Principal Jensen's Updates
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A committee will be choosing 3 seniors to speak at the Corner Canyon High School Graduation! Here are the requirements for your audition. Auditions will be held on April 15th after school. Sign up for a time on the little theatre door.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Phaidra Atkinson at phaidra.atkinson@canyonsdistrict.org. GOOD LUCK!!!  Parents:
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 will be the administration of the ACT for all junior students. Buses will run at their regular times to pick up the junior students who will be testing. Freshman, Sophomores and Seniors will not be required to come in the morning during the administration of the ACT. The cafeteria will provide one lunch at 12:30-1:00 p.m. All students can take advantage of the consultation period which will run from 1:05-2:25p.m. Following is the modified schedule for February 20th. This is an early start. Students should be here and at their assigned classroom at 7:40 a.m. Schedule for Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Juniors in classrooms for testing ------- 7:40 a.m. Finish testing (approximately)-----12:15-12:30 a.m. Lunch (only 1) ------------------------12:30-1:00 p.m. Teacher Consultation Time----- 1:05-2:25 p.m. Junior students need to have filled out the non-test portions of their answer documents before the day of the test. They will not be permitted to test on Wednesday without the required portions completed. (For most students this was accomplished in their US History Classes.) Please make certain that the following guidelines are observed by junior students on testing day. 1. Bring a current picture identification card (driver’s license or student card.) 2. No food or drink in the testing room. 3. No cell phones or other wifi sensitive devices—iwatch, fitbit, etc. 4. Please be on time: 7:40 a.m. 5. Bring your own calculator. The Deadline for the Charger Medallion Application this year is April 19th, 2019. The Charger Medallion is an award that seniors, who have attended CCHS for ALL 4 years, could be eligible for based on school activity/participation. The Charger Medallion application can be found online, https://cchs.canyonsdistrict.org/ , under the “STUDENT” tab at the bottom. The application must be downloaded and filled out on a computer. No handwritten submissions will be accepted this year. The document you download, excel file, will have a few tabs at the bottom. The first tab is the information/points sheet. The second tab is the fillable portion, where students will put how they earned points and how many. The third sheet is a continuation for students who need more space for point calculating. The sheet will auto-calculate their point totals for them. As soon as they have inputed all their points, they will print the document and bring it to school for the proper signatures next to each item. Once that is complete, they will submit their finished forms to Andrea Winegar in the Student Center by April 19, 2019. Those who qualify for the award, will be presented with the award at our Senior Awards Night on May 23rd, 2019 at 7pm. If you have any questions, feel to reach out to andrea.winegar@canyondistrict.org or quentin.linde@canyonsdistrict.org. Our Corner Canyon athletes have been hard at work these past few weeks with Region, State and National tournaments. Region Drill took place at Corner Canyon on January 23rd. Our Drill team took 2nd place on the Military, Dance, Kick and Overall competitions. 26 members of the Drill team were recognized for Academic All Region, the highest in the Region. State Drill took place on February 2nd and our Drill Team took 4th place in Dance. Cheer headed to Orlando Florida this week to defend their title in Nationals and looking forward to repeating their win. Go CCHS Cheer! Our wrestling team won the Region Championship by defeating Timpview on January 24th! The sectional tournament was held in Roy where 17 wrestlers now advance to the State tournament at UVU next Wednesday and Thursday. Kade Carlson leads the host of chargers into the tournament as he looks to defend his state title. We wish them all luck! Region Swimming was a success with the girls receiving 4th place and the boys receiving 6th place. The girls 200 Medley Relay placed 2nd The girls 400 Free Relay placed 3rd Corner Canyon had 7 students on the swim team who took home Academic All Region recognition. Talent Show Corner Canyon’s Talent show was a hit! We had students who displayed their talents in dancing, singing, vocal looping, yoyo-ing and more. We have such outstanding talent at this school.  Charger Fair Corner Canyon held it’s 6th annual Charger Fair where teachers and clubs were able to spotlight their programs in preparation for students to complete their course requests for next year. It's time to start planning student schedules for next year and the Counselors have been busy working with each grade level to accomplish this task. Course requests are open until February 15th.
ACT Testing The ACT will be administered to the junior class on February 20th – A day. Juniors in classrooms for testing – 7:40 am Finish testing (approximate) – 12:15 to 12:30 pm Lunch (only 1) – 12:30 to 1:00 pm Teacher consultation time – 1:05 to 2:25 pm Students will need to remember to bring a current picture identification card and their own calculator. There are no cell phones allowed.  Teacher of the Month is Katelyn Grinder From Colleagues:
 ESP of the Month is Troy Sorenson From Colleagues:
 Construction Update The walls are now standing on both the North and South halls and the crews are ready to start on the second floor. Because of the large equipment being used during construction the back parking lot road has been closed to thru traffic. Make-Up Day Canyons School district has announced February 15th as the make-up day for February 6th, when school was cancelled due to weather. Click here for more information. GO CHARGERS! Welcome Back! I hope each of you had a restful winter recess and are back with renewed enthusiasm as we approach second semester. I am confident that the new year will be a great one for both the students and community. Chargers for Charity Thank you for making December our most successful charity month yet! Totals from the class collections were the largest the school has ever had and due to the incredible participation from students and the community, we received over $77,000 dollars. This money will benefit the Tyler Robinson Foundation which helps strengthens families who are enduring pediatric cancer. 2018 PTSA Awards Every year the PTSA recognizes teachers, staff and departments for their excellence in education. Congratulations to the deserving winners! Outstanding Educator Award – Bob Pickering Outstanding Administrator Award – Ken Smikahl Outstanding Support Staff Award – Alese Arbon Outstanding Student Services Professional Award – Sandra Steele Outstanding Volunteer Award – Connie Atkisson Outstanding Department Award – Performing Arts Department The winners are now submitted for consideration for Council, Region and State PTA awards. Canyons Teacher of the Year Award It’s that time of year again to nominate one of our exceptional teachers here at Corner Canyon for the CSD Teacher of the Year award. I encourage you to take the time to submit your nomination and return the form to Principal Jensen via email or the main office by February 1st. Click here for the form. Finals Week Semester Finals will be held January 14 – 17th.   Teacher of the Month: David Waung From Colleagues: - David is consistently here well before the 7:00 start time of school. He is sincerely dedicated to his student’s success in the classroom. He is pleasant to work with, and kind to all those around him. - David Waung is amazingly hardworking and always wanting to improve. One of the best new teachers I have ever seen!! He always gives 110% everything. - David comes with an engineering background, but teaches like he’s been doing it for years. He works well with students and is willing to go the extra mile for students who are struggling (and generally have huge gaps in concepts from previous years). David asks for help and suggestions in order to continually improve his teaching practices. He also makes his voice heard and has great suggestions of ways to improve instruction and help the kids. He’s been a great addition to our department and the freshman are lucky to have such a dedicated and hardworking teacher. - This is David’s first year at the school and like most first year teachers, he is here early in the morning and stays late into the afternoon. He brings enthusiasm and a fresh perspective to teaching mathematics. He pushes his students to make connections that will help them in future math courses. He is a team player and works well with our PLC group. He doesn’t try to recreate the wheel but adds to what we have been doing in a creative and valuable way. Students like working with him, especially those students that haven’t done well in math before. He works with them to recover credit keeping the standards high but setting attainable goals for them to complete. I hope this is the first of many years for him at our school. From Students: - Mr. Waung is so cool. I have enjoyed learning from him. He is always nice and comes very prepared each day. I can’t actually believe it is his first year teaching. He seems like he has been doing it forever. - Having Mr. Waung has been great for me. Math has always been a subject I have struggled with, but this year I have made a lot of progress. I can say it’s because of Mr. Waung. He has made math interesting and does such a good job of giving all of us students extra support.  ESP of the month: Kimberly Miller From Colleagues: - Kimberly is a valuable asset to the CTE department and Corner Canyon High School. It is obvious how much she cares about the students in our school and providing them with the best opportunities available. - Kimberly is always going above and beyond to help the members in our department whether its printing posters for our classrooms, setting up an AppleTV for a presenter, or helping out a last-minute sub. She seems to have the answer to every question and a solution to every problem. She is genuine and shows sincere concern for everyone on our team. We are so lucky to have her here at Corner Canyon - Kimberly is a super trooper! As one of the CTE Assistants she helps to oversee the college-admissions process of over 500 students, and then helps in tracking the registrations and paperwork for those students. Kimberly also creates our Concurrent Enrollment spreadsheets in order to ascertain that our Concurrent Enrollment students have met all prerequisites with qualifying scores and GPAs. She functions as one of our on-site proctors for College Placement Testing and Utah State Skills Testing. In her spare time, she will assist in completing purchase orders, NPO’s, and other fun paperwork that has a four-letter acronym. - Our CTE teachers and Concurrent Enrollment teachers know that Kimberly can solve a lot of problems, and she is ready to assist with a smile. Kimberly is one of our ESP’s who was hired before the school was even open, and we hope she stays for many more years to come! ACT Testing The ACT will be administered to the junior class on February 20th – A day. Juniors in classrooms for testing – 7:40 am Finish testing (approximate) – 12:15 to 12:30 pm Lunch (only 1) – 12:30 to 1:00 pm Teacher consultation time – 1:05 to 2:25 pm Students will need to remember to bring a current picture identification card and their own calculator. There are no cell phones allowed. Click here for more information and ACT study resources. Construction is still going strong with classroom walls currently going up in the North hall.  Go Chargers! It has been another GREAT month for the Chargers. Our Performing Arts Dept. put on a remarkable production of ALL SHOOK UP. Thank you to the teachers and amazing students on your hard work and dedication to provide an entertaining musical for the Corner Canyon Community. Our Football Team brought home their first ever State Championship by defeating Skyridge in the finals at Rice-Eccles on November 16th. Congratulations coaches and athletes on the championship and an undefeated season. They returned home that night with a police escort from the Draper City PD followed by a victory light celebration. Shout out to the officers for taking the time to recognize the team and their championship. Corner Canyon recently played host to the Region 7 Sportsmanship Summit. Students from CCHS, Timpview, Alta, Jordan, Brighton, and Cottonwood came together to create a sportsmanship campaign for region 7 activities and events. The afternoon provided students the opportunity to introduce themselves to students from other schools and plan activities, cheers, etc. to improve sportsmanship throughout the region. The following students have been named to the 5A Academic All State Teams: Elizabeth Simmons – Tennis Megan Astle – Soccer Brandon Johnson – Cross Country Michael McCarter – Cross Country Peter Oldham – Cross Country Karli Branch – Cross Country Mikayla Kimball – Volleyball Baylor Jeppsen – Football Caden Johnson – Football The construction projects going on here at the school are moving right along on schedule. Footings and floors have been poured. Walls will be up in no time. Thank you teachers and students for your patience and willingness to be flexible when circumstances arise. Teacher of the Month is KELLY CORLESS From Colleagues: - Kelly is such a hard-worker; not only is she teach all freshman, but she’s doing a Master’s degree in her “spare” time – Superwoman, I tell you. She patiently works with the 9th graders, stays late to let them work in her classroom, and manages to be fun at the same time. - Outside of academics, she’s the mentor for the Super Smash Brothers club and let’s them stay until 4:00 – long after most are here. They leave her room a little smellier than before, but know they have a safe place here at the school. - Kelly is a Rockstar!! From Students: - Ms. Corless is one of the nicest teachers I have ever had. She cares so much about what she teaches. I have never loved English, however, this year has been so much better because Ms. Corless takes the time to talk to me and make sure I understand the material. - I had Ms. Corless last year and I can say, without a doubt, she is the best teacher I have ever had. She is always smiling and she makes learning fun. She is more than deserving for teacher of the month award. In fact she should win teacher of the year! ESP of the Month is CHELSEA DARRAH From Colleagues: - Chelsea Darrah is easily the best IT tech Corner Canyon has ever had. She is consistent, dedicated, motivated and absolutely easy to work with. There has never been a time where she didn’t respond to my email or come help me when I reached out to her. She is so deserving of this award. - Chelsea is part of the lifeline of the school. Without her, all of our jobs would not run as smoothly. There have been so many times that she put down something she was doing to run and help me without even complaining. She is always happy to help. - She is the best. Plain and simple. I wouldn’t want anyone else in that position. I don’t know a single teacher who doesn’t think she is doing an amazing job for us, and our students. I am so happy we get her here at CCHS. - Chelsea is fantastic to work with. You never have to worry if she is going to follow through with her job. She makes a commitment to be the best at her job and it has shown through her dedication to our school. Whether she is running to help a teacher, help stop student cyber attacks or grab an extra charger cord for someone…she is there. Chelsea could go many directions with her career with the knowledge and experience she has. She chose to work in schools because she cares about students and their futures. - If you ever have questions about Disney World…ask Chelsea, she knows more then any human being I have ever met!!! Congratulations to the 10 student athletes that signed their letter of intent to play sports after high school. With football players and a few other individuals yet to decide which school to attend, this will be the largest signing class in school history. Congratulations to the 2018-19 signing class. Hayden Welling, Basketball, UC Irvine Gabe Toombs, Basketball, Purdue Northwest Josee Haycock, Softball, Salt Lake CC Lexi Parker, Softball, Western Nebraska Madi Brunatti, Volleyball, Utah State Megan Astle, Soccer, Utah State Karli Branch, Cross Country, Utah Kemery Martin, Basketball, Utah Jaeden Vaifanua, Basketball, Wyoming Corner Canyon High is proud to announce the 2018-2019 Sterling Scholar Award Winners. Social Science - Gray Jackson Speech/Theater Arts/Forensics - Camryn Crowe Visual Arts - Eleanor Larson Mathematics - Atharva Kamat Science - Sebastian Lee Vocal Performance - Grace Stubbs Instrumental Music - Katherine Fowler Skilled and Technical Education - Julia Tolk Family and Consumer Science - Hailey Bartholomew English - Rachel Hunt Dance - Ella Bellis World Language - Baylor Jeppsen Business and Marketing - Lauren Wilson Computer Technology - Cade Barrowes The purpose of the Sterling Scholar Award is to publicly recognize and encourage the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, community service, leadership and citizenship. Students not only have to excel in a specific academic area, they also have to show extraordinary leadership and participate in meaningful service in both our school and community. These students have taken challenging courses and refined their expertise in their specific area of study, and they have excelled in these courses to prepare for college and their future careers. These students have likely been sleep deprived as they have put in lots of late nights and early mornings studying, working, serving, and leading. While these students put forth significant effort to accomplish all of these things, they were also supported by great parents and dedicated teachers who encouraged them and provided opportunities and support for these students so that they could be successful in pursuit of this award. Congratulations to all the applicants and to the 2018-2019 Sterling Scholar Award Winners.  CCHS athletes took advantage of a short week due to fall break to bring home a few State Championships. The victory light was on almost every night at CCHS starting Tuesday with a state semi-finals win by the girls soccer team. They put an end to Skylines season and advanced to the finals on Friday to meet up with the Spartains from Murray. The two teams started the season by facing each another in the season opener. The Chargers came away with the victory early in the season. The Spartains haven’t lost since that afternoon. The Chargers made sure that they were the only team to beat Murray all year by winning the State Championship, 2-1 on Friday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Also on Tuesday, our volleyball team was in action taking on Timpview. It was a great battle between two very competitive teams. The Chargers eventually pulled out the victory with the scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-12, 12-25, and 15-10. Sophomores and JV pulled out wins in their matches as well for the sweep over the Tbirds. On Wednesday our Cross Country teams traveled to Sugar House Park/Highland High to compete in the Cross Country State Championships. Karli Branch, the defending State Champion, finished fourth overall for the girls. Mark Boyle finished second overall and helped the CCHS boys take control of the race and finish in first place as a team to bring home the State Championship. Wednesday night the Region 7 football title was on the line as the Chargers traveled to Jordan. Both teams battled the entire four quarters. CCHS came away with a 28-20 win over the Beetdiggers. The opening round of the playoffs start next Saturday for the Chargers. Their opponent will be decided Tuesday night in a play-in game. Skyline, West, and Murray will all battle for a chance to take on the Chargers. The game will be Saturday at 12:00 in Charger Stadium. The Mountain Bike Team was in action Saturday as they traveled to St. George with bragging rights on the line. When the dust cleared, the Chargers had edged out Lone Peak for the victory and another State Championship. I hope everyone took the time to enjoy Fall Break as much as some of our student athletes did. Congratulations to all the coaches and teams that were in action over the long weekend. This week is Red Ribbon Week and the PTA is kicking it off on Monday night with a presentation from Dr. Christy Kane. She will be presenting on Electronics and the Developing Brain. The event will be at 7:00 in the CCHS Auditorium. Students can receive attendance school credit for attending the event. They can also receive one extra hour towards attendance school if a parent attends with them. The end of the quarter is Friday, October 26th. Monday, October 29th, is a teacher grading day. Have a Great Week and Go Chargers! Every high school has their own homecoming traditions and depending on where you live and what school you go to, homecoming can mean a lot of different things. Here at CCHS, we are continuing to build traditions that will hopefully carry on for years to come. Things kicked off on Tuesday with our annual Homecoming Assembly. Mr. Hunter from the UIAAA presented the Directors Cup Award. The Directors Cup is awarded each year to the top school in each class that demonstrates combined excellence in athletic, academic, and sportsmanship & student-leadership. Each category makes up a percentage toward a school’s total ranking. 1. Athletic (40%): The place or position a school team finishes in the state tournament. 2. Academic (40%): Varsity team GPA. 3. Sportsmanship & student-leadership (20%): Schools participation in UHSAA-sponsored sportsmanship and leadership initiatives. During the assembly, students competing for the title of King and Queen, showcased their lip-syncing skills. Gabe Fankhouser and Emma Ware performed the Homecoming theme, To The Ends Of The Earth. The dance will be Saturday, October 13th, right here in Charger Arena. Our soccer team opened the State Tournament Tuesday afternoon at 4:00. The Chargers ended the season for the East Panthers with a 4-1 victory. Goals were scored by Kenli Coon (2), Kayla Milford, and Willow Collins. The team traveled to Maple Mountain on Thursday for a second round matchup with the Golden Eagles. The Chargers pulled out the victory, 3-1, to advance to the state semi-finals. Goals were scored by Kenli Coon, Willow Collins, and Megan Astle. The Chargers now take on Skyline with the winner advancing to the State Championship. The game will be Tuesday at 11:00 at Juan Diego High School. Also on Tuesday night, our CCHS Volleyball team swept Cottonwood. Varsity scores were: 25-20, 25-17, and 25-21. Wednesday’s pep rally opened with the Powderpuff Championship. The red team coached by Danielle Dahle took home the hardware. Students competed as grade levels throughout the pep rally in various events. A great firework show and the burning of the CC culminated the evening. Thursday was the first ever Charger Care Day. Every student and adult in the building took at least 30 minutes to help clean up our campus and surrounding community. A huge shout out to Royce Shelley for overseeing this project. Immediately after school a massive pizza and tailgating party ensued. Thursday night the CCHS Chargers took the field against our rival, the Alta Hawks. The team came out of the locker room pumped up and ready to battle. The Chargers came out on top 49-21. CCHS travels to Jordan on Wednesday, October 17th, to take on the Diggers with the Region Championship on the line. Starting Monday, tickets can be purchased in the main office. Construction is well underway. Footings are dug, compacted and almost ready to be poured. The old entrances have been removed making way for the new wings. Next week is fall break. There is no school on Thursday and Friday. I want to challenge the students to come back after fall break ready to finish up the first quarter strong. The end of the quarter is October 26th. 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