CSD, Special Olympics Team Up On Inclusive Sports Program
Students at Alta, Brighton, Jordan and Hillcrest took the field Wednesday to help kick off the first-ever Unified Sports soccer games in Utah. Through a partnership with the Utah High School Activities Association, Special Olympics Utah started offering an inclusive sports program called Unified Sports that provides an opportunity for students with and without disabilities […]
Add ‘Sterling Scholar’ To Resumes of Hillcrest, Jordan Students
Two Canyons District students were golden in their efforts to become Sterling Scholars, an annual competition of academic achievement sponsored by the Deseret News and KSL-TV Channel 5. Hillcrest High’s David Sagae was announced as the overall winner in Business and Marketing, and Jordan High’s Tanner Nelson topped the competition in World Languages. Sagae, son of Joaquim and Caroline […]
Hillcrest Senior Already Part of U. Cancer Research Team
A University of Utah’s cancer research team includes a teenager from Hillcrest High School. Hillcrest senior Naveen Rathi is studying ovarian cancer treatments at a U. lab with Dr. Bruce Gale, Director of the State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluids and Executive Director of the U. College of Engineering Nanofabrication Facility. He is working on […]
Third Hillcrest Student Aces ACT
It’s a big deal for a school to boast one ACT ace. But three in a single school year? That’s what’s happening at Hillcrest High School. There, three students have earned perfect scores on the ACT in the 2013-2014 school year. In January 2014, Junior Joseph Morrell learned he had earned a perfect 36 composite […]
Hillcrest Picks Hastings As New Football Coach
Hillcrest High is proud to announce the hiring of a new football coach to lead the Huskies into a strong and successful future. David Hastings, who previously served as Lehi High’s coach, is taking helm of Hillcrest’s gridiron squad. Hillcrest Principal Sue Malone says she is thrilled to welcome Hastings to her staff and school community. “We […]
CSD’s Tie To the Super Bowl: Former Husky Zane Beadles
While sports channels and social media sites have been atwitter with the latest takes on the likes of Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman, many in Canyons District have been cheering for the sudden notoriety of Zane Beadles, the Husky-turned-Ute-turned-Bronco who has realized his dream of playing in the Super Bowl. Beadles, a 2005 Hillcrest graduate, recently captured the […]
Worldwide Robotics Competition Kicks Off at Hillcrest
Gentlemen and women start your engineering! Some 200 students from 20 teams throughout the Western United States gathered Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at Hillcrest High for the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff one of several hundred similar events that took place all over the world that day. The Kickoff was an opportunity for […]
Hillcrest High To Host Internet Safety Presentation
How safe are your children as they peruse the Internet while doing homework or chatting with friends over social media sites? Come learn some important steps that you can take to make the Internet safer for your families. Hillcrest High, 7350 S. 900 East, is hosting a free Internet safety presentation at 7 p.m. on […]
Hillcrest Awards IB Diplomas, Invites Future Students to Enroll
Countless hours of college-level work done during the high school years were recently celebrated when Hillcrest High awarded the 2013 International Baccalaureate diplomas and certificates to dozens of worthy students. Dr. Brian Bentley, coordinator of Hillcrest’s IB program, said 99 students received recognition for their efforts in the rigorous, college-preparatory program. Fifty-two students earned IB diplomas, and […]
Hillcrest Student Aces ACT
Hillcrest senior Michelle Simmons has scored among the nation’s top one-tenth of one percent of ACT test-takers. The daughter of Jay and Denai Simmons has earned a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT. To give perspective, just 1,162 of more than 1.8 million students in the class of 2013 earned a composite score […]
