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 […]

We the People: Celebrating Constitution Day with CSD

If students come home from school this week with stories about the reason George Washington established the country’s first Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 26, 1789, or share which amendments ensured different freedoms, or recite a famous paragraph that begins “We the People of the United States,” there’s a good reason why. Constitution Day is observed […]

Arts Education in Action: CSD Marching Bands a Magical Mix of Music, Movement

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso It’s National Arts in Education Week, and few are more grateful that Canyons appreciates the importance of arts in education than the District’s marching band directors. Mikala Mortensen, Brighton High’s reigning Teacher of the Year and Director of Bands, said the support CSD has […]

Mental Health: When Does Teen Angst Become Something to Worry About?

Teenagers endure a lot. The stress of doing well in school in preparation for college, careers, and adulthood is a lot to shoulder. Add to that modern-day social stressors and social media. Then throw a pandemic into the mix — and you can understand why a few mood swings are the norm. The teenage years […]

Coming Soon: Orientation for Parents of Secondary Dual Language Immersion Learners

What happens when Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students transition from fifth-grade to middle school or from eighth-grade to high school? Answers to these questions, and more, will be explained during Canyons District’s online Orientation for parents of secondary DLI learners.  The event will take place virtually in line with COVID-19-related precautions. Families can access the […]