Canyons Announces Dates, Times of SALTA Testing
The window for applying to test into Canyons School District’s SALTA magnet program for advanced learners opens early this year. Students in kindergarten through the seventh grade can apply online starting Monday, Sept. 11, through midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 4. No late applications will be accepted. SALTA Supporting Advanced Learners Toward Achievement serves […]
Former Eastmont Principal receives Patriot Award
As a Staff Sargeant for the U.S. National Guard, Ryan Miller has two jobs: perform missions for his unit sometimes for weeks at a time and teach seventh- and eighth-grade science at Eastmont Middle School. Thanks to the support of Stacy Kurtzhals, former principal of Eastmont, Miller’s transition between deployment and working in […]
Remembering Hillcrest Coach Cazzie Brown
College funds have been established benefitting children of the late Hillcrest High head football Coach Cazzie Brown. Coach Brown passed away Sunday, Aug. 27 from complications of a viral infection. A mentor with a distinct gift for inspiring young people to achieve, whether in the classroom or the football field, “Caz” was a champion of […]
CSD’s Sebasthian Varas serving up healthier school lunch
In Canyons District, cafeteria food isn’t something that makes students wrinkle their noses in disgust for some kids, it’s the very reason they go to school at all. It’s the key to helping them learn. That’s a concept that drives Sebasthian Varas, director of Canyons Nutrition Services department, to always find new ways to […]
Keys to safety: School bus tips that all parents should know
Canyons District’s bus drivers are up before dawn, extending smiles and cheerful greetings to students as they navigate busy, sometimes slippery roads to deposit their precious cargo safely at school. They do it with little fanfare and often under difficult circumstances. With the start of another school year, Canyons District asks patrons to be on […]
CSD Mourns the Death of Hillcrest Football Coach
Canyons District mourns the death of Cazzie Brown, the head football coach at Hillcrest High. The school community and its supporters have been encouraged to wear green today in a show of solidary and support for Coach Brown’s loved ones. The school issued the following message to parents and students early this morning: The administration, […]
Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 22, 2017
Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 22, 2017 Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items.Bond Proposal The Canyons Board of Education voted to seek resident approval of a $283 million, tax-rate-neutral bond on the Nov. 7 ballot. The Board also established a list of projects […]
Students receive rousing, red carpet welcome
Rise and shine, Canyons District! The sun had just peaked over the Wasatch Mountains when students, teachers and parents started arriving at CSD schools for the first day of the 2017-2018 school year. Ready and waiting to greet them with a rousing red carpet welcome were a full contingent of faculty, staff and volunteers, including […]
Building Together: CSD Patrons Asked to Support Bond for New, Renovated Schools
The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 approved a plan to continue building momentum in CSD’s efforts to modernize and upgrade schools across the District. Members of the Board of Education cast a historic vote to seek voter approval of a $283 million, tax-rate-neutral bond on the Nov. 7 ballot. If the […]
Sixth graders to get a taste of middle school
For sixth-graders, making the leap to middle school is a big transition but it doesn’t have to be a scary one. For nine years, Canyons District’s middle schools have opened their doors a day early to incoming 11- and 12-year-olds. This year’s middle-school orientation will be held the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 22, giving […]
