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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

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....

Student Opinions on the 2018 iPad Pro

Kavin Thiyagarajan, Producer November 13, 2018

The new 2018 iPad Pro released on Nov.7, 2018. Let's hear what the students think about it.

Amazon Offering Free Shipping During the Holiday

Amazon Offering Free Shipping During the Holiday

Ayan Momin, Reporter November 8, 2018

Amazon is offering everyone free shipping during the holiday, no matter if you have prime or not. This idea is good for all the customers, but for Amazon, this could end in many ways, marvelous or dreadful....

A Cutting Edge Hackathon

A Cutting Edge Hackathon

Elie Soloveichik, Reporter October 22, 2018

A new kind of event took place on Oct. 13 at Pearson Ranch Middle School, attracting hundreds of students and volunteers to participate in the first ever CodewizardsHQ Hackathon. The goal of the Hackathon...

Why Is The Apple Watch A Bigger Upgrade From The Last One

Why Is The Apple Watch A Bigger Upgrade From The Last One

Ayan Momin, Reporter October 22, 2018

Do you think the Apple watch is a bigger upgrade from the last one? Why or why not it is the Apple Watch a bigger upgrade, and descriptions to why the new one is better than the old one. Size For...

Game Review: Spore

Game Review: Spore

June Jung, Reporter October 22, 2018

Spore is a video game that allows you to evolve from a microbe in the ocean to a civilization who travel into space and fly about in cool futuristic spaceships. Let's start from the beginning. Stage...

Favorite Free Art Programs: Krita

Favorite Free Art Programs: Krita

Claire Lawrence, Reporter October 15, 2018

With the popularization of digital art nowadays, there are plenty of new and free drawing programs. One of my favorites is Krita. Let's take a look at the program and explore its features!

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All Eight Nintendo Consoles Ranked

Ever since Nintendo started out in the late '80s, they have kept releasing quality games. So today, we'll be taking a look at the best and worst consoles in the company's history, from the greatest to...

Vine & Music.ly: Awful Apps

Vine & Music.ly: Awful Apps

Oliver Barnfield, Cool Guy/Entertainment Editor September 26, 2018

Throughout the world of the internet... 2 apps have haunted the lives of middle schoolers everywhere...Vine, harbringer of awful comedy.... and Music.ly ... well, we don't talk about Music.ly. I suppose...

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Top 10 Underrated Sega Games

Oliver Barnfield, Cool Guy/Entertainment Editor September 25, 2018

Ah, Sega. You might know them for Sonic the Hedgehog. But I know them for so much more, and so should you. Since Sega basically quit the business, people have thought of them as a second best to Nintendo....

Game Review: Ark

Game Review: Ark

September 24, 2018

Ark is a video game where you travel forward in time. You wake up on a sandy beach with dodo birds and triceratops, but other than that you're alone. You are hungry, thirsty, and cold. You need to find...

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