CSD Student-Artists Race the Clock at ArtStock

It’s been said that people are least creative when racing the clock. Don’t tell that to the aspiring Monets and Michelangelos from Alta, Jordan, Corner Canyon, and Hillcrest high schools who recently completed in ArtStock, a timed art-creation contest held annually at Jordan High. The event, which requires students to create an original piece of 2-D […]

Midvalley’s ‘Arts-Kids’ Inspired By Songs, Dances, Activities

Every Tuesday after school a group of about 20 students at Midvalley Elementary gather in a room and decompress their day. They chat, color and eat snacks for a bit – and then it’s down to business. Circle time. As the kids make their way to the floor, assembling themselves in an oblong circle the size […]

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 […]

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 […]

Arts Honored, Expanded in CSD

Canyons School District is showing students that the arts aren’t just fun subjects to study – they’re a vital part of a well-rounded education that enable students to develop skills that reach far beyond the classroom. CSD has been awarded seven additional Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts grants – bringing the District total to nine – […]

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 […]

This is … Canyons Idol! Auditions Will Be Held April 25

Stars are born in Canyons District’s Canyons Idol competition – just ask 12-year-old Lexi Walker. Walker catapulted to America’s computer screens when her Canyons Idol National Anthem performance at the Real Salt Lake game went viral last year. She continues to be a YouTube sensation with her cover of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.” The clip has […]

Curtains To Rise On CSD High School Musicals

Seeking some family-friendly entertainment that won’t bust your pocketbook? Look no further than the musicals produced by Canyons District’s high schools. Brighton High’s “Oklahoma!” will be Nov. 7-9 at 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 9.  The show, written by the legendary Rogers and Hammerstein, also will be performed Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets […]

Budding Midvalley Artist Wins Arbor Day Poster Contest

Midvalley Elementary School has a budding Picasso in its midst. Thanks to his drawing of an outstretched hand holding a tiny tree, student Cole Ivie was chosen as a regional winner in this year’s Arbor Day poster contest, sponsored by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. Cole’s poster was selected from entries […]

Brookwood Voices Ring Out After State of the State Address

Song rang out after Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s State of the State Address on Wednesday night.  And the music came from Canyons District students.  Brookwood’s fourth-grade choir was invited to perform at the State Capitol following Gov.Herbert’s State of the State address. At a reception after Gov. Herbert’s remarks, the choir of 85 students performed […]