Winner of 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History to speak at Alta High
History lovers in Salt Lake County don’t need to fly halfway around the world to meet Elizabeth Fenn, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History she’s coming to Canyons School District. The University of Colorado professor of Early American History, who earned her Ph.D. at Yale University, will be speaking at Alta High […]
Corner Canyon student scores first 36 on ACT in school’s history
Camden Seeborg was five minutes late to German class at Corner Canyon when he found out that he received a perfect 36 on the ACT. He walked into the room, glancing at his phone as he opened the door, and gasped out loud as he saw his score. Luckily, his teacher forgave him for the […]
Hillcrest Hires Cazzie Brown To Lead Husky Football Team
With the passion of a preacher and the bark of a drill sergeant, it took Cazzie Brown just 45 minutes to build a spirit of pride and determination among the student athletes who seek to wear Husky green underneath the Friday Night Lights this fall and beyond. Brown, the newly appointed football coach at Hillcrest […]
Utah House Speaker Spotlights ‘Productive Relationship’ with CSD
The Canyons Board of Education and Administration on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 were recognized by Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes, R-Draper, for the District’s efforts to work collaboratively with lawmakers to provide a stellar education to children. On the first day of the General Session of the 61st Utah Legislature, Speaker Hughes, who […]
The Power of Play: Apply to CSD’s Preschool Program
Canyons District is accepting new-student applications for available spots in the preschool programs at Altara, Butler, Jordan Valley, Quail Hollow and Willow Springs elementary schools. In addition to serving students needing special education services free of cost, schools with space for tuition-paying students have morning and afternoon sessions. Morning sessions are 8:20-10:50 a.m. Afternoon […]
Board Meeting Summary, Jan. 19, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. University of Utah Partnership The Board of Education heard a partnership proposal that would give Alta High students a jump-start on college. If the first-of-its-kind plan is realized as currently configured, a group of Alta-enrolled students would soon be […]
Canyons hosts FIRST LEGO League at Albion Middle School
From a Wookie to a band of mini-pirates, teams of all shapes and sizes filled the halls of Albion Middle School Saturday, Jan. 16, for a FIRST LEGO League regional competition hosted by Canyons School District. Students from Salt Lake and Utah counties brought robots, posters, costumes and candy to the school as they nervously […]
Canyons Family Center helps families cope with challenges
Parenting doesn’t come with a book of instructions on how to help families deal with challenging issues like autism, ADHD, and divorce but the Canyons Family Center can help. The Canyons Family Center, 8449 S. 150 West, provides help to parents and families in Canyons District by offering counseling, support groups and education classes. […]
Canyons Named to Prestigious 6th Annual AP District Honor Roll
Canyons District is being honored on a national level for its efforts to make Advanced Placement classes available to a greater number of students while maintaining or boosting the percentage of students earning passing scores on the college-credit-earning exams. Canyons is one of just five districts in Utah and 425 districts across the country and […]
Middle School Dual Immersion Topic of Jan. 20 Meeting
Parents of fifth-graders enrolled in Canyons District’s Dual-Language Immersion Programs have been invited to a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 to learn about the transition from elementary school to middle school. At the 6 p.m. event at Mount Jordan Middle, 9351 S. Mountaineer Lane (300 East), the Canyons curriculum team that oversees the dual-language immersion programs […]
