Storm Prediction Center recommends storm safety procedures
April 25, 2011 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under News
Students completed a tornado drill Friday in preparation for the upcoming tornado season. Along with preparing for tornado situations at school, students must also know what to do in case of a tornado in any location. Some tips from the Storm Prediction Center are listed below. -If you have a basement... Read more »
Budget cuts to impact class size, travel
April 25, 2011 • Trevor Ferril, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Recently, statements and rumors about the Canyon ISD budget cuts have floated around the halls of Canyon High. Though several plausible theories have come about, it is time the students get an official rundown of just what is going to happen. Principal Tim Gilliland said the State of Texas has not... Read more »
CX debate advances to state
April 19, 2011 • Jayden Beatty, Assitant Editor
Filed under Student Life
As he stood at the podium he could feel the adrenaline coursing through his veins. His rock solid argument bounced off his lips and hit the opposing team like a brick wall.different teams competed for the top three places. By the time he finished speaking he glanced at the triumphant smile on his partner’s... Read more »
Travel diary NYC: Student recounts band trip to ‘Big Apple’
April 19, 2011 • Chandler Shaw, Online Editor
Filed under Student Life
Surrounded by flashy lights of hundreds of illuminated billboards and even flashier tourists in “I *heart* New York” shirts, I stood in Times Square with my fellow band members, gawking at the gleaming metropolis before us like a child in front of a toy store. We were there. In New York City–a... Read more »
‘Sucker Punch’ breathtaking, impressive
April 19, 2011 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
If you’re expecting a raunchy, violent romp of a film with Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch,” you truly will be unprepared. The movie blurs all lines of reality, and the viewer has to try to realize just what is going on in the fantasy and the real worlds. It’s filled with amazing visual... Read more »
Closer to home than we think: Americans must pay attention to Middle East
April 19, 2011 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under Opinion
Most people have heard about the protests that rocked Egypt. The corrupt leader, Hosni Mubarak, finally stepped down after 30 years of holding power over the country. Not quite as many people heard about Tunisia, where their leader, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was deposed after reigning for 23 years. But... Read more »
Vouching for veggies: dealing with diet detractors daily challenge for sophomore
April 19, 2011 • Melanie Blakeman, J1 Contibutor
Filed under Opinion
“You’re a vegetarian?” No. I just say that because I want people to taunt me for no reason. “Yes.” Here is where I get the privilege of being entertained by what my meat-eating peers, ignorant and naïve, have to enlighten me about my choice of dietary intake. “Where... Read more »
Winning, winning: Thrill of victory guides group through retail safari
April 14, 2011 • Abby Velasquez, J1 Contributor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life
It has already been ten minutes since the last clue and the enemy was nowhere to be found. The group looked around at everyone frantically. Why did everyone have to pick today to be at the mall? We thought frantically about the last clue: “The name is the brother of a popular show on Nickelodeon.”... Read more »
Dollars for degrees- Financial planning now prevents stress later
April 14, 2011 • Trevor Ferril, Staff Reporter
Filed under Student Life
The time is coming. Between now and summer, meeting application deadlines, organizing payment plans, getting final transcripts and completing final assignments to raise grades a rank or two will consume seniors’ time. However, there is valuable information for both graduating seniors and students who... Read more »
Westward to Washington-Former student trades wild winds for cold rain
April 14, 2011 • Iliahna Saldaña, Guest Columnist
Filed under Student Life
There isn’t one word that could explain how I was feeling as I watched the yellow dashes on the road merge into one long blurry line, while the landscape shifted dramatically and it took every ounce of my own will not to burst into tears. The shift from Canyon, Texas to Federal Way, Washington was... Read more »
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