Talented Teen Musicians Picked to Perform with Utah Symphony
Five of CSD’s talented high school instrumentalists have been selected to perform with the Utah Symphony at an All-Star Evening Concert on Tuesday, May 23. The rare honor is granted to 57 students statewide. At the 7 p.m. event at Abravanel Hall, students will perform Dvorak’s Violin Concerto side-by-side with their professional counterparts. The performance […]
Canyons District’s Sterling Scholar Candidates Aim For Honors
A whopping 22 stellar students from Canyons District’s five traditional comprehensive high schools find out tonight if they have been selected as 2017 Sterling Scholars in their respective categories. Winners in the 55th annual scholarship program sponsored by the Deseret News and KSL-TV Channel 5 will be announced during a ceremony at the LDS Conference […]
110 CSD Students Advance to Regional Science Fair
What if California were to secede from the United States? Is a Brexit-style “Calexit” even legal? And how might the state’s departure, and the loss of its 55 electoral votes, influence future presidential elections? It’s this last question that piqued the curiosity of Brighton High sophomore Jenna Rupper and that impressed the judges of […]
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 […]
Canyons District Athletes Win in Sports, Academics
For those who doubt regular exercise keeps the brain sharp, consider Exhibit A: CSD’s Academic All-State honorees. The Utah High School Activities Association’s Academic All-State Award is given to students who excel in the classroom as well as on the court, or in the pool. Four CSD winter athletes were recognized for the 2016-2017 school […]
‘They saw an opportunity to make more out of their educational experience’
At a special ceremony to recognize Hillcrest High’s 2016 IB graduates, retiring coordinator Dr. Brian Bentley described students who completed the notoriously challenging college-prep program this way: “They saw an opportunity to make more out of their educational experience and they took it, even though it meant making sacrifices.” Ninety-four students received recognition for their […]
Hillcrest High Student Crowned Miss Teen Utah
Megan Okumura had never competed in a pageant before. So, before she headed to Idaho in June to compete in the Miss Teen of Utah 2016 pageant, she had some homework to do. She fired up her DVD player and took some notes from Sandra Bullock in “Miss Congeniality” to prepare, and that was that. […]
It’s Showtime! Announcing CSD’s High School Fall Theatre Lineup
They’re blocking their scenes, rehearsing their lines and putting the final touches on stage designs. In the coming weeks, CSD’s high school drama departments will debut the year’s fall theatre productions a diverse lineup offering a little something for everyone. Following are production times and dates. Please address any questions to the individual schools. […]
Eleven CSD Students Named National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
Eleven students from four of Canyons District’s traditional comprehensive high schools have been named semi-finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program. They join about 16,000 others who this week advanced in the prestigious competition to vie for 7,500 scholarships worth $33 million. Finalists are chosen from 1.6 million students at more than 22,000 high […]
Summer Boot Camp Gives Entering Freshmen a Jump on High School
A new school year brings lots of changes and challenges for kids of all ages. But if there’s one year that’s especially critical and often the most unsettling for students, it’s the 9th grade. Ninth grade has become known as the “make or break” year of high school, because how students perform in […]
