Thank You, Volunteers

Hats off to Canyons’ volunteers. In the 2013-2014 school year, the District welcomed 12,284 registered volunteers  — or more than one volunteer for every three students districtwide. These men and women generously donated 284,800 hours of service — an average of 23 service hours per person — to the students of Canyons district, be it […]

Volunteers Support CSD Schools For United Way Day of Caring

In recognition of the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 – both those who gave their lives and those who survived – a group of everyday heroes in our own community reached out to help several Canyons District schools as part of the United Way’s Day of Caring and September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. […]

Canyons District Announces 2014 Apex Award Honorees

“The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered public school.” – Mary Antin, author The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Apex Awards, the highest honors given in Canyons District.  This year’s recipients are: Teacher […]

Board Meeting Summary Sept. 2, 2014

Utah College Application Week Coming to CSD Canyons District, in partnership with the Utah State Board of Regents, is poised to participate in Utah College Application Week, scheduled for Nov. 17-21, 2014. Dr. Hollie Pettersson, Director of Evidence-Based Learning in Secondary Schools, noted the national initiative is aimed at ensuring every high school senior applies […]

Alta High Grad Receives Presidential Volunteer Service Award

By the time recent graduate Braxton Beers finished his senior year at Alta High School, he had acquired more volunteer hours over the course of his life than he could count. In his senior year alone, Beers offered thousands of hours of service to the community and his fellow students by fundraising money for the […]