Diamond Ridge High Launches First Schoolwide Donation Drive
Canyons District’s alternative high school has launched its first-ever schoolwide donation drive. Diamond Ridge High, founded in 2015, is using the online platform SuccessFund to gather the donations throughout October. By Oct. 31, the school, which has an enrollment of about 100 students and is housed at the campus of the Canyons Technical Education Center, […]
CSD Work Program for Adults with Special Needs Seeks Community Partners
Help wanted. A Canyons District program that helps adult special-education students gain the skills necessary to live independently is looking for business partners that would be willing to provide on-site job training for men and women who need just a little extra help to do big things. Nate Edvalson, a program administrator in Canyons’ […]
Apply Online for CSD’s Dual-Language Immersion Programs, Oct. 7 – Nov. 26
Did you know in Canyons District, it’s possible to learn two languages at the same time and to graduate from high school fluent in both? The start of October signals the opening of the window to apply for Canyons District’s Dual Language Immersion Programs for the 2020-2021 school year. From Monday, Oct. 7 to Tuesday, Nov. 26, […]
Hillcrest Theatre Chosen to Pilot New Marvel Play
Hillcrest High’s award-winning theater department already has a reputation for producing excellent shows. Add in the magic of Marvel, and the result is bound to be spectacular. This fall, Hillcrest is one of a handful of schools chosen to pilot two new Marvel one-act plays that tackle contemporary issues from the Marvel Universe. The plays […]
Middle, High School Parents Invited to Dual-Language Immersion Meeting
Parents of middle and high school students enrolled in Canyons District’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Programs have been invited to a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to learn about DLI instruction at the secondary-school level. The 6 p.m. event will be in the Media Center at the Crescent View Building, 11150 S. Green Ridge Dr. […]
Educators, Administrators, Supporters Honored with 2019 Apex Awards
The 2019 Apex Awards, the highest awards given by the Canyons Board of Education and Administration, were presented to 17 educators, administrators, community supporters, leaders, and public education advocates on Tuesday, Sept, 10, 2019. The honorees, accompanied by friends and family, as well as District officials, mayors, state legislators, and other dignitaries, were feted […]
Fifteen CSD Students Advance in National Merit Scholarship Program
When it comes to academic contests, there are few as rigorous or prestigious as the National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the more than 1.5 million high school students who entered the competition this year, only 7,600 will prevail to win an estimated $31 million in scholarshipsand among those in the running are 15 Canyons District […]
SALTA Testing: Apply Now to Test for Placement in Canyons’ Advanced Learning Program
Does your child thrive on complexity, master concepts with ease and show strong feelings and opinions or even tend to be self-critical? It can be difficult to know if your child is a high achiever or exhibiting signs of being a gifted learner. Every child is unique and no two gifted children are alike. […]
A New School Year and Fresh Chance to ‘Be Great, Miss Less Than Eight’
For many students, the beginning of the school year is a time for putting your best foot forward and recommitting with renewed enthusiasm to go-getter goals and good habits. Behavioral scientists call this the fresh-start effect, the tendency for people to resume healthy routineshitting the books or the gymaround temporal landmarks, such as the beginning […]
A Student’s Award-Winning Reflection on Heroism
Josephine Garrett knows what it’s like to meet a hero in real life. Last year, as a student at Draper Park Middle, she decided to enter the National PTA Reflections program to tell her story. The program encourages students from all grades and abilities to explore the arts and express themselves through a variety of […]
