Canyons Launches Student, Employee Coronavirus Testing

It’s free, it’s fast, and it promises to be a valuable addition to the tools Canyons District schools have at their disposal to help stop the community-spread of COVID-19.  In line with new state requirements, Canyons District’s high schools on Monday, Nov. 30 began administering rapid COVID-19 testing to all students and employees involved in […]

Most CSD Students Will Return to Class, Canyons Updates Dashboard to Reflect New Guidance

Nearly all of Canyons District students will engage in in-person learning after the Thanksgiving Recess. Only Brighton and Hillcrest high schools will remain in online-learning schedules for all students as a result of confirmed active COVID-19 cases among students and employees as well as the positive rates in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools. Information about […]

Looking to Transfer Schools? Submit School Choice Applications Starting Dec. 1

In this pandemic year, when school choice has meant weighing educational options for keeping children learning and safe, a growing number of families are choosing Canyons. About 22 percent — or more than one in five — of Canyons District’s 34,000 students are enrolled in the school of their choosing, or a school other than […]

Gov. Herbert, Farmers Teach Silver Mesa Students How Farms Feed the World

The kindergarteners at Silver Mesa Elementary on Monday found a new way to celebrate food and friends, with a slight change to an annual Farm-to-School event. In any other year, the children would have taken a field trip to the Utah State Capitol to learn more about how Utah farmers help fill dinner plates with […]

Alta, Corner Canyon, Jordan, Indian Hills Middle To Return to In-Person Learning

Four Canyons District schools that had been engaged in virtual learning for all students will return to in-person learning on Monday, Nov. 30. After the Thanksgiving Recess, students at Alta, Corner Canyon, and Jordan high schools and Indian Hills Middle who are registered for in-person classes will attend school on campus Monday through Thursday with […]

Hillcrest High Students to Pivot to Online Learning Until Dec. 7

All Hillcrest High students will engage in virtual learning from Tuesday, Nov. 24 until Monday, Dec. 7.   The decision to temporarily move all Huskies to online learning — announced on Friday, Nov. 20 in emails and text messages to parents and guardians — came after a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the school. […]

Canyons Board of Education, Administration Announce Winners of 2020 Apex Awards

The best of the best in Canyons District will be honored in a way befitting the era of COVID-19.  An upcoming virtual ceremony will be broadcast on the Canyons District YouTube channel to recognize the winners of the 2020 Apex Awards, the highest awards given by the Canyons Board of Education and Administration. The virtual […]

Brighton High Bengals Temporarily Adopt Virtual Learning Schedule

Brighton High will immediately pivot to virtual learning for all students. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 18, Brighton students will use devices to engage in learning from remote locations. On-campus learning has been suspended until Wednesday, Dec. 2 because of rising numbers of COVID-19 cases associated with the school. Also a factor in the decision to pivot […]

Your Bilingualism is Worth Celebrating • Apply for Utah’s Seal of Biliteracy

Is your child fluent in more than one language? If so, consider it a badge of honor — and consider applying to have an official Seal of Biliteracy added to your child’s high school transcripts.   Each year in December, Canyons School District invites high school juniors and seniors to apply for the Seal of […]

CSD Students Surmount Odds to Earn Academic All-State Status

While this pandemic year has seen its share of curveballs, from shifting school schedules to enhanced health precautions and student quarantines, 41 students in Canyons School District have found a way to surmount all odds and be named to the Utah High School Activities Association Academic All-State team. This prestigious award is granted to seniors […]