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CMS students win UIL academic meet

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Ninety Canadian Middle School students participated in this year’s UIL academic competition—held on Friday, Dec. 2, at Bushland Middle School—taking first place among the six participating schools. CMS scored 947 points to claim the championship, easily outpacing Bushland (723) in second and River Road (454) in third.
Canadian Middle School

Canadian FFA students honored at Top O’ Texas district banquet

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Canadian High School junior Karson Thompson was elected as the 2022-23 Top O’ Texas District president following a speech presented during Monday night’s annual District banquet at Fort Elliott. Several other CHS students were recognized during the banquet for excellence in competitive speaking events. Among them was Finn Neumeier, who placed first and will advance to the area competition in prepared public speaking (junior). Chloe Westbrook placed second in ag policy and will also advance to area. Other students also performed well in their fields, including Tatum Oatman in ag technology and Trevor Powell in prepared public speaking (junior), both finishing in third place; and Kendall Hill, who placed fifth in animal science. The Canadian FFA also received the third-place LDE Sweepstakes Award, which is based on the cumulative number of points earned at the District and Area levels of LDEs. Other students attending were Yessi Juarez, Cooper Oles, Finn Neumeier, Delaney Huntress, David Sanchez, Kinley Long, Macie Hansen, Liam Wallace, Aubrie Poe, Landon Risley, Maranna Hernandez, and Teagan Ash. They are all the students of CHS ag teacher Brandon Meier.
Ag Teacher Brandon Meier with CHS FFA students

CHS, CMS Bands qualify 23 for All-Region

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Twenty-three students from the Canadian High School and Middle School bands qualified for All-Region Band following recent auditions, according to Wildcat Band Director John Zalman. In the high school auditions, held on Monday, Dec.
CHS ALL-REGION BAND QUALIFIERS: Rene Osornio, Naomi Garcia, Maggie Hanes (Front Row); Abbi Voorhees, Abril Rivera, Estefania Perez (Row 2); Carlie Renfro, Myra Herrera (Row 3); and Emily Garcia, Arionna Black, and Carlos Sanchez (Back Row)

Holiday spirits officially lifted

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Canadian High School Theatre students performed A Christmas Carol on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 at the Texas Crown Performance Hall. Director Mistie Walser said they had a great crowd for both performances. The money from tickets goes to the CHS theatre department and pays for costumes, props, performance fees, and travel expenses for the one-act play. “It was a great play to direct,” Walser said, “[The students] were spectacular. The carolers were amazing, and the actors came out with energy.”

Wildcat Theatre

Representing the black and gold

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This Saturday, Dec. 3, Abi Black (CHS Class of 2021) will be marching with the Purdue All-American Band at the Big Ten Conference Championship in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. This will be Purdue's first appearance in the conference championship, and another career highlight for Canadian's talented trumpet player.

Abi Black

Connor Cipollone qualifies for state UIL congressional debate

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Sophomore Connor Cipollone made history last week as the first Canadian High School student to qualify for the state UIL congressional debate competition.

Cipollone is among three students from Region 16 3A schools who qualified for the state-level competition, which will be held on Jan. 4, 2023, in Austin. Bushland’s August Vinson and Spearman’s Avren Delozier will also advance.

Connor Cipollone

Pre-apprenticeship initiative for Job Corps students launches in Texas

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Pre-apprenticeship initiative launches in Texas, aligns with National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14–20

WASHINGTON—As the nation marks National Apprenticeship Week, the U.S. Department of Labor last week announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to registered apprenticeship programs.

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