CSD To Start Taking Space-Available Bus Permit Forms on Aug. 7
As the sun rises on Monday, Aug. 21 — the first day of school for the 2023-2024 school year — Canyons District neighborhoods will be dotted with scores of students walking with friends, riding bikes or scooters — or waiting with their new backpacks at the school-bus stop. Nearly one-third of Canyon students rely on […]
Help Lone Peak Hospital Secure School Supplies for CSD Students in Need
No student should worry about starting school without basic school supplies. But a growing number do, which is why Lone Peak Hospital is partnering with the Canyons Education Foundation to stock Canyons District’s Resource Closet in time for the 2023-2024 school year. The Resource Closet is a central storehouse of food and hygiene items and […]
New Indian Hills Middle Principal Hitting the Ground Running
Shelly Karren recalls the day she was offered a chance to return to Alta High after she’d spent time in New England earning a master’s degree in English literature and teaching on the east coast. Karren was volunteering at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013, when she answered a call from then-Principal Fidel […]
New Principals, Assistant Principals Chosen for Corner Canyon, Alta, Hillcrest, and Indian Hills Middle
The new Charger in charge is a familiar face to the Corner Canyon High community. Dina Kohler, who was among the corps of school counselors who helped open the doors of the Draper school a little more than a decade ago, is the new Principal at Corner Canyon High. Her appointment was approved Tuesday by […]
New Principals, Assistant Principals Chosen for Corner Canyon, Alta, Hillcrest, and Indian Hills Middle
The new Charger in charge is a familiar face to the Corner Canyon High community. Dina Kohler, who was among the corps of school counselors who helped open the doors of the Draper school a little more than a decade ago, is the new Principal at Corner Canyon High. Her appointment was approved Tuesday by […]
The Great Library Update: Canyons to Refresh School Library Collections
Can an investment in school libraries pay dividends in student achievement? The answer to that question, according to Canyons District library specialist Gretchen Zaitzeff, is an emphatic, yes. With funding approved by the Canyons Board of Education, Zaitzeff and her team of librarians are spending much of their summer refreshing the library collections at each […]