Canyon Chronicle – The Student News Site of Cactus Canyon Jr. High

Media students earn recognition at AIPA convention

December 18, 2018 • No Comments

They almost left early because they didn’t expect to win anything, but if they’d gotten on the bus, they would have missed out on winning...

Council members attend leadership conference in Casa Grande

December 14, 2018

In November NJHS and Student Council board members went on a student leadership...

Elite workshop leads to big changes to yearbook

November 1, 2018

The yearbook staff went into Elite Weekend with one book and came out with...

AVID program aims to create positive mindset, prep students for college

September 14, 2018

Cactus Canyon has brought AVID to the curriculum to identify and support...

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Academics

Catalina trip helps students learn about ecology, environment

Simon Deal, Staff Writer

December 19, 2018 • No Comments

Students on a out-of-state trip to Catalina Island where they explored the wonders of the deep and did many things in the labs. As this was happening, they learned about the ecosystem and what...

AVID students visit two colleges

December 18, 2018

Local artist helps students learn watercolor

December 14, 2018

Art students make cards for Suicide Prevention Week

November 1, 2018

Experienced adviser Schroeder takes over StuCo program

September 13, 2018

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Polls

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Student Life

Challenges of student director job teach leadership

Lexie Carrillo, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018 • No Comments

From the struggles of getting everyone ready to the bows after the show, it was all worth it for eighth grader Lauren Coburn. Coburn, the student...

Anime Club born from silly suggestion

December 14, 2018

Slideshow: Fall Break

December 13, 2018

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Sports

Cougar Sports Update – Episode 4

Mathew Beseth and Nathan Burrell

December 17, 2018

This is the last episode of Cougar Sports Update for the second-quarter season. CSU will return in January with news about football, cheer, and girls basketball.

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Daily Announcements

Photos

Slideshow: Catalina Island Trip

Tiffany Hutcheson, Photographer

December 14, 2018 • No Comments

Photos of the Week – August 27-31

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Photos of the Week – August 6-10, 2018

August 14, 2018

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Opinion

Summer Movie Review: ‘Solo’ ties nicely to old films, yet stands on its own

Carson Frisch, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story is a action/sci-fi film about Han Solo’s origins. The story starts with about Han (Alden Ehrenreich) escaping Corellia, where kids have to steal to survive. He does this by stealing coaxium, a valuable fuel, and tries to flee the crime ridden-planet with his girlfriend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) they trade the coaxium for passage on an outgoing transport,...

Summer Movie Review: ‘Fallen Kingdom’ cliche, in a good way

Mathew Beseth, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is an action thriller featuring dinosaurs. Fallen Kingdom is about how Claire Dearing (Bryce Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) go to Isla Nublar to save the abandoned dinosaurs from an now-dormant active volcano. Eli Mills (Rafe Spall) is the main antagonist of the story by fooling and deceiving Owen and Claire and selling the dinos he...

Summer Movie Review: ‘Robin’ brings nostalgia to new story

Sarah McCracken, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018

“Christopher Robin,” released to theaters on August 3, is a PG movie based on the book series by A. A. Milne. It has all our old favorites and some new ones, including Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), Christopher Robin (Ewan Mcgregor), Evelyn Robin (Hayley Atwell), Madeline Robin (Bronte Carmichael), and Giles Winslow (Mark Gatiss). The movie is about how Christopher Robin helps Pooh to find his...

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