Draper Students Schooled in Digital Diplomacy
Get a group of American fifth-graders videoconferencing with students at a “sister school” in China and this is the conversation that transpires. What kinds of food do you like to eat? How do you get to school, and what subjects do you learn? Do you have a favorite hobby or sport? These questions and more […]
Office of Special Education offers free autism workshop
Anyone looking for information about autism and Aspergers Syndrome is welcome to attend a series of classes offered by the Office of Special Education at Canyons District. The classes, which are taught by Melisa Geneaux, a consultant and trainer who focuses on autism spectrum disorders, will cover behavior strategies for home and school, executive functioning […]
JHS students start ‘makers’ class with CSD Foundation grant
For a group of students at Jordan High School, a broken drone on a desk is all it takes to cause a buzz of excitement and distraction. Their passion is to make things, like the Jeopardy-style buzzer with LED lights and 99.99 percent accuracy they made for their English teacher and a host of other […]
Congratulations to CSD’s 22 Sterling Scholar Finalists
In recognition for their pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership and citizenship, 22 Canyons District students have been named as finalists in the 2016 Sterling Scholar competition. The final interviews were Tuesday at Corner Canyon High. In addition to public recognition, many of these outstanding high school seniors will receive cash scholarships and tuition waivers from area […]
Canyons School District Student Athletes Bring Their ‘A’ Games
Eleven Canyons students have been chosen by the Utah High School Activities Association to receive Academic All-State Awards for excelling in athletics and the classroom. Winners of the prestigious award were selected from a pool of 85,000 athletes statewide and have an average GPA of 3.993. Each of the District’s high schools are represented. These […]
Board Meeting Summary, Feb. 16, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Hillcrest Feeder The Board of Education gave approval to an innovative $461,000 program that will launch a targeted effort to bolster the achievement of the schools in the Hillcrest High feeder system. The pilot initiative will put into […]
Deadline is Friday for School-Choice Permit Applications
Canyons District schools will accept Standard Open Enrollment Applications for the 2016-2017 school year until Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. The application window has been open since the first week of December. Students who want to attend a school other than the one assigned to them by geographic boundaries must submit these applications, which can be […]
LHM Charities, Key Bank donate to Education Foundation
The Canyons Education Foundation has received thousands of dollars of donations from Larry H. Miller Charities and Key Bank to help provide enriching opportunities for students and teachers in Canyons District. Students at Jordan Valley will be receiving new exercise equipment and adaptive bicycles, thanks to a $15,000 donation received by the Canyons Education Foundation […]
Lone Peak celebrates Confucius Classroom recurring $10K grant
Students in the Mandarin Chinese-English dual-language immersion program at Lone Peak Elementary will now be studying in a Confucius Classroom, thanks to a grant from the Confucius Institute at the University of Utah. The school received the designation and a recurring $10,000 grant at a school-wide ceremony celebrating Chinese New Year last week. […]
Event Planned For Parents of Middle School DLI Students
An information night for parents of students in middle school dual-language immersion programs will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Mount Jordan Middle, 9351 S. Mountaineer Lane. Parents will be walked through all the opportunities of dual-language programs in middle school and beyond. Data gathered from a recent survey and focus group also will […]
