2 CSD Teachers Among 30 U.S. Educators Chosen for Prestigious NASA-funded Training, Education Program
Two stellar Canyons District educators have been selected by a NASA-affiliated institute to attend a prestigious astrophysics teacher-training program that includes a flight into the stratosphere on a jumbo jet carrying a massive reflecting telescope used to detect light sources from the depths of space. Hillcrest High’s Clief Castleton and Corner Canyon High’s Milo Maughan […]
CSD High Schools Announce Graduation Dates, Plans
Canyons District’s Class of 2021 will celebrate their graduation from high school with some well-deserved pomp amid unusual circumstances. CSD’s high schools have brainstormed solutions for a safe and proper send-off for graduates this pandemic year, in keeping with state health restrictions and school community wishes. Each school’s graduation plans were crafted in consultation with students […]
New Health Order Provides Schools Ways to Safely Hold Dances, Travel
A new order issued by Utah health officials heralds a safe return of rites of passage that have been enjoyed by decades of high school students: Dances and overnight travel for activities. Patterned after the successful “Test to Play” and “Test to Stay” protocols that have opened doors for students to remain engaged in activities […]
Portable Learning: Canyons to Provide a Computer to Every Student
As part of ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide in Canyons School District, every student next year will be assigned a computing device to augment and support learning. Elementary students will receive a device for safe-keeping at school. Middle school and high school students will be provided devices to keep and carry home at […]
‘Little’ Musical Makes Big History As 1st Show in Alta’s Performing Arts Center
“I wanna be where the people are. I wanna see, wanna see them dancing. Walking around on those — what do you call ’em? Oh, feet.” If you recently saw a red-headed mermaid with a dinglehopper, a cleaver-wielding French chef chasing a musically inclined crab or a chipper blue and yellow flounder near Alta High […]
BHS Steels For Bright Future With Final Beam Placement at Rebuild Site
The multi-story rebuild of Brighton High is one step closer to being finished with the placement of the final steel beams girding the new school. A small crowd of construction workers and Canyons District officials gathered at the Cottonwood Heights-area school on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 to cheer the major milestone in the construction timeline. […]
Connect Canyons Episode 14: Could Rapid COVID Testing be the Key to Keeping Schools Open?
If you live in Utah and are the parent of a high school student, chance are you’ve heard of Test to Play, the bi-monthly rapid COVID testing that athletes and performing arts groups undergo so they can safely continue to practice, perform, and compete. The test-to-play program has helped preserve the spirit-building activities that make […]
CSD to offer popular fifth-grade maturation program online
While growing up can be hard, talking about it needn’t be. To help families rock “the talk” — even in this pandemic year — Canyons School District is offering its popular maturation program online. From Wednesday, Feb. 24 through July 31, fifth-grade students and their parents will be able to access the program online at […]
Board Meeting Summary, Feb 16, 2021
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Mid-Year Academic Progress The COVID-19 health crisis and statewide closure of schools last spring resulted in more students starting the 2020-2021 school year testing below benchmark than in previous years. Since the resumption of in-person classes this fall, […]
CSD Announces Emergency-Closure and Remote-Learning Day on Wednesday, Feb. 17
A forecast of extreme winter weather has prompted Canyons to close schools for the day on Wednesday, Feb. 17— but instruction will continue online under new Utah State Board of Education rules that allow school districts to treat “snow days” as remote-learning days. Moving to remote-learning, instead of dismissing classes, keeps students, parents and employees […]
