STERLING SCHOLARS GOALS LOOK TO MAKING THE FUTURE A BETTER PLACE
NO MORE SCHOOL QUARANTINES?
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BY ELI WEAVER
SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR POSTED 1/17/21 Governor Herbert announced, starting Jan. 1st 2021, students will no longer be quarantined if they are in contact with a student or staff member who has tested positive. This is only true if both parties are wearing masks. link Said, “The current protocol is that if someone is exposed to a person who has COVID-19, both parties have to go home and quarantine. However, officials have learned through research and data the risk for infection is very low. About 1% of those people actually get sick.” This caused a lot of commotion, good and bad. This could help schools stay open for longer and they won’t shut down quite as often. However, people were not happy with this news. President of UEA, Heidi Matthews, wrote a fuming letter to Governor Herbert saying, |
“‘We are disappointed the governor and health officials have elected to ease school quarantine and contact tracing guidelines in the midst of growing community COVID-19 cases and deaths. If school districts adopt these recommendations, it places educators at added risk and adds to the anxiety and stress our school employees already face...the UEA raised the following concerns: 1. The impact of the proposed changes on school safety is unknown, 2. There does not appear to be data supporting the change, and 3. A change to quarantine guidelines that appears to decrease the safety of those in schools will increase the anxiety of already-stressed educators, as well as potentially increase the number of school employees at risk of COVID-19 infection.’” link Please remember to wear your masks so we can keep ourselves and others safe. We can also keep the school open and make this year seem as normal as ever. We’ve got this
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TEACHERS + Vaccines
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BY: ELI WEAVER
SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR On Thursday, December 10th, Governor Herbert announced that teachers would be prioritized in getting the COVID-19 vaccine. His original goal was, “[T]eachers and staff at K-12 schools in Utah will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in January, possibly by the end of December.” (source) Due to shipping delays, rumours of the date getting pushed back to the end of January or even beginning of February started to spread. Spencer Cox, who won the 2020 election for Utah’s Governor, shot down these rumors. |
He said, “Teachers and staff members in Utah’s K-12 schools will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 11.” He also mentioned that, “Utah adults 70 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 18.” (source) Not only will this help keep our teachers safe, it will also help keep the school open and hopefully will cause less school closures. Let’s work together and stay safe by wearing our masks, social distancing when possible and when available to you please consider getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We can do this Chargers!
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"Make a wish" with corner canyon
BY: AFTON WALKER
STUDENT LIFE EDITOR
STUDENT LIFE EDITOR
As Corner Canyon kicks off December with Charity Month, quite a few of the usual festive activities have been modified to fit the requirements for social distancing. The opening assembly became virtual, as well as “odd-jobs”, where students would go around Draper in hopes of picking up random jobs at people’s homes for a donation. Nevertheless, the atmosphere of the hallways remains the same as every charity month: full of Christmas spirit and the love of helping others.
Student Government has been working hard to adapt to social distancing laws while creating many fun activities to get students involved in the season of giving. Activities range from a rock, paper, scissors tournament last week to ping pong, spikeball, Super Smash Bros, and even buying a personalized ornament to put on the tree with your face of choosing! All the activities are safe, easy, and light-hearted to participate in.
This year, these kid’s wishes had to be modified. Spunky 4-year old Vi is asking for a princess themed playhouse to “have fabulous parties and hangouts with her siblings”(Make-A-Wish Utah). 3-year old Brooklyn is wise beyond her years and wished for a hot tub in their backyard for the whole family to relax in. Cute 4 year old Taggert wished for his very own treehouse in his backyard to create lifelong memories with his family. Although these kids have to deal with so many trials, their personalities and spirits are unwavering. Corner Canyon’s main goal is to help raise the money to grant these wishes for these brave and wonderful kids.
As we go through school this month, be sure to participate in as many activities as possible! Charity month is a highlight of my high school experience, and this year is no exception. Just because the world around us is changing doesn’t mean we need to change with it. Find a student government member and sign up for an activity, or donate to the Venmo below.
Student Government has been working hard to adapt to social distancing laws while creating many fun activities to get students involved in the season of giving. Activities range from a rock, paper, scissors tournament last week to ping pong, spikeball, Super Smash Bros, and even buying a personalized ornament to put on the tree with your face of choosing! All the activities are safe, easy, and light-hearted to participate in.
This year, these kid’s wishes had to be modified. Spunky 4-year old Vi is asking for a princess themed playhouse to “have fabulous parties and hangouts with her siblings”(Make-A-Wish Utah). 3-year old Brooklyn is wise beyond her years and wished for a hot tub in their backyard for the whole family to relax in. Cute 4 year old Taggert wished for his very own treehouse in his backyard to create lifelong memories with his family. Although these kids have to deal with so many trials, their personalities and spirits are unwavering. Corner Canyon’s main goal is to help raise the money to grant these wishes for these brave and wonderful kids.
As we go through school this month, be sure to participate in as many activities as possible! Charity month is a highlight of my high school experience, and this year is no exception. Just because the world around us is changing doesn’t mean we need to change with it. Find a student government member and sign up for an activity, or donate to the Venmo below.
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PUBLISHED 12/9
HOW SAFE IS SAFEUT?
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BY ELI WEAVER
SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR What is SafeUT? University of Utah has a website dedicated to this app (https://healthcare.utah.edu/uni/safe-ut/) According to this website, “The SafeUT Crisis Chat and Tip Line is a statewide service that provides real-time crisis intervention to youth through live chat and a confidential tip program – right from your smartphone.” They also are accepting donations to help this organization run and support teens in Utah. SafeUT can help with yourself or someonelse on any of these topics, “Depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues; Suicide prevention; Loss and grief; Bullying and cyberbullying; Drug and alcohol problems; Self-harm; Relationship difficulties; Any life challenge.” |
SafeUT can help with yourself or someonelse on any of these topics, “Depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues; Suicide prevention; Loss and grief; Bullying and cyberbullying; Drug and alcohol problems; Self-harm; Relationship difficulties; Any life challenge.” One of the greatest features SafeUT has to offer is the “tip” function. On the app, or website, you can submit a tip if you experienced or saw, violence, bullying and emergencies. SafeUT is confidential, free to use, offers two way real time communication, and is available on android and apple devices. If you ever see, feel, or hear any bullying, harassment, violence or are just going through a rough time in 2020 and need someone to talk to please visit this link and find some help! https://safeut.med.utah.edu
POSTED 11/29 |
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#TrotForTech
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BY JUSTINE MARTINEZ
TRENDING EDITOR While the Covid-19 pandemic has halted many traditions, such as many communities’ Thanksgiving 5k, Canyons District offers a virtual option. Canyons School District through the Canyons Education Foundation is sponsoring a virtual fun run. This event is called #TrotForTech, and will take place November 22 through 28. You can complete your 5k anytime within that week. This virtual is great for all levels! You can run, walk, jog, all at your own pace! This is not only a fun opportunity for your family to do something active, all the proceeds go towards a fundraiser for internet connectivity and computing devices for students in need. Denise Haycock, Development Officer for the Canyons Education Foundation, says, “We know there are individuals who would love to help out within the District, so this is a way for employees and our own student families to be able to help other student families.” Registration is only $20 a person. Each participant will receive #TrotForTech runners’ bib and face mask. CLICK LINK TO DONATE!
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Participants can also be entered into a drawing for prizes by emailing a photo of you finishing your 5k
to communications@canyonsdistrict.org. The fundraiser is specifically targeted towards covering the cost of internet service for economically disadvantaged students. More than 2,500 students in the district do not have adequate access to the internet, due to affordability. The money raised will also go towards purchasing streaming devices for classrooms. The district plans to purchase 1600 of these streaming devices, which run $200 each. Canyons school district claims, “Learning is no longer confined to the four walls of a classroom, and Canyons is committed to providing all students with differentiated, blended and individualized learning opportunities – now and in the future.”With this year already being hard enough, take a break from the stress and help those in need with this convenient virtual 5k. Have fun and help those in need! What could be better? POSTED 11/15 
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WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING
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BY: JADA CLAYTON
EDITOR OF THE HOME PAGE While this page is usually dedicated to announcing new and exciting things, Corner Canyon and many other schools have understandably hit a wall for any new ideas and activities. The school is creating changes that many might not agree with, but the reality is, society and Ms. Rona are demanding these changes. To begin, sports are drastically limiting the amount of spectators to parents only, or they are giving each player 2-4 tickets each. This makes it very difficult for students to support fellow students. Many students have not been able to attend a football game, or watch their close friends in their sports either. Because everything seems to be so unexpected and we are all rolling with the punches, classes are being held online, and some students self quarantine so that they don't have to be forced into quarantine during their sports season, and/or for personal reasons. |
Another huge part of the high school experience, for most, is the dances. Dances have been completely cancelled until further notice. For many students, dances were something to look forward to. And to anyone from an outside perspective it might seem that dances are pointless anyway, but the students may beg to differ. This has led to rumors of students hosting small and lowkey dances.
Assemblies have also been cancelled, and to Corner Canyon students the assemblies were quite the production each and every time. Usually the school kicks off the start of a new year with a ¨Hello assembly¨, then the next large assembly would be the Christmas/Charity assembly. Like previously stated, the changes are a bummer and can affect student and teacher morale along with the mental health of many. But we have to choose to still rise and keep pushing through, GO CHARGERS! POSTED 11/2 |
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A STERLING SCHOLAR
The pursuit of excellence — in scholarship, leadership and citizenship — is what defines a Sterling Scholar in the state of Utah. Each high school senior who is recognized and awarded has demonstrated knowledge, success and vision. Each student is required to present a portfolio of work in a specific category, be interviewed by judges and advanced at the high school, semifinal and finals levels. (Deseret News) |
CCHS STERLING SCHOLARSMathematics – Tor Charnholm
Science – Nickolas Solum Social Science – Mason Hughes English – John Askew Dance – Ella Fankhauser Visual Arts – Gwenaelle Horrocks Family and Consumer Science – Abby Van De Graaff Skilled and Technical Education – Cannon Reading Vocal Performance – Sydney Rudel Theater Arts – Lauren Carn Instrumental Music – Jared Memmott Foreign Language – McKay Larsen Business and Marketing – Ellie Whitehead Computer Science – Kyle Holland |
Corner Canyon performing arts takes on the
Utah Shakespeare Festival
CCHS's Productions Company rehearses Caesar's (Lauren Carn) death scene in Act I of "Julius Caesar".
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SHAKESPEARE COMPETITORSWe took the liberty of asking several of the students who competed in the ensemble piece, choral pieces, and individual events what they thought about Shakespeare this year, especially how COVID-19 affected the process. and this was their response:
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BY EVE CANDELL
FASHION & FOODIES EDITOR After weeks of unpredictable rehearsal schedules, quarantined actors and singers, school cancellations, the Corner Canyon High School Shakespeare Team is finally able to perform their Shakespeare Showcase this past Wednesday and Thursday. For past competitions, the Shakespeare Team travels down to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, held at Southern Utah University. The festival is an opportunity for students to participate in workshops, compete with other schools, and to meet other fans of the bard from all around the country. However, unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the competition was held virtually. However, this performing arts students made the best of the situation. Several different performing arts groups competed in this festival every year. This year, CCHS’s Productions Company performed various scenes from Act I of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”, students competed with various shorter scenes and monologues from a number of plays including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Cymbeline”, and several others. In addition to Productions Company, CCHS’s Chamber Choir also competed in “Julius Caesar”, as well as performing two of their own songs. They competed with “O la, o che bon eccho!” by Orlando di Lasso, and “Sing We and Chant It” by Thomas Morley. In past years, Dance Company and the Theatre 3 class have also collaborated with the theatre department, but unfortunately this year they were unable to. The Shakespeare Team this year put forth a little extra effort to put together the ensemble piece. The team had a lot less time to prepare for competition than they did in past years, and since school took an online sabbatical for several weeks, they had to take several extra precautions to make sure everyone remained safe throughout the COVID outbreak at Corner Canyon. In order to keep everyone safe, temperature checks were administered, masks were strictly enforced, and social distancing was implemented where possible. Although the competition was a little more unconventional than past years, the team put together quite an impressive show. They will be performing on Wednesday the seventh and Thursday the eighth for a limited audience, composed of proud families and friends. POSTED 10/7/20 |
"Shakespeare has been an amazing experience! Times are so weird and it was beautiful to put something together in such a time crunch! It brought me so much joy."
- Ellie Harris (CCHS Choir President) "Especially since this is my first year in Productions Company, it was super nerve racking to be able to compete for my school. But, it was fun to be able to learn and act with a group of people that I love acting with, so the nerves all went away in the end." - Isaak Reymond (CCHS Productions Company Member) "Competing with Mason Miller has been so fun because we've never really worked with each other. He definitely works really hard and has so many fun ideas for the scene." - Sydney Rudel (CCHS Drama Club Public Relations Officer) |
Drama Club Holds one of the first opening socials of the year:
other clubs hope to follow soon
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BY ELI WEAVER
SCHOOL NEWS EDITOR Drama Club holds one of the first opening socials with an outside carnival. Other clubs hope to follow in its path. Drama Club President, Lauren Carn, says, “We were super excited to be able to move forward with our opening social. It was outside and socially distanced, obviously with masks mandated. We had tons of safety and disinfecting measures in between each of our carnival games! Our number one goal was to make sure everyone felt safe and had fun! Hopefully this can be the start to a somewhat normal year.” Due to the uncertainty of whether school will stay in person some clubs have decided to go completely online and some clubs have even waited to start until things have calmed down. Creed Gardiner, Math Club member, says, "I really hope Math Club gets started soon!" |
With the 2 week closure of school, clubs will have to think of creative ways to hold socials and events while online.
Sydney Rudel, Senior Service Club Leader, says, “The Service Club Leaders have decided to do Service Club completely online this year. We want everyone to feel safe but still have the opportunity to serve. We decided the best way to do that was to do it online this year.” Drama Club hopes to have some events going on through instagram to keep members active and interested during the closure. Their next social will be a Halloween social. Want your club to be featured? DM @cchschronicle through instagram or send an email to cornercanyonchronicle@gmial.com with pictures and info about your club and we will be sure to feature you in the newsletter. Posted 9/18/20 |
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Corner Canyon Covid-19 Precautions:
how close we are to a shut down
WEARING MASKS AND HAND SANITIZING WE CAN DO...BUT SOCIAL DISTANCING...NOT SO MUCH
update: chargers are online until october 16...or?
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BY JUSTIE MARTINEZ
TRENDING EDITOR As COVID-19 ravages the US, the educational system has taken the brunt of the damage as schools across the nation close due to health concerns. One of such schools is The American Preparatory Academy, which has recently shut down due to an outbreak of COVID-19, leading many to wonder if Corner Canyon is close behind. Despite increasing cases throughout Utah, the American Preparatory Academy hopes to resume in-school learning today, September 11, upholding their philosophy of in-person teaching. Similarly, Corner Canyon High School is trying to avoid at-home learning, taking several precautions to ensure safety as in-class learning commences. Despite increased sanitation, controlled foot traffic (by means of directional arrows) and mandatory masks , some still wonder if these precautions are enough. Masks are required, this requirement is not enforced by many. Thousands of students in the hallways between classes makes social distancing nearly impossible. In an interview with Assistant principal Mrs. Little, she says, “We are doing everything we can, but we can’t do everything we wish we could.” Due to district policy, the current case count cannot be released, however, Little did verify there is at least one confirmed case. |
Little also had some good news, sharing, “the cases so far have shown no signs of community spread, meaning, it is not being spread at school.” She has also stated she is confident that, “we are currently not near a shutdown.” Considering the virality of COVID-19, however, this could change at any moment.
The students of CCHS share similar opinions on the school’s philosophy of in-person learning. Many students are willing to do whatever it takes to make this year as normal as possible, even if it means risking sickness. Senior student, Max Sirrine, accounts how the students “are doing the best we can.” However, not all members of the student body share this view. Sirrine also attests, “we have the right rules but we don’t really enforce them.” This raises the question of how teachers feel about the precautions taken by the school, speaking on behalf of the faculty, a CCHS teacher, who has requested to remain anonymous, states that although, “we are glad to be back, no one liked online school. We feel we are being as safe as possible.” There is a long road ahead of the school district, and the various different safety precautions implemented certainly will not make the transition from home to school easy. In this unprecedented time, it is important to focus on the positive and enjoy all that we can! So mask up chargers and charge on! Posted 9/11/20 |
uTAH RANKED LAST in SL Tribune article about teacher risk
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