Pro Athlete’s Career Advice: Have a Healthy Disrespect for the Impossible
John Madsen has a healthy disrespect for the impossible. It’s how he explains his unlikely path to the National Football Leaguea career he launched without ever having played a game of high school footballand it’s what he instills in the young athletes he mentors today through his John Madsen Performance training program. “Dream big. Anything […]
At Teacher’s Urging, Student Enters Statewide Art Contest, Wins $3,000 Scholarship
Tiffaney Castillo had only started to learn how to paint with oil when her art teacher at Jordan High encouraged her to submit an entry in the Utah Senate Visual Arts Scholarship Competition. Castillo told her father she dreamed that her painting would take 11th place in the statewide contest. Instead to her surprise and […]
Show Our Teachers Some Love! CSD Accepting Nominations for Teacher of the Year
It’s time to give our teachers some love! Send your child’s favorite teacher a well-deserved valentine by nominating her or him to become the 2017 Canyons District Teacher of the Year. Canyons schools are taking nominations for Teacher of the Year until Tuesday, Feb. 28. Each year, every Canyons District school recognizes a Teacher of the […]
Curious Kids Overtaken with Science-Fair Fever
Calling all Isaac Newtons, Marie Curies and Charles Darwins! Hundreds of CSD students this week will convene to compete in Canyons District’s annual Science and Engineering Fair. The event kicked off on Monday with the judging of more than 100 Elementary Division entries by fifth- and sixth-graders who sought to answer such questions as: Do […]
Deadline Approaches for School Choice Permit Applications
Time is running out for submitting Early Open Enrollment Applications. Students who want to attend a school other than the one assigned to them by geographic boundaries must submit these applications by Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. School transfers are approved when space is available and on a first-come, first-served basis. In Canyons District, there are […]
Canyons District Athletes Win in Sports, Academics
For those who doubt regular exercise keeps the brain sharp, consider Exhibit A: CSD’s Academic All-State honorees. The Utah High School Activities Association’s Academic All-State Award is given to students who excel in the classroom as well as on the court, or in the pool. Four CSD winter athletes were recognized for the 2016-2017 school […]
Alta, Brighton Athletes Earn Gatorade Player of the Year Honors
Two electric Canyons athletes have shown on the playing field they know how to win from within. And now Brighton High volleyball phenom Dani Barton and Alta High football standout Josh Davis have been selected by sports-drink giant Gatorade as the Utah Players of the Year in their respective sports. Davis, who is mulling scholarship […]
Fifth-grade students and their parents invited to maturation program
To help start conversations about health, wellness and the maturation process, Canyons School District has developed an informational maturation program for fifth-grade students and their parents. Presentations conducted by professional speakers have been scheduled through the months of February and March. Parents are encouraged to attend these free events with their children, and to choose […]
S.T.E.A.M. (STEM + art) = Success for Silver Mesa Students
She blinded me with science…technology, engineering, arts and math! Nearly 1,000 CSD students, parents and patrons attended Silver Mesa’s second annual S.T.E.A.M. night on Tuesday, Jan. 17th. The event exposes students to core academic concepts through hands-on activities. Fundamentals of engineering and technology, for example, are taught through Lego building exercises and virtual reality demonstrations. […]
Leadership in Action: CSD’s Tingey Elected USBA President
A two-term member of the Canyons Board of Education who is known for her thoroughness and thoughtfulness has been elected President of the Utah School Boards Association. Nancy Tingey, who on Jan. 3, 2017 took the Oath of Office for another four years on the Canyons Board of Education, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, assumed […]
