Hillcrest High Selects Ron Hill to Helm Husky Football
A familiar face will lead Hillcrest High into the shine of this fall’s Friday Night Lights. Not only have Husky fans spotted him on the sidelines at Schick Stadium, students see him every day in the hallways and psychology class. Ron Hill, the Huskies’ former offensive coordinator and a current teacher in Hillcrest’s vaunted International […]
Resolve To Thank a Teacher: CSD Accepting Teacher of the Year Nominations
As Canyons District teachers, parents and students start anew in the maiden days of January, these wise words of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai ring truer than ever: “One book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world.” At the outset of 2018, the Board of Education and Administration invite you to […]
Hillcrest Graduate Earns Spot on Forbes’ List of ’30 Under 30′
Asked to reflect on the whirlwind of events in recent years the pomp of graduation from a top-tier university; scrappy early days as an entrepreneur; and launch of a billion-dollars-a-day-in-transactions trading firm Christina Qi pauses and exhales before showing a rare moment of incredulity. “I still can’t believe it,” says Qi, a Hillcrest […]
Board Meeting Summary, Dec. 5, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Bond Project Discussion The Administration discussed a possible construction timeline for the projects to be funded by the $283 million tax-rate-neutral bond voters approved on Nov. 7. Proposed is a two-phase construction schedule. Phase No. 1 would start […]
No Debate About It: Alta Holds 30th Successful Black and Silver Tournament
Alta High School last week welcomed talkative visitors for the 30th annual Black and Silver Debate Tournament. Eighty schools from 14 states were represented at the Tournament of Champions-qualifying event, with 500 students who came from as far away as Florida to compete. From Thursday to Saturday, some 200 adult chaperones and judges accompanied the […]
Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 21, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items.The Canyons Board of Education, acting as the Board of Canvassers, voted unanimously to accept the result of the Nov. 7 bond election. According to figures provided by the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office, 57.8 percent of the 51,429 […]
CSD Foundation Grants Fund Innovative Classroom Projects
Sunrise Elementary teacher Patricia Stephens-French froze when the door to her classroom opened and a crowd of folks in blue shirts filed in. She took one look at the giant check in the hands of a member of the Canyons Education Foundation and she knew exactly what was happening: her wish was about to come […]
New Schools Impact Learning, Strengthen Communities
Something has changed at Midvale Middle School. The building itself has changed from its model built in 1955 everything from the design of the logo to the colors of the hallways, the bright and airy library, cutting-edge cooling and heating systems, and plentiful electrical outlets. But since the new iteration of the school opened […]
Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 14, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Contractors Selected for Bond Projects at Hillcrest, Brighton, Alta In accordance with all state procurement guidelines, and during a regularly scheduled and appropriately noticed public meeting, the Board of Education on Tuesday chose the general contractors to oversee […]
Canyons’ Water-Testing Effort Part of Plan to Ensure Safe Schools
At the same time word started to spread about the toxic-water woes in Flint, Mich., Canyons District began stepping up efforts to ensure safe water is flowing in its schools’ drinking fountains and sinks. As a result, the District has nearly two years of records that track the quality of water being consumed by Canyons […]
