Hillcrest Forensics Chapter Earns Prestigious Designation
The National Forensics League announced this week that Hillcrest High School has earned the coveted 2012-2013 Leading Chapter Award in the Sundance District the highest recognition the league can give a chapter. Only one school in each district of the league attains this designation each year. Once a school achieves the award, it has to wait […]
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 […]
Bravo! Hillcrest Cellist Earns National Honors
Bravo! Hillcrest student Carl Colby is about to take a bow with the nation’s elite student musicians. The cellist has become the first student in Canyons District history to be named to the All-National Honor Orchestra, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. As part of this prestigious recognition, Colby will join talented student […]
CSD Counts 10 National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
Ten Canyons students have achieved semi-finalist status in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are: Alta: Adam G. Fuller, Justen M. Gardner, Edward M. Nowakowski, Hillary L. Thalmann Corner Canyon: Emily Workman Hillcrest: Jordan Burns, AJ Kinney, Allison K. Schneggenburger, Thulasi R. Seshan, and Michelle C. Simmons. The high-achieving students represent less than 1 […]
Hillcrest Student Earns 36 On ACT On His First Try
The results are in: Hillcrest High student Peter Johnston earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. That achievement adds Johnston to the ranks of a tiny percentage of students across the country who have earned perfect scores but that’s not the most unusual part of his accomplishment. He did it as a […]
CSD Plans Orientations For Freshmen, Sophomores
To ease the transition from middle school to high school, Canyons District high schools will hold orientations this week for freshmen and sophomores students, who will be new to high schools this year as a result of grade reconfiguration. The orientations will be Thursay, Aug. 15 and Friday, Aug. 16. Starting this fall, high schools […]
5 Earn College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Five students from Alta and Hillcrest high schools have earned College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships. Four Hillcrest seniors received the National Merit University of Utah Scholarship. Micah Johnston, who last year received a perfect ACT score, is looking to major in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis in robotics. Recipients Caius Worthen and Jarom Norris are planning […]
Hillcrest FIRSTRobotics Team Headed to World Championship
In their debut appearance at the regional FIRSTRobotics competition, Hillcrest High students and their creation, the robot HARV-E, captured the All-Star Rookie Award. As a result, the team and its adviser, teacher Clief Castleton, qualified for the world championship later this month in St. Louis, Mo. CSD was represented at the event by Hillcrest and […]
CSD Announces Dates, Times of 2013 Graduation Rites
Canyons District has announced the dates and times of its 2013 high school graduation ceremonies: Alta High Thursday, June 6, 10 a.m., UCCU Center at Utah Valley University Brighton High Wednesday, June 5, 1 p.m., Maverik Center Hillcrest High Wednesday, June 5, 6 p.m., Maverik Center Jordan High Thursday, June 6, 2 […]
3 CSD Students Are Finalists in Zions Bank Video Contest
Three Canyons District students are in the running to win a $1,000 cash prize in Zions Bank’s “Financialize a Film” video contest, which promotes making good financial choices. Videos by Mount Jordan students Heather Repp and Rachel Cowdell and Hillcrest student Aaron Hsu are posted on Facebook for a public vote. The films will compete with […]