CSD Bus Blazes Safety Trail With 13-Camera System
Smile! You may be on Canyons camera. In late February, a bus in Canyons District’s fleet starting making the rounds in the District, capturing capturing clear-as-day footage of the motorists who aren’t stopping for the bus’ flashing red lights and stop sign. The infrared system, with 13 external and internal cameras, gives the Transportation Services Department an […]
Students Star In Campaign Promoting School Breakfast
Got milk? Our students do. Alta, Brighton, Jordan, Hillcrest and Corner Canyon high school students are the stars of posters promoting school breakfast and the benefits of drinking milk and consuming other dairy products as part of a healthy diet. The project, completed in time for National School Breakfast Week celebrated March 3-7 in Canyons District and beyond, […]
Nominate for American Indian Leadership Recognitions
“We want students to be recognized for their efforts. When students are recognized for the good things they’re doing, it’s positive reinforcement, and it strengthens the possibility that they’ll maintain their efforts or raise the bar.” David Shirley, CSD Counselor on Special Assignment Join us in nominating an American Indian high school student […]
Corner Canyon Student Earns U. Youth Leadership Award
Somehow, between playing the guitar, skiing and running track and cross country, Corner Canyon High School junior Alex Moushey still finds time to volunteer at The Road Home, serve at the Ronald McDonald House, and tutor his peers every Thursday night. Or, in terms of priorities, maybe it’s the other way around: Somehow, with all […]
Alta to Host Premiere Womens Leadership Conference
Utah has had Congresswomen, a female Utah Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor, and now, a female House Speaker. Yet women remain underrepresented in state and federal offices, according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics. Does it matter? A group of Alta High students and faculty is answering the question as a […]
Brighton Rolls Out Red Carpet For Bulgarian Diplomat
Brighton High recently rolled out the diplomatic red carpet for the Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States. Her Excellency Elena Borislavova Poptodorova visited the school on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 as part of a Town Hall sponsored by the Brigham Young University’s Center of the Study of Europe. Hundreds of Brighton High students in Advance Placement and Model United Nations classes […]
Students Get Look At Careers During Job Shadow Day
About 100 Canyons District students attended a luncheon to celebrate getting a taste of the professional world during the recent Job Shadow Day. Thanks to dozens of willing professionals involved in careers ranging from human resources and architecture to retail and running a city, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 started with students attending work and observing […]
Canyons Idol Shines On “GMA,” “The Queen Latifah Show”
Even the coldest heart could have been warmed by the dulcet tones of Lexi Walker, who appeared Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 on “Good Morning America” to participate in a national sing-a-long of “Let It Go” from the Disney smash “Frozen.” Clad in a shimmering white dress, Walker, who gained local notoriety as the 2013 Canyons Idol, knocked out […]
Your Small Change Can Make A Big Difference
Your small change can make a big difference. The Canyons Education Foundation has launched a donation drive called “Canyons Cans,” which will feature silver cans placed conveniently near the cash registers of some 100 businesses throughout the District. When you’re presented with pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters after a purchase, please consider dropping a few cents into […]
2 Students Named Prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars
Remember the names Akbar Khan and Valerie Sanchez. Today, the 17-year-old seniors at Hillcrest High School are prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars but don’t be surprised if tomorrow they are the country’s next Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton. Khan and Sanchez were chosen out of 90,000 applicants from across the nation to receive a $20,000 scholarship […]
