Brighton High Bengals Temporarily Adopt Virtual Learning Schedule

Brighton High will immediately pivot to virtual learning for all students. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 18, Brighton students will use devices to engage in learning from remote locations. On-campus learning has been suspended until Wednesday, Dec. 2 because of rising numbers of COVID-19 cases associated with the school. Also a factor in the decision to pivot […]

Your Bilingualism is Worth Celebrating • Apply for Utah’s Seal of Biliteracy

Is your child fluent in more than one language? If so, consider it a badge of honor — and consider applying to have an official Seal of Biliteracy added to your child’s high school transcripts.   Each year in December, Canyons School District invites high school juniors and seniors to apply for the Seal of […]

CSD Students Surmount Odds to Earn Academic All-State Status

While this pandemic year has seen its share of curveballs, from shifting school schedules to enhanced health precautions and student quarantines, 41 students in Canyons School District have found a way to surmount all odds and be named to the Utah High School Activities Association Academic All-State team. This prestigious award is granted to seniors […]

Partners in Education: Honoring our Education Support Professionals

Whether they’re finding solutions to technology challenges or waking before dawn to prepare hearty meals, remove snow from parking lots, and deep-clean classrooms, the role of the Education Support Professional is to support Canyons’ students in becoming college-and career-ready. They do it with pride and, during this pandemic year when schools have needed to lean […]

CSD’s Triumphs at Annual Shakespeare Competition Mean More than Just a Win

In a time when uncertainty abounds, the 44th annual National High School Shakespeare Competition was a welcome opportunity for Canyons District students to take a break from all things COVID and regain a sense of normalcy. They faced new logistical and technical challenges to compete in the competition of more than 100 schools throughout the country, […]

Brighton Teacher Honored for Bringing Magic of Science to Life

Around Halloween time, if you were to stop by Austin Gillespie’s chemistry classroom at Brighton High School, you might see some intriguing flashes of green fire, or a contact explosive erupt into a plume of purple smoke. It’s part of a magic show he normally does to show his students the wonder of science. “I […]

Corner Canyon High School Returns to Virtual Learning Schedule for All Students

All Corner Canyon High students will engage in virtual learning for the next two school weeks.  The decision to temporarily change the school’s schedule is in response to the rise in numbers of COVID-19 cases associated with CCHS in addition to the positive rates in the community surrounding the Draper campus. The action was taken […]

Alta High Hawks Put Into Place Temporary Online-Learning Schedule

All Alta High students will engage in online learning until after the Thanksgiving Recess in response to rising COVID-19 cases associated with the school as well as a sustained bump in positive rates in the neighborhoods surrounding the campus.  The pause in on-campus learning was announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Parents received the notification in […]

School Menu Planning Means Finding a Balance Between Healthy and Delicious

When it comes to designing a menu that is nutritious, full of variety and appealing to kindergarteners, seniors, and everyone in between, Canyons District’s Registered Dietician Emily Jenkins has her work cut out for her. For Jenkins and the Nutrition Services team, breakfast and lunch are the most important part of the day, and providing […]

Connect Canyons Episode 11: You Are What You Eat — So For Kids, It Better Taste Great

For some students, knowing what’s on the lunch menu might not be the most important part of the day. But for Canyons Nutrition Services Department, it’s everything. From taste tests to strict health requirements, locally sourcing ingredients and analyzing what’s a popular meal and what’s not, Canyons goes to great lengths to make sure students […]