Tag: Graduation

Canyons Announces 2020 High School Graduation Dates

Hindsight may be 20/20. But for the Class of 2020, there’s no looking back – not when a bright future is coming into sharper focus by the day. This summer, a group of high school seniors who don’t remember a time before Google or smart phones, who lived through the Great Recession and witnessed the […]

Are you Bilingual? Apply Now for a Special Seal on your Transcripts

Calling all bilingual 11th and 12th grade students: If you’re fluent in two or more languages, you can apply to have an official Seal of Biliteracy added to your high school transcripts.   The Seal of Biliteracy is placed on a high school graduate’s transcript by the state of Utah to certify for employers and universities that […]

Canyons District Announces 2019 High School Graduation Ceremonies

This summer, hundreds of high school seniors will don robes and mortar boards in preparation to receive their diplomas and participate in a rite of passage that has come to symbolize the transition to adulthood. Canyons District’s graduation ceremonies are a family affair, a time for celebrating academic achievement and spotlighting our exceptional students–so mark […]

Canyons District Announces 2018 High School Graduation Ceremonies

High school graduation is a rite of passage, a time for celebrating academic achievement, and an opportunity to spotlight our exceptional students and faculty. It’s one of those can’t-miss events, so mark your calendars now! The District’s five traditional high schools will all perform commencement rites on Tuesday, June 5. Ceremonies for special programs and […]

Venue Change: Jordan High Graduation Rites Move to Maverik Center

Due to unseasonably high temperatures, Jordan High School’s Tuesday, June 6 commencement ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Maverik Center (3200 Decker Lake Dr., West Valley City, UT 84119). Previously, the event was scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. at the Beetdigger’s outdoor stadium. But evening temperatures are forecast to approach […]

‘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 […]

Pomp and Circumstance: CSD Lauds Class of 2016

Alta High Alta High’s class of 2016 may be the smallest the school has ever seen, but they are a force to be reckoned with. In the 2015-2016 school year, the graduates fundraised $175,000, earned $4 million in scholarship awards and received 728 concurrent and AP credits, saving some $655,000 in college tuition. “We have […]

CSD Announces Dates, Times of 2016 Graduation Rites

Canyons District has announced the dates and times of its 2016 high school graduation ceremonies. History also will be made this spring when Diamond Ridge High, Canyons’ new alternative high, holds graduation ceremonies for the first time. The first cohort of students at Diamond Ridge, now housed at the Canyons Technical Education Center, 825 E. […]

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 […]

Brighton High – Carl Holm

Brighton senior Carl Holm knows exactly what it takes to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds: courage, dedication and a complete unwillingness to blame others or feel sorry for yourself.  Ever. That’s how this Bengal with a 3.9 grade point average left his FLDS family and started high school at Brighton with a third-grade education. And that’s […]