Gov. Herbert, Farmers Teach Silver Mesa Students How Farms Feed the World

The kindergarteners at Silver Mesa Elementary on Monday found a new way to celebrate food and friends, with a slight change to an annual Farm-to-School event. In any other year, the children would have taken a field trip to the Utah State Capitol to learn more about how Utah farmers help fill dinner plates with […]

Alta, Corner Canyon, Jordan, Indian Hills Middle To Return to In-Person Learning

Four Canyons District schools that had been engaged in virtual learning for all students will return to in-person learning on Monday, Nov. 30. After the Thanksgiving Recess, students at Alta, Corner Canyon, and Jordan high schools and Indian Hills Middle who are registered for in-person classes will attend school on campus Monday through Thursday with […]

Hillcrest High Students to Pivot to Online Learning Until Dec. 7

All Hillcrest High students will engage in virtual learning from Tuesday, Nov. 24 until Monday, Dec. 7.   The decision to temporarily move all Huskies to online learning — announced on Friday, Nov. 20 in emails and text messages to parents and guardians — came after a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the school. […]

Canyons Board of Education, Administration Announce Winners of 2020 Apex Awards

The best of the best in Canyons District will be honored in a way befitting the era of COVID-19.  An upcoming virtual ceremony will be broadcast on the Canyons District YouTube channel to recognize the winners of the 2020 Apex Awards, the highest awards given by the Canyons Board of Education and Administration. The virtual […]

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 […]