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Catalina Island trip uses hands-on activities to teach about ecology
By Maddie Chilson Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon seventh graders sailed off to Catalina Island on October 3. The annual Catalina Island trip gives students the advantage to expand their...
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Students go to Mesa Arts Center to see speakers
By Shea W. Cougar News Blog Students dove into a learning experience when they went to the Mesa Arts Center Nov. 13 to see two photographers speak about the marine wildlife they take pictures of....
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Sports helping students in Life Skills learn
By Abigail Vidana Cougar News Blog Students in the Life Skills class at Cactus Canyon Junior High have recently learned about teamwork, sportsmanship, accomplishment, and being included in a...
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Band students have a magical time at Disney
By Elijah Q. Cougar News Blog The Cactus Canyon musicians went to the Heritage Music Festival and Disneyland in California on March 27. They played for judges on Friday at Fullerton College, and...
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CCJH eighth graders going on East Coast trip
By Kenzie Serratt Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon students will be taking off for a trip this June to Washington D.C. and New York City. Wendy McQuilkin is planning a trip for 2014-15 eighth...
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CCJH’s StuCo and Life Skills visit older times
By Pauline Harner Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon Junior High’s student council and the life skills class went to the Renaissance Festival on Tuesday, March 3. Life Skills teacher Desirae...
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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...
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Raging 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...
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CCH 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...
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New 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...
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StuCo 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...
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Advanced 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...
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CCJH 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...
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StuCo 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....
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Disney 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...
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Marching 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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