Twelve CSD Students Are National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
The sky is the limit for the Canyons District high school students who are rocketing toward their scholastic goals. Twelve CSD students have been named as semi-finalists in the 2015-2016 National Merit Scholar competition. The semi-finalists from Canyons in this year’s scholarship competition are: From Brighton: Pyper Atkins From Corner Canyon: Mitchell Hilbig, Jacob Perry, […]
Students Win International Woodworking Awards
Three Corner Canyon student guitar-makers this summer won international awards and cash prizes at the Freshwood Student Competition at the Association of Woodworking and Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS) convention. The winners are: – Sadie Chidester, first place and $1,000, “Featherprint” – Jacob Rubisch, second place and $500, “Mahogany Gem” – Porter Thorkelson, honorable mention and $250, […]
CSD Lauded for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Canyons School District has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The award “represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management,” Stephen J. Gauthier, Director of the GFOA Technical Services […]
Architects Present Concepts for New Alta View Elementary
Architects working to design the new Alta View Elementary have presented their concepts to the Canyons Board of Education. Representatives of Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects presented their concepts in a Board of Education meeting Sept. 1, 2015. The full presentation can be found on BoardDocs. Alta View Elementary will be rebuilt on the school’s current […]
2015 SAGE: CSD Schools Ranked in Utah’s Top 25
Two Canyons District elementary schools Granite and Sunrise elementaries were ranked in Utah’s top 25 highest-performing schools in all three subject areas of the 2015 statewide SAGE exam, with Granite Elementary ranked among Utah’s top five highest-performing schools. Overall,  CSD schools appear 16 times in Utah’s Top 25 rankings of elementary, middle and high […]
Canyons Facilities Committee Continues to Study Issues
While students and teachers have returned to the days of homework and quizzes, a Canyons Board of Education-appointed Facilities Committee continues to study such issues as enrollment projections, building capacities, and school boundaries. The committee, made up of parents and school leaders from all parts of Canyons District, met for the first time of the school […]
Canyons Celebrates Kindergarten College-Ready Day
What do Bell View Elementary kindergartners want to be when they grow up? College ready! “I will be college ready!” was the resounding cheer at the Sandy school as the Class of 2028 celebrated Kindergarten College-Ready Day on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Now in its seventh year in Canyons School District, Kindergarten College-Ready Day gives […]
Brighton High Bengals Roar Into Season On New Artificial Turf
Brighton High on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 roared into the 2015 gridiron season with a home-game 23-14 win against Herriman on the school’s new artificial turf. The Canyons Board of Education and Administration, along with dozens of students, parents and dignitaries in the community, cheered the completion of the new state-of-the-art football field and […]
Former Colorado Rockie Pitcher Picked to Lead Alta Sluggers
A former player for the Colorado Rockies baseball organization is sliding into the head baseball coach position at Alta High. Jentry Beckstead, a 1998 Alta graduate who has been an assistant coach for the Hawks, recently accepted the top job. Although the season doesn’t start until spring, Beckstead already is mulling his goals for the program […]
Let’s Play! CSD Sets Middle School Intramurals Schedule
On your mark, get set, go! Canyons School District is preparing to launch its Middle School Intramurals Program, now in its seventh season. Activities planned for the 2015-2016 academic year include cross country, chess, 3-on-3 basketball, and soccer. Activities are open to all students in sixth- through eighth-grades, and culminate with districtwide tournaments. The 2015-2016 […]
