Let it Snow! Alta Snowboarding Champ Roars Downhill

For Alta High’s Hailee Mattingley, snowboarding isn’t just a hobby – it’s a dream come true. Last spring, Mattingley’s dream reached new heights as she became the women’s Junior World Champion in slopestyle snowboarding at the Junior Worlds event hosted by the International Ski Federation. The competition took place in Italy last April. “It means a […]

The Shows Are Going On: CSD Schools Present Fall Musicals

The refrains of such famous songs as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “I Dreamed a Dream” are being heard in auditoriums throughout the District as high school casts rehearse for upcoming musical-theater productions. This week, curtains will open on the first of the ambitious, award-winning, and much-loved Broadway blockbusters that are being produced by Canyons […]

Board of Education Empanels Student Advisory Group

The Canyons Board of Education is interested in hearing from those who are directly affected by the policies and procedures of the District – the students. To that end, for the second year, 10 students from Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Jordan and Hillcrest high schools have been selected to serve on a CSD Student Advisory Board. The group’s main […]

With Snip Of Red Ribbon, Alta Cheers Renovations

To the cheers of dozens of students clad in black and silver, the leaders of Canyons District and Alta High sliced through a rippling-in-the-wind red ribbon to ceremoniously mark the recent renovations and upgrades at the Sandy high school.  The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, also marked the completion of an impressive new entrance at […]

Join Us For Alta’s Renovations Ribbon-Cutting on Tuesday

The Canyons Board of Education invites students, parents, teachers, community supporters and alumni to a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate several renovations and upgrades at Alta High.    The event will be Tuesday, Oct. 28 at in front of Alta High, 11055 S. Hawk Hwy. A reception will be from 4-4:30 p.m. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, which […]

Eighteen CSD Students Named National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists

Canyons District appears to be the launching pad for teen scholars who are skyrocketing toward their academic goals. Eighteen Canyons students have been named as semi-finalists in the 2014-2015 National Merit Scholar competition. The semi-finalists from Canyons District in this school year’s scholarship competition are:  –   Alta: Sarah Farnsworth, Lauren Hansen –   Brighton: Lauren Beckstrang, Carson Crandell, Jessica Parker, […]

CSD Special Education Department Honors 7 Educators, Service Providers

Before schools welcomed students for the first time this school year, Canyons District’s Special Education Department gathered for some professional development and to acknowledge the accomplishments of seven of their colleagues.  On Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, some 200 teachers and related-service providers filled the auditorium and classrooms at Corner Canyon High School as they participated […]

Alta Grad Jumps to Top of U.S. Dressage Competitions

What started as a childhood love of horses has turned recent Alta High graduate Madison Bigler into an award-winning champion. After five years of riding and training her horses to compete in dressage competitions, Bigler has won several prestigious awards, including first place in the country at her level in her age group and the […]

Canyons Announces New Administrative Appointments

Canyons District is pleased to announce new leadership appointments, which were approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014.  The following have accepted new administrative roles in Canyons District schools and District Offices: Albion Middle Principal JoAnne Ackerman and East Midvale Principal Alice Peck have been named School Performance Directors. In their […]

Crews hard at work on summer construction, renovation projects

Mount Jordan is rising. The first steel beams that will gird the weight of the new middle school are now standing tall at the construction site where crews have been working since 2013. The new school, which is on target to open in fall 2015, was made possible by a $250 million bond that voters approved […]