We want to invite everyone to our 2025 Open House Showcase on Wednesday, February 19th! The night will begin at 5:00 PM with performances and displays by our local feeder schools. Starting at 6:00 PM, all Canyon Teachers will be available for parents to visit with. We not only encourage our parents to attend but we also want you to invite any parents of prospective students who might want to attend Canyon in the future. More information will be coming out soon.

Our 2025 Science Olympiad season is off to a great start! Both Canyon teams have competed in three invitationals at Great Oak High School, UCR, and USC, bringing home a total of 19 individual event medals across the three competitions, along with a 5th place team trophy at UCR. They are now gearing up for Regionals at UCI on February 22nd, where they hope to continue their past successes and qualify for the State competition.

The Canyon AVID classes held Mock Interviews with local businesses during the month of January. The purpose is to prepare AVID seniors for interviews after they graduate High School. Students prepared by creating resumes that were peer edited, discussed the do's/don’ts during an interview and prepped for different types of questions. Students were able to get their resume reviewed by the experts and were given feedback after their interview.

We want to thank the following people who volunteered their time to serve as Interviewers:

Mrs. Pope-HR for Whole Foods

Mrs. Richardson-Training Manager in HR Learning and Talent for Chase Bank

Mr. Richardson-retired marketing director for Union Bank Learning and Development

Mrs. Grammas-College and Career Tech at CHS and former elementary teacher

Mrs. Douglas-Senior Employee Engagement Manager and VP for HSBC bank

CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Davis Barr and our GIRLS VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM!!! They went undefeated in league and are the 2024-25 Freeway League Champions! This is Back to Back titles for the team!

In addition to our Girls Wrestling Team, we also have Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer in contention for League Championships as we head into the final week of the regular season. All of these teams along with Girls Water Polo, Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball should qualify for CIF. We also expect representatives from the Boys Wrestling team to qualify as individuals for CIF. It has been a great season for our Winter Sports Teams.

The Canyon Girls Water Polo team will host Riverside Poly at 4:00 PM this Tuesday in Round 1 of CIF play. Good luck girls!

For all the athletic schedules, please visit the Canyon Athletic Website

Even though it is only February, we have already started planning for next year. Over the next few weeks, Canyon Counselors will be doing presentations in student classrooms about courses and the registration process. They will then hold 1 on 1 meetings with every student to help them choose classes for next year. Here is a timeline of events:

JUNIORS:

• Class Presentations February 6-11
• 1 on 1 meetings February 18 - 21

SOPHOMORES:

• Class Presentations February 6 - 11
• 1 on 1 meetings February 25 - 28
  
  

FRESHMAN:

• Class Presentations February 12 - 13
• 1 on 1 meetings March 3 - 7

CONGRATULATIONS to Stephanie Schweitzer who was selected as Canyon High School's 2024-25 Teacher of the Year!!! Mrs. Schweitzer currently teaches both English 11 and EWRC (an English 12 class). In addition to her teaching duties, she also is Canyon's EL (English Learner) Coordinator. She oversees our EL program and provides great support to our EL students. She is also one of our Mock Trial Coaches and just last year was named Orange County Mock Trial Coach of the Year. This is Mrs. Schweitzer's 19th year teaching at Canyon. This award is well deserved and well overdue. Mrs. Schweitzer was selected by her peers and will now represent Canyon at the District's Teacher of the Year process.

CONGRATULATIONS to Sue Wilbur who was selected as Canyon High School's 2024-25 Classified Employee of the Year. Mrs. Wilbur is an Instructional Aide and provide great support to not only her students but also her classroom teacher Mr. Sean Turner. Sue has been an important part of Canyon High School's staff for over 10 years. Being an Instructional Aide is a difficult job and it is great that we can honor her as she represents the entire Special Education Department. Sue will represent Canyon at the District's Classified Employee of the Year process.

Congratulations to the following students who have advanced from the District Level Competition to the County Level Competition in the PTSA Reflections Contest. These students were originally winners in the Canyon High School PTSA Reflections contest and advanced to the District level for their outstanding works.

Elly Guthrie - Award of Excellence in Dance

Claire Braun - Award of Excellence in Visual Arts

Katelyn Gooneratne - Award of Excellence in Film

Zoie Tran - Award of Excellence in Literature

Anderson Parke - Award of Excellence in Music

Katelyn Gooneratne - Award of Excellence in Photography

Good luck to all these talented students at the County level!

On February 19th, the City of Anaheim is holding it's Youth in Government Day. Students get to tour City Government Facilities, Participate in a Mock City Council Meeting and are fed both breakfast and lunch. For more information, click on the attachment below. Application Deadline is February 12th. This would be an excused absence if a student chooses to attend.

Canyon High School was recognized for having the BEST ATTENDANCE for the month of December among all of the OUSD Middle Schools and High Schools! We appreciate our students who made the effort to be here as well as our parents who make sure their students are here each day. Pictured are our awesome attendance ladies Christina Hurtado and Stephanie Meyer with the traveling trophy! These are the two ladies who work very hard each day to make sure are attendance records are accurate.

What do you do if you need to pick your student up early? Who do you contact if your student is sick or you need to clear an absence? For answers to these questions and more, please click on the link below.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY TUTORING

The National Honor Society has tutoring in Room 133 from 3:30 to 4:30 Tuesday through Thursday.

Every morning at 7:30 AM, we offer Math Tutoring in Room 139. Mr. Joe Svoboda is available to help any student who is having trouble with Math. No appointment is necessary. This is a great opportunity for those who can't get help outside of school to come before school and get help with Math. Due to Faculty meetings, there is no tutoring on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month.

Wednesday, February 5 @ 1:10 AM - Athletic Signing Day

Thursday, February 6 @ 9:00 AM - PTSA Meeting

Monday, February 10 @ 7:00 PM - Canyon Foundation Meeting in Room 114

Friday, February 14 - NO SCHOOL

Monday, February 17 - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, February 19 @ 6:00 PM Canyon HIgh School Open House Showcase

Tuesday, February 25 @ 4:00 PM - Top of the Tribe

Wednesday, February 26 - All Day - Red Cross Blood Drive

For up to date information during the month, you can check out the Canyon HS Website or click on the Daily Bulletin which has up to date announcements on what is happening at CHS.