Chris Koetting Field

Seventy-three members of Canadian High School’s Class of 2026 will receive their diplomas this week in a graduation ceremony to be held at 10 am on Saturday, May 23, on Chris Koetting Field at Wildcat Stadium. 

Following the class processional, invocation and welcome, Salutatorian Adan Escamilla and Valedictorian Sage Saenz will each address those gathered. CHS Principal Rod Been will read the names of each Class of 2026 member as school board trustees present their diplomas. Superintendent Julia McMains will then announce this year’s winner of the coveted Liske Cup.

School board trustees voted Tuesday evening to name the field at Wildcat Stadium in honor of Canadian’s head football coach and athletic director Chris Koetting.

Koetting announced his retirement at the end of the 2022-23 school year, citing health issues that have affected his cognitive abilities, and his desire to spend more time with his family.