Learn about CSD’s Dual Language Immersion Programs
Canyons District on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 started accepting applications to its Dual Language Immersion Programs for the 2015-2016 school year. The deadline to submit an application is Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. In addition, parents and guardians who have questions about the programs are invited to attend a Parent Information Night on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 at […]
Building Momentum: Canyons Continues to Build, Improve Schools
The Board of Education is continuing its momentum on a series of building projects made possible by a $250 million bond that voters approved in 2010. Five of the bond projects remain. They are: – Mount Jordan Middle rebuild, underway now and scheduled for completion in fall 2015– Butler Elementary rebuild, scheduled for completion in […]
BHS Students Meet ‘Face to Faith’ with Global Delegation
Jodi Ide’s classroom on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 seemed more like a meeting of the United Nations than a high school social studies class. Students in Ide’s Face to Faith class at Brighton High were visited by 12 foreign guests who came to the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State. The […]
Pinwheels for Peace Spin In the Wind at Midvale Middle
What are your wishes for world peace? On Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, Midvale Middle School students created Pinwheels for Peace to project their dreams. On the petals of hundreds of brightly-colored pinwheels, the students wrote their thoughts and created art about war and peace, tolerance, and living in harmony with others, then planted the pinwheels […]
Canyons Announces Dates, Times of SALTA Testing
Canyons District is taking applications from students who want to take the test for admittance to the SALTA magnet program. Applications will be accepted from students in the kindergarten through fourth grades. Third-graders in the program also must take the test. The Request for Testing Form for SALTA which stands for Supporting Advanced Learners Toward Achievement […]
Adult High School Open House Set for Sept. 24
Are you, or is someone you know, wanting to return to school to earn a high school diploma? Entrada Adult High School is hosting an open house and barbeque for prospective students Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. The event will be held from 4:30 7 p.m. at Entrada, 825 E. 9085 South, Sandy. Entrada Is: […]
Hillcrest Principal Named to National Merit Scholar Advisory Panel
Canyons District will have a voice at the table when the National Merit Scholarship Corp. starts talking with on-the-front-line educators about how it can increase the program’s reach, improve its processes and ensure the integrity of the academic competition well into the future. Hillcrest High Principal Sue Malone has accepted an invitation to join the national […]
CSD Library Specialist to Hike Everest to Boost Literacy
When Barbara Hopkins sets her sights on reaching the Base Camp of Mount Everest, she’ll be taking the hopes and dreams of countless children with her. Hopkins, a library media coordinator in the Evidence-Based Learning Department, has decided to make her daunting 17-day trek a fund-raising effort for an organization dedicated to increasing literacy rates […]
Board Meeting Summary Sept. 16, 2014
Board Salutes Volunteers The Board marked CSD’s Volunteer Appreciation Week by offering its thanks for the work of 12,284 volunteers who generously donated 284,800 hours of volunteer service last school year. The Board hosted a special reception for volunteers. “It is our honor tonight to share in the radiance of so many outstanding volunteers,” Board […]
Eighteen CSD Students Named National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
Canyons District appears to be the launching pad for teen scholars who are skyrocketing toward their academic goals. Eighteen Canyons students have been named as semi-finalists in the 2014-2015 National Merit Scholar competition. The semi-finalists from Canyons District in this school year’s scholarship competition are: – Alta: Sarah Farnsworth, Lauren Hansen – Brighton: Lauren Beckstrang, Carson Crandell, Jessica Parker, […]