2015 SAGE: CSD Schools Ranked in Utah’s Top 25
Two Canyons District elementary schools Granite and Sunrise elementaries were ranked in Utah’s top 25 highest-performing schools in all three subject areas of the 2015 statewide SAGE exam, with Granite Elementary ranked among Utah’s top five highest-performing schools. Overall,  CSD schools appear 16 times in Utah’s Top 25 rankings of elementary, middle and high […]
Canyons Facilities Committee Continues to Study Issues
While students and teachers have returned to the days of homework and quizzes, a Canyons Board of Education-appointed Facilities Committee continues to study such issues as enrollment projections, building capacities, and school boundaries. The committee, made up of parents and school leaders from all parts of Canyons District, met for the first time of the school […]
Canyons Celebrates Kindergarten College-Ready Day
What do Bell View Elementary kindergartners want to be when they grow up? College ready! “I will be college ready!” was the resounding cheer at the Sandy school as the Class of 2028 celebrated Kindergarten College-Ready Day on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Now in its seventh year in Canyons School District, Kindergarten College-Ready Day gives […]
Brighton High Bengals Roar Into Season On New Artificial Turf
Brighton High on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 roared into the 2015 gridiron season with a home-game 23-14 win against Herriman on the school’s new artificial turf. The Canyons Board of Education and Administration, along with dozens of students, parents and dignitaries in the community, cheered the completion of the new state-of-the-art football field and […]
Former Colorado Rockie Pitcher Picked to Lead Alta Sluggers
A former player for the Colorado Rockies baseball organization is sliding into the head baseball coach position at Alta High. Jentry Beckstead, a 1998 Alta graduate who has been an assistant coach for the Hawks, recently accepted the top job. Although the season doesn’t start until spring, Beckstead already is mulling his goals for the program […]
Let’s Play! CSD Sets Middle School Intramurals Schedule
On your mark, get set, go! Canyons School District is preparing to launch its Middle School Intramurals Program, now in its seventh season. Activities planned for the 2015-2016 academic year include cross country, chess, 3-on-3 basketball, and soccer. Activities are open to all students in sixth- through eighth-grades, and culminate with districtwide tournaments. The 2015-2016 […]
Corner Canyon Student Sparkles at National Teen Video Awards
A star is born in the home of the Chargers. Anna Richey, a student at Corner Canyon High School, in August 2015 received the Best Director Award at the 2015 NO BULL Teen Video Awards for her video, “Broken.” The awards, held Saturday, Aug. 8, at YouTube Space in Los Angeles, sparkled with stars from […]
Board Meeting Summary Aug. 18, 2015
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Extra Bus Stops Discussed for Midvale Middle During the reconstruction of Midvale Middle School, students who had previously walked to school are being bused to the school’s temporary location at the old Crescent View Middle School, 11150 S. […]
Building Momentum: New Butler Elementary on the Rise
Butler Elementary is on the rise. Reconstruction on the Canyons District school is well underway adjacent to the current building, with steel beams and brick-and-mortar rising to greet students for the first day of the 2015-2016 school year. In April 2015, the Board of Education hosted a community celebration and open house to break ground […]
CSD Middle Schools Hold Successful 6th Grade Orientations
Teachers cheered, principals gave high-fives, and friendly eighth-graders gave fist-bumps to sixth-grade students in Canyons District who arrived at their schools early Tuesday, Aug. 18 for Canyons District’s seventh-annual orientation day for secondary-school first-timers. Canyons District principals plan the day each year to help ease the jitters for the students who are attending middle school […]
