6 Earn Bronze Awards in HealthierUS School Challenge

Six Canyons elementary schools are raising the bar for health and nutrition, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Altara, Oakdale, Brookwood, Peruvian Park, Draper and Sprucewood elementaries have received the HealthierUS School Challenge bronze-level award from the USDA. The schools received the award for their efforts to improve the quality of foods served, […]

Board Approves 2017-2018 High School Boundary Adjustments

The Canyons Board of Education voted unanimously to approve high school boundary adjustments aimed at balancing enrollments at all Canyons District high schools, slowing future growth at Hillcrest and Corner Canyon High Schools while minimizing disruptions to students and families and maintaining as many academic programs at each high school as possible. The Board’s action […]

Dual-Language Immersion to be Placed in 5 High Schools

Dual-Language Immersion programs will be available in all Canyons District traditional high schools beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, when some of the students who began the program as first-graders begin high school as freshmen. The statewide Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program is aimed at preparing students for college and career in a second language. Canyons DLI programs […]

Fehoko to Receive Army All-American Bowl Invite, Jersey

Uncle Sam wants Simi – to play football. Simi Fehoko, the standout football player at Brighton High, on Tuesday, Nov. 24 will receive his official invitation to play in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 9 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Representatives from the U.S. Army will be at a 9:15 […]

Midvale Students, Teachers Enjoy Classroom Addition

The Midvale Mustangs have a few new corrals, so to speak. Students and teachers at the Title I school are now enjoying a four-room addition. The $1 million expansion was added to address high enrollments at the 4-year-old school. Midvale Elementary Principal Chip Watts says there’s been a marked change in the attitude of the […]

Alta Hawks Soar to UHSAA’s FIVE STAR Sportsmanship Ranks

The Alta Hawks have soared onto Utah’s list of five-star schools with five-star fans.  Alta has received FIVE STAR Sportsmanship honors as part of the Utah High School Activities Association’s “Raise-the-Bar: Sportsmanship Matters” program. The program recognizes schools’ continued successful efforts to exhibit sportsmanship in the stands by embracing the values of personal responsibility, honesty, […]

Dual-Immersion Students Connect with Chinese Peers

Draper Elementary students learning Mandarin Chinese have made contact with peers at their sister school learning English from halfway around the world. Fifth-graders in the Mandarin Chinese-English Dual-Language Immersion program participated in a teleconference with students at their newly designated Chinese sister school, Shenyang Wanghulu Primary School in China’s Liaoning Province, on Monday, Nov. 16, […]

Veterans Day: CSD Schools Salute the U.S. Armed Forces

Canyons District pauses today to pay tribune to America’s veterans – the men and women who have given so much of themselves to protect America’s many freedoms, including the right of all children to be granted access to a free, appropriate public education. Today, standing against silver slivers of falling snow, American flags are on […]

Willow Canyon Utah’s First Certified Digital-Citizenship School

Willow Canyon Wildcats are leading the way in learning how to use technology responsibly. The school was recently received national honors as Utah’s first Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School. The honor recognizes Willow Canyon’s efforts to prepare students to combat cyber-bullying, privacy lapses and plagiarism, to name a few of the online dangers facing […]

Inspiring Talks — By Kids! CSD’s TEDxYouth Event Nov. 14

Sometimes the most powerful “ideas worth spreading” come from kids. Canyons School District is pleased to host a TEDxYouth event, which will feature perspectives of 16 student speakers from CSD middle and high schools. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Jordan Middle School. The […]