03/30/2026
Last week at the Canyons Education Foundation annual gala, members of the Canyons community gathered to celebrate Canyons students’ successes and help to pave the way for a bright future for the next generation. The theme for this year’s gala was “Brighter Minds, Brighter Future” and included a showcase of innovative teaching methods including STEM projects. The night was capped with TJ Neyman as this year’s keynote speaker. Mr. Neyman was born and raised in the Canyons community, attending Canyons schools from elementary all the way through his senior year at Corner Canyon. He now works among some of the greatest engineers, scientists, and astronauts in the world at NASA. Mr. Neyman works in operations control, supporting the International Space Station.
"I would encourage everyone to keep working, to keep pushing, to work harder, and then to give back,” Neyman said. "When you do accomplish, when you do become something, not to forget the people and the programs and everything that supported you, and to do what you can to give back to them. And that's been arguably the most fulfilling part of my short career already at NASA, is being able to have conversations like this and visit people and visit places. That means so much.”
The gala also serves as an opportunity to celebrate six Canyons students who received the Canyons Strong scholarship.
This year’s fundraising efforts at the gala resulted in raising more than $111,000 which will go to supporting Canyons students.
