Coming Soon: Orientation for Parents of Secondary Dual Language Immersion Learners
What happens when Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students transition from fifth-grade to middle school or from eighth-grade to high school? Answers to these questions, and more, will be explained during CSD’s annual Orientation for parents of secondary DLI learners. The event will take place virtually this year in line with COVID-19-related precautions. Families can tune […]
SALTA Testing: Apply to Test for Placement in Canyons’ Advanced Learning Program
It can be difficult to know if your child is a high achiever or exhibiting signs of being a gifted learner. Every child is unique and no two gifted children are alike. But there are tests to assist parents in determining whether their children would benefit from placement in an educational setting, such as, Canyons […]
Take Note! Canyons High Schools Still Planning to Stage Annual Musicals
Even during a pandemic, the show must still go on. All five of Canyons traditional high schools are planning to stage Broadway favorites for song-and-dance lovers — but will push back the annual splashy productions until late winter or early spring. Alta theater teacher Linze Struiksma says she is cautiously optimistic the Hawks will be […]
Classes to Resume Thursday at Albion Middle, Quail Hollow and Brookwood Elementary
Power has been restored to three Sandy schools affected by weather-related outages, making it possible for classes to resume on Thursday. Classes will resume Thursday, Sept. 10 at Albion Middle and Quail Hollow and Brookwood elementary. Buses will run per usual and classes will start per each school’s established schedule. Online instruction also will resume. […]
Thirteen CSD Students Named Semifinalists in 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program
More than a dozen Canyons District high school students are on track to receive a financial boost for their higher education goals, thanks to their hard work in academics, extracurricular activities, and recommendations from their teachers. They are among 16,000 students nationwide chosen as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The following CSD students […]
Bell View, Edgemont Families Surveyed on New School Branding Ideas
Will it be the Bear Park Bears or Bees? How about the Glacier Hills Dinosaurs or Yetis? Bell View and Edgemont elementary students are getting a new school, and with it, a new school name, mascot and colors to match. Families and staff will be invited this week to declare their preferences from a shortlist of […]
Health Department Data Portal Tracks CSD-Associated COVID-19 Cases
As the chilly fall weather blows into the Wasatch Front — and the yearly cold and flu season begins to heat up — Canyons District families are encouraged to redouble their efforts, especially in this era of COVID-19, to do daily health checks before bundling up and heading out the door for school. “Unfortunately, we […]
Canyons Schools to Provide Free Breakfast, Lunch to all Students
This Meal’s on Us! Canyons Schools to Provide Free Breakfast, Lunch to all Students School breakfast and lunch are now available at no charge to all Canyons District students under a temporary waiver from the USDA. The free meal service will start after the Labor Day holiday on Tuesday, Sept. 8 and continue through December […]
Connect Canyons Episode 5: A Day of ‘Firsts’ for the Midvalley Elementary Jr. Huskies
Board Meeting Summary, Sept 1, 2020
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Equity Steering Committee A steering committee examining equity in Canyons District recommends a comprehensive audit of Canyons educational and operational processes. The equity assessment, which would be conducted as part of CSD’s accreditation, would study the District’s allocation […]
