This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of School Attendance

Planning a family trip for the holidays? Hoping to squeeze in a few extra days of vacation the week before or after Winter Recess? ‘Tis the season for reconnecting with faraway friends and family, and the timing of your travel plans can influence the cost of plane tickets and hotel stays. But keep in mind […]

Ambassador Brings Dose of Danish-Style Diplomacy to Brighton High

Denmark isn’t a socialist utopia where everything is free, as Bernie Sanders is wont to describe it. Nor is it an example of the pitfalls of socialism as portrayed in a recent White House report that compared Denmark’s standard of living to that of Venezuela. In fact, the Nordic country isn’t socialist at all, Denmark’s […]

Parent Survey Will Help Canyons Hone Recipe for Student Success

A cup of feedback, a dash of input, and a heaping slice of honesty. That’s what we’re asking for in a survey that is being sent to Canyons District parents about their experiences with their child’s school. All nine questions on the short survey are vital ingredients in our efforts to make healthy school-to-home connections, […]

Snow Will Arrive, and When it Does, We’re Prepared

With the arrival of the season’s first major snow, and more in the forecast for the Salt Lake valley, there will be days in the coming weeks when traveling to and from school is challenging for families. So, please, give yourself extra time to walk and drive to school or arrive at the bus stop […]

26 CSD Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-State in Fall Sports

Canyons District student-athletes are acing tests, quizzes and homework while also scoring big on the playing field. In addition to the four state championship trophies won already this year in Utah High School Activities Association-sanctioned sports, 26 students from all five of Canyons District’s traditional, comprehensive high schools have earned Academic All-State Honors in fall […]

CSD’s Think Safe Program: Why Hoax Bomb Threats are No Joke

There’s never a good day to receive a bomb threat. But it’s hard to imagine worse timing for the threat lodged against Sunrise Elementary last year. It was November on the first Tuesday after the long Thanksgiving weekend, and students were just settling back into a steady routine when the phone rang in one of […]

Something Safe This Way Comes: Make Halloween Full of Fun, Frolic

Halloween – the one night of the year when what we have to fear is more than fear itself. To keep your little zombies, witches and ghosts safe as they haunt the neighborhoods on All Hallow’s Eve, Canyons District is passing along these safety tips.  Kevin Ray, Canyons District’s Risk Management Coordinator, annually provides tips […]

Canyons District High Schools Announce Fall Musical Lineup

Swashbuckling pirates, a jukebox legend, childhood classic, spookily familiar family, and timeless civil rights story: Canyons District’s fall musical lineup has something to please theater goers of all ages and interests.  Tickets can be purchased at each school’s box office. Here is a list of show dates and times (including matinee performances): Alta: “James and the […]

Parents, Students Invited to Secondary DLI Informational 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 Monday, Nov. 5 to learn about DLI instruction in middle and high school.  The 6 p.m. event will be in the Professional Development Center of the Canyons Administration Building-East, 9361 S. 300 […]

Draper Park Middle Wins Boys, Girls Cross Country Trophies

With a sharp chirp of a whistle, the best student runners from all eight of Canyons District middle schools took off running with their eyes on the rolling grassy route in front of them – and their hearts set on being the first to cross the finish line. Under sunny skies, two boy and girl […]