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

Fast Food Frenzy

Fast Food Frenzy

Naomi Nathan, Reporter August 26, 2019

Americans are no stranger to a big brand restaurant. Everyone has stopped at a Burger King or two but have you ever stopped and thought, “what am I eating?” In a study done by the FDA, only...

Depression

Depression

Mehak Mehmi, Aliyah Carter, and Emma Ross May 10, 2019

It’s a serious mental health condition that requires understanding and medical care. Left untreated, depression can be devastating for those who have it and their families. Fortunately, with early detection,...

Procrastination

Procrastination

Andrew Watson, Reporter May 3, 2019

I think it's safe to say that we all hate when people try to make us do work. Especially when they do it just because they are working and don't want you to relax when they can't. (Sorry, just ranting...

The Truth Behind Mindfulness

Jessie Van Den Berg, Editor May 1, 2019

Mindfulness, a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique....

We Are Wasteful

Evlabia Konstantinou, Reporter May 1, 2019

Intro We as a society produce so much trash. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texans disposed of about 6.83 pounds of trash per person per day of waste in 2016, sending approximately...

Siblings Reunited

Siblings Reunited

Hannah McDonough, Editor May 1, 2019

Just recently, Ella Duncan, an eighth-grade student, found her birth sister. She and her sister were both adopted from China as babies, and they had never known each other until now. Ella's sister,...

How Smoking Affects The Body

How Smoking Affects The Body

Mehak Mehmi, Emma Ross, and Aliyah Carter May 1, 2019

Circulation When you smoke, the poisons from the tar in your cigarettes enter your blood. These poisons in your blood cause several catastrophic events within your blood stream. Make your blood...

Migraines: You Need to Know

Migraines: You Need to Know

April 29, 2019

A migraine is a severe heading that can cause throbbing pain, usually on just one side of the head. Someone experiencing a migraine may get nauseous and vomit, or become more sensitive to light and sound....

Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom

Evlabia Konstantinou and June Jung April 26, 2019

Intro Technology in the classroom. Is it necessary? During the school day, my school uses computers for everything. I am not upset with this, it helps me grasp the information better than any packet or...

Ways to Relax and Fall Asleep

Ways to Relax and Fall Asleep

Jessie Van Den Berg, Editor April 22, 2019

Sleep is a challenging thing. And if you are like me I am not a morning person so I cherish the good sleep I get. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. So if you are in a similar situation, here are...

What Makes Spices So Important?

What Makes Spices So Important?

Andrew Watson, Reporter April 17, 2019

We all know what spices are. At this day and age, they get used in almost any type of food. Even I use them in a large variety of foods that I cook at home. I think that may be why the phrase, "Spice of...

Fast Food: Why Is It So Popular?

Fast Food: Why Is It So Popular?

Hannah McDonough, Editor April 15, 2019

The US consumes more fast food than any other country in the world with around 50,000 fast food chains. We eat the most junk food in the world, and most of it is from fast food restaurants.  But do you...

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