Groundbreaking Moment: Edgemont, Bell View Unite to Celebrate Glacier Hills Construction
Yeti … set … go! And just like that, with the honorary turning of dirt with golden shovels, the building process has officially begun for the new Glacier Hills Elementary School in Sandy. On hand for the March 31, 2021 groundbreaking celebration were a couple dozen future Yetis: students from Bell View and Edgemont, who […]
Help Wanted! Spring into Volunteering for your Neighborhood School
Canyons District volunteers are legion, numbering in excess of 12,000 in any given year. They’re also incredibly patient, as we’ve had to limit visitors to our campuses this year in support of health and safety protocols. But with vaccination rates picking up, and the broadening availability of rapid COVID-19 testing, we are now able to […]
Dig it! Peruvian Park Students Help Break Ground for New and Improved School
It isn’t unusual for kids to play in dirt, which is perhaps why Peruvian Park students jumped at the chance to toil in the soil as special guests of a groundbreaking to mark the start of the construction of their new school. These prideful Panthers joined Canyons District administrators and local elected officials with golden […]
Health Order Requires Use of Masks in Schools for Remainder of School Year
Finish strong! The last leg of the school year is in sight — and Canyons District encourages students, teachers, Education Support Professionals, and volunteers to maintain a healthy mindset until the end. The safety precautions that have been in place since the outset of the pandemic — and enforced in schools since the start of […]
Thirty CSD Students Earn Academic-All State Honors for Winter Sports, Theater, Music, Debate
These students are more than just stars on the athletic field, debate room, and performing stage. They invest as much time and attention to their studies as they do dance, drama, basketball, debate, music, wrestling, and swim practice — and it shows. For excelling in their academic, artistic, and athletic endeavors, 30 Canyons students representing […]
Connect Canyons Episode 15: What Canyons is Doing to Bridge the Digital Divide — and How you Can Help
Try imagining life without computers. Impossible, right? Technology has changed how we consume news and entertainment, make travel plans, stay in touch with our friends, shop, and even learn. Yet, a surprising number — 10 to 15 percent — of Canyons District students have no access to a computer or reliable Internet at home. In […]
Brighton High Grad Heads to NCAA Tourney with Trademark Smooth Look, Style of Play
Brock Miller — the Utah State University basketball player and former Brighton High star who’s gained acclaim for his game and his trademark bald, headband-sporting look — started losing patches of hair when he was a 10-year-old kid. Small patches turned into large patches. And even larger patches. Until it was all gone. Despite undergoing various treatments […]
After losing first official season to COVID-19, boys and girls lacrosse players excited to be back
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic upended everybody’s lives, lacrosse is back for its inaugural season — take two— as an officially sanctioned Utah High School Activities Association sport. Consider it a rare second chance to make a good first impression for the oldest organized sport in North America, which has been making headway in Canyons District after […]
Staying the Course • Crossing the Finish Line of the COVID-19 School Year
The pandemic finish line is in sight, and — as with any marathon — we need to stay the course and keep up our stamina in order to safely put this test of endurance behind us. With COVID-19 case counts falling and Utah’s vaccination rates picking up, what safety protocols remain in place in Canyons […]
Proclaim to fame: Midvale, Draper issue proclamations for 2 CSD teachers picked for elite NASA program
Midvale mayor Robert Hale chuckled when Hillcrest High teacher Clief Castleton entered the City Council’s Tuesday, March 16, 2021 online meeting with a space-themed Zoom background. “Wonderful little icon,” Hale said of the out-of-this-world artwork that depicted a starry sky and a darkened Earth illuminated only by city lights and rays of sunshine peeking over […]
