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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

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...

Beauty and the Beast Jr. Performing This Week

Beauty and the Beast Jr. Performing This Week

Vedanti Patil, Assistant Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2023

The Canyon Vista Theater is putting on the musical “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Canyon Vista cafeteria. Tickets are...

"I think men are held to a lower standard than women are, but I still think, you know, look at the commercials on the TV - Get stronger, get buffer, get more hair, you know. Because that's what everybody wants." Mr. David Hampf, 8th grade US History and BIMM teacher said.

The Impact of Beauty Standards in CVMS

Nikhil Gupta and Vedanti Patil January 27, 2023

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To millions of teenagers across the country, this is the most blatant lie they’ve been told. Beauty is clicks, likes, and the opinion of a social clique that you...

UIL Awards in Trophy Case

Canyon Vista gets Silver at 2023 Academic UIL

Vedanti Patil, Assistant Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2023

On Jan. 21, 2023 students from Canyon Vista went to Walsh Middle School to participate in the A+ Academic UIL competition. A+ Academics includes 20 different events for students in Texas in grades...

Coach Govea discussing the team plans with B-team.

7th-grade Girls’ Basketball Team Suffers a Defeat In Both Games

The 7th-grade basketball game with A-team and B-team against the Cedar Valley Jaguars took place on Jan. 9, 2023.  The first team to play was Canyon Vista’s B-team against Cedar Valley’s B-team....

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