Connect Canyons Episode 5: A Day of ‘Firsts’ for the Midvalley Elementary Jr. Huskies

Midvalley Elementary Jr. Huskies Excited to Start Year in New Building

Midvalley Elementary Principal Tamra Baker arrived at school bright and early on Monday, Aug. 24 to make sure final preparations had been completed in time for an historic moment for her school community.  It would be a day of firsts for Baker’s Jr. Huskies:  The first day back at school since schools were shuttered five […]

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 […]

Midvalley Elementary Groundbreaking Rescheduled for Wednesday, April 17

Due to heavy rain in the immediate forecast, the Midvalley Elementary groundbreaking ceremony has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 17. The public is invited to the event, which had previously been scheduled for this Tuesday. As previously planned, it will start with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 6 p.m. There […]

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 […]

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 […]

Midvalley’s ‘Arts-Kids’ Inspired By Songs, Dances, Activities

Every Tuesday after school a group of about 20 students at Midvalley Elementary gather in a room and decompress their day. They chat, color and eat snacks for a bit – and then it’s down to business. Circle time. As the kids make their way to the floor, assembling themselves in an oblong circle the size […]