Education

Canton Intermediate School Fifth Grade Honor Roll students for the second nine weeks are: Row 1-Ford Robinson, Montrel Rogers, Keira Rushing, Chloe Scott, Caroline Stern, Aivia Strege, Abbey Thelen, Grace Thompson, Emily Thornhill, Graycee Wilson, Seth Zaragoza; Row 2- Chloe Moa, Braden Morphis, Katrina Morphis, Haven Morris, Brayden Norrell, Kennedy Opitz, Sebastian Pennell, Justus Petree, Kadence Pruiett, Katelynn Ralls, Madison Raper, Laney Reid; Row 3- Justin Harris, Annie Handrickson, Cole Spencer Herchman, Rylie Johnston, Katy Jo Keller, Kaitlyn Kirschner, Jacob Lang, Marilee Lewis, Haley Luce, Christopher McCoy, Mykah Mebane, Noe Mendieta; Row 4- Kodie Adcock, Miguel Arce, Jacob Baker, Cydney Bobo, Jaycee Bullard, Emma Chambless, Evan Cieri, Taryn Clayton,  Emma Corey, Georgia Crayton, Connor Edwards, Pierce Fulton.

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The Maxie I. Turner Chapter of National Honors Society at Canton High School held an Induction Ceremony Jan. 9 in the Larry Davis Auditorium.
Sixty new members participated in the candlelight ceremony. Students are selected to be members in National Honor Society based on scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Chapter President Logan Willeford welcomed new members and guest. Vice President Sabrina Elli, gave the invocation.
CHS Principal Jarrod Bitter introduced the 39 returning senior members and explained the significance of the National Honor Society. The new inductees lit their candles and Mr. Bitter administered the NHS pledge.

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The following 4th Grade Students at Canton Intermediate School made A Honor Roll for the 2nd nine weeks: Row 1 - Kara Pride, Allison Rickman, Therryn Strickland, Issie Tuma, Piper Tunnell, Kevin Velazquez, Brissa Wells, Chase Whitehead, Jake Wilkerson, Peyton Zwick; Row 2- YoYo Jiang, Jadie Jones, Bailey Koonce, Mackenzie Krailo, Caroline Kroha, Tucker Lester, Antonio Lopez, Dasani Lopez, Rylan Matthews, Ellie O'Mara, Raley Pino; Row 3- Hutson Davis, Jacob Durham, Olivia Freeman, Carson French, Isaac Gebert, Ella Goodson, Aubrey Goss, Abigail Grant, Jayden Huff, Bella Irwin, Dylan Jaskula; Row 4- Darby Adcock, Chrystian Arce, Kira Besherse, Amalie Birdsong, Kyndel Bowling, Sarah Cargle, Solomon Carter, Willow Cavitt, Ella Chambless, Noah Cheatham, Macy Clayton, Ellie Cox. Not pictures is Donovan Sikes.

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Jacob Hall's dad, Sergeant Steve Hall, and his Police K-9 Dino came to visit the third graders at Canton Intermediate School Thursday, Jan 19.   Dino will officially retired  Jan 20.  “Thanks for sharing a few stories about Dino's service to our community, he will be missed,” school officials said.

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The Maxie I. Turner Chapter of National Honors Society at Canton High School held an Induction Ceremony Jan. 9 in the Larry Davis Auditorium.
Sixty new members participated in the candlelight ceremony. Students are selected to be members in National Honor Society based on scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Chapter President, Logan Willeford, welcomed new members and guest.
Vice President  Sabrina Ellis gave the invocation. CHS Principal Jarrod Bitter introduced 39 returning senior members and explained the significance of the National Honor Society.

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The student council is a leadership position at CES.  Students lead by greeting students, making announcements, assisting younger students and personnel and more, said a CISD spokesperson.  Canton Elementary Student Council Members are top row, Judd Reid, Addison Capps, Addy Russell, Autumn McGeehan and Jaxyn Reaves; middle row, Briseyda Valasquez and Josue Galan; and bottom row, Tyler Jaskula.

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Students in the Canton ISD pre-k morning class who received awards were, Eagle Awards - Ashlee Atkinson and Vanessa Duran; Perfect Attendance- Asher Haverly and Elayne Jiang; Improvement - Asia Rogers, Daniel Reyes, and Aubrey Hallmark; Leadership - Colton Mintz and Elayne Jiang; Art - Naomi Law, Amy Juarez, and Lillian Francis; Playground - Emma Dukes and McKenzie Caldera; I-Station - Kendallyn Middick and Gabriel Francis.

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The 2016 local Patriotic Art winner was Ka'lah Eaton, a junior from Martins Mill. Her art was exceptional in creativity and was sent to the state level for judging.  It did not place in state competition, but was enjoyed by all who saw it. She is the daughter of Sheila and Ryan Hanson of Van.
Each year the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 9171 of Canton offers the contest to local high school students, grades 9-12 to compete for $21,000 in national scholarships.
Students begin by submitting original artwork on paper or canvas. Forms are distributed to the students with all rules listed. It is then judged and the first-place art is sent to the State for judging.

TVCC  grads announced

Amie L. Hubbard, Certificate; Jessica N. Johnson, Certificate; Marilyn G. Lance, Associate of Arts; Presley M. Martin, Associate of Arts; Deidre A. Pennell, Certificate; and Samantha R. Smtih, Associate of Arts, all from Canton, graduated from Trinity Valley Community College during fall commencement exercises held Tuesday, Dec. 20 at Cardinal Gym.

Trinity Valley Community College

The following students from Canton were named to the Trinity Valley Community College Honors List for the Fall 2016 semester.
Named to the president’s list was Jana C. Guthrie, Trevor H. Hammons, Michael P. Heard, Grant T. Lein, and Courtney M. Mangrum.
Named to the dean’s list was Madison N. Bass, Benjamin A. Hayes, Katherine T. Pedwano, Samantha R. Smith, Nicholas E. Stevens and James P. Vogt.

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