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 […]

CSD Recognized for Districtwide ‘No Idling’ Campaign

We all breathe the same air, and we all share in the responsibility to safeguard it from the harmful pollutants emitted by our homes, businesses and vehicles. “That’s what we mean when we say, ‘It’s my air, your air, our air,’” said Dawn Monson of Breathe Utah at an educational assembly at Altara Elementary. The […]

Flipping School Lunch: ‘Play Before Eat’

Anyone who follows education has probably heard of flipping the classroom, a model that entails having students watch video lectures at home so that they can use classroom time for discussion or group projects. But Canyon View Elementary is taking things a step further and flipping school lunch – joining a small, but growing number […]

Oath of Office: Tingey, Iverson, Millerberg sworn-in

All around Canyons District are familiar faces, especially on the Canyons Board of Education. On Tuesday, Jan. 3, at a special Oath of Office ceremony and reception, well-known education advocates Nancy Tingey, Chad Iverson and Mont Millerberg were sworn into office for four-year terms on Canyons’ governing body. Tingey, who represents District 3, and Iverson, […]

‘They saw an opportunity to make more out of their educational experience’

At a special ceremony to recognize Hillcrest High’s 2016 IB graduates, retiring coordinator Dr. Brian Bentley described students who completed the notoriously challenging college-prep program this way: “They saw an opportunity to make more out of their educational experience and they took it, even though it meant making sacrifices.” Ninety-four students received recognition for their […]