The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

The Student News Site of Canyon Vista Middle School

Canyon Echoes

The Rise and Fall of Nintendo Wii

The Rise and Fall of Nintendo Wii

Sabrina Kim, Reporter October 29, 2020

  The Nintendo Wii. Most everyone born after 2000 had, has, or knew someone who had this in their house. The slim white box, the sensor to be stuck on the top of your TV, the pale controllers strongly...

Pokemons New Crown Tundra, Better than Isle of Armour?

Pokemon’s New Crown Tundra, Better than Isle of Armour?

Shristi Dayal, Reporter October 26, 2020

Pokemon finally released their second DLC after the Isle of Armour, Crown Tundra for Pokemon Sword and Shield. After playing through both, I can say that the Crown Tundra has been a huge step-up to the...

Why Are Vocaloids the Next Thing in Music?

Why Are Vocaloids the Next Thing in Music?

Shristi Dayal, Reporter October 22, 2020

Music has come longs ways in terms of the technology and materials artists can use to make catchy and addictive songs with their voices and a good beat. There has been a certain type of music though that...

In Defense of Schoology

In Defense of Schoology

Sabrina Kim, Reporter October 16, 2020

  Known as the 'home base' for all Canyon Vista students throughout the day, Schoology is a learning program that keeps documents, assignments, and communications from teachers to students all...

Schoology: a Great Addition or a bad new Software?

Schoology: a Great Addition or a bad new Software?

Nathan Spector, Reporter October 13, 2020

  9 weeks ago when we returned to school, we were greeted by Schoology. Schoology, if you didn't know already, is a new program that RRISD uses this year straying away from the familiar Google...

The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

Lena Boas, Editor October 9, 2020

The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary (2020) about the dangers of social media. Everyone has probably heard about the problems with social media, but this movie isn't your average documentary. It...

The Big Blue Button- an In-depth Look

The Big Blue Button- an In-depth Look

Sawyer Grimaldi, Editor October 8, 2020

As the need for small group interaction become more and more widespread during online school, teachers are turning to the Big Blue Button. BBB is built into Schoology where teachers can assign students...

Movement in Video Games (CSGO)

Movement in Video Games (CSGO)

Nathan Gentle, Reporter October 6, 2020

Advanced movement in games something that really needs to come back but game devs don't realize how much people really want it. What is an advanced movement? Csgo and bunnyhopping You know in apex legends...

Trends in Social Isolation

Trends in Social Isolation

Sabrina Kim, Reporter October 2, 2020

Humans—especially younger humans—are confusing. Their patterns, their mindsets, their likes and dislikes. But never have they been as confusing as they are about trends while we’re all self-isolated...

The Mario Games of the 1900s

The Mario Games of the 1900s

Shristi Dayal, Reporter September 28, 2020

The Mario Games were started in 1985 and have become such a huge franchise! Mario became huge by introducing mechanics in games that weren't thought of before and with addictive gameplay that people can...

Tik-Tok and WeChat Ban - All You Need to Know

Tik-Tok and WeChat Ban – All You Need to Know

Lena Boas, Editor September 8, 2020

India has already banned Tik-Tok and WeChat; will the U.S. follow suit? Tik-Tok and WeChat are both popular apps under threat of a ban. President Trump has issued an executive order that bans transactions...

Photography in Quarantine

Photography in Quarantine

Shristi Dayal, Reporter August 20, 2020

Things get pretty boring at home and many people are trying to find things that they can do which don't require going outside. Photography is a great thing to do if that's the case! All you need is something...

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