Corner Canyon Juniors Win Utah MLK Essay, Video Contests

Through their academic actions, two Corner Canyon High students are proving true the famous utterance by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that “intelligence plus character” is the mark of a true education.  Juniors Deanna Nguyen and Jared Sagae were honored recently for winning the 11th-Grade Division of the Utah Martin Luther King Essay and Video Contest sponsored […]

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 […]

Corner Canyon’s Clark is UHSAA Music Educator of the Year

A decorated music educator at Corner Canyon High School has received a top award from the Utah High School Activities Association: The Distinguished Service Award for Music Educator of the Year. Dr. Clark’s fame as a performance musician is eclipsed only by his reputation among Corner Canyon students and fellow teachers as a highly respected […]

Chargers Bring Light to Willow Springs Tutoring Effort

When Willow Springs Elementary Principal Marianne Yule first had the idea last year to recruit a group of students from Corner Canyon High to come tutor some of the children in her school, she had no idea what response she was going to get. In the first half of the year, 16 Corner Canyon students walked or […]

CSD Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-State Awards

Fourteen Canyons District students have received prestigious Academic All-State Honors in fall sports from the Utah High School Activities Association. The award goes to 10-15 students in each sport who are at the top of their game and the top of their class. The students are:  Boys Golf: Jeremy Aguilon, Daniel Fang, and Jacob Ulrich, […]

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 […]

CSD Achieving Upward Trends In Learning Assessments

To watch Corner Canyon High teacher Michelle Ritter lead her students in discussions and guide them through challenging assignments is to get a glimpse into some of the reasons why student achievement is on the rise in Canyons District. From bell to bell, the students are focused, engaged, actively learning – and it’s clear they know they […]

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, […]

Canyons District Announces 2014 Apex Award Honorees

“The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered public school.” – Mary Antin, author The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Apex Awards, the highest honors given in Canyons District.  This year’s recipients are: Teacher […]