Podcast: A Canyons District Counselor’s Ultimate Guide to Applying for Scholarships
Before being hired to help Jordan High students obtain scholarships, Lisa Petersen became adept at finding funds for her education and then for her children’s college studies. “Money was tight,” Petersen said. “I knew this was the only way they were going to go to school.” Years later, Petersen now helps college-bound Beetdiggers acquire more […]
UHSAA Names 47 CSD Seniors to Academic All-State Teams for Fall Sports
“Run the day. Don’t let it run you.” That phrase may be an advertising slogan for Nike, but it also could well be the mottos of the Canyons fall-sport student-athletes who also are academic superstars. Forty-seven seniors at Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools have earned spots on the Utah High School […]
Peak performances: Canyons District honors 2022 Apex Awards winners
Continuing a cherished tradition, the best of the best in Canyons School District were honored with 2022 Apex Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Midvale Middle. The 13th annual event featured award presentations for this year’s well-deserving winners in nine categories, special performances by talented performing arts students from Canyons high schools, a red-carpet entry […]
Thousands of Canyons Students are Diggin’ School Lunch
Peace, Love and School Lunch! That groovy statement is the theme of this year’s National School Lunch Week, which is taking place from Monday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct. 14. Even President Joe Biden is spreading the good vibes. Leading up to this annual observance, he passed a national proclamation in honor of the school […]
Need Help Paying for College? File a FAFSA
Figuring out how to pay for college can be a little overwhelming. But there’s one surefire way to make sure you don’t miss out on billions of dollars in available federal aid: File the FAFSA. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is the gateway to all sorts of funding — so, before you […]
Champions of Children: Have You Thanked a Principal Today?
Colorful fall leaves, football season and Halloween festivities are a few fun reasons to celebrate the month of October. Here’s another: October is also National Principals Month. It’s been said that behind every successful school is a great principal, and that’s certainly the case in Canyons District. Alta View Elementary Principal Scott Jameson, who was […]
Thank You: Let’s Hear it for Canyons’ Hard-Working Custodians!
Canyons District’s Custodial and Grounds Coordinator Kevin Kelson humorously mentioned a light-hearted saying about the work accomplished by custodians. Noted during an interview for this week’s Connect Canyons podcast, the saying goes like this: “No one knows what we do until we don’t do it.” Thankfully, we don’t have to experience that with the amazing […]
Apply Online for CSD’s Popular Dual-Language Immersion Programs
Did you know that Canyons District has some of the most extensive language immersion offerings in Utah? Twenty-one elementary and secondary schools offer dual immersion programs in Spanish, French, or Chinese — and it’s nearly time to apply to enroll for the 2023-2024 school year. Applications for these popular programs are accepted online from Monday, Oct. […]
Corner Canyon’s ‘Magnificent 7’ Marvel at School’s Decade of Growth, Excellence
Before all of the academic excellence, athletic achievements, and artistic masterpieces ever happened at Corner Canyon High, a small tight-knit group of administrators, educators and and Education Support Professionals spent a year working behind the scenes at the District Office to prepare the way. The group, which jokingly refers to itself as “The Magnificent Seven,” […]
Curtain Call: CSD High Schools Announce Fall Musical Times, Dates
What do you get when you combine an optimistic and chipper sponge with an odd, wealthy and ghoulish family, an orphan in Victorian England who’s hungry for love and anything but gruel, an unrefined princess from a swamp, and a spunky woman from a gold mining town who’s in love with two men who happen […]
