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Canyon Echoes

The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

8th grade student explore electives at Westwood

8th grade student explore electives at Westwood

Navami Kamat, staffer December 7, 2023

On the morning of 17th November, 2023, Canyon Vista was preparing for what seemed to be the most awaited trip of the year for the 8th graders, the trip to the Westwood high school. As the morning bell...

B-Team Girls Basketball Beats Ridgeview in Tight Game

Emily Keller, Staffer December 4, 2023

Thursday November 30th, the B-team girl's basketball team beat Ridgeview 24-17, at Canyon Vista. It was a tight game, but the team managed to stay a couple of points ahead each quarter. The game started...

On Your Mark, Get Set, Run

On Your Mark, Get Set, Run

Emily Keller, Staffer November 27, 2023

Our CVMS students have been running since the beginning of the school year, up until October 6th. They got up before the sun and ran, to prepare for meets.  The girls cross country team won every...

Canyon Vista staff and students gather on the field during the second fire alarm.

Fire Alarm Malfunction Causes For Entire School To Evacuate Twice

Mira Kondrakunta, Staffer November 16, 2023

On Nov. 10, 2023 CVMS staff and students had to evacuate the school twice during the fourth and fifth period due to a fire alarm malfunction. The Austin Fire Department arrived and determined that...

Mr. Vigil standing in for the role of Chris Wilson and Lainey Byrne playing the role of Jan Wilson.

Oh, What a Tangled Web: 2023 Fall Production

Lucas Janssen, Staff November 2, 2023

CVMS Theatre has put together this year’s fall production “Oh, What a Tangled Web” by John R. Carrol. There will be four shows. An evening show on Nov. 2, 3 and 4, house opens at 6:30 p.m. and...

Miss Stehn, one of the band directors conducting the band during the 6th grade pep rally

A Reflection On Mrs. Stehn’s Ten Years As Band Director

Mira Kondrakunta, Staffer May 25, 2023

Mrs. Stehn- for ten years she has been a band director, and for ten years she and previous band directors have helped the band program bring in UIL trophies, state championships, & most recently an...

Mrs. Hagerty

Mrs. Hagerty: A Decade as a Principal

Saanvi Devpura, Assistant Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2023

This year will be Mrs. Hagerty's 10th year as principal and 24th year of being in the education department. “I taught for six years. I taught at Hopewell Elementary Middle School and at Cedar Valley...

A student sleeping in class.

The Growing Epidemic of Sleep Deprivation

Vedanti Patil, Assistant Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2023

You stare at your computer screen, eyes wide open as you revise for the following day’s history test. As you try to remember the dates, you feel a wave of exhaustion crash through your body, and you...

Student celebrating Pride.

Pride “Break the Silence” Festival Brings Together Students

Vedanti Patil, Assistant Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2023

Canyon Vista hosted the third annual district-wide ‘Break the Silence’ Pride festival on April 15, 2023, one day after the Day of Silence from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., organized by the school’s Gender-Sexuality...

Anna Bruce (8) as Belle dancing with Brandon Jones (8) as the Beast.

Behind the Scenes: Beauty and the Beast Jr.

Vedanti Patil, Assistant Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2023

The Canyon Vista Theatre and Choir presented the production “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” in a four-show run in the Canyon Vista Cafeteria. The production was directed by Mr. Jacob Vigil, Mr. Raul...

Theatre room during CVMS power outage

Power Outage Interrupt Classes at Canyon Vista

On Friday, February 10, Monday, February 13th, and Thursday, February 16th, there were power outages throughout the whole school. On the 10th the school’s power went out during sixth period at 1:10...

Trustee Harrison talks to Ms. Buentello's African American Studies class.

African American Studies Aims To Make Education More Inclusive

Nikhil Gupta, Editor in Chief February 23, 2023

Racial equity in education. There has been debate for many years about how to represent ALL people in education. Of course, there’s also been a lot of opposition to this. Specifically against what people...

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