Life Skills students learn community skills at zoo
By Haley M. Cougar News Blog Desirae Davis, Life Skills teacher at Cactus Canyon, took her Life Skills class to the Phoenix Zoo in November. Ms. Davis teaches a class with seven seventh- and...
View ArticleRaging Readers preparing for trip to Arizona Science Center
By Harrison Talbott Cougar News Blog The Raging Readers Book Club is on its way to a science adventure on May 1. The club will be holding a field trip for its members that will take them to...
View ArticleCCH musician wins award during festival
By Bailey Tower Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon eighth grader Calista Smith received the “When You Wish” Award when she went on the music trip to the Heritage Music Festival at Disneyland in March. Band...
View ArticleNew yearbook editors prepare for workshop
By Pauline Harner Cougar News Blog Next year’s Cactus Canyon yearbook editors will be going to Scottsdale, Arizona on June 1 and June 2 to visit the Lifetouch Yearbook Workshop. With the...
View ArticleStuCo joins AAJHSC
By Jenevieve Saidi Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon’s StuCo joined AAJHSC. Joining the Arizona Association of Junior High Student Councils will give the group a chance to attend leadership...
View ArticleAdvanced science class goes on fishing trip
By Natalie Delintt Cougar News Blog Eighth graders reeled in a new way to learn by going on a fishing trip. Students in Regan Roach’s advanced science class went to a pond at the Arizona Game...
View ArticleCCJH groups visit Ren Fest
Students in the CCJH Life Skills class and Student Council recently went to the Renaissance Fair for their yearly trip. Desirae Bickle’s Life Skills class and the Student Council, led by...
View ArticleStuCo members attend leadership retreat at Suns arena
By Skylar Sosa Cougar News Blog To help bond members and to have each other come together as a whole, Student Council went on a retreat to learn about leadership, bond, and to just have fun....
View ArticleDisney trip rewards hard work, teaches leadership
By Lexi Demery Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon National Juniors Honor Society took a trip to the happiest place on earth. NJHS left to go to Disneyland and California Adventure after school on...
View ArticleMarching band plays at halftime of ASU football game
Sigfrido Ibarra Cougar New Blog The Cactus Canyon marching band had the benefit of performing with ASU’s own marching band during halftime of Arizona State’s football game Oct. 8 in Tempe....
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