Canyons Showcase Part of U.S. Education Department’s Bus Tour
The U.S. Department of Education’s 2012 Back-to-School Bus Tour is coming to Canyons School District. The day after the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, students from Brighton High School will participate in a demonstration of Face to Faith, an innovative global education program aimed at building understanding between different religions and addressing […]
Quail Hollow Named 2012 National Blue Ribbon School
Quail Hollow Elementary has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in recognition of its high achievement. The Sandy school is among three Utah schools, and 269 nationwide, to receive the honor, announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. “Our nation has no […]
Canyons’ Class of 2012 Secures $19.5 Million in Scholarships
Canyons District’s Class of 2012 secured $19.5 million in scholarship offers, final numbers show. The tally is about $2.4 million higher than estimated in June 2012, and includes additional scholarships earned by Alta students. Here are the final tallies: $5.7 million Brighton $5.6 million Hillcrest $5.2 million Alta $2.94 million Jordan […]
College-Ready Day Comes to Kindergarten
A pilot, a veterinarian, or a reptile man? Canyons kindergartners have big dreams, not only about what they want to be when they grow up, but the education they’ll need to make those dreams come true. Kindergartners districtwide capped their first week of school with Canyons’ Kindergarten College-Ready Day, an event in which teachers and […]
Canyons District Counselors Honored As Utah’s Best
Several Canyons counselors last spring received top honors from the Guidance and Career Division of the Utah Association of Career and Technical Education. The award-winning professionals, honored for contributions to innovative guidance counseling programs, are: Counselor of the Year: Allyson Hanks, Brighton HighHigh School Counseling Team Award: Eric Murdock, Karen Brown, Paul Winkelman, Mackenzie Snow […]
ACT Perfection: Hillcrest Student Earns Perfect Score
Hillcrest High student Micah R. Johnston has risen to the top. The son of Paul and Connie Johnston last spring earned a perfect 36 composite score on the ACT college-entrance exam, placing him in the top one-tenth of one percent of the 1.6 million students nationwide who took the ACT last school year. The ACT […]
Canyons Accepting SALTA Applications for 2013-2014
Starting Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, Canyons District will begin accepting applications from students who want to take the test for admittance to CSD’s SALTA magnet program. This year, applications are being accepted from students in the kindergarten through fourth grades. Current third-grade students now in the program also will need to take the test. The […]
Attention, Teachers: Fuel Lessons With Funds From Chevron
Fuel your classroom ideas with money from Chevron. Chevron’s “Fuel Your School” initiative aims to help educators receive funding for eligible projects through www.DonorsChoose.org, a Web site that helps funnel private dollars directly to public school classrooms. Throughout October, Chevron will donate $1 up to $500,000 to help fund STEM (science, technology, […]
CSD Announces 3 New Administrative Appointments
Canyons District announces several new leadership appointments. The following have accepted new administrative roles in Canyons District schools. The positions are effective immediately. Brian McGill, who was originally selected for an administrative position at Alta High, will be the Assistant Principal at Corner Canyon High. He replaces Alan Parrish, who resigned to accept an administrative […]
Canyons Receives Aaa Bond Rating
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned Canyons the highest possible Aaa bond rating and a stable outlook. Fitch Ratings also earlier this month gave Canyons a AA+ bond rating and a positive outlook. The ratings came before the District’s proposed sale of $80 million in bonds, scheduled to be sold on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. The […]
