School

Students at Canadian High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students' hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.

The Canadian Wildcat Booster Club and CHS Spirit Club are sponsoring a Spirit Parade for Homecoming on Wednesday, September 6, at 6:30 pm. The route will begin at the Hemphill County Courthouse, continue up 6th Street, and end at the newly christened Chris Koetting Field.

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.

Tanya Holloway, Hemphill County Agrilife Family & Consumer Science Agent, received a Distinguished Service Award presented August 1 at the 2023 Texas Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals Conference. The event was held near Houston at Kema, Texas.

Holloway was one of three County Extension Agents statewide selected for this award, including Lorrie Coop, a District Extension Administrator in the Rolling Plains, and Megan Shaffer, a District 8 Extension Program Specialist & Youth Development. 

Canadian ISD announces information about free and reduced-price school meals for school year 2023-24

The following documents are presented in both English and Spanish.

#1 (below) is a WORD document letter to parents and guardians of children explaining who is eligible for free or reduced-price meals. #2 is the Spanish version.

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13.

State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The dates of the sales tax holiday and list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.

Texas State Senator Kevin Sparks announced that his office is now accepting applications for Texas Senate District 31 college-ready students who are planning a military career.

“I believe military service is an honor and I look forward to assisting our brave servicemen and women in their pursuit of a higher education. It is my sincere hope that our prospective servicemembers take advantage of this incredible opportunity and I look forward to reviewing each application.”

Canadian senior-to-be Luke Flowers is making the most of his time in the best way possible during the summer.

While most high school athletes travel on vacation or do summer camps, Flowers has spent the majority of his days giving back to the youth of Canadian through his first ever Way of the Wildcat Leadership and Skills Football Camp.

Two Canadian ISD graduates, Trace Mitchell and Benjamin Bryant, are two of 12 area graduates awarded the Mona Jennings Freeman Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,200 each. Graduates were chosen from these schools: White Deer, Pampa, Borger, Highland Park, Canadian, Shamrock, and Wheeler.