Escape the Winter Blues with CSD’s Theatre Line-Up

Do the winter blues have you down? Would you rather disappear into Victorian England, consider the value of individuality, laugh about society’s pitfalls, pretend you are at the Globe Theatre or spy on the Salem witch trials from the comfort of a high school auditorium? Never fear, Canyons’ students are hard at work on this […]

Indian Hills concert band to perform at state festival

If BJ Cox were to affix a moral to his music teaching skills, it would be that hard work pays off. For two years, the Indian Hills music leader and his students have tried out for the State Junior High Band Festival. Two years in a row, the band didn’t make it – but Cox […]

At Teacher’s Urging, Student Enters Statewide Art Contest, Wins $3,000 Scholarship

Tiffaney Castillo had only started to learn how to paint with oil when her art teacher at Jordan High encouraged her to submit an entry in the Utah Senate Visual Arts Scholarship Competition. Castillo told her father she dreamed that her painting would take 11th place in the statewide contest. Instead – to her surprise and […]

CSD Students Picked to Play Side-by-Side with Utah Symphony

Now this is music to our ears. Eight Canyons District students have been selected to play side-by-side with members of the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall on Tuesday, May 17. The 7 p.m. concert will feature some of the state’s best high school musicians. Cost to attend the event ranges from $6 to $18. The […]

New Alta High Mural Brings History to Life Through Art

Here’s a terrifying idea: Hand eight gallons of paint to a group of teenagers and encourage them to unleash their creativity on a school wall of their choosing. But Alta High’s visual arts teacher Denise Crane trusted her students, never doubting they would rise to the challenge, and they didn’t disappoint. Their handiwork, a colorful, […]

Curtains Ready to Rise on CSD High School Musicals

Places, people, places: It’s showtime.  Curtains are almost ready to go up on the annual fall musicals produced by Canyons’ five traditional high schools. Be sure to get your tickets early because many of the shows sell-out well in advance. All shows will be performed in their schools’ auditoriums. Brighton – “Seussical: The Musical,” Nov. […]

Student Work Takes Spotlight at Corner Canyon Art Gala

Prepared to be impressed with the handiwork of these Charger artists. The Visual Arts Department at Corner Canyon will be hosting an Art Gala in the Corner Canyon High commons from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. The gala will feature student artwork and performances from the jazz band and choir. Several pieces of artwork […]

Hillcrest Freshman Wins USOE-Sponsored Cover-Design Contest

When more than 400 hundred business and marketing teachers meet this summer for a statewide conference, one of the first things they will see is Brady Hartog’s colorful handiwork. The artwork on the cover of the conference program is a crisp and snappy design that was created by the Hillcrest High freshman, who won the […]

7 CSD Students Picked For All-Star Concert with Utah Symphony

Seven Canyons District students have earned the opportunity to play side-by-side with members of the Utah Symphony at the All-Star Evening Concert on Tuesday, May 19. At the event at Abravanel Hall, students will perform Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 alongside their professional counterparts. The following Canyons student musicians have been chosen for this honor:  Hillcrest […]

Alta, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest To Stage Productions

While Hollywood is celebrating the best in cinema with the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, three Canyons District high schools are preparing for some star-making turns in student-theater productions. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 14-15, Corner Canyon High is presenting student-directed plays in the school’s Little Theater. Entrance is free, but the school […]