Canyons District’s Jeff Haney Earns Utah PIO Association’s Media Relations Award

Schools cannot function without effectively communicating with parents, employees and the communities they serve — especially in a health crisis — and journalists and media outlets are vital partners in that endeavor.  Such is the guiding philosophy of Canyons School District’s Communications Director Jeff Haney who explains it this way: “Media professionals need reliable information to […]

Three Canyons Alumni Selected by NFL Teams

Zach Wilson, whose football career took off while playing for Corner Canyon High and skyrocketed at Brigham Young University, has a new home. From Draper to Provo to — hit it, Frank — New York, New York! And he’s not the only former Canyons School District star who’s getting a new NFL address. As had been […]

CSD Students Who Missed Vaccination Time Have Another Chance on Friday

Hey, Canyons District parents!  Did your student miss the chance to get “the jab” at the COVID-19 Student Vaccination Clinic scheduled at their school this week?  You have one last chance to register for your child to receive the vaccine at a CSD school.  The District’s final first-dose clinic for age-eligible students will be 8-10:30 […]

History in the Making • Canyons Students Win State Champion Honors at Utah’s National History Day Contest

Some talented Canyons District students recently made history-making projects about … history. Six students from the District earned state championship titles at the 2021 National History Day Utah state contest on Wednesday, April 28, with three projects from the junior division and one from the senior division earning top marks. CSD’s historical haul also included seven students […]

Check out these Fun, Late-Fee-Free Facts about Canyon District Libraries

Do you know how many libraries are located within the Canyons School District? Do you know how many items — books, textbooks, resources, equipment and other materials — are in those libraries? And how about this one: Without the help of your favorite search engine, name the author who said, “I have always imagined that […]

CSD’s ‘Summer Boost’ to Prepare Students for Reentry to School in the Fall

Ready for blastoff? Check your engines, because it’s all systems “go” for Canyons District’s Summer Boost, a by-invitation summer program for adventurous students with unexplored learning goals.  Candidates for Summer Boost will receive an invitation with information about how to take advantage of the specially designed, in-person instruction. Five centrally-located schools will serve as launch […]

CSD, Health Department Team Up To Provide ‘The Jab’ at High Schools

Plans to provide “the jab”  to age-eligible students who have parent permission to participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a Canyons District high school are moving along at a rapid clip. The clinics, held in partnership with the Salt Lake County Health Department, have been scheduled for various times this week. Parents and guardians […]

Bobcats — and Ninja Warriors — excited about new Union Middle School

There’s a lot to be excited about with the construction of a new Union Middle School. The pièce de résistance, however, might be found where the current building will stand for two more school years. A Ninja Warrior playground, loaded with obstacles and a small climbing wall, will be built on large playfields that will […]

Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

A greeting card from cardstore.com humorously sums up why the last full Wednesday of every April has been designated to celebrate a cherished and invaluable segment of office workers. On the front of the card, the phrases “Secretaries Day,” “Administrative Assistants Day” and “Administrative Professionals Day” are each crossed out in red ink. A fourth description listed above an old-fashioned typewriter […]

Writing our Next Chapter • CSD Launches Strategic Planning Process, Invites Public Input

The origin story of Canyons School District — a school system created in 2007 by a vote of the people — is as familiar, by now, as our track record in prioritizing college- and career-readiness, student achievement, innovation, community engagement, customer service and fiscal accountability. It’s time to start writing the next chapter. The Canyons […]