CSD-U of U Partnership Gives Language Students a Jump on College

Next year, qualifying Canyons District high school students will be able to take college-level Spanish, French and Chinese courses co-taught by University of Utah faculty. The unique “bridge courses” will be taught in high school but are being offered for college credit as part of Utah’s Dual Language Immersion Program, which is challenging traditional models […]

Veteran Coach, Familiar Face Leading Alta Hawks Baseball

The Alta Hawks charged into baseball season this year with a new leader who is a familiar face on the field. Daron Connelly, who had overseen Corner Canyon High baseball since the school’s opening in 2013, has taken his formidable talents and experience to the Chargers’ fierce intra-district opponents. Coach Connelly assumed the head coach […]

Corner Canyon’s Amber Rogers is CSD’s 2018 Teacher of the Year

From an educator who is thought of as a modern-day Mary Poppins to another who dresses up like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to entertain his charges, Canyons’ teachers are famous for finding ways to reach their students. They establish safe places, demonstrate the true meaning of “community,” lead memorization of the ABCs, and inspire […]

CSD Counselors Prepare for Second Season of “13 Reasons Why”

Canyons District is bracing for the possible emotional impacts of the second season of the teen drama “13 Reasons Why.”   The first season of “13 Reasons Why,” released last spring, caused some concern among CSD educators and teachers, who were caught by surprise at the uptick in students asking for counseling help after the […]

Time of Your Life – Applauding the Contributions of CSD’s Retirees

The tug and pull of life’s major turning points – such as retiring from a long, productive career – can feel a bit like a mental time machine. At one moment, we find ourselves filled with nostalgia. In the next, we’re plotting vacations, pondering new hobbies, and planning long stretches of unstructured time. “Today is […]

It’s Testing Season – Why Should Students and Parents Care?

In a few weeks, students throughout Utah will begin taking SAGE tests, those end-of-year exams that show how much students have learned over the course of the year. Why do schools test? What do the results mean, and why should students and parents care? Answers to these questions and more can be found on a new […]

Canyons Pulls Lettuce From Cafeteria Meals Amid E.Coli Outbreak

As a precautionary measure, Canyons District is pulling all lettuce from meals served in school cafeterias until American health officials declare that an E.coli scare is over.  The outbreak, which has sickened dozens of people in up to 11 states so far, began in mid-March and may have been caused by bagged and pre-chopped lettuce […]

Canyons Education Foundation Awards Unprecedented $11,000 in Student Scholarships

Last summer, Calena Slesser’s sister was struck and nearly killed by a car while crossing the street. As her parents shifted their focus to hospital visits, medical consultations and rehabilitative care, Calena fell into the role of caregiver to her younger siblings.  It was a lot to shoulder for any high school senior, much less […]

Utah Offers $4,100 Stipend to Entice Qualified Special Education Teachers

Misty Suarez doesn’t mince words. She believes there is no better place to teach special education than Utah’s Canyons School District (CSD). “We have it all: Competitive salaries, coaching supports, professional development, and a focus on innovation coupled with the resources to help make it happen,” says Canyons District’s Special Education Director. “And there are […]

You’re Invited: Come Preview Plans for the New Brighton, Hillcrest, and Alta high schools

If rebuilding a high school is a major undertaking, try tackling three at once. This summer, construction crews will begin work on rebuilds of Brighton and Hillcrest high schools along with a major renovation of Alta High. Architectural firms, with input from students, parents, employees and community leaders, have been hard at work shaping plans […]