BHS Mock Election: Creating Lifelong Voters
This may be a tense political season, but the mood at Brighton High’s mock election on Friday was pensive and subdued. There was some spirited, thoughtful discussion prior to the opening of the polls. But as soon as history teacher Tabatha Mayne handed out the simulated ballots, a hush fell over her classroom. Her students, […]
Crisis Counseling Response at CSD Schools
Canyons School District will make crisis counselors available Wednesday and throughout the week to assist students, staff and faculty who are dealing with difficult emotions following Tuesday’s shooting of a Hillcrest High student outside Union Middle School. Faculty also will be given guidance on how to interact with students who express concern about their safety. […]
Your Polling Station May Have Changed
Canyons District has always made its schools available to serve as polling stations. But for safety reasons, Salt Lake County decided for the 2016 Presidential Election to move its polling stations out of schools and place them at other community centers, such fire stations, libraries and senior centers. For a current list of polling stations, […]
CSD Lauded for its High Advanced Placement (AP) Participation and Pass Rates
Canyons is among six school districts in Utah being recognized by the College Board for opening Advanced Placement (AP) programs to a broader pool of students while also improving pass rates. Additionally, three CSD high schools rank in Utah’s top 10 for AP participation or pass rates: Brighton, Corner Canyon and Hillcrest. More than 25,000 public […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 18, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Indian Hills Relocation During Construction The Board of Education voted to formally relocate Indian Hills Middle, 1180 E. Sanders Road, to the former Crescent View Middle building, 11150 Green Ridge Dr., for the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally The Board […]
Chinese Dignitary Receives Dragon-Sized Welcome
The Draper Dragons received a special visit this week from a Chinese dignitary. Education Minister Counselor Cen Jianjun toured Draper Elementary’s Mandarin Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion classrooms while on a visit to Utah sponsored by Brigham Young University. Fourth and fifth grade students had a chance to interact directly with Counselor Cen, and ask him […]
Utah Governor Signs Declaration In Honor of Principals
With the flourish of his pen, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a declaration establishing Oct. 17-21 as Principals Week across the Beehive state. As busy as bees, principals in high, middle and elementary schools “serve as educational visionaries, instructional leaders, assessment experts, disciplinarians, community builders, public relations experts, budget analysts, facility managers and much more,” […]
A Perfect Score! Charger Junior Earns 36 Composite on ACT
Before anything, Alexander Graham Bell once said, preparation is the key to success. It took more than 120 hours of preparation time for Corner Canyon High Aaron Jackson, but the hard work certainly has paid off. The junior recently received word he earned a perfect 36 composite score on the ACT, the most commonly accepted […]
Governor Herbert to Midvalley: Reading Skills Are Essential
Armed with the book “Monte and the World of Possibilities,” Utah Gov. Gary Herbert opened up global prospects for a class of upstart readers at Midvalley Elementary. Herbert visited the elementary school recently to read to students and to impress upon them the importance of reading, especially in the formative years. Reading, he told them, […]
Apex of Education: Board, Administration Award CSD’s Highest Honors
They go out of their way to make students feel special. They recognize and encourage greatness in children. They give of their free time to support teachers. They find resources for schools, forge creative paths around big problems, and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder to build Canyons into the school district it is today. For their countless […]
