Last year, third-grade Willow Springs teacher Julie McFarland jumped at the opportunity to participate in a pilot program through the Canyons School District that would give students netbook computers to use in the classroom. “The goal is to i...

Earlier this school year, Draper Elementary teachers Michelle Johnson and Amy Brand wrote grant applications asking for supplies they knew they wanted in their classrooms. Recently, they learned their requests have been granted. Sixth-grade teacher ...

With recent top results in debate tournaments in Nashville, Tenn. and Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Juan Diego Catholic High School’s 50-member debate team is expected to continue to do well the second half of the season. “We’ve made an ent...

About 30 Oak Hollow sixth-graders decided to help victims of violence in their community by providing them with needed items. Instead of holding a holiday party, a sixth-grade Oak Hollow class teamed up with Draper Police as a service project, said ...

The 311,000-square foot public high school under construction and on schedule for a fall 2013 opening now has a name: Corner Canyon High School. The decision was made Dec. 6 at a Canyons Board of Education meeting following a one-month period where ...

Learning about the law-making process is part of the state core curriculum for fifth-grade students. However, when students took action to change the law, it showed they really understood the process, said Draper Elementary teacher Christine Heywood....

  Creating a computer educational game is a different “ball game” than playing one. About 20 Juan Diego Catholic High School digital multimedia students learned this lesson through eight classes with guest instructor and game anima...

It began as part of the accreditation process of St. John the Baptist Elementary, but ended up being a reflective moment for a fifth-grade student. During the committee review of its accreditation process in May 2011, faculty and parents realized th...

A team of five Draper sixth-graders placed first at the Creative Pursuits state competition, Nov. 29. “We were all so excited when they announced we won; we were jumping out of our seats,” student Annabelle Dyck-McCrary said. “We r...

Summit Academy elementary Principal Bob Zentner hasn’t ever seen anything like it in his 37 years of working in education. “This is pretty odd,” he said. “It’s got to be a Guinness world record or something.” Sum...