CSD’s 9th School Year Full of Academic, Artistic, Athletic Achievements
What a year! In the past 365 days, Canyons District, which was founded on July 1, 2009, continued its drive to provide a world-class education to the children who attend public school in Cottonwood Heights, Draper, Midvale, Sandy and the town of Alta. The 2017-2018 school year CSD’s ninth academic year was marked by […]
Hillcrest Ends Year With ‘Triple Crown’ of High School Theater
The bright lights of Broadway beckoned to Bennett Chew. The Hillcrest High graduate last week traveled to the Great White Way to learn from the singing and dancing superstars of the stage. Chew earned the right to attend the National High School Musical Theater Awards and to be considered for a Jimmy Award, the […]
Board of Education OK’s 3 Administrative Appointments
The Canyons Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments for the 2018-2019 school year: Colleen Smith, currently the Principal at Sprucewood Elementary, has been hired as a CSD Responsive Services Program Administrator. Lori Reynolds, currently an Achievement Coach at East Sandy Elementary, has been hired as Principal at Sprucewood Elementary. She replaces Smith. Sara […]
Hillcrest Community Cheers the Start of Work on New School
For Hillcrest Principal Greg Leavitt, the sight of a row of golden-tipped shovels on the school’s soccer field on Thursday was monumental. The shovels marked the beginning of a three-year project, made possible by a $283 million bond approved by voters in November that will result in a new building to replace the current, 55-year-old […]
Board Meeting Summary, May 22, 2018
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Elementary School Rebuild The Administration recommends that Midvalley Elementary be selected as the first elementary school completed with funds from the $283 million bond approved by voters in November. The 60-year-old school is the oldest of the buildings […]
Groundbreaking Event to Cheer Start of Work on New Alta High
A new era of great heights is on the horizon for the Alta High Hawks. A groundbreaking celebration to cheer the start of work on a major two-year renovation at Alta High will be Thursday, June 7. All Alta students, teachers, parents, volunteers, alumni, and boosters are invited to the 5:30 p.m. reception and 6 […]
Cheer Teachers of Year at June 2 CSD Night at Rio Tinto Stadium
The goal is in sight! The last day of school for the 2017-2018 academic year is rapidly approaching and Real Salt Lake is helping Canyons kick off the summer break. To celebrate the end of school, as well as the heights of success achieved by the Canyons community over the past nine months, Real […]
Hillcrest, Corner Canyon Students Named 2018 National Merit Scholars
Three Canyons students who are preparing to walk across the graduation stage on June 5 have finished their high school years on an impressive academic milestone: They have been named 2018 National Merit Scholars. Hillcrest High’s Kara Komarnitsky and Madeline Martin are joined by Corner Canyon High’s August Burton on the list of the $2,500 […]
Nominations Now Accepted for 2018 Apex Awards, the Highest Honors in CSD
They go out of their way to make students feel special. They give of their free time to support teachers. They find resources for schools, forge creative paths around big problems and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder to build Canyons into a world-class district. For their contributions, hard work and dedication to advancing the mission and vision of […]
Veteran Coach, Familiar Face Leading Alta Hawks Baseball
The Alta Hawks charged into baseball season this year with a new leader who is a familiar face on the field. Daron Connelly, who had overseen Corner Canyon High baseball since the school’s opening in 2013, has taken his formidable talents and experience to the Chargers’ fierce intra-district opponents. Coach Connelly assumed the head coach […]
