The CHS Theatre
The CHS Theatre Department will perform Spoon River: Set Free on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Texas Crown, with back-to-back shows at 6 pm and 7:30 pm.
School
CEF names 2020 Innovative Teaching Grant winners
The Canadian Education Foundation is excited to announce this year’s Innovative Teaching Grant winners. Each year, the CEF receives applications from teachers from all four CISD campuses for innovative projects that are outside of the school’s regular budget.
McCook honored as Teacher on the Rise
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Canadian High School’s Coach Jay McCook, was named the first secondary Teacher on the Rise winner of the 2020 school year.
CHS Theatre to perform Spoon River: Set Free at Texas Crown Oct. 25
The CHS Theatre Department will perform Spoon River: Set Free on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Texas Crown, with back-to-back shows at 6 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Autumn to writers is a turning point. When green leaves turn to gold and red, we rejoice in their beauty. The letdown comes when the leaves turn brown and fall off the trees. This deep sense of loss when fall dissolves into winter has been described by Keats, Shakespeare, Frost, and many more poets.
In Waiting No Longer
The twice-delayed Canadian High School Homecoming Queen coronation was held at the CHS Gymnasium last Friday at noon.
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It’s Banned Books Week! The week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3 is a reminder of the freedom to read. The Texas ACLU no longer tracks the banned and challenged books in the state’s public schools, but the American Library Association does. This year’s theme is “Censorship is a dead end.
Colt Pittman wins grand champ, reserve grand at Tri-State
Colt Pittman had a grand day last Saturday at Amarillo’s Tri-State Fair Youth Livestock Show. Pittman is shown here displaying the banners he received for winning grand champion with his full-blood J-Bar heifer and reserve grand with his bred-and-owned heifer.
Amber Zenor earns Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Midwestern State
Amber Zenor, of Canadian, graduated summa cum laude from the Robert D. and Carol Gunnn College of Health Sciences and Human Services at Midwestern State College with her Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care.
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Need a hug? Don’t we all? Person-toperson contact is how humans express affection, comfort, and connect with each other. Touch releases oxytocin and sometimes dopamine, two of the “happy hormones” that regulate positive moods. Touch also signals a sense of belonging, safety, and trust.
