‘Read Today’ Honors Achievement at 4 Canyons Schools

The spotlight is shining bright on four Canyons District schools for their achievements in reading and voluntarism. East Midvale, Willow Springs, Midvalley, and Sandy elementaries have received special honors from the KSL-TV “Read Today” program. The schools last academic year enlisted 200 volunteer tutors who donated more than 6,100 hours to reading one-on-one to students. […]

Midvalley Welcomes the World at Multicultural Fair

Midvalley Elementary brought the world to their campus recently for the school’s Multicultural Fair. “Everybody loves it,” said Midvalley PTA President Bree Strong, who collaborated with the school to plan the event. “Kids love it because they get to perform, families love it because it’s a great night out, and anything to strengthen our school community […]

Midvalley Students Proud to Perform in Ballet West Program

As Midvalley Elementary’s fifth-grade students clapped, stomped and leaped their way across the floor as part of Ballet West’s year-end I CAN DO performance Wednesday night, they smiled and beamed – and so did the audience. The fifth-graders participated with students from other 11 other schools who attended weekly practices for seven months to prepare for the performance. This […]

Midvalley Students Stretch and Spin In Ballet West Program

Fifth-graders at Midvalley Elementary have a new reason to be excited about coming to school – especially on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Those are the days they leap, spin and jump with Ballet West’s educational outreach program I CAN DO. “Stand up. Feet together. Hands by your side,” Dana Rossi, Education Associate of the Ballet West Education […]

Budding Midvalley Artist Wins Arbor Day Poster Contest

Midvalley Elementary School has a budding Picasso in its midst. Thanks to his drawing of an outstretched hand holding a tiny tree, student Cole Ivie was chosen as a regional winner in this year’s Arbor Day poster contest, sponsored by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. Cole’s poster was selected from entries […]