Principal Jensen's Updates
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We are nearly done! And though this year has presented unique challenges, I have never been prouder of the teachers, students, and community of Corner Canyon. Thank you all for the support and feedback you've provided throughout the school closure.
Yearbook Update: We have received official word that yearbooks have been delayed district wide due to the pandemic. As of right now, the Corner Canyon yearbooks have not even been shipped and will not be shipped until June at the earliest. As soon as we have confirmation that the yearbooks have shipped, we will set a date for pick up. If you are unable to pick up your own yearbook in June, we will allow an alternative pick up person. That person must have photo ID and a handwritten, signed, and dated note indicating you have given them permission to pick up the book. We will keep the note on file at the school. More details to come when we have a confirmed pick up date. Summer Hours: Our summer hours will be 8am-2pm on Mondays through Thursdays. While the state is still in the Yellow Phase, visitors will be asked to wear masks when they come into the building. After June 5th, only the main office will be open. Item Pick Up: Remember to come pick up locker items and pictures from the attendance office before May 29th! All unclaimed items will be donated or thrown away after next week.
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New Safety Requirement:
All visitors to the school building MUST wear a mask or other face covering. Please help us keep everyone healthy and safe by maintaining 6 feet of distance throughout the building. Graduation: We loved seeing everyone who came for cap and gown pick up on Friday – we have missed our students and it was wonderful to celebrate with our outgoing seniors. Though the Canyons District Board of Education has chosen to postpone traditional graduation ceremonies until a later date, Corner Canyon High School is proceeding with a plan to honor our graduates and award diplomas on May 28th, when graduation would have taken place. The Celebration of the Graduates will begin at 8am on May 28th and will run until 1pm, with graduates arriving in groups of 40 every 20 minutes. Prior to arriving at Corner Canyon, graduates will meet at Willow Springs Elementary in order to participate in a vehicle processional down 7th East. Each graduate will be allowed one vehicle and the graduate will sit in the passenger seat, in cap and gown, for the processional. Once the graduate’s vehicle has arrived at Corner Canyon, it will proceed around the school to the front roundabout, where a stage will be set up. At the corner of the roundabout, the graduate will exit the car and proceed to the stage, have his or her name read, cross the stage, and pose for a picture. Any family members in the vehicle must remain in the vehicle to take any pictures. Corner Canyon will be providing a professional picture to every graduate, free of charge. After the graduate has crossed the stage, he or she will proceed into the school to return the gown to Jostens and pick up his or her diploma. The graduate’s vehicle will proceed around the school and pick up the graduate on the north side of the school. The vehicle will then be directed to leave campus so the graduate can celebrate at home with his or her family. The reading of the names and crossing of the stage will be livestreamed, but the entire program will be edited into a video with student speeches, Mr. Jensen’s speech, and the acceptance of the graduates by a board member. This video will be posted for viewing and download after the celebration. We hope all our seniors will participate in the celebration and pick up their diploma on the 28th as planned. Sign up for a timeframe for your graduate here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A4FAFA92DA5FB6-celebration. If you or your student are not feeling well, running a fever, or displaying symptoms of illness, please stay home. End of Classwork: May 15th is the last day teachers will be assigning new work or giving tests. Between May 15th and 28th, students will be given the opportunity to submit make up work to improve their grades, but will not be receiving additional work. Some upper division classes, such as Concurrent Enrollment and AP classes, may be completing class projects and preparing for AP exams after May 15th as a class. Locker Pick Up: Thank you to all who came to pick up the items from their lockers. We still have many items that have not been picked up though. Please go to the attendance office between 8am and 2pm to pick up your locker items if you have not already done so. All remaining items will be donated or thrown away on May 29th. Yearbooks: Due printing delays stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not yet received yearbooks for distribution. We have a tentative delivery date of May 22nd, so expect information regarding pick up next week. We will not be mailing yearbooks to students because of the possibility of loss. If you have not already purchased a yearbook, you will not be able to until the day of yearbook pick up. We will have an extremely limited number of copies for sale that day so keep in mind you are not guaranteed a copy. Fees and Fines: All fees and fines have been entered on Skyward and can be paid online. If you are expecting a refund for jewelry fees or the cancelled choir trip and have fees/fines, we will apply the refund towards the fees/fines first. If you have questions regarding fees, please call the front office at (801) 826-6400. As Utah has transitioned from Red Status to Orange Status, we have finally been able to begin concrete planning for the end of the school year. But first, a celebration! Senior Cole Hagen was honored last week with the Top Utah Scholar Athlete Award for the National Football Foundation. You can watch Cole give a speech on behalf of the Utah athletes during the virtual banquet here.  Locker Clean Out/Pick Up: Health department guidelines are still limiting the number of students we can have in the building at once, so our staff has been hard at work cleaning, organizing, and emptying lockers. All belongings left in lockers are being bagged and labeled with the student's name and locker number. Pick up will occur on March 12th. Specific instructions will be emailed through a Skylert. Last Day for Curriculum: May 15th is the last day teachers will be assigning new work or giving tests. Between May 15th and 28th, students will be given the opportunity to submit make up work to improve their grades, but will not be receiving additional work. Some upper division classes, such as Concurrent Enrollment and AP classes, may be completing class projects and preparing for AP exams after May 15th as a class. Graduation: The Canyons District Board of Education has decided to allow schools to award diplomas on May 28th as planned, with a traditional ceremony tentatively scheduled for a later date. Corner Canyon has put together a plan for a May 28th virtual/drive through hybrid celebration and we will release details once the plan has been approved by the health department and Draper City. Look for specific information and directions to be emailed this weekend.
We love and miss our students deeply. This week seems to have been a difficult one as we work through online classes, online meetings, and online communication. Our amazing faculty and staff have a message for all Corner Canyon students, especially our seniors.
Graduation: We WILL be doing a graduation ceremony, though the timing and structure of that ceremony is still being decided. The Canyons School District Board of Education met on April 21st to discuss plans for graduation and decided to survey seniors and their parents regarding the presented options. Whichever option is chosen must comply with Salt Lake County health department recommendations. For more information on which options were discussed, please see the published summary of the board meeting. Cap and Gown Pick Up: Grading Scale: At the board meeting, an alternate grading scale was approved for 4th quarter. At Corner Canyon, we want every student to receive a passing grade for 4th quarter and we hope this new grading scale will relieve some of the stress and pressure students and families are feeling. This grading scale will not apply to Concurrent Enrollment classes, as they are governed by the college. If you have questions about the grading scale or how it will affect your student, please reach out to your student's counselor and/or assistant principal. 
 I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable Spring Break last week. Our world was rocked a little bit yesterday with the announcement that students and teachers will not be returning to school for the 2019-2020 school year. Decisions are currently being made about end of year activities such as yearbook distribution, awards nights, and graduation. We should have answers to those pressing questions by next week. Teacher of the Year! I am so happy to announce that this year's Corner Canyon High School Teacher of the Year is Ms. Melissa Thorne! Ms. Thorne, affectionately known as "Mama T," directs our award winning choir program and is responsible for the beautiful singing that can occasionally be heard under the dome. "[Ms. Thorne] is one of the hardest workers at the school. She works long hours, by choice, and she never complains. She always has a positive attitude. She also is great at connecting with the students inside and outside the classroom." "She brings music and positivity and confidence to the students." "[Ms. Thorne] makes every student feel like they can sing. She provides skill and knowledge and technique with humor, love, and care." Congratulations Ms. Thorne! Honor Cords: We’ve moved all Honor Cord applications to an online format. From this point forward, we will not accept physical Honor Cord applications requiring teachers’ signatures. Online applications for Honor Cords should take between 1-3 minutes to complete depending on which Honor Cord. Here are some things to know:
Charger Medallion: We’ve moved the Charger Medallion application to an online format. From this point forward, we will not accept physical Charger Medallion applications requiring signatures from teachers, advisers, or coaches. Here are some things to know:
CANVAS Use and Communication: All class content has transitioned to online delivery through Canvas. Each teacher should have an outline for the week, 2-3 hours worth of weekly assignments, and clear due dates for those assignments on their Canvas page. Many teachers are using the Announcements feature to provide that information. To receive the announcements for your student's courses, you must first set up a parent observation account using this tutorial. To opt into the communications once you create your account, go into the Notifications setting for your account. Follow the tutorial below. Corner Canyon High School is usually bustling with activity from early morning to late at night. Walking through the empty building these days really shows just how unique and unsettling this situation has become. We miss the students, teachers, and community members who bring the school alive and we are hoping to see you all again after May 1st. In the meantime, here is more information about the current state of the closure.
School Access: In support of Salt Lake County’s stay-at-home order, Corner Canyon will not be accessible to students and parents except by appointment. On Tuesdays (April 14, 21, and 28), students and parents may access the main office and Media Center from 9 - 11am. No other parts of the building will be open. We also highly encourage you to avoid coming to the school if you don't have to. As a reminder, no school or district employees will be in buildings or available during Spring Break, April 6-10th. We are encouraging everyone, including parents, students, teachers, and staff, to use that week as a much needed break. Online Learning: This week marked the start of new instruction being delivered online. Students at the high school level are expected to do 2-3 hours of work per class each week. Content is being delivered through Canvas and grades will continue to be transferred to Skyward each week. Teachers are expected to keep "office hours" where they will be available for virtual meetings. They are also expected to respond to emails within 24 hours ,so please reach out to them if you and/or your student has questions regarding class content or procedures. Administration is also available by email or phone to help you and your student navigate online learning. Canyons District has created a Parent Connections page to help parents and student navigate online learning. You will find information about Canvas, lesson structuring, and the district's response to the COVID-19 situation at that site. As a friendly reminder, online school is still school and discussions held online should be appropriate and academic. GoogleMeets and Canvas discussion pages are being used for instruction, so good online etiquette is crucial. Remember, if something is against the rules in a physical classroom, it's also against the rules in a virtual one! Senior Students: At this time, we have no information about any possible impact to graduation ceremonies. We will send information out to the community as soon as we have answers. As of today, April 2nd, graduation is scheduled as normal but that is absolutely subject to change as the situation changes. Administration and Counselors at Corner Canyon have made the decision to clear NGs for all Seniors, as they will not have the time or opportunity to make those up prior to graduation. If a senior was on track to graduate or was only deficient due to NGs prior to closure, he or she simply needs to pass 4th quarter classes to be eligible for graduation. Any questions regarding senior graduation status should be directed to the student's counselor. Special Education Students: Accommodations will be provided for Special Education students during the school closure. Case managers will be reaching out to parents of Special Education students weekly to provide support and facilitate those accommodations. Any required meeting (IEP, Eligibility, etc) will be held virtually via GoogleMeet. If you have questions or concerns about your Special Education student, please contact your case manager. Have a wonderful Spring Break! We hope to see you soon! We here at Corner Canyon sincerely hope that you are staying healthy and safe during these extraordinary times. We will continue to provide you with updates throughout the coming weeks, but here's what you need to know now.
School Hours During Closure: The main office, student center, and media center are open for drop in visits from students and parents on Tuesdays from 9-11am, during the school closure. Students may check out materials from the media center, pick up hard copies of assignments if available, and drop off completed assignments during this time. Keep in mind that teachers may not be in the building. Please reach out to teachers, counselors, and administrators individually If you need to meet with them specifically. Social distancing guidelines, as issued by the Salt Lake County Department of Health, are being observed. While our fields and courts are currently open for public use, pick up games and team sports are not allowed. Students should not be coming to the school for any reason other than to pick up or drop off work, and should not congregate on school grounds or in the school parking lots. All district offices and schools will be closed April 6-10 for Spring Break. End of 3rd Quarter: 3rd Quarter will end on March 27, 2020. All student work should be submitted to teachers by 3:00pm on March 27th. 4th Quarter will begin on March 30, 2020 (B-Day) and will end on May 29, 2020. Online Instruction: All new content instruction for 4th quarter will be delivered via Canvas. We will be following an A/B schedule for 4th quarter and students are expected to be interacting with teachers from 8am to 2:30pm every Monday through Friday. Students should be checking Canvas and their CSDDocs email daily for instructions and assignments. Teachers may also be scheduling live sessions via Zoom or GoogleMeet during their normal class hours. If you have any questions regarding instruction, please reach out to teachers. Spring Events: All activities have been cancelled until May 1, 2020. Updates will be published if events will be rescheduled for later dates. Utah Aspire Plus: The Utah State Board of Education voted to pause end-of-year testing and state accountability this year. Therefore, the Utah Aspire Plus for grades 9-10 is no longer required. Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: As of March 20th, high school students will be able to take their Advanced Placement (AP) exams online, the College Board announced. The test administrator says it is working to build online exams shortened to reflect what classes have been able to cover this year. Students will get to pick one of two testing dates, which will be announced April 3. At that time, the College Board also will reveal the types of questions that will appear on the online exams. The 2019-2020 CCHS Sterling Scholar Winners: Art-Alex Vance Language Arts—Olivia Kitterman Speech/Theater—Umair Subhani Mathematics—Camryn Young Skilled and Technical Sciences—Matthew Daynes Family and consumer Science—Hailey Miller Social Studies—Brayden Whatcott Dance—Elle Kilgore Science—Seersha Bickerstaff Computer Technology—Savannah Richards Business—Cece Burridge World Languages—Addison Bethards Instrumental Music—Marty Bodell Vocal Music—Tim Froah  Cross Country The Boys Cross Country team are the 6A State Champions – Well Done!  Soccer Our Girls’ soccer team was awarded the 6A Academic State Championship. Their combined GPA was an amazing 3.8. Congratulations for your accomplishments on the field as well as in the classroom.  Instrumental Concert Randal Clark and Mitchell Atencio held the Annual Halloween Instrumental Concert October 29th.  Choir Melissa Thorne held the Fall Choir Concert October 23rd.  The Performing Arts Department is presenting Elf The Musical November 14th, 15th, 16th, and 18th. The Corner Canyon Counseling Center is now producing a monthly newsletter – Click below to take a look! Go Chargers! Homecoming was last week at Corner Canyon. Homecoming is always a memorable event that enables our students, staff, families, and community members to celebrate our amazing school. During homecoming, we had a variety of activities from spirit dress-up days, a pep rally, powder puff, athletic team events, fireworks, and concluded with the dance on Saturday night.
Thank you to those who attended Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday and Tuesday night. Those nights are a great way to communicate with teachers and to become aware of all of the activities and events happening here at Corner Canyon. Remember, if your child needs any help, teachers are available during CHARGER time. The Performing Arts department traveled to Cedar City last week to compete in the annual Shakespeare Competition. Close to 100 students competed in various categories including dance, choir, theater, and stage tech. Our Chamber Singers placed 1st in the Madrigal Division and our Theatre took 3rd Place Sweepstakes and received Straight Superiors on our Ensemble Scene: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dance Company also received Straight Superiors on their dances. Matt Gordon was selected for best Technical Theatre Portfolio in the Buckingham Division. Spencer Croston and Adam Afulao placed 3rd overall in scenes. Congratulations! Boys Golf competed at State on Monday and Tuesday placing 5th overall. Our boys took 2nd in region this year. Congratulations on a great year. Girls Tennis competed in the 6A State Tournament Saturday. Our girls took 2nd at Region last week and finished 3rd at state. Congratulations! The UHSAA has released the most recent RPI rankings: Football: https://www.uhsaa.org/rpi/football/2019/ Volleyball: https://www.uhsaa.org/rpi/volleyball/2019/ Soccer: https://www.uhsaa.org/rpi/girlssoccer/2019/ GO CHARGERS! Dear Corner Canyon High School,
As Principal of Corner Canyon High School, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone back, especially our students. We are all looking forward to another amazing year. The school has come alive as students and teachers have returned filling our building with energy and excitement. It is our mission to help every child feel welcomed, connected, and a part of our Charger family. Additionally, we strive to challenge each student to grow in his or her academic abilities and to be college-ready by the end of the four years. We have amazing teachers who spend hours planning and creating classroom activities to engage our students in learning. Our teachers utilize best practices and analyze academic data to determine current skill levels and to set goals for growth and improvement. We believe that all students should graduate from high school prepared to meet the demands of post secondary education, meaningful careers, and effective citizenship. I am honored to serve as the principal of Corner Canyon High. It is truly a privilege to be a part of a community where parents, teachers, and students care for each other and strive to build positive relationships that support academic and social growth. Welcome Back! Let's make it the best year ever! New Additions to CCHS:
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