The final month of the school year might have been our busiest yet. Highlighted by Prom and the annual Physics Boat Races, we also had our Spring Dance Show, Senior Awards Night, Athletic Awards Night as well as CIF Spring Playoffs. As has been the case every month, we had some individual students receive great recognition for their amazing accomplishments! This month we announced a National Merit Winner and a 2nd Place finish Nationally in the PTSA Reflections contest!

As we close out the year, I just want to thank everyone for a great year! We have had many accomplishments and successes that we can be proud of! To our graduating seniors, we wish you the best on all of your future endeavors. It has been our pleasure to have you attend Canyon High School and you will always be part of the Canyon Family. To our 9th, 10th and 11th grade students we hope you have a safe and fun summer vacation and we will see you back here in August for another great year!

The main event for the month of May was the 2024 Prom. The prom, "A NIght in Atlantis" took place on Saturday night, May 11th at the Long Beach Aquarium. In addition to dancing, the venue provided opportunities for students to walk around the aquarium as well as video games for students to play. It was a great night and everyone that attended had a fun experience.

Congratulations to Jiya Patel! Jiya was named a National Merit Winner for the 2023-24 School Year. There have only been a few Canyon students in school history to have ever received this honor. Jiya has also served this year as the ASB School Board Representative and will be attending California Berkley in the fall and majoring in Business Administration. After College, Jiya plans to study abroad in France. Jiya was also one of Canyon High School's Top Scholars.

In addition to Jiya Patel, the following three students were also named Top Scholars for the graduating class of 2024.

CLAIRE KIM will be attending UC Davis and majoring in Animal Science. She plans to open her own Veterinarian practice.

SANAM PUNJABI will be attending the University of Miami. She is planning to major in Finance and Accounting and is planning a career in Wealth Management.

ROHAAN TRIVEDI will be attending UCLA in the fall. He is going to double major in Political Science and Economics.. Rohaan is planning to be a Transactional Lawyer.

All four students have obtained a 5.0 GPA and were recognized at the OUSD School Board Meeting on Thursday, May 23rd for their outstanding academic achievement.

The National PTSA has released their Reflections Results for 2023-2024. Congratulations to Michelle Setiohardjo, who received an Award of Merit in the National PTSA Reflections Contest! Michelle is a junior at Canyon and finished in 2nd place in the nation for her High School Photography piece "Light in the Darkness"!

Congratulations to our Girl's Track Team on their League Championship! In addition to the Girls Championship, the following athletes qualified for C.I.F. Finals: Jayden Legaspi in both Shot Put and Discus Throw, Madison Gallacher in the Discus Throw, Jaden Goetz in the 1600 and Noah McClary in the 300 Hurdles.

Congratulations to Drew Herbel who set two individual school records at C.I.F. and was part of a school record breaking relay team! Drew set individual school records in the 200 M and 100 M Freestyle events. He was part of the school record setting 200 M Freestyle Relay along with Jacob Jackson, Jake Winsberg and Jake Geyer.

Congratulations to our 2024 CRESTVIEW LEAGUE CHAMPION GIRLS SWIM TEAM! Our Girls tied Foothill for the League Title and sent several girls onto C.I.F. competition.

Congratulations to Mattias Morris! He shot a Par 72 at the C.I.F. Individual Championships and qualified for the Southern Regional State Qualifier. Mattias, a senior, had a great year! He broke his own school record on the Green River Golf Course with a 6 under par 30 and was the low medalist in 12 of the 17 team matches this year.

At the beginning of the month, our talented dancers under the direction of Mrs. Andrea Greene, performed their Spring Dance Show. Dancers from our dance classes, including the Jr. Company and The Company, entertained the audience for almost two hours. They performed the show over three nights. A lot of work went into preparing for this show and these dancers should be proud of their performance. Below are a few pictures from the show.

The week of May 13th thru the 17th was National Mental Health Week. Our Canyon Counselors put together a lot of great activities to promote good mental health. Students were asked to design t-shirts for the week. The CHS staff voted and the top two designs were then printed onto t-shirts and given away to students. Congratulations to Sara Kong and Sophia Shin whose designs were selected to be printed on the t-shirts. Students also participated in lunch time activities during the week that were set up and organized by our amazing counselors. Each day included games and music. On Friday, some of our own students performed during lunch.

CONGRATULATIONS to five Canyon Students who recently placed in a National French Competition also known as Le Grand Concurs! Students had to demonstrate their understanding of the French Language and the French culture across several different categories. Receiving Gold Medals in the competition were Simone Aitken-Penn and Sophie Semaan! Receiving Silver Medals were Colette Aitken-Penn, Scout Quick and Jai Bajwa. Over 40,000 students from around the world participated in this competition so to medal is a great achievement!!! Please click on the following link for more information.

In a collaboration effort with Imperial Elementary, Mrs. Flannagan's Art 2 Classes combined with Mrs. Elkins Kindergarten classes at Imperial Elementary to create some great works of art. The kindergarten students were asked to draw a picture of a monster. The Art 2 students then created acrylic paintings of these drawings. Here is the link to view these works of art by some of our talented artists.

Summer School for Credit Recovery begins Tuesday, June 11th. Summer School meets Monday thru Thursday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If your student needs summer school, they should have received an email from their counselor. If they haven't signed up yet, they can still do so by reporting to Canyon High School at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 11th.

Taking Care of Business for next school year will be on the following days:

Seniors: Monday, August 12

Juniors: Tuesday, August 13

Sophomores: Wednesday, August 14

Freshman: Thursday, August 15

Make Up Day: Monday, August 19

Times to be announced later in the summer.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21st!

An annual tradition at Canyon High School is the Physics Boat Races. Using only Duct Tape and Carboard, Physics students must create a boat that can transport people across the pool and back. There were some very successful boats and some not so successful. Regardless, it makes for a fun two days. Thank you to our Physics teachers Ms. Hahn Nguyen and Mr. Nathan Kleponis for organizing this event.

MONDAY - 9:00 AM - Senior Breakfast at the Anaheim Hills Country Club

MONDAY - 11:00 AM - Cap and Gown Distribution

TUESDAY - 8:00 AM - Universal Studios

WEDNESDAY - 11:30 AM - Graduation Rehearsal - PLEASE BE AT FRED KELLY STADIUM BY 11:10

THURSDAY - 4:00 PM - Graduation - PLEASE ARRIVE BY 3:15 PM

For more information on the graduation ceremony at Fred Kelly Stadium, please see the link below.