Internationally known Deaf artist to perform Sept. 18
September 1, 2010 • Hope McGee, Editor-in-Chief
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Deaf artist Peter Cook will perform in the school auditorium Saturday, Sept. 18 at 7:00 p.m. The event will be hosted by the ASL Honor Society. ASL students from Caprock, Amarillo College and WTAMU will attend as well as students from Canyon. ASL Honor Society has also invited many members of the deaf... Read more »
ACT, SAT deadlines approach
August 31, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Online Editor
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For students who have registered for the first session of the ACT test, testing will occur on Sept. 11. Regular registration for the Oct. 9 SAT test ends Sept. 10. The PLAN test for sophomores will take place on Oct. 7 and the PSAT on Oct. 13. The SAT and ACT are the standardized tests required by colleges... Read more »
Students advance to State UIL Academic Meet
April 26, 2010
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Senior Luke Porter and sophomore Chandler Shaw will compete in the UIL state academic meet May 6-8 after earning top three placings at the regional meet in San Angelo, April 23-25. Two other journalism students and the one-act play earned state alternate honors. Porter placed first in the computer... Read more »
‘Platinum’ places fourth in debut competetion
April 21, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor
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The Glee Club, ‘Platinum,’ earned fourth place at Showfest in Albuquerque, NM April 10. Twelve groups competed in Showfest, where only the top four show choirs advance to finals. ‘Platinum’ advanced to finals during their first year to compete. “While they were announcing finals, the kids... Read more »
One-act cast advances to regional meet
April 14, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Staff Writer
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Continuing with the music of Paganini, the one-act play will advance to the regional meet in San Angelo April 23 after overcoming musical difficulties to win the area competition. An hour before the competition, the group found a rule in the UIL handbook that disallowed the use of live music without... Read more »
Science bowl team wins $500 for science department
March 11, 2010 • Natalie Brown, Section Editor
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The Science Bowl purple team took second place and won $500 for the science department at the BWXT Pantex Regional Science Bowl at WTAMU Feb. 27. Amarillo High, the first place team, will compete in Washington D.C. Thirty-two teams competed against each other in a bracket style tournament. Teams try to... Read more »
Health occupations students to advance to state
March 5, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Staff Writer
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Five students will advance to the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition in Houston April 15-17. Shannon Osburn will advance in Veternary Assisting, Beth Winters in Epidemiology, Veronica Trowbridge in Clinical Specialty, Caitlin Blankenship in Nutrition and Brittany Lowry in... Read more »
Students shadow at local businesses
February 25, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Staff Writer
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Broadening their potential career opportunities and learning about different jobs, 17 students job shadowed at different local businesses. The job shadowing program allows Business Leaders of Tomorrow members who attend meetings and participate in events to follow professionals in the Amarillo area... Read more »
Freeman named Teacher of the Year
February 25, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor
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During a reception Friday Feb. 17 honoring Teacher of the Year nominees, Principal Tim Gilliland named math teacher Cheryl Freeman the 2010-2011 Canyon High School Teacher of the Year. Teachers nominate colleagues and vote to determine who is honored as Teacher of the Year. Freeman was one of five... Read more »
Death of counselor shocks family, students
February 12, 2010 • Madison Ferril, Associate Editor
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Counselor Ramona Hawkins died Saturday, Feb. 6 after suffering a brain aneurysm in her home Friday morning. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. Hawkins grew up in Electra, Texas and attended West Texas State University. She graduated in 1973 with a degree... Read more »
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