CSD Students Give Back for the Holidays

If Utah’s public schools are the frequent recipient of charitable giving – from booster club donations to the daily contributions of volunteers –they’re also a source of altruism. Canyons District students give back to their communities year-round, and the holidays are no different. More than 25 Canyons District schools are sponsoring holiday donation drives this […]

Deadline Nears to Apply for Teacher Innovation Grants

Since its inception in 2009, Canyons District has been unwavering in its support of innovation in the classroom. With rapid advances in technology, the sky’s the limit, but it takes an innovative teacher to put technology to effective use, says Canyons Education Foundation Director Laura Barlow. “With their training and boots-on-the-ground perspective, teachers know what […]

Canyons Education Foundation Awards Scholarship to Six Deserving Students

Family is important to Vinnie Vala’au, though for most of his youth, the stable home life he yearned for, and wanted to provide his two younger siblings, remained just out of reach. “Growing up, I faced a lot of trials,” says the Alta High senior. But sometimes home is where you find it, and Vinnie […]

Canyons Employees Deliver at Back-to-School Donation Drive

Educators work their hearts out every day to ensure children excel academically. But many of their students start the school year without the basic supplies they need to succeed. So, when the Canyons Education Foundation announced it was holding a donation drive to fill backpacks for homeless students  – teachers delivered. Hundreds of educators, administrators […]

CSD Students Prepare to Graduate, Start New Journeys

Emma Critchlow is proof that it’s never too late to start again. Once she put her mind to it, nothing could stop this Brighton High senior from crossing the commencement stage with her peers – not homelessness, financial constraints, nor even the daunting task of making up a year’s worth of school credits lost due […]

Writer, Director Craig Clyde to Headline Spring Fundraising Gala

Cue the bright lights and roll out the red carpet. Utah screenplay writer, actor and director Craig Clyde will deliver the keynote address at Canyons School District Education Foundation’s 2016 fundraising gala, entertaining guests with tales from his trip to the big screen. The Salt Lake City resident, and co-owner of the production company Seerstone […]

CCHS Premieres New Music by a Seattle Composer

It’s rehearsal and the first time that Seattle composer Giselle Wyers has heard her musical piece “Surge Illuminare” performed. “It’s beautiful!” she tells visibly relieved members of Corner Canyon High School’s choir. “I really like what you’ve brought to it.” The choir has been working for months to interpret and perfect this song in anticipation […]

LHM Charities, Key Bank donate to Education Foundation

The Canyons Education Foundation has received thousands of dollars of donations from Larry H. Miller Charities and Key Bank to help provide enriching opportunities for students and teachers in Canyons District. Students at Jordan Valley will be receiving new exercise equipment and adaptive bicycles, thanks to a $15,000 donation received by the Canyons Education Foundation […]

Winner of 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History to speak at Alta High

History lovers in Salt Lake County don’t need to fly halfway around the world to meet Elizabeth Fenn, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History – she’s coming to Canyons School District. The University of Colorado professor of Early American History, who earned her Ph.D. at Yale University, will be speaking at Alta High […]

Surprise! CSD Foundation Gives $113,000 in Teacher Innovation Grants

The Canyons Education Foundation warmed the hearts of 25 teachers – and hundreds of students – for two days in November, just as the first snow of the season hit the ground. With bouquets of flowers and giant checks in hand, the Foundation delivered $113,000 in Innovation Grants to 17 schools across the District, greeting […]