Canyons welcomes three new high school coaches
It may be summer break, but student athletes at Brighton, Hillcrest and Corner Canyon won’t be going very far. Neither will their brand-new basketball and soccer coaches each one has summer plans for their respective teams. Coach Garrett Wilson became Brighton’s new head boys’ basketball coach this spring after leading high school teams for […]
Step2theU: Alta High, U. Forge Innovative Early-College Partnership
Prepare to soar toward a brilliant future, Hawks. The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 embraced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of Utah that will give flight to the higher-education aspirations of stellar students attending Alta High School. A Memo of Understanding between the first new school district to be created in Utah […]
CSD Hosts National Speech and Debate Tourney
The country’s best teen orators are in Salt Lake this summer vying for national titles in debate and public speaking. Held annually since 1931, the National Speech and Debate Tournament is the largest academic contest in the nation with more than 3,300 high school students and hundreds of middle school students competing. It runs all […]
CSD Makes SAGE Test Results Available Online
Starting this week, all Canyons District parents will be able to access their students’ SAGE test results online. Results will be posted June 16, 2016 to the same Skyward Family Access accounts used for annual online registration. This will ensure that the information is kept secure while making it more immediately accessible to families now […]
2 CSD Students Receive First-Ever Kirby Memorial Scholarships
“On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend’s life also, in our own, to the world.” Henry David Thoreau Two Canyons District students have been awarded the […]
Pomp and Circumstance: CSD Lauds Class of 2016
Alta High Alta High’s class of 2016 may be the smallest the school has ever seen, but they are a force to be reckoned with. In the 2015-2016 school year, the graduates fundraised $175,000, earned $4 million in scholarship awards and received 728 concurrent and AP credits, saving some $655,000 in college tuition. “We have […]
CSD Students Prepare to Graduate, Start New Journeys
Emma Critchlow is proof that it’s never too late to start again. Once she put her mind to it, nothing could stop this Brighton High senior from crossing the commencement stage with her peers not homelessness, financial constraints, nor even the daunting task of making up a year’s worth of school credits lost due […]
Deadline extended! Apply for CSD’s Program to Augment Kindergarten
Canyons District has extended the deadline for applications for limited spots in a program that will provide supplemental hours of instruction for kindergarten-age children. The application window for this opt-in program, which has been designed to provide additional academic supports past the regular hours of instruction, will remain open until the classes are filled. APPLY HERE The […]
Alta High closes Friday due to power outage
A power outage has forced the cancellation of school today at Alta High. The decision was made after careful consideration of alternatives, and is largely due to the absence of natural light in the building and inability to effectively conduct classes. Alta High lost power today at about 8:30 a.m., and the utility company will […]
Canyons Home to First Official STEM Middle Schools
Canyons District is home to the first middle schools ever to receive STEM designations a reflection of their strong focus in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Nineteen schools in Utah received the designation and Draper Park, Mount Jordan and Union were the only middle schools. Sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education […]
