elementary had big plans for celebrating the end of the school year — plans disrupted by COVID-19. The Jr. Huskies haven’t been able to step inside their classrooms since mid-March when government officials placed all Utah schools under a soft closure as a preventive health measure. And they won’t […]

Keeping Our Promise: Four CSD Schools Scheduled for Construction

Canyons District’s aggressive school improvement schedule continues with four schools slated for construction. Rebuilds of Peruvian Park Elementary, Union Middle and a school in the White City area will start in 2021, under a plan recently approved by the Board of Education to ensure the timely completion of the projects promised to voters with 2017 […]

April 16 Event Marks the Start of Midvalley Rebuild

There are a lot of reasons to rebuild Midvalley Elementary. Built in 1957, the school is Canyons District’s oldest campus. It opened the same year as the historic launch of the world’s first unmanned satellite Sputnik, a full decade before dot matrix printers were invented, and at a time when the latest teaching tool was […]

Community Previews Plans for the New Midvalley Elementary

As the sun sets on Midvalley Elementary’s 60th year, a new dawn arises for the Junior Huskies. Built in 1957 when a piece of candy cost .5 cents, frisbees were all the rage, and most of the area surrounding the school was farmland, Midvalley now serves a diverse and growing suburban population, and is in […]

With a Snip of the Ribbon, Indian Hills Cheers Renovation

Enthusiastic Indian Hills Middle students cut short their summers to take part in the grand opening of their newly remodeled campus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held two days before the start of school. “This newly renovated school is for our students. It’s all for the students,” Principal Doug Graham told the crowd of parents, alumni, […]

The Warriors Return: Come to Indian Hills’ Ribbon-Cutting, Back-to-School Night

Doors to the newly renovated Indian Hills Middle are opening wide to welcome back the Warriors.    A major renovation at the school has been completed in time for school to start for the 2018-2019 school year. The entire Canyons District community is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Back-to-School Night at 6 p.m. on […]

Hundreds of Past, Current and Future Bengals Cheer the Rebuild of Brighton High

Hundreds braved the early evening heat Thursday to celebrate the beginning of construction on a complete rebuild of Brighton High School. Parents, alumni, members of the Cottonwood Heights City Council, Canyons District administrators, Brighton’s High’s principal, teachers and members of Canyons’ Board of Education came to celebrate this milestone for the Bengal community with a […]

Midvalley to be the First Elementary School Rebuilt with 2017 Bond

Construction crews are busy working on projects throughout the District, and one more elementary school will soon be joining the list. The Canyons Board of Education voted unanimously on July 17 to begin rebuilding Midvalley Elementary as the first of three elementary schools in the District to be rebuilt.  NJRA Architects will be designing the […]

Groundbreaking Celebration Marks Start of Major Alta Renovation

For Principal Brian McGill, the long-awaited renovation of Alta High is personal. Twenty-seven years ago, he walked the same halls that his students walk today – and he’s thrilled to see how the new additions will add to the culture and climate of the school. “Even as a student, one of the things I loved the […]

Groundbreaking Event to Cheer Start of Work on New Alta High

A new era of great heights is on the horizon for the Alta High Hawks.  A groundbreaking celebration to cheer the start of work on a major two-year renovation at Alta High will be Thursday, June 7. All Alta students, teachers, parents, volunteers, alumni, and boosters are invited to the 5:30 p.m. reception and 6 […]