Thank You, Volunteers
Hats off to Canyons’ volunteers. In the 2013-2014 school year, the District welcomed 12,284 registered volunteers or more than one volunteer for every three students districtwide. These men and women generously donated 284,800 hours of service an average of 23 service hours per person to the students of Canyons district, be it […]
Volunteers Support CSD Schools For United Way Day of Caring
In recognition of the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 both those who gave their lives and those who survived a group of everyday heroes in our own community reached out to help several Canyons District schools as part of the United Way’s Day of Caring and September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. […]
Canyons District Announces 2014 Apex Award Honorees
“The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered public school.” Mary Antin, author The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Apex Awards, the highest honors given in Canyons District. This year’s recipients are: Teacher […]
Alta High Grad Receives Presidential Volunteer Service Award
By the time recent graduate Braxton Beers finished his senior year at Alta High School, he had acquired more volunteer hours over the course of his life than he could count. In his senior year alone, Beers offered thousands of hours of service to the community and his fellow students by fundraising money for the […]
Kindergartners: ‘I Will Be College-Ready’
What will students in the Class of 2027 be when they grow up? Doctors, zoo keepers, pilots, judges even Iron Man. Canyons School District kindergartners capped their first week of school Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 with a special day dedicated to getting ready for the future. Canyons’ Kindergarten College-Ready Day, now in its sixth […]
CSD Gives ALS ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ a Warm Embrace
We’re all wet in Canyons District for a good cause. Many principals, students, teachers and parents and, yes, even Canyons’ new Superintendent, Dr. Jim Briscoe have joined such celebrities as Justin Timberlake, Tim McGraw and Lady Gaga in the ALS Association’s “Ice Bucket Challenge.” On Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, Dr. Briscoe joined […]
CSD Employees Named Utah’s Best
The Utah Parent Center has named CSD Special Education Director Robin Collett the Utah Administrator of the Year, and Eastmont Middle School’s Laurie Hofstetter the Paraeducator of the Year, for their advocacy of students with disabilities. Collett, who has worked 26 years in special education, is recognized for balancing a “masterful understanding of Special Education […]
National Honor for CSD Community Schools
Canyons School District has received the prestigious Youth and Family Partnership Award from the National Center for School Mental Health. The Center each year selects just one exemplary school district, organization or school mental health program nationwide that effectively partners with youth and families in delivering quality school mental health programming. This year’s award went […]
CSD Special Education Department Honors 7 Educators, Service Providers
Before schools welcomed students for the first time this school year, Canyons District’s Special Education Department gathered for some professional development and to acknowledge the accomplishments of seven of their colleagues. On Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, some 200 teachers and related-service providers filled the auditorium and classrooms at Corner Canyon High School as they participated […]
New Elementary Schedule in 2014-2015
New in 2014-2015: Elementary schools are beginning a schedule that establishes consistent daily instructional time five days per week to better help each individual child achieve academic success. The new elementary school schedule also redistributes time in the regular work day for teachers to plan individually and in teams. This allows teachers time to give […]
