School

After working for the past yearand-a-half to become a school counselor, Kimberly McClendon will now fill that role for both Canadian Elementary School and Baker Elementary School. McClendon is originally from

Welcome to the 2021-22 school year! Every child, every day is finding a way to feel connected. Every child, every day is being challenged by new learning and experiences.

It’s time to get back in gear and start another great year at Canadian ISD. The past year proved to be a challenging one for all of us and I am hopeful this year will be much better for everyone! Obviously, COVID-19 is a factor in our daily school functions and our main goal is to educate students in the safest way possible while maintaining a high level of instruction.

We are super excited for this school year! Summer band started last week, and we already have a group of dedicated students. Our group is comprised of mostly young students. Seventy percent of the band members are freshman and sophomores.

Going into his 22nd year in education, Blake Eddleman will take on the position of special education and functional living teacher at Canadian High School. Additionally, he will serve as the eighth-grade girls’ basketball coach, high school girls’ assistant basketball coach, and the high school softball assistant coach.

It has been very rewarding to be a part of the district’s efforts to provide new and innovative STEM courses to our students at Canadian ISD. Sparked by student interest in the careers and jobs tied to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), CISD has committed to increasing the number of STEM course offerings, as well as working to improve those courses that already exist.

Canadian native Saige (Pennington) Hamby is taking on the role of eighth-grade English language arts/reading teacher at Canadian Middle School. She was a CHS class of 2016 graduate.

After teaching for seven years, Samantha Cockrell has found her way back to Canadian and will serve as the Baker Elementary School math interventionist this school year. She will work closely with students in third grade through fifth grade. Cockrell grew up in Canadian before going on to Texas Tech University, where she graduated in May 2012 with a major in early childhood education and a minor in general business.