Hillcrest Freshman Wins USOE-Sponsored Cover-Design Contest
When more than 400 hundred business and marketing teachers meet this summer for a statewide conference, one of the first things they will see is Brady Hartog’s colorful handiwork. The artwork on the cover of the conference program is a crisp and snappy design that was created by the Hillcrest High freshman, who won the […]
Alta’s New Girls Hoops Coach Will Build on Tradition of Excellence
A former on-the-court powerhouse for the Beetdiggers is taking her talents to the home of the Hawks. Izzy Gustafson, who was a standout for Jordan High, is the new head coach of Alta’s girls basketball team. Gustafson, who has a bachelor’s of science in history education from Utah Valley University and is earning a master’s […]
New Head Coach Says Hillcrest Girls Hoops Team Full of Talent
The girls hoops team at Hillcrest High has a new leader who can’t contain her enthusiasm about the talent and verve she sees in the school’s returning players. Not five hours had passed since Shannon Hurst accepted the offer to be the Lady Huskies’ head basketball coach on Friday, May 1, 2015 and she was […]
Alta High’s ‘Mr. L’ Is Canyons District’s 2015 Teacher of the Year
Matt Leininger’s energetic approach to teaching physics shows his students exactly how much they matter. His apparent dedication and care for students are just a few of the reasons that the Alta High educator, who is affectionately called “Mr. L” by casts of Hawks, has been selected as the 2015 Canyons District Teacher of the […]
Corner Canyon Chargers Celebrate 2nd Annual Wellness Week
“The part can never be well unless the whole is well.” Plato Corner Canyon High is celebrating its second-annual Wellness Week April 27-May 1. As part of the week’s celebration, the school is hosting a presentation titled “Pornography: Fight the New Drug.” It will be on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 7 p.m. in […]
The Envelope, Please: Winners of Film Festival Announced
And the winner is …. The top-judged films in the 6th annual Canyons District Film Festival were announced Thursday during a 6 p.m. ceremony at Eastmont Middle, 10100 S. 1300 East. Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and principals attended the ceremony, which also featured a red carpet and donated snacks and treats from generous community […]
CSD Foundation To Give $8,500 In Scholarships at Gala
The Canyons District Education Foundation is proud to announce that $8,500 in college scholarships will be awarded to seven Canyons students at the Foundation’s Spring Gala on Thursday, April 30. The gala, which is being held to raise money for future scholarships, as well as other academic initiatives, will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Loveland […]
2 CSD Schools Receive Prestigious ‘Confucius Classroom’ Status
Two Canyons District schools are among eight in Utah selected by China’s Education Ministry and the Confucius Institute at the University of Utah to house “Confucius Classrooms.”  Principals at Draper and Lone Peak elementary schools, which are the locations of two of Canyons’ Mandarin Chinese-English dual-language immersion programs, recently received word that their schools had received the prestigious designations. As […]
Jordan Valley to Stage Specially Adapted Version of ‘Mulan’
Students at Jordan Valley School are raising their voices and their swords in a musical production of “Mulan,” the tale of a young girl who disguises herself to fight in a battle and becomes a heroine in the process. Teachers and students at Jordan Valley, Canyons District’s school for students with severe disabilities, are […]
Show Us Some Love! Foundation Raising Money for Scholarships
Show some deserving and low-income high school students some love with scholarship money. The Canyons Education Foundation, which successfully generates and allocates resources to help Canyons District teachers and students, has launched a new campaign to raise money for student scholarships.  As part of that campaign, today, Thursday, March 26 the Canyons Education […]
