Alta, Brighton High School Go Online for 14 Days After COVID-19 Uptick

Following a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases, Alta and Brighton high schools will transition to online learning for 14 days. The pause in on-campus learning was determined to be in the best interest of students, families and staff. Alta and Brighton students who are registered for on-campus classes will not attend school on Wednesday, Sept. […]

New CSD COVID-19 Response Guidelines Move CCHS to Online Learning for 14 Days

In a special meeting on Friday, Sept.18, the Board of Education approved a moving-forward roadmap for Canyons District to follow as school communities experience increases in positive COVID-19 cases. As a result of the new plan, Corner Canyon High will pivot on Monday, Sept. 21 to an online-learning instruction model for 14 days. Parent and guardians on Friday night […]

CSD Launches Detailed COVID-19 Data Dashboard

Canyons School District has launched a new dashboard detailing the number of active COVID-19 cases associated with its schools. The information will help guide the Canyons Board of Education and Administration as the community works together to face an unprecedented public-health challenge. It’s also hoped it will help families make decisions about the in-person and […]

Canyons Board of Education to Meet Sept. 18 to Discuss COVID-19 Response

The Canyons Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for tonight, Friday Sept. 18 to determine what further steps may need to be taken to help interrupt the transmission cycle of COVID-19 in the communities we serve. The meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on CSDTV. The agenda has […]

Student Body Presidents Face Unprecedented Challenge of Leading During a Pandemic

Connect Canyons Episode 6 Subscribe to “Connect Canyons” on your favorite podcast platform and hear what Canyon’s District’s student body leadership has to say about leading by example, staying connected, and staying safe. Listen to Connect Canyons Now > Will Rahaniotis was a freshman when he set a goal of running for Brighton High’s student […]

Split-Schedule at Corner Canyon Extended At Least One More Week

A temporary schedule has been extended at Corner Canyon High until at least Friday, Sept. 25. The split-schedule was put into place at Corner Canyon High on Monday, Sept. 14 and was originally intended to last one week. A continued rise in positive COVID-19 cases associated with the high school led to a Tuesday night […]

Coming Soon: Orientation for Parents of Secondary Dual Language Immersion Learners

What happens when Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students transition from fifth-grade to middle school or from eighth-grade to high school? Answers to these questions, and more, will be explained during CSD’s annual Orientation for parents of secondary DLI learners.  The event will take place virtually this year in line with COVID-19-related precautions. Families can tune […]

SALTA Testing: Apply to Test for Placement in Canyons’ Advanced Learning Program

It can be difficult to know if your child is a high achiever or exhibiting signs of being a gifted learner. Every child is unique and no two gifted children are alike. But there are tests to assist parents in determining whether their children would benefit from placement in an educational setting, such as, Canyons […]

Take Note! Canyons High Schools Still Planning to Stage Annual Musicals

Even during a pandemic, the show must still go on.  All five of Canyons traditional high schools are planning to stage Broadway favorites for song-and-dance lovers — but will push back the annual splashy productions until late winter or early spring.  Alta theater teacher Linze Struiksma says she is cautiously optimistic the Hawks will be […]

Classes to Resume Thursday at Albion Middle, Quail Hollow and Brookwood Elementary

Power has been restored to three Sandy schools affected by weather-related outages, making it possible for classes to resume on Thursday. Classes will resume Thursday, Sept. 10 at Albion Middle and Quail Hollow and Brookwood elementary. Buses will run per usual and classes will start per each school’s established schedule. Online instruction also will resume. […]