ARTISTIC WONDERS
Two Alta High students have received honors at the prestigious Utah All-State High School Art Show. Violeta Martinez received the coveted Juror’s Award of Best in Show for her 3D work, “Stages of Grief.” Ethan Johnson is a Congressional Award winner with an Honorable Mention by U.S. Representative Burgess Owens for his piece titled, “Black […]
BANDING TOGETHER
A marching band is the magic of music in motion. The 2021 field show season for Canyons District’s marching bands and color guards are in full swing, and both Alta and Brighton’s bands are proving to be contenders for titles. At the first field show competition of the season, the Oquirrh Mountain Band Invitational at […]
GOLFING CHAMP
The world’s next Dustin Johnson may be honing his golf skills with the Jordan High boys golf team. Beetdigger Preston Cheney won the Region 8 first-place medal in the Utah High School Activities Association’s fall 2021 golf season. The top finish is the reason he’s considered a contender for the individual medal at the 5A […]
Students love their ‘awesome’ Canyons District principals — and for good reason
It’s been said that the influence of a great principal can never be erased. But don’t just take our word for it. To kick off National Principals Month, we asked students around the District to share what principals mean to them and their schools. Answers ranged from cute to sincere. https://youtu.be/MjAo-asQ1C8 Jason Mun, a student […]
Let’s show appreciation to custodians so their vital work isn’t a thankless job
It’s good timing for National Custodian Day — celebrated every October 2nd — to fall on a Saturday this year. If anybody deserves a day off on their special day, it’s the 150 full-time custodians and 500 part-timers who five days a week clean 6.1 million square feet around Canyons School District. As CSD custodial […]
2021 Apex Award winners announced, honored by Canyons School District
Twelve educators, administrators, community supporters, leaders, and public education advocates who helped Canyons School District run — and drive — smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond received the prestigious 2021 Canyons Apex Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Winners of the 12th annual Apex Awards, the highest honors given by the Canyons District, were selected by Board […]
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-language immersion programs in Spanish, French, or Chinese — and it’s nearly time to apply to enroll for the 2022-2023 school year. The start of October signals the opening of the window to […]
You’re busy, and want to get involved in your child’s school. Where should you start?
It’s been said that parents are their child’s first, and most important, teacher — a truism reinforced by research showing how important a strong school-to-home connection is to student success. But what does it mean to be involved in your child’s education? Parents are busy and can’t do it all: check the backpack, monitor all of […]
CSD Makes Plans to Create Own Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum
Canyons Superintendent Dr. Rick Robins at the Tuesday, Sept. 21 meeting of the Canyons Board of Education announced an administrative action to suspend the use of the current social-emotional curriculum being used in Canyons District elementary and middle schools. While reiterating his support of social-emotional learning, Dr. Robins stressed that the plan isn’t to abandon […]
15 CSD Students Earn Semifinalist Standing in National Merit Scholarship Competition
A total of 15 Canyons District high school students have been selected as semi-finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. They represent less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors and qualify to continue in the prestigious competition for scholarships worth nearly $30 million to be offered this coming spring. To become […]
