Hillcrest Awards IB Diplomas, Invites Future Students to Enroll

Countless hours of college-level work done during the high school years were recently celebrated when Hillcrest High awarded the 2013 International Baccalaureate diplomas and certificates to dozens of worthy students. Dr. Brian Bentley, coordinator of Hillcrest’s IB program, said 99 students received recognition for their efforts in the rigorous, college-preparatory program. Fifty-two students earned IB diplomas, and […]

You’re Invited to Alta High’s Diversity Initiative Dinner

Alta business students are seeking to changing the world around them – one conversation at a time. Led by student adviser Kim Batey, students in Alta’s FBLA and DECA have been proactive about addressing local and global social change by hosting weekly before-school breakfast meetings as part of a larger Diversity Awareness Initiative. The roundtable […]

CSD Joins Healthy Sandy in Fitness Challenge

Sandy City wants to help Canyons District employees to shed any holiday weight gain.  All Canyons employees are invited to join residents in Healthy Sandy’s Summit Fitness Challenge. The aim of the initiative is to elevate the overall health and wellness and of the people who live and work in Sandy. In-person registration begins Friday, Jan. […]

Teacher Wins $20,000 in Samsung ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ Contest

When Jordan High School teacher Karen Durfee applied to participate in Samsung’s Solve For Tomorrow education contest in September, she was hoping to win about $500, or enough to buy some tablets for her classroom, where she teaches engineering and robotics. She never imagined she’d win at least $20,000 in technology for her school, and […]

Nu Skin Gives CSD High Schools $30,000 for STEAM

Canyons School District’s high schools received an extra $30,000 worth of gifts under the tree this holiday season. Nu Skin gave funding for projects based on STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math — to teachers at Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools. Teachers submitted funding proposals to the Canyons School District […]

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013

Criteria Set for Superintendent Search Process Guided by input gathered in dozens of community meetings, the Board firmed up the professional qualifications, personal characteristics and leadership qualities they want to see in candidates for the Canyons superintendency. Superintendent Search Consultants Rickie McCandless and Claudia Seeley facilitated the Board’s discussion on the criteria, which will be […]

Hour of Code Events Spark Interest With Students

A two-day Hour of Code event at Hillcrest High this week was a big hit with students – and not just because of the free pizza. If the popularity of teacher Ed Mondragon’s regular computer programming class is any indication, it’s the binary code that’s drawing them in, and it’s just in time. “Folks, it’s not outrageously […]

Midvalley Students Stretch and Spin In Ballet West Program

Fifth-graders at Midvalley Elementary have a new reason to be excited about coming to school – especially on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Those are the days they leap, spin and jump with Ballet West’s educational outreach program I CAN DO. “Stand up. Feet together. Hands by your side,” Dana Rossi, Education Associate of the Ballet West Education […]

Join CSD In A Yuletide Donation Drive For Homeless Shelter

‘Tis the season of giving and goodwill. The Canyons Board of Education and Administration invite families and businesses in the community to join the District in a holiday donation drive for the Midvale overflow shelter of The Road Home. Following a yuletide tradition established in the first year of the District’s operations, Canyons District Office employees are […]

CSD Students Look To Future With ‘Hour of Code’ Events

Canyons District is building an army of “code talkers.” Canyons schools are participating this week, which is Computer Science Education Week, in the “Hour of Code,” a nationwide effort to increase the awareness of and interest in computer science. The goal of Hour of Code activites, says Janet Goble, CSD’s Director of Career and Technical […]