“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
I want to wish everyone a restful and enjoyable spring break. As a reminder, Monday, March 17th will be staff development day with students returning to school on March 18th.
District
Mighty Canton Band
Congratulations to the MCB for receiving straight first divisions at UIL on Wednesday. This is the 32nd consecutive year of Sweepstakes for the band.
Three Canton High School Band students recently competed at the Class 4A Regional and Area levels, earning the honor of advancing to the Texas All-State Band. On February 25, CHS Band Director Mike Bartley traveled with the students to San Antonio, where they joined 20,000 top musicians from across the state. After four days of clinics and rehearsals, the students performed on March 1 at the Lila Cockrell Theater.
Representing CHS were Dean Kuhl (junior, two-year All-State member, Bari Sax), Dylan Stewart (senior, one-year All-State member, trumpet), and Joel Delgado (junior, one-year All-State member, trumpet).
“They represented Canton, Texas very well, and we, as a community, are so proud,” said Mr. Bartley.
Canton High School Fishing Team Update
The Canton High School Fishing Team had a fantastic day on Lake Tawakoni this past Saturday, competing against 164 boats and bringing home some impressive finishes!
Top 30 Finishes:
4th Place – Kason Higgins & Brenden Moore: 12.08 lbs
9th Place – Gavyn Wilson & Evan Cranford: 9.99 lbs
17th Place – Bret Bell & Colten Bell: 6.77 lbs
25th Place – Kaeden Angell & Cooper Hall: 4.93 lbs
27th Place – Cason Kuhn & Easton Black: 4.84 lbs
Big Bass Honors:
Gavyn Wilson & Evan Cranford: 6.13 lbs (6th overall)
Kaeden Angell & Cooper Hall: 4.93 lbs
Aiden Norrell & Nathan Skinner: 4.21 lbs
Angler of the Year Standings:
Out of 194 teams, Canton currently has two teams in the Top 10:
1st Place – Kason Higgins & Brenden Moore
10th Place – Bret Bell & Colten Bell
Top 10 Anglers will qualify for a special tournament in June, and with one regular season tournament left, Canton has 9 teams already qualified for Regionals.
CHS Esports Chess Team
Last week, Diep Nguyen earned her first tournament victory with a win over a fellow CHS player.
This past week, Jasmine Garcia Vega followed up with a strong performance, securing a win against another CHS teammate.
Eaglette Softball & Eagle Baseball
On Tuesday our Eaglettes opened district play with a dominating 11-0 win over Brownsboro. Tonight we will host Bullard. Our Eaglettes split their opening two games in the Canton Baseball Tournament with a 2-0 win over Terrell and a 1-0 loss to Scurry Rosser. We followed Thursday up with wins over Caddo Mills and Rains, before falling to Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Upcoming
March 10- JV Softball at Mabank; JV White Baseball at Brownsboro
March 11- Tennis at Lobo Tournament; Baseball at Brownsboro; Softball at Van
March 14- Baseball vs.Brownsboro; Softball vs. Kemp; JV Tennis at Lobo Tournament
Have a wonderful Spring Break!
Brian Nichols
Superintendent
