Education

Musicians fare well at region, area contest

The Canton High School band will present a winter concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the CHS auditorium.

The band recently had 21 students make All-Region Band. They were:

Heather Adams, Emma Berry, Hannah Boswell, Michael Conrado, Jack Dyre, Samantha Ellis, Savannah Ellis, Matthew Hook, Ian Keele, Austin Lomas, John Macoy, J.B Medley, Erin Milligan, Breanna McGowan, Emily Nicks, Savanna Nowlin-Martinez, Lauren Pennington, Spencer Pennington, Sam Silver, Addi Turner and James Vogt.

Advancing to Area were Emma Berry, Jack Dyre, Samantha Ellis, Savannah Ellis, Matthew Hook, Austin Lomas, Ian Keele, John Macoy, J.B. Medley, Emily Nicks, Spencer Pennington and Sam Silver.

“Congratulations to these students,” said Band director Mike Bartley.

Musicians fare well at region, area contest

The Canton High School band will present a winter concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the CHS auditorium.

The band recently had 21 students make All-Region Band. They were:

Heather Adams, Emma Berry, Hannah Boswell, Michael Conrado, Jack Dyre, Samantha Ellis, Savannah Ellis, Matthew Hook, Ian Keele, Austin Lomas, John Macoy, J.B Medley, Erin Milligan, Breanna McGowan, Emily Nicks, Savanna Nowlin-Martinez, Lauren Pennington, Spencer Pennington, Sam Silver, Addi Turner and James Vogt.

Advancing to Area were Emma Berry, Jack Dyre, Samantha Ellis, Savannah Ellis, Matthew Hook, Austin Lomas, Ian Keele, John Macoy, J.B. Medley, Emily Nicks, Spencer Pennington and Sam Silver.

“Congratulations to these students,” said Band director Mike Bartley.

Rising S K9 visited Canton Intermediate School third and fourth grade classes recently to introduce the students to their highly trained German Shepherds, Skibby  and Alf. The dogs demonstrated particular skills related to obedience, defense and tracking.

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Breakfast

All Schools

Monday-wg french toast sticks with syrup, wg blueberry muffin, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Tuesday-sausage and cheese on wg bun, wg banana muffin, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Wednesday-scrambled eggs with toast, wg chocolate muffin, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Thursday-cinnamon oatmeal with cinnamon toast, ham and cheese wrap, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Friday-ham biscuit sandwich, strawberry yogurt with toast, cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Lunch

Elementary

Breakfast

All Grades

Monday-turkey sausage pancake on stick, wg blueberry muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Tuesday-sausage biscuit sandwich, wg banana muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Wednesday-oatmeal cinnamon bar, wg chocolate muffin, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Thursday-strawberry yogurt with cinnamon toast, wg cinnamon toast, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Friday-wg waffles with syrup, ham and cheese wrap, choice of cereal with cinnamon toast, assorted fruit juice, assorted fresh or can fruit

Lunch

Elementary

The Canton High School Academic UIL Team had great success at the Whitehouse Invitational Meet in mid-November.

The students competed in the small school division against 20 1A to 4A schools and brought home the first place sweepstakes award.

“This was the first full academic meet of the year and the Academic Eagles are starting off strong!” UIL Coach Susie Dorman said. “Special recognition to the students who competed for the first time in any UIL event and placed!”

Individuals and teams achievements included:

Spelling – coached by Brittani Engebretson; first – Graysen Reid; second – Samantha Oakley; third – Ashley McDonald; sixth – Ally Wiley; first place team – Reid, Oakley, McDonald, Wiley

Literary Criticism – coached by Susie Dorman; first – Emily Nicks; second –        Maddie Lynch; third – Rainy Dare; first place team—Nicks, Lynch, Dare, Justine Lewis

Canton Intermediate School GT students met with local historian Elvis Allen Oct. 27.

Allen gave the students a tour of the historical sites around the square and talked with them at length about the history of the community. 

The tour also included the Canton Plaza Museum and the Van Zandt County Library of Genealogy and Local History.

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Canton Intermediate School fifth graders in student council members Josie Krawietz, Madilynn Williams, Abigail George, Marcus Bailey, Emma Mejia, and Maycee Martin sit with some of the schools’ canned good donations for the local food bank.

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Canton High School students donated more than 1,000 pounds of food for the local food bank during a pre-Thanksgiving drive. Celebrating the accomplishment were, from left, Grant Tullos, Mila Harrison, Cassie Carnine, Graysen Reid, Ally Wiley and Logan Willeford

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Canton Elementary students made donations to Operation Christmas Child and the school’s November Student Council delivered the boxes to the local drop off point – Lakeside Baptist Church – last week. The CES students collected 50 boxes that will be sent to children in other parts of the world as Christmas gifts.

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