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 […]

Trumpets Ring Out In Celebration At Albion Ribbon-Cutting

With the flourish of a king’s court, the Albion Middle School Knights trumpeted the completion of their newly refurbished school. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by about 150 Albion students, parents, teachers and patrons, Canyons District on Aug. 16, 2012 heralded the new era for Albion, which is opening this year after a near-total renovation. […]

First Generation Immigrant Receives Superintendent’s Award of Distinction

This year, the Superintendent’s Award of Distinction, an award that recognizes exemplary student achievement in the senior class, was given to Hillcrest graduate Panuwater “August” Chuprajak, a first-generation immigrant from Thailand. In an inspirational commencement address, Chuprajak recounted the many challenges that he, his sister, and mother faced upon deciding to flee a life of […]

Hillcrest Grad Wins High School Equivalent Of A Tony

Quick, folks. Grab an autograph from Malia Morley. It’s going to be worth something someday. Morley, the star of Hillcrest High’s “Aida,” won the high school version of a Tony at the National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City. Morley, who won “The Jimmy” for Best Performance in an Ensemble, qualified to […]