All Systems Go! Helping All Students Build Job Skills, Launch Careers
Canyons District has adopted a “mission control” strategy for helping students with disabilities prepare for a successful launch to adulthood. From meeting future employers to gaining real-world job experience, these initiatives — CSD’s Pre-Employment Fair and Summer Work-Based Learning Program — are all about helping teens and preteens plan for life after school. Pre-Employment Fair […]
Connect Canyons: The Technology Evolution in the Classroom
From Pencils to Chromebooks: The Technology Evolution in the Classroom
The pencil was invented in 1795. The first documented use of the chalkboard in the United States was in 1801, and the ballpoint pen came into popular use in the 1940s. We’ve been using these tools in education for decades, and now we’re sprinting into a new era with new tools. How are Canyons District […]
Brighton High’s Model UN Team Shines on the World Stage
The Bengals have once again brought home top awards from the International National High School Model United Nations Conference held in New York City. In all, 20 Brighton High students attended the conference, mingling with another 3,500 students from 72 countries. Model UN students are able to step into the shoes of delegates to the […]
29 CSD Athletes Earn Winter Academic All-State Awards
Work hard, play hard. That’s how Canyons District student-athletes approach their studies and competitions. For proof of this, look no further than the number of seniors at Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools who have earned Academic All-State honors for the 2024-2025 Winter Sport season. Twenty-nine students representing all five of Canyons […]
Connect Canyons: Hands-on Experience for Students
Canyons Leads the Way in Hands-On Experience for Students
All across Canyon School District, students are working through real time scenarios with local businesses, and gaining hands-on experience through Career and Technical Education, or CTE classes and programs. For the last week of CTE Month, we sat down with Canyons CTE Director Janet Goble and Alta High’s CTE Coordinator Stephanie Morgan to take a […]
New iPads, Communication Software Enhances Learning for 36 CSD Students
In the late 1980s, a robotic voice become synonymous with the brilliant mind of Stephen Hawking. At the time, the technology used to help Hawking communicate was groundbreaking. Since then, tech companies have continued to develop such software and programs, making them more readily accessible to the general population. This year, 36 students within the […]
Connect Canyons: Telehealth Pilot Test Program
Canyons Schools Pilot Test Telehealth as One Solution to Student Absenteeism
All across the nation, schools are struggling with what is called chronic absenteeism. Last year, 32 percent of Canyon School District students were chronically absent — meaning they missed more than 10 percent of the school year. The problem became prevalent following the pandemic, and Canyons is working to help keep our students learning, interacting […]
