Audit Calls into Question Concerns About Excessive Testing in Schools
Kids spend a lot of time in school, and parents understandably want that time to be spent learning, and not taking tests. But how much of the school year is actually devoted to test-taking? With that question in mind, Canyons District’s Research and Assessment Director Hal Sanderson recently performed an audit that revealed students spend […]
Alta High Principal Lauded As A ‘Champion of SafeUT’
Alta High Principal Brian McGill on Saturday received an award for leading his school’s efforts to prevent suicides, reduce instances of bullying, and maintain a safe learning environment by carefully monitoring and following up on tips sent via the SafeUT mobile app. McGill received the honor at the Utah Suicide Awareness Summit, held at Murray […]
Hillcrest High Selects Ron Hill to Helm Husky Football
A familiar face will lead Hillcrest High into the shine of this fall’s Friday Night Lights. Not only have Husky fans spotted him on the sidelines at Schick Stadium, students see him every day in the hallways and psychology class. Ron Hill, the Huskies’ former offensive coordinator and a current teacher in Hillcrest’s vaunted International […]
Are you Bilingual? Apply Now for a Special Seal on your Transcripts
Calling all bilingual 11th and 12th grade students: If you’re fluent in two or more languages, you can apply to have an official Seal of Biliteracy added to your high school transcripts. The Seal of Biliteracy is placed on a high school graduate’s transcript by the state of Utah to certify for employers and […]
Resolve To Thank a Teacher: CSD Accepting Teacher of the Year Nominations
As Canyons District teachers, parents and students start anew in the maiden days of January, these wise words of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai ring truer than ever: “One book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world.” At the outset of 2018, the Board of Education and Administration invite you to […]
Canyons Wishes You a Happy New Year
Light the sparklers and throw the confetti. It’s time to celebrate the beginning of a new year in Canyons District and if what’s past is prologue, the next 12 months are full of promise. In 2017, Canyons opened two newly rebuilt schools, saw students achieve some of the highest academic honors in the country, […]
Hillcrest Graduate Earns Spot on Forbes’ List of ’30 Under 30′
Asked to reflect on the whirlwind of events in recent years the pomp of graduation from a top-tier university; scrappy early days as an entrepreneur; and launch of a billion-dollars-a-day-in-transactions trading firm Christina Qi pauses and exhales before showing a rare moment of incredulity. “I still can’t believe it,” says Qi, a Hillcrest […]
Two CSD Teachers Recognized by BYU
Two Canyons District teachers have received prestigious awards from Brigham Young University. For their academic performance and observed leadership potential, Sally Williams, a health and physical education instructor at Hillcrest High, and Josh Stott, who teaches social studies at Butler Middle, were chosen to receive School Leadership Awards from the David O. McKay School of […]
CSD’s Yule Card Features Artwork by Alta High Students
When recipients of Canyons District’s official holiday card open their envelopes this season, they might see a whimsical watercolor painting of two friendly snowmen. Or they might see a painting of twinkling lights. Or they might see a winter wonderland with horses pushing against a northern wind. All three of the works of art, done by Alta […]
CSD Teacher Earns Rare Honor from Chinese Government
For Draper Elementary teacher Yinyao You, the only way to express his feelings about receiving an award that’s so prestigious only a handful of people in the world have ever received it, is with an exclamation point. You was selected to receive the Individual Performance Excellence Award from the Confucius Institute at the University of […]
