Smart Spending, Strong Schools: How Canyons Maximizes Every Facility Upgrade for Student Success
When Canyons was created in 2009, the school district inherited a portfolio of aging buildings, some of which hadn’t seen major upgrades in decades. In 16 years, the District has made huge strides rebuilding or significantly remodeling 27 schools. These modernized buildings are safer, more efficient, and designed with today’s learners in mind. But the […]
Honoring Canyons Paraeducators with 2024 Outstanding Paraeducator Awards
It’s been said, “together everyone achieves more,” which certainly applies to the classroom as administrators, teachers, paraeducators, and a bevy of staff members work yearlong to ensure Canyons District students graduate college- and career-ready. Each year, the Canyons Office of Special Education & Related Services acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the numerous paraeducators […]
Goal! Celebrate School-Year Achievements at Canyons District Night with Real Salt Lake on June 1
Celebrate the start of summer fun at Canyons District Night with Real Salt Lake. On Saturday, June 1, just days after diplomas have been handed to the Class of 2024 for Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Diamond Ridge, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools, the hometown Major League Soccer team is hosting a end-of-the-school-year celebration for CSD […]
CSD Alumnus Credits Teachers, Hard Work for Achieving Goal of Working for NASA
Think bigger, fail smarter, work harder. That’s the motto Canyons alumnus TJ Neyman lives by. Years ago, when he was a student at Draper Park Middle, the career aptitude tests he took all pointed to him being an engineer. At the time, Neyman thought the tests were wrong. A high school field trip to an […]
Five Canyons Students Announced as National Merit Scholars
Bengals, Beetdiggers, Chargers, and Huskies are counted among the nation’s top students in the Class of 2024. Of the 31 Utah students who were recently announced as 2024 National Merit Scholars, five are from Canyons District high schools. The CSD tally, which includes students from Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools, is the […]
High School Students Construct Affordable Starter Home
With the snip of a red ribbon, cheers and applause, a group of Canyons District high school students celebrated the completion of a home built for hometown heroes. The house, located on land donated by Sandy City and constructed almost entirely by students, is part of an ongoing partnership to bring housing within financial reach […]
Canyons Celebrates Nurses on National School Nurse Day
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” Nurses within Canyons District make life easier for thousands of students all across the District every day. With more than 33,000 students spread across 50 schools and programs, 20 hardworking nurses ensure each […]
New Administrative Appointments Approved for 2024-2025
The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce the following administrative appointments for the 2024-2025 school year. The appointments are effective July 1, 2024. Brooke Rauzon, an assistant principal at Eastmont Middle, was appointed Assistant Principal at Draper Park Middle. She replaces Mary Simao who is leaving to spend more time with […]
Winners of CSD’s Inaugural ACE Scholarships Announced
Thanks to a new scholarship funded by Canyons employees for Canyons employees, a paraeducator at Bella Vista, facilities maintenance technician, and graduating Brighton High senior will have a little help “acing” their dreams to become teachers. The inaugural winners of the Aspiring Canyons Educator Scholarship (ACE) learned Wednesday, May 1 they are receiving up to […]
Alta Math Teacher Kevin Clyde Named Canyons Teacher of the Year
Alta High mathematics teacher Kevin Clyde says his drive to be in the classroom every day, building student connections and guiding classes through complex equations, is as intrinsic to him as the beat of his heart or the color of his eyes. “Teaching is not what I do,” he said. “It’s who I am.” This […]
