January 6th U.S. Capitol Riot, One Year Later: A Recap
The Washington Post: Rewriting January 6th: Republicans and conservatives push fictional accounts of Capitol riot
BY EMMA JOHNSON
SCIENCE AND TECH EDITOR
On January 6, 2021 there was an insurrection at the US Capitol building. While this has been a controversial subject across the country, there are certain, known facts about this event. One: it was caused by a group of far-right extremists, among many of whom were Trump supporters who wanted to overturn the election certification taking place inside the building. Two: the police officers at the Capitol building tried to repel them, and one woman was shot as she attempted to enter the building. Three: some members entered the building, and vandalized some Capitol officials’ offices. Four: the insurrectionists were forced out of the building, and fences were put up to prevent this from happening again. We know these things, but not everyone knows about the repercussions. So, what happened to the Capitol officials, and the police officers?
The Capitol officials: Thankfully, none of the senators and capitol staff inside the building were injured, although they were forced to hide before eventually being escorted out of the building to safety. Once the riots were over, obviously the senators who had been in the building during the attacks wanted to investigate the cause. A committee was proposed by the Democrats of the House to investigate the riots. It passed with a 220-190 vote, with only two Republicans voting for it, according to the Washington Post.
The committee is made of the two Republicans who voted for it: Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and seven democrats. The purpose of this committee, as stated by the committee themselves is to “investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex.” As of yet, little progress has been made, but you can keep up at january6th.house.gov.
The police officers: The attack on the Capitol was violent, and the police officers did their best to defend the American democracy within its walls. The officers were pepper sprayed and hit over the head with various assortments (New York Times). Unfortunately, many of these brave officers lost their lives due to the attacks, including Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, Jeffery Smith, Kyle DeFreytag, and Gunther Hashida. These people were taken in the service of their country, taken far too soon. They will always be remembered and honored for their noble sacrifices.
The capitol attacks have left a dark stain on American history. It will forever be remembered both for the horrors of an attack on American democracy and the heroics of the people who died to defend it.
POSTED 1/15/22
SCIENCE AND TECH EDITOR
On January 6, 2021 there was an insurrection at the US Capitol building. While this has been a controversial subject across the country, there are certain, known facts about this event. One: it was caused by a group of far-right extremists, among many of whom were Trump supporters who wanted to overturn the election certification taking place inside the building. Two: the police officers at the Capitol building tried to repel them, and one woman was shot as she attempted to enter the building. Three: some members entered the building, and vandalized some Capitol officials’ offices. Four: the insurrectionists were forced out of the building, and fences were put up to prevent this from happening again. We know these things, but not everyone knows about the repercussions. So, what happened to the Capitol officials, and the police officers?
The Capitol officials: Thankfully, none of the senators and capitol staff inside the building were injured, although they were forced to hide before eventually being escorted out of the building to safety. Once the riots were over, obviously the senators who had been in the building during the attacks wanted to investigate the cause. A committee was proposed by the Democrats of the House to investigate the riots. It passed with a 220-190 vote, with only two Republicans voting for it, according to the Washington Post.
The committee is made of the two Republicans who voted for it: Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and seven democrats. The purpose of this committee, as stated by the committee themselves is to “investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex.” As of yet, little progress has been made, but you can keep up at january6th.house.gov.
The police officers: The attack on the Capitol was violent, and the police officers did their best to defend the American democracy within its walls. The officers were pepper sprayed and hit over the head with various assortments (New York Times). Unfortunately, many of these brave officers lost their lives due to the attacks, including Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, Jeffery Smith, Kyle DeFreytag, and Gunther Hashida. These people were taken in the service of their country, taken far too soon. They will always be remembered and honored for their noble sacrifices.
The capitol attacks have left a dark stain on American history. It will forever be remembered both for the horrors of an attack on American democracy and the heroics of the people who died to defend it.
POSTED 1/15/22
Capitol riots: Five takeaways from the arrests- BBC News
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Insurrectionist Statistics:
1. 725 were arrested 2. 225 were charged with assault and resisting arrest 3. 75+ were charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapons 4. 10 charged with assaulting media 5. 640 charged with entering a restricted federal building 6. 1.5 million dollars worth of damage to the Capitol building 7. 165 individuals have plead guilty to crimes 8. 70 sentenced to punishments so far |
The New and Upcoming American Women Quarters Program
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BY EMMA JOHNSON
SCIENCE AND TECH EDITOR Money is the staple of human culture. The physical features are designed specifically to be recognizable by anyone. In the US, coins feature the faces of prominent American heroes, such as Abraham Lincoln on the penny and George Washington on the quarter. In order to be more diverse and historically accurate, the United States Mint Department of the Treasury has decided to expand the decoration of US coins with new designs every year, featuring prominent women in US history. The first series will begin in 2022, and will feature many incredible women: Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong. This decision was made by the American Women Quarters Program, who, according to the US Mint Department, “celebrate the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of our country.” This whole event is supposed to remind American people just how influential women have been in the creation of the country, and finally bring to light all of their accomplishments and their good deeds. The process was started when the Secretary of the Treasury selected the honorees after consulting with the Smithsonian Institution’s American Women’s History Initiative, the National Women’s History Museum, and the Congressional Bipartisan Women’s Caucus. The designs were then created by the United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program, writes the Sally Ride Science department at UC San Diego Community College. The program will last until 2025, with new coins every year up until that point. The women will be featured on one side of the coin, while the flip side will feature a “portrait of George Washington... in honor of his 200th birthday,” quotes NPR. George Washington will be featured on all previous coins as well. This occasion is truly an honor, and it will be the first time any women have been featured on US currency. It is very similar to the potential decision, which is still ongoing, to feature Harriet Tubman on the 20 dollar bill. While it is, unfortunately not permanent, this coin change is a great step forward in representation. Hopefully we’ll see more decisions like this in the future. After all, women being represented in this fashion is truly amazing. POSTED 12/13/21 |
Famous and inspirational women in US History:
Harriet Tubman: former slave who helped thousands of other slaves escape via the Underground Railroad Rosa Parks: African American woman who would not give up her seat on the bus for a white man during the Civil rights movement- helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott Ruth Bader Ginsburg: supreme court justice well known for fighting for women’s rights Clara Barton: army nurse who helped to found the Red Cross Susan B. Anthony: social reformer who fought for women’s rights and abolition in the 1820s Amelia Earhart: first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean Grace Hopper: computer scientist who created programs for some of the world’s first computers Harriet Beecher Stowe: abolitionist who published “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” a novel that brought the horrors of slavery to the eyes of the American public Sojourner Truth: besides having argurably one of the greatest names of all time, she was an escaped slave who became famous for her speech “Ain’t I a woman?” 
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Ugly Sweater Contest (I Mean, Charity Dance) This Saturday
Amy Gardenhire posing with the big tree in the commons that she'll be dancing with this Saturday
BY VEE WITZEL
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR
The endless barrage of corner canyon dances seems to be, well, endless. With the Halloween dance and the Winter Formal just barely behind us, it’s already time for the next dance: The Charity Dance. Usually the December dance is called the Christmas dance, but since Corner Canyon always has a charity month during December, it always turned into the Charity Dance. Amy Gardenhire, senior, says that “they better play Christmas music, it’s the Christmas dance! ”
Regardless of what we call it, the dance is happening this Saturday, December 4th. It costs $15 per couple and $10 per individual to get in. As anyone who has come to school this week has seen, the commons are already decorated for the holidays with lights all over and a giant tree right in front of the library. Since they won’t need to spend money or time on decorating or taking down decorations for this dance, all of the money from tickets will go straight to our charity month total, which will be going straight to Primary Children’s Hospital.
Since this dance is for charity, it is certainly the more the merrier. However, this does mean it will be pretty crowded. Ryan Ellis, senior, said that he’ll sit this one out because “it’s not an area I feel comfortable in, there are just too many people.” Don Larson, also a senior, said the same and added, “I don’t know anybody that will be there.” To anyone who hasn’t gone to a dance before, this will be a bit of a hectic one, but for some people that’s what makes it fun, so it may be a great first one to try out. And since it’s a casual and not a formal dance, it’s a great one to go stag as well. So to any underclassman who are not allowed or who do not want to go with a date, go alone or with a group of friends, and just have fun!
The dress code for this dance is ugly sweaters, so get your very ugliest one out of the closet and wear it this Saturday! After the dance, send us some pictures via email to cornercanyonchronicle@gmail.com and we here at the paper will pick our very favorite one and post it! But most importantly, have fun chargers!
POSTED 12/1/21
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR
The endless barrage of corner canyon dances seems to be, well, endless. With the Halloween dance and the Winter Formal just barely behind us, it’s already time for the next dance: The Charity Dance. Usually the December dance is called the Christmas dance, but since Corner Canyon always has a charity month during December, it always turned into the Charity Dance. Amy Gardenhire, senior, says that “they better play Christmas music, it’s the Christmas dance! ”
Regardless of what we call it, the dance is happening this Saturday, December 4th. It costs $15 per couple and $10 per individual to get in. As anyone who has come to school this week has seen, the commons are already decorated for the holidays with lights all over and a giant tree right in front of the library. Since they won’t need to spend money or time on decorating or taking down decorations for this dance, all of the money from tickets will go straight to our charity month total, which will be going straight to Primary Children’s Hospital.
Since this dance is for charity, it is certainly the more the merrier. However, this does mean it will be pretty crowded. Ryan Ellis, senior, said that he’ll sit this one out because “it’s not an area I feel comfortable in, there are just too many people.” Don Larson, also a senior, said the same and added, “I don’t know anybody that will be there.” To anyone who hasn’t gone to a dance before, this will be a bit of a hectic one, but for some people that’s what makes it fun, so it may be a great first one to try out. And since it’s a casual and not a formal dance, it’s a great one to go stag as well. So to any underclassman who are not allowed or who do not want to go with a date, go alone or with a group of friends, and just have fun!
The dress code for this dance is ugly sweaters, so get your very ugliest one out of the closet and wear it this Saturday! After the dance, send us some pictures via email to cornercanyonchronicle@gmail.com and we here at the paper will pick our very favorite one and post it! But most importantly, have fun chargers!
POSTED 12/1/21
The Price of Your Gas Has Been Increasing: Here's Why
BY MARLEY RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER
Gas prices haven’t always been a national issue, but AAA reports that the average price per gallon of regular gas at the pump nationally is $3.41 per gallon, which is $1.31 higher than the prices a year ago. Gas prices ranged at around $2.63 in January and decreased to $2.27 because of covid. Quarantine had everyone at home and off the road. It wasn’t until the announcement of the vaccine and the continuation of in-person school that gas prices started to arise.
Unfortunately, recent news indicates that consumers should expect this steady rise to continue at least through the winter, mainly due to the same trend in crude oil prices. Francisco Blanch, Bank of Americas head of global commodities, told CNN that analysts at his company now expect the price for a barrel of crude oil to reach $120 per barrel by next June.
In reality, U.S. presidents have few tools available to truly impact oil prices. One of the many suggestions would be to put a temporary hold on the country's oil but the final conclusion is that U.S. gasoline consumers should prepare as well as they can to keep paying more at the pump to fill their tanks for the foreseeable future.
However, President Biden may try an unorthodox solution. Whenever gas prices are cheap globally, the U.S. stockpiles and by millions to billions of barrels of oil to stockpile in case of a time of crisis. This is supposed to mean in the event of a war, during a time where we can no longer buy gas. However, President Biden has decided to tap into it a little bit, and put some of these barrels of oil into the system to help lower the prices of gas. Hopefully, this will lessen the dramaticness of the increase in prices.
POSTED 11/29/21
STAFF WRITER
Gas prices haven’t always been a national issue, but AAA reports that the average price per gallon of regular gas at the pump nationally is $3.41 per gallon, which is $1.31 higher than the prices a year ago. Gas prices ranged at around $2.63 in January and decreased to $2.27 because of covid. Quarantine had everyone at home and off the road. It wasn’t until the announcement of the vaccine and the continuation of in-person school that gas prices started to arise.
Unfortunately, recent news indicates that consumers should expect this steady rise to continue at least through the winter, mainly due to the same trend in crude oil prices. Francisco Blanch, Bank of Americas head of global commodities, told CNN that analysts at his company now expect the price for a barrel of crude oil to reach $120 per barrel by next June.
In reality, U.S. presidents have few tools available to truly impact oil prices. One of the many suggestions would be to put a temporary hold on the country's oil but the final conclusion is that U.S. gasoline consumers should prepare as well as they can to keep paying more at the pump to fill their tanks for the foreseeable future.
However, President Biden may try an unorthodox solution. Whenever gas prices are cheap globally, the U.S. stockpiles and by millions to billions of barrels of oil to stockpile in case of a time of crisis. This is supposed to mean in the event of a war, during a time where we can no longer buy gas. However, President Biden has decided to tap into it a little bit, and put some of these barrels of oil into the system to help lower the prices of gas. Hopefully, this will lessen the dramaticness of the increase in prices.
POSTED 11/29/21
The End of the "Tail" of Winter the Dolphin, an Inspiring Story
Winter the dolphin- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
BY EMMA JOHNSON
SCIENCE AND TECH EDITOR
Winter the dolphin had one of the most incredible journeys of all time. Sadly, that journey has come to an end, as she passed away on November 11 at 8 pm. She was 16 years old, and was suffering from a possible gastrointestinal infection. So, in loving memory, here is the inspirational tale of Winter the dolphin.
Winter was caught in a crab trap when she was found off the coast of Florida. She was taken to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where they tried to rehabilitate her. Unfortunately, Winter’s tail had to be amputated after the injury. When she started swimming again, the way she swam damaged her spinal cord. She was moving in a side to side motion, instead of the up and down motion that a dolphin is designed to do. Scientists were uncertain what to do to fix this problem, and some were even convinced that there was nothing they could do. But, with a little bit of engineering and creativity, they created the first ever prosthetic dolphin tail. Of course, the first tail did not work after the first try. It took a few times for Winter to both be comfortable and be able to use the tail. Winter’s story brought thousands of people to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to see her, and a program started to have people with disabilities swim with Winter. Winter became proof that a disability should not, and cannot keep you from living your life.
After the death of the dolphin Panama, who lived with her, Winter needed a new partner. Dolphins are very social creatures, and as such it is illegal to keep a dolphin alone in an aquarium. Thus came Hope. Hope was a young dolphin discovered beached (caught on shore and unable to return to the water) with her dead mother. Experts determined that Hope could not return to the wild, due to the fact that she had not learned the necessary skills for survival. This made her the perfect pairing for Winter. They were put together, and became good friends. Hope literally gave Winter hope.
Winter and Hope have inspired us all. Theirs was a story of love, hardship, and perseverance. Winter will be deeply missed, although she’s swimming in the ocean in the sky now. Rest in peace, Winter. ❤
POSTED 11/22/21
SCIENCE AND TECH EDITOR
Winter the dolphin had one of the most incredible journeys of all time. Sadly, that journey has come to an end, as she passed away on November 11 at 8 pm. She was 16 years old, and was suffering from a possible gastrointestinal infection. So, in loving memory, here is the inspirational tale of Winter the dolphin.
Winter was caught in a crab trap when she was found off the coast of Florida. She was taken to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where they tried to rehabilitate her. Unfortunately, Winter’s tail had to be amputated after the injury. When she started swimming again, the way she swam damaged her spinal cord. She was moving in a side to side motion, instead of the up and down motion that a dolphin is designed to do. Scientists were uncertain what to do to fix this problem, and some were even convinced that there was nothing they could do. But, with a little bit of engineering and creativity, they created the first ever prosthetic dolphin tail. Of course, the first tail did not work after the first try. It took a few times for Winter to both be comfortable and be able to use the tail. Winter’s story brought thousands of people to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to see her, and a program started to have people with disabilities swim with Winter. Winter became proof that a disability should not, and cannot keep you from living your life.
After the death of the dolphin Panama, who lived with her, Winter needed a new partner. Dolphins are very social creatures, and as such it is illegal to keep a dolphin alone in an aquarium. Thus came Hope. Hope was a young dolphin discovered beached (caught on shore and unable to return to the water) with her dead mother. Experts determined that Hope could not return to the wild, due to the fact that she had not learned the necessary skills for survival. This made her the perfect pairing for Winter. They were put together, and became good friends. Hope literally gave Winter hope.
Winter and Hope have inspired us all. Theirs was a story of love, hardship, and perseverance. Winter will be deeply missed, although she’s swimming in the ocean in the sky now. Rest in peace, Winter. ❤
POSTED 11/22/21
How You Can Get Involved during December's Charity Month
The SBOs after finding out we had raised over $100,000 dollars in 2019.
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BY VEE WITZEL
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR Go ahead and thank your SBO friends now, because they are and will be putting an insane amount of work into charity month. Every December, Corner Canyon gets to pick a charity to donate money to and spend all month collecting donations. But we don’t just collect donations normally, no. We have activities and assemblies and contests you can pay to participate in, delicious food or fun items you can buy, and even service projects you can participate in to raise money from others. All of the effort that our SBOs put into these activities is the reason we were able to raise over $100,000 dollars last year. This year we’re partnering with Primary Children’s Hospital and will be donating all of the money that we raise to them. Even though charity month is December, it’s already started early this year by partnering with some local businesses. You may have seen posters around the school for swig day or uswirl day. If you go to these businesses on those days and mention that you’re there for Corner Canyon, they’ll donate some of your sale right back to Corner Canyon. Be sure to keep an eye out for more of those. Also be sure to attend all of the fun events during December, such as the buyout assembly where you can miss class to see a performer in the auditorium, the Charity Dance where your tickets will be donated to the cause, and all of the contests after school that you can pay to compete in (see the list to the side). Grant Jackson, senior SBO adds that, “We also have odd jobs and hot chocolate/cinnamon rolls which we will be selling in the morning.” Before school you can get a treat and after school every Monday through Thursday you can give back and offer to do jobs at people's houses in exchange for a donation! The whole school gets different prizes depending on how much we are able to raise, which will be announced at the hello assembly at the beginning of the month where all of the events you can be a part of will be discussed in more detail to make sure you don’t miss anything. So make sure you participate wherever you can this month, chargers! POSTED 11/18/21 |
A list of activities you can participate in during this year's Charity Month:
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School Sterling Scholars Selected- Competing in Next Round
Corner Canyon's 2021 Sterling Scholars
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2021 CORNER CANYON STERLING SCHOLARS:
Math: Creed Gardiner English: Vee Witzel Science: Allison Oler Social Science: Avery Hewitson World Languages: Kellen Hellinger Business: John Norton Computer Science: Paul Harrison Family and Consumer Science: Natalie Hunt Skilled and Technical Science: Zoe Sprague Forensics/Speech: Anna Page Instrumental Music: Megan Reimann Vocal Performance: Katie Burnett Visual Arts: Makayla Larkins Dance: Abby Gray 
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BY VEE WITZEL
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR If you’ve ever walked in the school through the main front doors, then you’ve passed the pictures of our school's sterling scholars. Now, those pictures are about to be changed out, because the sterling scholars for the year have been selected! Sterling scholar is a program where you compete in a specific category trying to win a scholarship. You’re allowed to apply for as many categories as you like, and the fourteen options are English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Family and Consumer Sciences, Computer Technology, Skilled and Technical Sciences, World Languages, Business, Theatre/Forensics Arts/Speech, Instrumental Music, Vocal Performance, Visual Arts, and Dance. You have to submit an application that includes your category scholarship, general scholarship, leadership, community service, and an essay. Some categories also ask for a portfolio. If your application is accepted then you will be given an interview. Applicants will come dressed up and head to their interview where they will be asked questions about activities listed on their application, work in their portfolios, why they think they deserve the award and questions specific to their category. For categories such as Instrumental Music, Vocal Performance, Dance, and Theatre/Speech, students will be asked to give a performance or audition during their interview. After the interviews, the teachers discussed and decided on the best candidate for each category. A few weeks later, a sterling scholar breakfast was hosted before school where all applicants came and the winners were finally announced. Katie Burnett, vocal performance sterling scholar, said that, “when they announced my name i was completely shocked- I hadn’t expected to win...After a moment, when I realized what happened, I was just completely ecstatic.” As you can see, winning this award took a lot of time and a lot of work, and the work isn’t even done! Winners will go on to compete in their one category at a regional level, with winners from dozens of other schools. If any of our charges win there, they go on to compete once more against the best students in the entire state. If you see any of our charger sterling scholars, tell them congratulations, and good luck! POSTED 11/15/21 |
PRAISE FOR NEWSIES!
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The show was uplifting and powerful. I loved it all. Happy to see so many of our students in the show. It is a must see!!! Thank you to all involved.
Debbie Clark Registrar Corner Canyon High School SERIOUSLY! It was amazing!!!!! Congrats to everyone involved! Whitney Lunt Teacher/Cheer |
Wow! What an incredible display of talent, collaboration, and hard work! If you want to experience a professional level production, come see Newsies (if you can still get a ticket)… just wanted to give a shout out to our Performing Arts Dept… and the supporting cast. We appreciate you and all that you do… ; )
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It really WAS amazing. My son (a high school senior himself) loved it and wants to come again tonight! 😊 Way to go, performing arts!!
Danielle Clarke Teacher Corner Canyon High School 
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Newsies Stop the World and Take the STage NExt week
Information about Newsies on the posters that are up around the school.
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One thing everyone should know about Ati and Case (the Theatre Directors here at Corner Canyon):
Isaak Remund: Case and Ati are brilliant directors who like our shows clean and perfect and they know exactly how to do that. Siena Nicole: Super hard working, big thanks to them Creed Gardiner: They care so much about us Emma Bodell: Even when they yell, they still love us. Mia Pupunu: Case makes poop jokes and acts like a 5 year old. Lauren Dunn: They are the most hard working people, they put in SO MUCH time to help the show as best as they can. |
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BY SOPHIE MADSEN
TRENDING EDITOR Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Places everybody! Newsies are hitting center stage in less than a week to be in the spotlight for this year's fall play. We couldn’t be more excited. Corner Canyon theatre is getting antsy with opening night creeping up on November 11th, 2021. I got to get a little inside scoop from our very own stars at Corner Canyon. Many cast members told me how “exciting” and “show-stopping” this year's fall play will be. Isaak Remund, who is playing Jack the main character, told me, “The funnest part has been learning all the songs and the harmonies” Creed Gardiner, one of the main Newsies, also told me how “you should really be excited to see the actual show” including the amount of work the pit orchestra has put into the music and the crew has put into the props, lights, and so much more. This cast is ready to seize the day next week from November 11th-13th and 15th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are selling online for 10$, at the door for 12$, and even with their new covid-friendly way of viewing by streaming it at home for 25$. You don’t want to miss this as this cast has been working so hard on this show. Make sure to stop by next week to see these Queens and Kings of New York take the Corner Canyon stage. Until next time Chargers! Signing off, Sophie Madsen. POSTED 11/8/21 |
What cast members of Newsies will be dressing up as during performance week.
Sneak peak of the cast in their costumes last week.
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CCHS ARTISTS COMPETE IN ARTSTOCK
CCHS artists and their products are all smiles following the ARTSTOCK competition.
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11/4 was the Artstock Competition where each school sends 12 students to compete by making art for 4 hours.
People Choice- Bella Nibley Contemporary Art 3rd Place- Soraya Askar 3D Sculpture 1st Place- Grant Jackson Honorable Mention- Makayla Larkin OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
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Shopping Early: Signs of the Toy Shortage Coming this Season
BY MARLEY RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER
The makers of some of the most popular toys in the United States have announced that there is a global shipping crisis and labor shortages that is limiting their ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season. Two leading toy company CEOs fear that the result of inflated prices means that many children won’t get the toys they want for Christmas. There’s going to be a major demand, but there won’t be products to fill that demand. It’s being said that toy industry insiders are being accused of taking advantage of the global freight containers by dramatically raising their prices. A container that would’ve costed $3,000 last year is now $22,000.
Even after paying more to get products to US shores, there is still a truck driver shortage preventing toys from getting to warehouses and on shelves. The toy industry landscape is yet another example of the how the largest companies win big and smaller companies lose out during the pandemic recovery. Families that have money to spend will still buy the toys if toys are available. Toy sales have continued to flourish throughout the pandemic as parents turn to dolls, Legos and board games to keep their kids entertained while many have been forced to spend more time at home. Pandemic conditions and stimulus money from the federal government resulted in a holiday sales boom last year.
Many companies are limiting their inventories. By keeping inventories thin, major retailers have been able to use more of their space to display a wider array of goods. It seems that this approach has become useful. If you or anyone is able to go out and shop early this year then now is your chance. Shop early this year friends.
POSTED 11/2/21
STAFF WRITER
The makers of some of the most popular toys in the United States have announced that there is a global shipping crisis and labor shortages that is limiting their ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season. Two leading toy company CEOs fear that the result of inflated prices means that many children won’t get the toys they want for Christmas. There’s going to be a major demand, but there won’t be products to fill that demand. It’s being said that toy industry insiders are being accused of taking advantage of the global freight containers by dramatically raising their prices. A container that would’ve costed $3,000 last year is now $22,000.
Even after paying more to get products to US shores, there is still a truck driver shortage preventing toys from getting to warehouses and on shelves. The toy industry landscape is yet another example of the how the largest companies win big and smaller companies lose out during the pandemic recovery. Families that have money to spend will still buy the toys if toys are available. Toy sales have continued to flourish throughout the pandemic as parents turn to dolls, Legos and board games to keep their kids entertained while many have been forced to spend more time at home. Pandemic conditions and stimulus money from the federal government resulted in a holiday sales boom last year.
Many companies are limiting their inventories. By keeping inventories thin, major retailers have been able to use more of their space to display a wider array of goods. It seems that this approach has become useful. If you or anyone is able to go out and shop early this year then now is your chance. Shop early this year friends.
POSTED 11/2/21
Safe Space SIgns and why They're Important to Students
Image of the first page of the petition given to the Canyons District School Board, distorted so as not to see anyone's names.
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BY VEE WITZEL
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR The very first gay-straight alliance, or GSA, both started and ended before any of us current students began attending Corner Canyon. So, when all of us started our freshmen year there were already signs on the walls of each classroom that said “This is a Safe Space,” on a colorful paper. The president of the last GSA campaigned very hard and worked with our administration for a long time to get these signs approved and make sure that they were up in every class. This was to make sure that even after he left when there wouldn’t be a GSA anymore, that students would still feel welcome and safe at school. These signs have helped so many students to feel safe in the classroom which is beneficial to their education. Personally, the first time I walked into a class my freshman year, I almost cried when I saw these signs because I felt supported and not cared like I had felt before. I know many other students have felt the same way before. This year, however, the district made the decision to take away anything with a rainbow on it, because they labelled a rainbow a political symbol. They said that if teachers REALLY wanted to, they could put the signs on their desks. However, no one was allowed to keep it in their classrooms anymore or else it may look like the school supports rainbows. This decision was, of course, made quietly, and students only found out once they noticed all of the signs were missing. Once they did notice, though, they decided to do something about it. A petition was made asking the district to allow the safe space signs back, and in a single day over 150 signatures were put on it. The petition was given to the district board and the hope is that they will reinstate allowing the safe space signs, so that new students will have the same opportunity to start high school feeling welcomed and safe as many of us did. If you’d like to help, you may send an email to nancy.tingey@canyonsdistrict.org , the president of the Canyons District Board, or any of the other members, and ask if they will consider the petition. POSTED 10/25/21 |
How Chargers Danced THeir Bones off at the Spooky Dance
BY OAKLEE EWING
MIND AND BODY EDITOR
Hey Chargers! This last Saturday (Oct. 23) was the infamous Halloween Dance! Though the overall theme for this dance was Disney, groups across the school had their own, unique ideas. My own group decided to have a carnival theme, so I along with my best friend Jaycee were marionette dolls, my boyfriend and her date, Jordan Rich, the puppet masters. Kerklyn Hoff and Kolsyn Folkerson were ring leaders while Rylie Barnes and Tommy Hasleton were clowns. Vee Witzel and their group are going as “dynamic duos” which includes, but is not limited to, Barbie and Ken, Harley Quinn and the Joker, and Woody and Jessie.
The dance started at 8pm and slowly but surely the commons filled up with students in their costumes! Disappointingly, I think the only halloween song I heard play was Thriller. Monster Mash would have been a great addition. This dance was your typical high school “mosh to anything with a beat” and we ended up getting the wind knocked out of us and pushed around from kids running into the mosh not looking anywhere they go. It was fun, and the songs were fine, but definitely the majority of the music was overplayed popular songs that I and many others quickly got tired of. Seeing everyone in their cool costumes was definitely worth it. There was a student seen in a maid costume, many StarWars themed groups, your typical dalmatian and firefighter duo, and even Coraline!
Even though we just got through the Halloween Dance, and haven’t even celebrated the real Halloween yet, in two weeks’ time (November 6) the winter formal dance will take its place on this Headline News.
POSTED 10/24/21
MIND AND BODY EDITOR
Hey Chargers! This last Saturday (Oct. 23) was the infamous Halloween Dance! Though the overall theme for this dance was Disney, groups across the school had their own, unique ideas. My own group decided to have a carnival theme, so I along with my best friend Jaycee were marionette dolls, my boyfriend and her date, Jordan Rich, the puppet masters. Kerklyn Hoff and Kolsyn Folkerson were ring leaders while Rylie Barnes and Tommy Hasleton were clowns. Vee Witzel and their group are going as “dynamic duos” which includes, but is not limited to, Barbie and Ken, Harley Quinn and the Joker, and Woody and Jessie.
The dance started at 8pm and slowly but surely the commons filled up with students in their costumes! Disappointingly, I think the only halloween song I heard play was Thriller. Monster Mash would have been a great addition. This dance was your typical high school “mosh to anything with a beat” and we ended up getting the wind knocked out of us and pushed around from kids running into the mosh not looking anywhere they go. It was fun, and the songs were fine, but definitely the majority of the music was overplayed popular songs that I and many others quickly got tired of. Seeing everyone in their cool costumes was definitely worth it. There was a student seen in a maid costume, many StarWars themed groups, your typical dalmatian and firefighter duo, and even Coraline!
Even though we just got through the Halloween Dance, and haven’t even celebrated the real Halloween yet, in two weeks’ time (November 6) the winter formal dance will take its place on this Headline News.
POSTED 10/24/21
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