The Glacier Hills Yetis: A Legendary Name for a New School
How’s this for some cool news? When the Bell View and Edgemont communities come together to form a new school, the school will be known as Glacier Hills Elementary. Fittingly, the official school colors will be icy shades of blue and white. And the snow-loving mascot? Why, a Yeti, of course. The new school’s identity […]
You’re Invited: Edgemont and Midvalley Celebrate 60th Anniversaries
In 1957 when Midvalley Elementary was built, a piece of candy cost .5 cents, frisbees were all the rage, and most of the area surrounding the school was farmland. The home of the junior huskies started as an eight-classroom schoolhouse, and every December the Midvale community would decorate the length of the building with ceramic […]
Coming in 2015-2016: Security Vestibules for Elementaries
CSD is launching the 2015-2016 school year with a focus on academic success and student safety. Security-door vestibules will be installed in 14 elementary schools beginning this fall. The project, scheduled for a December 2016 completion, will channel visitors into each school’s main office, where they will need to sign in and receive a […]
14 CSD Schools Earn Healthier US School Challenge Awards
Feeding elementary school kids is a tricky business especially when it comes to teaching students about nutrition, encouraging physical activity and serving healthy, delicious drinks and meals that even picky eaters won’t refuse. But thanks to the efforts of school administrators, lunch managers, and the District’s Nutrition Services Department, Canyons students have world-class food […]
Kindergartners: ‘I Will Be College-Ready’
What will students in the Class of 2027 be when they grow up? Doctors, zoo keepers, pilots, judges even Iron Man. Canyons School District kindergartners capped their first week of school Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 with a special day dedicated to getting ready for the future. Canyons’ Kindergarten College-Ready Day, now in its sixth […]
Partnership Leads to New, Innovative After-School Program
Thanks to the generous support of Salt Lake County, Sandy City and the Department of Workforce Services, 125 students from Edgemont and Bell View elementary schools in Canyons District are now enjoying a free after-school program that will be both fun and focused on bolstering student achievement. The new after-school program, the result of an unprecedented and […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013
Afterschool Program Coming To Bell View, Edgemont Elementaries The Board approved an interlocal agreement with Sandy City and Salt Lake County to provide an afterschool program for students at Edgemont Elementary and Bell View Elementary, to start later this month. The program will be hosted at Edgemont, provide 125 students with organized afterschool activities, including […]
