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Desired Results for Student Learning

• Effective Communicator
• Responsible Citizen
• Competent Learner
  
  
  
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From Interstate 15, take Exit 62 in Cedar City, Utah. If exiting from the south, turn right on Main Street. If exiting from the north, turn left on Main Street. Turn right at the light on the corner of Main Street and 1925 North. Canyon View High School is on the right (north) side of the street.

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History

Canyon View High School was established in 1997. We are located at 166 West 1925 North in Cedar City, Utah. Our mascot is the Falcon and our school colors are black, silver, and teal. We have approximately 1,100 students in grades 9-12 and 50 faculty members. CVHS is in the Iron County School District and is a 3A school in Region 9.

The first principal of CVHS was Vicki Wilson. Steve Burton took over the helm in 2004. Jennifer Wood became principal in the fall of 2006 after serving two years as assistant principal. Kevin Pedersen was the assistant principal from 2006-2008. Rich Nielsen was hired as the assistant principal in August 2008 and as the principal in July 2010. Brad Lambeth became the assistant principal in July 2010.

Boys basketball, coached by Steve Hodson, won the state championship during its first season in 1997-98. Girls basketball, coached by Steve Hodson, won the 3A State Championship in 2006. They won the region championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 under coach Brad Lambeth. The wrestling team, coached by Cody Christensen, won the Region 9 championship in 2006. The softball team, coached by Kolbi Frandsen, won the 3A State Championship in 2006.

The CVHS Wind Ensemble, under the direction of David Jordan, was the only 3A school to receive straight 1 ratings at the state band festival in 2006. In 2007 and 2008, the wind ensemble, orchestra, jazz band, and the A cappella and Colla Voce choirs all received superior ratings at state.

In 2007-2008, the CVHS foreign language students won 1st place at the Southern Utah University French and Spanish fairs. The art students won the first place traveling trophy from the Hurricane High Fantasy Art Competition for the 5th consecutive year. The FFA livestock and dairy teams took first place at the Deseret Peak Invitational Judging Contest. The girls basketball team won the region 9 championship, coached by Brad Lambeth. The girls water polo team won the state championship, coached by Kurt Brown. The girls golf team won the region 9 championship, coached by Wayne Hartley.

In the spring of 2008, Canyon View High School completed the accreditation process through the Utah State Office of Education and received the highest recommendation possible--a six-year accreditation with no interim visit. Cody Christensen was named the Iron County School District teacher of the year for the 2007-2008 school year.

The girls soccer team, coached by Mark Comstock, and the boys cross country team, coached by Greg Harris, each won Region 9 championships in the fall of 2008. The boys cross country team went on to take 3rd place in the state meet. Emily O. won the FFA state soils competition, and the soils team placed 2nd in the state, under the direction of Jonathan Burton.. In 2009, the wrestling team took first place in region under coach Dallas Lowry. The girls basketball team also took region in 2009 under coach Brad Lambeth.

During the 2009-2010 year, Matt W. won the individual 3A cross country title. The cross country men's (coached by Greg Harris) and women's (coached by Katie Eckley) teams placed 3rd at state. The Lady Falcons (coached by Kurt Brown) won the 3A water polo title, took basketball (coached by Brad Lambeth) and softball (coached by Kolby Frandsen) region titles, and placed 3rd in state basketball. The baseball team, coached by Jason Jacobsen, placed 2nd in the state 3A tournament. The Talons (coached by Krysten Reynolds) also took 2nd in the 3A state competition. The men's track team (coach Matt Storland) placed 4th at the state meet. Ben D. took 2nd in state in the shot put, and Brady B. placed 2nd in the 300m hurdles. The wrestling team (coach Lowrey) won the Region 9 championship. Andrew W. took 3rd at state in the 171-pound category. The French students (under the direction of Christina Brown) swept the competition at the SUU fair. The band and choirs took top honors at state. The Pro Start team (under the direction of Julie Willis) took 1st place at state for their food presentation. Shelby H. took 1st place in the state fashion construction competition. Five students received state FFA degrees. Brecia D. was 2nd High Individual at FFA state. CVHS art students have dominated the Fantasy Art competition over the last decade to earn the overall traveling trophy, which will permanently be housed here at Canyon View! Joey H placed 1st in Figure Drawing and Tanner C. won Best of Show in the SUU Art Guild competition. In the state Skills USA competition, Riley B. and Austin B. won 1st place in 3D Animation and Brandon M. placed 1st in the Electronics. Five drama students (directed by Wade Arave) won 1st place in both region and state in the following competitions: Travis D. (pantomime) and Travis H., Andrew A., Matt S., and James H. (duet).

By the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the failure rate was the lowest in school history at only 4.9%.

Administration

Rich Nielsen, Principal
Brad Lambeth, Assistant Principal
Kim Blackner, Athletic Director
Barry Nielsen, Robin Birmingham, & Kim Blackner, Counselors
Jean Truman, Media Services Coordinator
Collette Cowan, Business Manager
Tony Wilkey, Custodial Supervisor
Donna Sanders, Joyce Edwards, Carolyn Pena, Cindy Beatty; Administrative Office Staff