School plans Feb. 1 community pep rally

January 26, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor  
Filed under Student Life

All students, parents and community members are welcome at the pep rally Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in the big gym. The community wide pep rally will feature spring athletics including softball, baseball, basketball and soccer. Hope Wentz will sing the national anthem featuring the ASL Honor Society signing along.... Read more »

Hat day to benefit Haiti relief effort

January 25, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor  
Filed under Student Life

Students can wear hats Monday, Feb. 1 to help support disaster relief in Haiti.  Second period teachers will collect $1 from each student.  Proceeds from the event, sponsored by Key Club, will go straight to the American Red Cross specifically marked for Haiti relief. The European Commission announced... Read more »

Seniors to sing in All-State Choir

January 18, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Staff Writer  
Filed under News

Joining other top choir members in the state, seniors Trey Andrews, Josiah Robinson and Haly Cordell will sing in the All-State choir concert in San Antonio Feb. 13. Students traveled to Abilene last weekend to audition for the choir. To audition, choir students had to perform three cuts from the six... Read more »

Top Movies of the Week

January 13, 2010  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

To see this week’s top movies and their ratings, read more for the link. Movie Picks for the Week Flash file courtesy of mctcampus.com  Read More →

Eagles deliver wins against Frenship, Randall

January 11, 2010 • Shelbie Belott, Associate Editor, Sports  
Filed under Boys Basketball, Sports

The boys basketball team has provided shocker games to fans after winning their two previous games. The surprise is not that the boys can win a basketball game or that they possess the skill to play the game. No, the bombshell is that in both the Frenship game and the Randall games, the boys trailed... Read more »

‘Guitar Hero 5′ a number one hit

January 11, 2010 • Vincente Saldana, J1 Contributor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Games

You wipe the sweat from your face; you and your friends have been waiting for this moment for a long time now. This is your chance to play an encore in front of all your fans and to prove you have what it takes to be a rock super star. You pick up your guitar and look to your friends as you prepare for... Read more »

Music students to audition for all-state this weekend

January 7, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor  
Filed under News

Seven choir students and ten band members will travel to Abilene and audition this weekend for the opportunity to represent Canyon High School in the All-State Band or Choir. Choir auditions will take place at Abilene Cooper High School and band auditions at Abilene Christian University.  Band members... Read more »

‘Avatar’ anti-smoking critics lost in blue haze

January 5, 2010 • Madison Ferril, Associate Editor  
Filed under General Opinion, Opinion

A recent controversy: several watchdog groups have criticized James Cameron’s film “Avatar” because the character Dr. Grace Augustine, played by Sigorney Weaver, chain smokes on screen. Critics of the film say the Augustine’s prolific tobacco use sends a “pro smoking” message to teens and... Read more »