Mentors teach computer skills at Corner Canyon

Computer science professionals are lending their skills as mentors and teachers to Corner Canyon’s students. Thanks to the Technology Education and Literacy in Schools program, or TEALS, three Microsoft employees – who also happen to be parents of Corner Canyon students – are teaching sophomores, juniors and seniors the basic building blocks of computer programming. […]

BHS Bengals Visit ‘Face to Faith’ With French Diplomats

Students and teachers at Brighton High on Thursday, March 3 hosted a delegation from France visiting Utah as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The aim of the visit, which was arranged as part of CSD’s innovative involvement in the Face to Faith initiative of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, was […]

Office of Special Education offers free autism workshop

Anyone looking for information about autism and Aspergers Syndrome is welcome to attend a series of classes offered by the Office of Special Education at Canyons District. The classes, which are taught by Melisa Geneaux, a consultant and trainer who focuses on autism spectrum disorders, will cover behavior strategies for home and school, executive functioning […]

Fifth-Graders, Parents Invited to Attend Maturation Programs

Yes, it’s almost time for “the talk.” To help start discussions about health and wellness, Canyons District has developed an informational maturation-process program for fifth-grade students and their parents.  Fifth-grade boys and girls and their parents are invited to attend maturation presentations by professional speakers. We encourage parents and their fifth-grade children to attend these […]

Stay Connected in CSD: Internet Safety, Digital Citizenship Week

Yes, we are living in a digital world. Let’s work together to make it safe for children and families. This week is Canyons District’s first-ever across-the-district Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Week. Canyons District is showcasing online safety and digital citizenship so students will know how to securely navigate the Internet at home and at […]

Give Teachers Some Love! Nominate for Teacher of the Year

It’s time to give our teachers some love!  Send your child’s favorite teacher a well-deserved valentine by nominating him or her to become the 2016 Canyons District Teacher of the Year.  Canyons schools are taking nominations for Teacher of the Year until Friday, Feb. 26. Each year, every Canyons District school recognizes a Teacher of […]

Hillcrest Hires Cazzie Brown To Lead Husky Football Team

With the passion of a preacher and the bark of a drill sergeant, it took Cazzie Brown just 45 minutes to build a spirit of pride and determination among the student athletes who seek to wear Husky green underneath the Friday Night Lights this fall and beyond. Brown, the newly appointed football coach at Hillcrest […]

Utah House Speaker Spotlights ‘Productive Relationship’ with CSD

The Canyons Board of Education and Administration on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 were recognized by Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes, R-Draper, for the District’s efforts to work collaboratively with lawmakers to provide a stellar education to children.  On the first day of the General Session of the 61st Utah Legislature, Speaker Hughes, who […]

The Power of Play: Apply to CSD’s Preschool Program

Canyons District is accepting new-student applications for available spots in the preschool programs at Altara, Butler, Jordan Valley, Quail Hollow and Willow Springs elementary schools.    In addition to serving students needing special education services free of cost, schools with space for tuition-paying students have morning and afternoon sessions. Morning sessions are 8:20-10:50 a.m. Afternoon […]

Middle School Dual Immersion Topic of Jan. 20 Meeting

Parents of fifth-graders enrolled in Canyons District’s Dual-Language Immersion Programs have been invited to a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 to learn about the transition from elementary school to middle school. At the 6 p.m. event at Mount Jordan Middle, 9351 S. Mountaineer Lane (300 East), the Canyons curriculum team that oversees the dual-language immersion programs […]