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Readers to be rewarded with pool party
By Natalie D. Cougar News Blog Students at Cactus Canyon have a pool party to look forward to if they love to read and can show it. On May 15, students have the possibility of going to the...
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I Love to Read Week encourages reading for fun
By Alyssa Flores Cougar News Blog Book club has a week full of plans to get students and CCJH staff to read. “I Love to Read” week is April 28-May 1 and is a week for CCJH to show their love for...
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CCJH awarded $4,000 library grant
By Zoe Siegel Cougar News Blog CCJH is opening a new chapter with a grant that was awarded to the library for non-fiction books. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded librarian...
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CCJH adds language reteach sections to boost student success
By Stella DeVargas Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon has started a new chapter in education by adding a reteach class for language arts. Reteach, which is part of the Beyond Textbooks program,...
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Eighth-grade students take part in a dream job project
By Damian Lopez Cougar News Blog From chefs and engineers, to neurosurgeons and chiropractors, these are just a few of the jobs students in Tammy Howard’s eighth grade advanced language arts class...
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Spellers advance to district bee
By Chris Munro Cougar News Blog A fierce competition took place at Cactus Canyon’s spelling bee. Dozens of students competed on Dec. 10 to determine who would advance to the district bee on Jan....
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Dioramas help with visualization of novel
By Stella deVargas Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon Junior High students in Tammy Howard’s third-hour class are making dioramas using individual creativity to help them visualize and better...
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Stockbroker project teaches decision making, media skills
By James Armstrong Cougar News Blog In a learning experience that really had its ups and downs, Cactus Canyon eighth grade language arts teacher Tammy Howard has given her students a stockbroker...
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Debate project teaches students to support arguments, act professionally
By Chelsey McCarthy Cougar News Blog Everyone likes to be right about something. Cactus Canyon teacher John Leal is starting a debating campaign for the students in his classes for the eighth...
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FITE Nite provides opportunity for families to learn together
By Chloe Mayes Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon will host FITE Nite from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29. The event gives families an opportunity to learn what their kids has been doing...
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