Board Approves New Administrative Appointments for 2025-2026 School Year
The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce two additional administrative appointments for the 2025-2026 school year. Heather Baird, a special education teacher and specialist who is currently serving as the Learning and Development Manager at Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, will be hired as a Special Education Administrator. She will replace […]
Board Summary, June 4, 2025
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Innovation Center Update The Board of Education reviewed proposed blueprints for the Innovation Center, which will replace the Canyons Technical Education Center as CSD’s technical-training center. MHTN architects displayed drafts of retrofit designs for the 215,000-square-foot building, the […]
Board Summary, May 20, 2025
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Administrative Appointments The Canyons Board of Education approved administrative appointments. Stephanie Petersen, currently an Early Childhood Teacher Specialist, is being promoted to Early Childhood Administrator in Canyons’ Special Education Department. She will oversee the District’s preschool programs and […]
Alta High 2025 Graduate is Running Girls State as ‘Governor’
To most people, Lilly Mazuran just goes by “Lilly.” But to her Girls State friends, she’s “Governor Maz.” The recent Alta High Class of 2025 graduate holds the prestigious office of governor of this year’s Girls State, more formally known as the American Legion Auxiliary Utah Girls State. It’s a weeklong program in which more […]
Lunch is on us! Free Summer Meals
Kick Off Your Summer Fun with CSD Nights with Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals
School’s out! To help kick off a summer of family fun, Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals are hosting special nights for the Canyons District community. Canyons District Night with Real Salt Lake will be Saturday, June 14 and CSD’s Night with the Utah Royals is scheduled for June 21. Discount tickets for CSD’s […]
Jordan High Naval Cadet Pursues Military and FBI Career
As Cohen Bartley watched the reenactment of Navy Seal snipers rescuing Richard Phillips from the threat of Somali pirates, as portrayed in the biographical action thriller, “Captain Phillips,” he knew a life of service was for him. As a member of the inaugural class of Jordan’s High’s Naval Defense Cadet Corps Program, Bartley is already […]
Cleared for Takeoff: Alta High Grad Sets Sights on the Skies
For Dawson Douglas, high school was more than a test flight, it was where he gathered speed for takeoff. The Alta High graduate credits the mentorship of teachers like AP Physics teacher Matthew Stanford and AP Calculus teacher Angela Price for helping him reach new heights. A little hard work also went a long way […]
Five Canyons Students Named 2025 National Merit Scholars
Canyons District’s Class of 2025 includes five of the nation’s top students. Three Corner Canyon Chargers and two Hillcrest Huskies are among the 28 Utah students who were recently announced as National Merit Scholars. They are: National Merit Scholars receive $2,500 to help pay for their college or university studies — but being named to […]
The Lights of Broadway Call to This Nationally-Ranked Thespian from Alta High
Imagine standing on the same stage as Elphaba and Glinda, having just watched them perform such seminal classics as, “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” and “For Good.” For seven-year-old Tessa Osborne, that’s all it took — a backstage tour of Salt Lake’s Capitol Theater — to know, “this is what I want to do.” Since then, she […]