CSD teacher search continues online, recruitment travel temporarily cancelled

Over the next several weeks, Canyons District recruiters had planned to visit recruiting fairs across Utah and from Pennsylvania to Oregon in search of the best teachers for our students. As a District that is heeding recommendations from Utah health officials to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID19, our participation in those events […]

The 2020 Census is Coming – Make Sure You’re Counted

UPDATE: The 2020 Census is still coming! But due to the two-week dismissal of all public schools in Utah, Canyons District’s “We Count Week” has been postponed. As a preventive measure, in alignment with recommendations by state health and education authorities who are working to preempt the spread of COVID-19, Canyons District has postponed all school-related census […]

CNA students gain life-saving skills and lifelong friends in course at CTEC

The bell was about to ring, but the students in Marylee Hackman’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course were not in a rush. As they tested out different ways to take a temperature – tympanic, temporal and by mouth – they seemed to be enjoying themselves. They took turns reading their thermometers, speaking pleasantly and comfortably […]

CSD Expands Popular Technology-Checkout Program

A Canyons District technology check-out program for students in need has proven popular, especially as students turn their attention to at-home learning during the temporary dismissal of classes to slow the local COVID-19 infection rate. The District’s “Bridging the Digital Divide” program is so popular, in fact, that Canyons’ Information Technology Department has loaned out […]

Fifth-grade students and their parents invited to maturation program

UPDATE – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED  As a preventive measure, in alignment with recommendations by health authorities who are working to preempt the spread of COVID-19, we have postponed all fifth-grade Maturation Programs. We hope to be able to reschedule these events or arrange to videotape the presentations and share it with parents through […]

Canyons To Launch Spanish DLI Programs at Altara, Midvalley

Affirming Canyons’ commitment to Dual-Language Immersion programs in the coming school year and beyond, the Canyons Board of Education has approved a two-school expansion of the Spanish-English DLI program. Members of the Board of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 unanimously endorsed a proposal to launch Spanish-English DLI classes at Altara and Midvalley elementary schools […]

Chase the Winter Doldrums with these Spring Plays

From the second star to the right to an enchanted florist with a horrific plant. From a campy roller skate crew to a cursed castle haunted by a doomed prince, Canyons District’s middle schools and high schools are bringing plenty of excitement your way this spring to shake you out of the winter doldrums. Check […]

Work with Us – Free Open House for Prospective Teachers

We’re hiring! Yes, it’s true. Canyons District is looking for a new superintendent to succeed Dr. Jim Briscoe who announced his intention to retire at the end of the school year. But it’s also that time of the year when our talent scouts crisscross the country in search of top teachers to lead our classrooms. […]

Twenty-two 22 Canyons District Athletes Earn Academic All-State Status in Winter Sports

Whether in the classroom, or on the starting block, court or mat, these sporting scholars bring everything they’ve got. For persevering through years of tough quizzes, meets, matches and performances, 22 students representing all five of Canyons District’s traditional high schools have earned Academic All-State status in winter sports. Among their ranks is Corner Canyon […]

Canyons Announces 2020 High School Graduation Dates

Hindsight may be 20/20. But for the Class of 2020, there’s no looking back – not when a bright future is coming into sharper focus by the day. This summer, a group of high school seniors who don’t remember a time before Google or smart phones, who lived through the Great Recession and witnessed the […]