The school recognized a former teacher and an alumnus as Canyon High School Hall of Fame inductees in an assembly on Feb. 25 for their accomplishments and contributions to the school.

Family and colleagues introduced the honorees, 1977 graduate Bryan Garner and former faculty member Kim Beth Buchanan, at an assembly of juniors, seniors and community guests. The culinary arts students catered a reception held for family and friends of the inductees.

Garner attended Law School at the University of Texas. After graduating, he went on to join an existing law office and published his first book originally named “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”. He later joined the UT staff as a professor of law. He gave up this opportunity to begin his own business: LawProse inc., offering a continuing education for law school graduates.

Buchanan, as a teacher at Canyon High, taught social studies including dual credit and AP classes. She went on to become an associate principal and the district’s first academic principal. While working for the district, Buchanan started several programs for students. Some of these include DFYIT, Super Team and Rachel’s Challenge.

Buchanan said she has always let herself be pulled by her dreams of making school a safe place for students.

“Education has been easy to put my heart into because I feel so strongly for students,” Buchanan said. “I always wanted school to be a place where kids know people cared about them.”

Driven by learning, Garner first began to learn vocabulary after a compliment he received from a girl his sophomore year in high school. Thinking an extensive vocabulary impressed girls, he spent hours learning new words. He gives one piece of advice to students.

“Don’t rely on just what you learn in school,” Garner said. “Learn on your own.”

One of Buchanan’s philosophies on life includes being a learner and a do-er. Buchanan worked to bring Columbine victim, Rachel Scott’s, father to speak to the faculty and her sister to speak to the students.

“Give yourself permission to be the person who makes things happen,” Buchanan said. “Let yourself be shaped by what you know is important.”