CSD Eliminates Fees for Courses Taken Via Virtual High School
Like most teenagers anxious to hit the road, sophomore Connor Perkins wants to be able to get his driver’s license as soon as he turns 16 in May. The challenge? Fitting a required Driver’s Education course into his already-packed class schedule at Hillcrest High. The answer for Connor was the Canyons Virtual High School, Canyons […]
CSD schools to participate in the Great Utah ShakeOut
The recent wave of temblors along the most active portion of the Wasatch Fault are a timely reminder of why our schools prepare for earthquakes. Scientists say we have a 57 percent chance of at least one 6.0 magnitude earthquake hitting the Wasatch Front region in the next 50 years, and a 43 percent chance […]
Hillcrest Students Star in Eccles “Dear Evan Hansen” Promotion
When Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater revealed which shows would be staged in the coming year, the voices of Hillcrest High students belting “You Will Be Found” from the Tony Award-winning “Dear Evan Hansen” were a pitch-perfect part of the publicity blitz. Videographers were at Hillcrest on Monday to film students in the vaunted drama […]
Hillcrest High’s Cheng Shines As Top Sterling Scholar
Is it in the DNA? Or is it just a lot of hard work? Perhaps it’s a mix of both for Canyons District’s Cheng family, who can now boast two General Scholar winners at the annual Sterling Scholar competition. On Friday, March 15, 2019, Alexander Cheng, a senior at Hillcrest who has been accepted to […]
Canyons District Praised for Fiscal Transparency
Canyons District continues to be recognized for its fiscal transparency. For the 10th year running, the District has received a Certificate in Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The award is given to districts that uphold the highest standards for financial reporting and accountability as exemplified by their […]
It’s Testing Season in Utah’s Schools: Here’s What Parents and Students Should Know
It never fails. Each spring, with the arrival of the first crocus blooms to emerge from the cool, rain-soaked ground, comes end-of-year testing season in Utah’s schools. Only this season, students will be taking a new set of Utah State Board of Education-required assessments to demonstrate how much they have learned over the course of the […]
We’re Hiring – CSD’s Special Education Teachers Qualify for $7K in Stipends
Most teachers go into education to make a difference. But nowhere is that difference as readily apparent than in special education, believes Stacey Nofsinger. “There is nothing better than seeing your student finally grasp a concept that maybe you were working on for six weeks or six months. …to finally see them say, ‘Oh my […]
Brighton High’s Model United Nations Team Wins National Accolades
Talk about having the world at your feet. The Brighton Bengals’ Model United Nations Team, long-ranked as one of the best in the country, took first place as a distinguished delegation in Research and Preparation at the 2019 National High School Model United Nations conference in New York City. Brighton High was the only Utah […]
New Date! CCHS Will Begin Accepting School-Choice Applications March 18
A five-year enrollment moratorium has been lifted at Corner Canyon High, where a 24-classroom addition funded by the $283 million bond approved by voters in November 2017 is now being constructed. The Board of Education on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 voted to allow the school to start accepting Standard Open Enrollment Applications from students who […]
World War II Expert, Film Consultant to Speak at Alta High
If Donald L. Miller can bring history to life on the big screen, surely he can do the same for a group of high school students. The endowed professor is the best-selling author of nine books, one of the most respected authorities on World War II, and a consultant for many film and TV productionsincluding […]
