Thank You, Volunteers
If it takes a village to educate a child, then Canyons has one bustling village. Last school year, Canyons School District enlisted 12,000 volunteers to help children learn to read, cross the street, or build stage sets for the school play. That’s a 20 percent increase in volunteers from the prior year and an […]
Renowned Historian to Address Alta, Community
Renowned historian John P. Kaminski, known as one of the great storytellers of American History, is speaking at Alta High School Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, 2013 as part of the School’s Constitution Week kick-off activities. The community is welcome to attend. Kaminski’s Friday presentation, “Adams and Jefferson: The Troubled Friendship,” starts at 6:30 p.m. […]
Groundbreaking Event For The New Mount Jordan Is Sept. 18
Mark your calendars: The groundbreaking and start-of-demolition ceremony at Mount Jordan Middle School will be Wednesday, Sept. 18. Students, teachers, parents and members of the community are invited to the event, which will start at 5:30 p.m. with a social and reception. The ceremony will be at 9360 S. 300 East the site of the […]
CSD Youth Symphony Orchestra Auditions Sept. 17-19
Have a young musician in your home? Expand his or her horizons in the Canyons Youth Symphony Orchestra. Auditions for the districtwide, extracurricular orchestra for fifth- through ninth-graders will be held Sept. 17-19 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.. in the Jordan High School band room. Auditioning students will be asked to: Play a short, prepared […]
Patriot Day: CSD Honors Memory Of Those Lost On Sept. 11
Canyons District honors the memory of the men and women who died during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. CSD Interim Superintendent Ginger Rhode noted the “solemn event” in our country’s history. “Twelve years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, our country was attacked. Even though our attackers sought to steal what we hold most […]
Board of Education Honors 13 with Apex Awards
A magical math teacher, a rock star volunteer and Canyon School District’s inaugural superintendent were among the 13 recipients of the fourth annual Apex Awards ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Canyons’ Board of Education initiated the Apex Awards in 2010 as a way to publicly acknowledge and honor champions of public education in the […]
Jordan, Alta To Play Some Jersey Boys In Xfinity Challenge
The gridiron doubleheader Xfinity High School Football Challenge, featuring the Jordan High Beetdiggers, Alta High Hawks and two nationally ranked football programs, is set for Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Jordan will square off against perennial national power Bergen Catholic of Oradell, N.J. at 7 p.m. Earlier in the day, Alta will take on another […]
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013
Inaugural Student Advisory Council Introduced The Board introduced the newly empaneled, 10-member Student Advisory Council established to provide student input to the Board of Education. The council consists of two students from each high school one student body officer and one student (a junior or senior) selected as part of an application process. […]
Board Empanels CSD’s First-Ever Student Advisory Council
Students: The Canyons Board of Education wants to hear from you! The Board of Education on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 introduced its newly empaneled, 10-member Student Advisory Council. The council is made up of two students from each high school one student body officer and one student (a junior or senior) selected as […]
Hillcrest Student Earns 36 On ACT On His First Try
The results are in: Hillcrest High student Peter Johnston earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. That achievement adds Johnston to the ranks of a tiny percentage of students across the country who have earned perfect scores but that’s not the most unusual part of his accomplishment. He did it as a […]
