CSD Commencement Rites Planned for Thursday, June 4
For just the second time, Canyons District is holding commencement exercises for five traditional high schools. The Class of 2015 will be Corner Canyon High’s second graduating class. Clad in gowns and mortarboards, the Charger graduates will join the senior classes of the Alta Hawks, Brighton Bengals, Jordan Beetdiggers and Hillcrest Huskies in receiving their […]
Join Us At Forum To Discuss Facility Needs in Canyons District
A public forum to gather community input on short- and long-term facility needs in Canyons District will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 15 at Alta High, 11055 S. Hawk Highway. The feedback is important to the work of a Board of Education-appointed Facilities Committee that has been meeting since the start of this […]
Student Work Takes Spotlight at Corner Canyon Art Gala
Prepared to be impressed with the handiwork of these Charger artists. The Visual Arts Department at Corner Canyon will be hosting an Art Gala in the Corner Canyon High commons from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. The gala will feature student artwork and performances from the jazz band and choir. Several pieces of artwork […]
Midvale Community Invited To Say Goodbye To Middle School
If the walls of Midvale Middle could talk, they would tell tales of puppy-love crushes, pop quizzes, perfect scores on algebra tests, and poems written in iambic pentameter. And they would likely say that times and teenagers have changed a lot in 60 years. Canyons District is giving the community a chance to […]
Coming in June: SAGE Results Available to Parents in Skyward
On June 17, 2015, parents will be able to access their individual child’s SAGE state test results through their private Skyward accounts. Skyward Family Access, which is used by CSD parents for annual online registration, is a secure site that will allow parents more immediate access to their child’s SAGE results once school lets out […]
CSD Foundation Gives $8,500 In Scholarships at Spring Gala
The third annual Spring Gala of the Canyons Education Foundation at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium was a “Jaws”-sized success. The Foundation raised some $52,000 for college scholarships, teacher-innovation grants, student-health initiatives, and the CSD Foundation endowment. In addition, the Foundation’s first-ever scholarships for soon-to-be-graduates of CSD schools were announced at the Thursday, April 30 gala, which […]
Homeless-Student Liaison Goes ‘Above and Beyond’
Connie Crosby spends her days making sure that children who live in local homeless shelters are provided a pathway to a better life. From before sunrise to well past sunset, Crosby, who is affectionately known as “St. Connie” throughout Canyons District, works tirelessly to secure basic health, nutrition and educational needs for families who just […]
Hillcrest Freshman Wins USOE-Sponsored Cover-Design Contest
When more than 400 hundred business and marketing teachers meet this summer for a statewide conference, one of the first things they will see is Brady Hartog’s colorful handiwork. The artwork on the cover of the conference program is a crisp and snappy design that was created by the Hillcrest High freshman, who won the […]
Alta’s New Girls Hoops Coach Will Build on Tradition of Excellence
A former on-the-court powerhouse for the Beetdiggers is taking her talents to the home of the Hawks. Izzy Gustafson, who was a standout for Jordan High, is the new head coach of Alta’s girls basketball team. Gustafson, who has a bachelor’s of science in history education from Utah Valley University and is earning a master’s […]
New Head Coach Says Hillcrest Girls Hoops Team Full of Talent
The girls hoops team at Hillcrest High has a new leader who can’t contain her enthusiasm about the talent and verve she sees in the school’s returning players. Not five hours had passed since Shannon Hurst accepted the offer to be the Lady Huskies’ head basketball coach on Friday, May 1, 2015 and she was […]
