Education

Canton Junior High took a varsity girls choir and a non-varsity boys choir to UIL Concert & Sight-Reading held at Canton High School April 6.

Both choirs earned Sweepstakes, which means that they received Superior scores in both sight-reading and on the concert stage, said their director Brenda Sharpe

Sharpe said she is very proud of the group and wanted to share their success

with the community.

The choirs will perform their final concert of the school year at 7 p.m. May 5 in the CHS auditorium

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April 6 to 9 was the culmination of months of hard work for many members of the Canton FFA Chapter. 

This year, Canton FFA was represented by more than 100 competitive entries in the Junior Market Livestock Show, the Ag Mechanics Show, the Creative Arts Show, the Public Speaking Contest and the Open and Junior Heifer Shows combined.

April 6, was the first opportunity for Canton FFA members to compete. 

Lance Humphrey represented Canton in the broiler show. 

Erin Bourquin, Andrew Nunn, D.J. Spencer, Cole Herchman, Jade Spencer and Kylee Bateman participated in the Market Lamb Show.

Jade Spencer qualified for the premium sale April, but top honors were taken by Kylee Bateman who exhibited the Grand Champion Market Lamb. Kylee’s lamb sold for $3,000 in the sale. 

Next, Nevan Heddin showed his Market Goat, which placed fourth in its class and also qualified for the sale.

The Creative Arts Show entries were also judged April 6. 

Breakfast

All Schools

Monday-sausage pancake sandwich, cinnamon toast crunch, cocoa puffs, sliced wg cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted chilled fruit, choice of milk

Tuesday-sausage biscuit sandwich, Trix, sliced wg cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted chilled fruit, choice of milk

Wednesday-ham, egg and cheese burrito, fruity cheerios, sliced wg cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted chilled fruit, choice of milk

Thursday-wg pancakes, Trix, sliced wg cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted chilled fruit, choice of milk, syrup

Friday-wg blueberry muffin, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, sliced wg cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted chilled fruit, choice of milk

Lunch

Elementary

Breakfast

All Schools

Monday-blueberry bash waffles, wg blueberry muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Tuesday-ham and cheese breakfast, bar with toast, wg banana muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Wednesday-sausage and cheese on a bun, wg chocolate muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Thursday-chocolate chip muffin, wg cinnamon roll, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Friday-cinnamon oatmeal, wg blueberry muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Lunch

Elementary

Allison Rickman and Jake Wilkerson, both third graders at Canton Intermediate School, were the guests of honor at the Canton ISD Board of Trustees meeting March 21. Allison led the Pledge of Allegiance and Jake offered the opening prayer at the board meeting. CIS Principal Marsha Robison praised the duo as exemplary students both in academics and in behavior.

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Canton High School Principal Jarrod Bitter presented CHS UIL coach Anna Coppedge with the UIL Sponsor Excellence Award at the CISD Board of Trustees meeting March 21. According to the UIL, the award identifies and recognizes “outstanding sponsors who assist students in developing and refining their extracurricular talents to the highest degree possible within the educational system while helping them to keep their personal worth separate from their success or failure in competition.” Only 15 UIL sponsors across the state received the recognition.

Each year more than 40,000 students nationally enter the Voice of Democracy Essay Scholarship Competition and more than 131,00 students enter the Patriot Pen Essay Scholarship.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Veterans Auxiliary Post 9171 offered these scholarship opportunities to the youth in Van Zandt County students in public, private and home schools.  

This year, David Rhoades took first place locally in the VOD Competition. 

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Breakfast

All Grades

Monday-donut, cinnamon oatmeal cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Tuesday-homemade breakfast pizza, cinnamon toast, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Wednesday-wg pancakes with syrup, choice of yogurt, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Thursday-chicken biscuit, biscuit and gravy, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Friday-not available

Lunch

Elementary

Monday-classic hamburger, baked fries, pinto beans, apricot cobbler, choice of canned fruit, choice of low fat milk

Breakfast

All Grades

Monday-donut, cinnamon oatmeal cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Tuesday-homemade breakfast pizza, cinnamon toast, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Wednesday-wg pancakes with syrup, choice of yogurt, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Thursday-chicken biscuit, biscuit and gravy, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Friday-not available

Lunch

Elementary

Monday-classic hamburger, baked fries, pinto beans, apricot cobbler, choice of canned fruit, choice of low fat milk

From March 5 to 20, 22 members of the Canton FFA Chapter combined to make five trips to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to compete in the Floriculture CDE, Horticulture Project Show, Junior Breeding Beef Heifer Show, Livestock Judging Contest and Ag Mechanics Shows.

The first trip was made by the Floriculture Team consisting of Devin Hilsabeck, Ashley Veillon, Chassidy Waymire and Kendall Bright. 

In this contest, students competed by placing classes of flowers and arrangements, as well as completing an exam and identifying plants and flowers common to the floral industry.  This was the first contest for this group, and they placed near the top of a highly competitive field. 

Devin was the top scorer for the team, receiving perfect scores on two of the placing classes.

Students with horticulture projects were next to travel to the HLSR.  Evelyn Mc Donald and Kendall Bright represented the Canton FFA Chapter in this contest.