Prayers
Please keep Ethan Addicks' family in your prayers. Ethan, an 11th grader at Canton High School, passed away earlier this week. Ethan had been a student at Canton since kindergarten and was a valued member of the Mighty Canton Band.
I want to recognize the staff at Canton High School and our entire district counseling team, who stepped up immediately to provide support to our students during this time of loss. We are blessed to have such caring professionals.
Student of the Week
We are proud to recognize Melody Horner, a 7th grader at Canton Junior High, as our Canton ISD Student of the Week!
Melody has been a part of Canton ISD since 5th grade and is the daughter of Ben and Tiffanie Horner. Her favorite subjects are Math and Choir, and she is actively involved in Choir, Theatre, Band, and Color Guard.
According to Mrs. McLeod:
“Teachers describe Melody as hardworking, joyful, kind, and patient, noting that she always gives her absolute best in everything she does. Outside of school, Melody is expanding her skills by learning sign language through the Inspire SL program at Crossroads Church. Looking ahead, Melody hopes to work with animals and dreams of becoming a dog trainer one day. We are incredibly proud of Melody and thankful to have her as part of our Eagle Family!”
District Highlights
CJH Choir and Band Performances
Congratulations to our Canton Junior High Band and Choir on their outstanding Christmas performances this week. They always help set the mood for the holidays. The high school band and choir will take their turns next week. Come out and enjoy wonderful evenings of holiday cheer.
CHS Band
On Monday the Canton High School Band had 30 members make the All-Region band with 15 qualifying for Area auditions in January!
CJH UIL Academic Performance
A big shout-out to our JH UIL Academic teams who competed in a virtual competition in November. We competed in 8 of the 9 categories and came away with 183 certificates! Thank you coaches and sponsors!
Eagle Basketball
On Tuesday, the Eagles fell to Sunnyvale. On Thursday the Eagles split with a loss to Nacogdoches, but rebounded coming from 16 points down to top Pine Tree. The Eagles finished out the tournament with a loss to Dallas Roosevelt and a win over Henderson.
In junior high action, the junior high 7A, 8B, and 8A boys all took wins over the Vandals.
Eaglette Basketball:
On Tuesday our varsity Eaglettes defeated Kennedale.
In junior high action, the girls swept Van.
FFA Floral Design Contest (Grand Champion)
On Wednesday, Canton FFA hosted their Christmas Around the World Floral Contest at the Canton Civic Center, welcoming 501 competitors representing 48 districts from across Texas. This marked our largest turnout ever!
The contest showcased talent across all experience levels:
-19 Canton Jr. FFA Bloom Squad members (grades 4–8 from CIS and CJH) competed in a special junior division
-264 Beginner Designers
-132 Advanced Designers
-86 Pro Division Designers
Canton FFA students shined across all divisions. In the Bloom Squad Division, Meredith McClelen (7th Grade) earned Grand Champion and Lanie West (8th Grade) claimed Reserve Champion. Kendyl Nix won Grand Champion in the Advanced Division, and Dylann Hillhouse took Grand Champion in the Pro Division. Additional top finishers included Kaylee Woolbright (10th in Beginner), Annie Boyd (15th in Advanced), and Caroline Matlock (5th in Pro).
Canton FFA earned the Grand Champion Team title out of 48 teams statewide.
Upcoming Events
December 15
FFA Love & Grace Food Distribution
BB vs. Pittsburg
JH BB vs. Lindale
JH GB at Lindale
CHS Christmas Choir Concert
CISD Board of Trustees Meeting
December 16
CHS Band Christmas Concert for CES & CIS
GB vs. Brownsboro
CHS Christmas Band Concert at 7:00 p.m.
December 17
CJH One-Act Play District Performance at Brownsboro
CJH Choir to CIS
December 18
Early Release
BB at Martins Mill Tournament
GB vs. Rusk
December 19
BB at Martins Mill Tournament
December 20
BB at Martins Mill Tournament
Go Eagles & Eaglettes!
Brian Nichols
Superintendent
