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The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

Tik Tok is the Bane of Our Society

Tik Tok is the Bane of Our Society

Lyla Boretz, Reporter January 9, 2019

Have you ever heard the legend of the Phoenix? It's a magnificent bird that represents renewal.  After living a long life, it burns up into a pile of ashes and rises from them anew. Powerful story, right? Now,...

Why Its Better to Adopt a Pet From a Shelter

Why It’s Better to Adopt a Pet From a Shelter

Emma Ross, Reporter December 19, 2018

Everyone loves pets right? Just look at their faces. But what if I told you that after 72 hours in the pound dog being put to sleep. And what if I told you 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized per...

Quick STAC questions

Quick STAC questions

Claire Lawrence, Reporter December 19, 2018

I do a student-teacher advice column, and some of the questions we’ve received are simple enough to answer without a separate article. So without further ado, here is the quick question lightning round....

Tips and Tricks to Help you Have a Better Year in Spanish

Tips and Tricks to Help you Have a Better Year in Spanish

Ayan Momin, Reporter December 19, 2018

Well, some kids think that since there family member or friend took Spanish or is taking Spanish, they should take it, and they think it should be very easy. But if you are a very laid back student and...

Classic Movie Review: A Christmas Story

Classic Movie Review: A Christmas Story

Colin Johnson, Reporter December 19, 2018

CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEW CRITERIA: It must be at least 15 years old.   And now, for our feature presentation:   A CHRISTMAS STORY IMPORTANT STATS: Came out in 1983 PG Features Peter...

Are Libraries Still Relevant?

Are Libraries Still Relevant?

Gabriel Paredes, Assistant December 18, 2018

Libraries are the original “core” or “shared” facility, bringing together vast amounts of information in a well-organized framework. However, in the age of Google, this knowledge is readily available...

The Nine Worst Musical Artists of 2018

The Nine Worst Musical Artists of 2018

Oliver Barnfield, Cool Guy/Entertainment Editor December 12, 2018

The music of 2018 was mostly dismal, with a few bright spots being the triumphant returns of Gorillaz and Janelle Monae. But the newcomers this year were just... disappointing. Today I'll be looking at...

The Creation of a Potato Chip

The Creation of a Potato Chip

Ayan Momin, Reporter December 3, 2018

Most of us, have had the satisfaction of eating a thin, salt-coated baked chip, also known as a potato chip. These chips have been changed throughout time, through shape, color, and taste. But only a...

Dynamite Heady Review: Segas Forgotten Classic

Dynamite Heady Review: Sega’s Forgotten Classic

Baker Tuthill, Reporter December 3, 2018

Ah, Sega. You had a good run for a while, but then you burned into a sad crisp with the Sega Saturn. However, before you became a sad Mario-verses-Sonic at the Olympic games maker, you gave us some classics....

Seven Albums That Ruined Artists Careers

Seven Albums That Ruined Artists Careers

Oliver Barnfield, Cool Guy/Entertainment Editor November 30, 2018

Being in a band must be hard. Especially when its a hugely successful band. And with all that fame and expectations, sometimes you just flunk out, producing an album that effectively ends your career or...

Lockers vs. Backpacks

Lockers vs. Backpacks

November 30, 2018

When you walk down the halls, in between each classroom, there are lockers. Everywhere you look are there are also backpacks. Students are consistently shoving things in and pulling things out of lockers....

Is Apu Racist?

Is Apu Racist?

Evan Tucker, Reporter November 28, 2018

Ever since comedian Hari Kondabolu wrote and starred in the Tru TV special, The Problem with Apu. In it, Hari talks about how Apu was the only Indian on TV when he was growing up. He slowly realized that...

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