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Students, teachers adjusting to 4-day weeks
By Bailey Tower Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon is kicking off the new school year with shorter weeks and longer classes as all schools in the Apache Junction Unified School District reduced their...
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CCJH adds language reteach sections to boost student success
By Stella DeVargas Cougar News Blog Cactus Canyon has started a new chapter in education by adding a reteach class for language arts. Reteach, which is part of the Beyond Textbooks program,...
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PE, current events added to enrichment lineup
By Chris Munro Cougar News Blog Students at CCJH recently received all-new enrichment classes as part of the Study Skills mission. A couple of these classes include Kim Grant’s PE class and Lin...
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New music class teaches poetry and culture
By Jenevieve Saidi Cougar News Blog George Frost started a new study skills music class at Cactus Canyon Junior High. He created it before the second semester started after he was asked to “do...
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Students make aquariums from soda bottles
By Michael Penge Cougar News Blog Fish are generally considered to be one of the most boring pets on the planet. The truth is they can be very exciting, especially when students get to make...
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Students learn how to sew in enrichment class
By Abraham Viscardi Cougar News Blog Social studies teacher Sheryl Anderson is a quilter and fabric-worker in her free time and has now started a new study skills class on sewing. The...
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New enrichment class focuses on drawing
By Savannah Barr Cougar News Blog A new art class is drawing in new students from around the Cactus Canyon campus for the fourth quarter of the school year. Ms. Reesor, an art teacher, has...
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Students learn engineering skills in new building bridges class
By Bronte Pappas Cougar News Blog Building bridges is the step to creating good relationships. Only this time, it’s literal. Cactus Canyon now offers a new enrichment class, where students build...
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Gardening students learning to grow produce
By Kristine Funke Cougar News Blog There is a new enrichment class for eighth graders. The class is gardening, and the students are growing produce on campus. Carol Dolle, a teacher and...
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‘Classy ladies’ class teaches confidence, expression
By Daisy Gonzales Cougar News Blog Wendy McQuilkin, the science teacher for seventh grade, has brought back an enrichment class for girls that teaches them how to overcome their struggles and...
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