What it Takes to Keep Schools Warm and Welcoming in Winter
Think it’s challenging to dig out of your driveway on a snowy winter morning in a mad rush to get your kids to school on time? Try readying 45 schools to receive them. When the wind bites and ice hits, Canyons District custodians and ground crews report to work while it’s still dark, often as […]
Bundle Up: School is in Session Today
It’s a cold morning so bundle up and give yourself plenty of time to get to school today. The snow-plow drivers have been working hard to get the roads ready for the morning drive. Please, give yourself extra time to walk and drive to school or arrive at the bus stop safelyand be careful out […]
Canyons District Announces Make-Up Day for Weather-Related Cancellation
To make up for the instructional time lost due to Wednesday’s snow day, a make-up school day has been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 15. The date was chosen as a more prudent and less disruptive alternative to holding the make-up day on Presidents Day or during Spring Recess, the two options that are stipulated by […]
Schools in the Canyons District Are Back in Session After Snow Day
Bundle up! It’s a snowy and cold morning, but Canyons District schools will be operating on a regular schedule today, Feb. 7, 2019. Canyons transportation employees who have been driving the roads since 4 a.m. say they are able to safely navigate the roads. As a result, buses and schools will be running in their […]
Partners in Safety – What Happens When a School Goes on Shelter-In-Place?
On a Wednesday morning in January, 2017, Unified Police recommended that Midvale Elementary go on “shelter in place” while they responded to reports of a bank robbery near the school. All students were already safe inside their classrooms, busy learning as usual and largely oblivious to the safety protocol, which lasted all of 20 minutes. […]
National School Counseling Week: Need Help? Reach Out to a Counselor
These are the people who are on the front lines at our schools, making sure students are not only guided toward high school graduation but also healthy outlooks on life. From helping students who are struggling with difficult emotions to building a school schedule that will lead to a high school diploma, our corps of […]
Ski and Shred’ with CSD at Brighton Ski Resort
Ever wanted to try night skiing? Have no fear, this is the year. Brighton Ski Resort’s powder-filled slopes are beckoningfor half the normal price, and for a good cause. Join us for Canyons District’s Ski and Shred. All CSD students, families and employees are invited to hit the slopes at Brighton Ski Resort for just $25 […]
Bengal Tennis Coach, Hawk Athletic Director Win Top UHSAA Awards
Two Canyons District well-known and respected advocates for student athletes have received statewide honors for their notable careers. Morgan Brown, athletic director for Alta High, and Natalie Meyer, who has been at the heart of Brighton High’s tennis dynasty, are two of the Utah High School Activities Association’s 17 Distinguished Awards recipients for 2018. Brown, […]
Meet Stacy Kurtzhals: Ninja Administrator by Day, Ninja Momma at Night
By day, Stacy Kurtzhals is an administrator on special assignment supporting Canyons District schools. But on evenings and weekends, she transforms into “Ninja Momma.” Both of Kurtzhals sonsTyler, 14 and Cooper, 10are highly-ranked Ninja Warriors who have qualified to compete this February in the National Ninja League (NNL) World Championships in Hartford, CT. Cooper, known […]
CSD Employee Co-Produces Fictional Short Featured in Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival has become a great place for star-struck Utahns to encounter a brush with fame. But star-gazers at Canyons School District need travel only as far as the central office building. Kirstin Anderson Pearson, who works on CSD’s Help Desk assisting patrons with Skyward, Canvas and other computerized tools, co-produced one of […]
