Talents of Alta Students Sparkle on Official CSD Yuletide Card

Wait a minute, Mr. Postman: Canyons School District, now out on Winter Recess, is sending holiday greetings around the world. Alta High students Ella Memmott and Jake Jensen are the talents behind the artwork on the covers of Canyons’ official 2020 holiday greetings. Two different — but equally festive — holiday cards were created, printed and […]

‘Fizzy-Lifting’ Inspiration – CSD Sixth-Grader Invents ‘Real Soda’ for Sale in Utah Stores

Treat this as inspiration to all the students who ever wondered if that English assignment was worth their time. About a year ago, Butler Middle School student Emery Gallegos was assigned to read Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and invent a soda — Willy Wonka-style. She and her sixth-grade peers were told there […]

Repaired Pipe Means School Resumes Tuesday at Midvale Middle, Midvale and Copperview Elementary Schools

Public-works crews from Midvale City have repaired the broken pipe that had restricted the flow of water to Midvale Middle and Midvale and Copperview elementary schools on Monday, Dec. 14.  As a result, school for students registered for in-person learning will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 15. School will operate on the regular schedule at the […]

New Emergency-Closure Guidelines could Spell the End of ‘Snow Days’

Add this to the flurry of ways the pandemic has changed education: a path to more easily weathering “snow days.” In line with efforts this year to keep students safe and learning, the Canyons Board of Education has chosen to take advantage of an option allowed by the Utah State Board of Education to treat […]

Jordan High To Go Virtual During Week Leading Up to Winter Recess

Jordan High students will be home in the days leading up to the holidays — but that doesn’t mean they won’t be engaged in learning. Starting Monday, Dec. 14, all Beetdiggers will turn to online learning for the last week of school before Winter Recess. The decision to move to virtual classes for a short […]

Hillcrest High Huskies Head Back to In-Person Learning on Dec. 7

After a two-week switch to virtual classes, Hillcrest High students who are registered for in-person learning will return to campus on Monday, Dec. 7. Hillcrest temporarily adopted an online-learning schedule for all students because of an uptick in COVID-19 cases associated with the school. Another factor in the decision, which was made after a meeting […]

Brighton High Students Return to In-Person Learning on Dec. 2

Following a two-week pivot to virtual instruction for all students, Brighton High Bengals who are registered for in-person learning will return to campus on Wednesday, Dec. 2.  After the return, Brighton High students will attend in-person Monday through Thursday with Fridays reserved for independent study and teacher preparation. Parents and guardians were notified on Tuesday […]

Canyons Launches Student, Employee Coronavirus Testing

It’s free, it’s fast, and it promises to be a valuable addition to the tools Canyons District schools have at their disposal to help stop the community-spread of COVID-19.  In line with new state requirements, Canyons District’s high schools on Monday, Nov. 30 began administering rapid COVID-19 testing to all students and employees involved in […]

Most CSD Students Will Return to Class, Canyons Updates Dashboard to Reflect New Guidance

Nearly all of Canyons District students will engage in in-person learning after the Thanksgiving Recess. Only Brighton and Hillcrest high schools will remain in online-learning schedules for all students as a result of confirmed active COVID-19 cases among students and employees as well as the positive rates in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools. Information about […]

Looking to Transfer Schools? Submit School Choice Applications Starting Dec. 1

In this pandemic year, when school choice has meant weighing educational options for keeping children learning and safe, a growing number of families are choosing Canyons. About 22 percent — or more than one in five — of Canyons District’s 34,000 students are enrolled in the school of their choosing, or a school other than […]