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 […]

American Indian Story-teller Inspires Hillcrest Students

School assemblies can sometimes get a little noisy, but when Dovie Thomason, a Kiowa-Apache storyteller, started talking to the students in Hillcrest’s auditorium on a recent Wednesday, you could have heard a pin drop. The students were mesmerized by Thomason’s performance, which took place as part of the Center for Documentary Expression and Art’s month-long […]

Hillcrest Robotics Students Rock the Salt Lake Comic Con

In the same halls roamed by Star Wars’ R2D2 and The Incredible Hulk rolled a droid designed by the Hillcrest Robotics Team. HARV-E, the creation of Husky Robotics, participated in the Kid Con portion of the acclaimed Sept. 4-6 event, which drew hundreds of thousands of costumed visitors to marvel in all things sci-fi — […]

Hillcrest Principal Named to National Merit Scholar Advisory Panel

Canyons District will have a voice at the table when the National Merit Scholarship Corp. starts talking with on-the-front-line educators about how it can increase the program’s reach, improve its processes and ensure the integrity of the academic competition well into the future.  Hillcrest High Principal Sue Malone has accepted an invitation to join the national […]

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, […]

Hillcrest Track Star Breaks Hurdles Record

Ariana Williams made waves at high school track competitions as soon as she joined Hillcrest’s storied track team two years ago as a freshman. Now, as the winner of this year’s 5A State Track and Field Championships in the 300-meter hurdle event with a time of 43.04, Williams is carrying the torch for a team […]

Congratulations, Class of 2014! CSD high schools hold commencement exercises

For the first time, Canyons District celebrated graduation rites of five traditional high schools. The first-ever graduating class from Corner Canyon, which opened last fall for its inaugural year, joined seniors from Alta, Brighton, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools as members the CSD graduating class.  Commencement exercises for the five schools were held Tuesday, June […]

Hillcrest Student Wins New Fiat 500 in Keys to Success Program

Fiat’s TV ads feature the Pharrell song “Happy” – and that’s exactly the feeling that Hillcrest junior Naomi Jimenez had when she recently won a new Fiat 500 in the Ken Garff “Keys to Success” program. The win, which was captured on live TV, began with her academic achievement.  Her successes in the classroom qualified […]

Hillcrest Is the Next Destination for ‘Starlight Express’

Hillcrest High’s auditorium has been reinvented as skate park for the flashy arrival of “Starlight Express,” the rock musical by Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.  Hillcrest is the first high school in Utah to stage the ambitious show, which is about toy trains that spring to life through a child’s imagination. Throughout the production, which features elaborate […]