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The nine students combined to win the sweepstakes award.
“The sweepstakes award is for the school with the most (wins) in their class,” Fulton said.
Zayden Burks, Josh Mardis, Kade Lawrence, Hudson Dear, Whit Powers, Cutter Maddox, Tyler Troyer, Tyler Shoenenberger and Austin Shoenenberger all received blue ribbons for their projects, leading to the sweepstakes award.
“Blue is for a top quality build,” Fulton said of the welding projects first judged on merit and then against class. “They are all student done with only supervision.”
Burks, a senior, built a gooseneck trailer and captured first in his class, and the reserve champion award in his division, to lead the Canyon manufacturing Academy students.
Canyon Soaring Pride heads to state marching band championships again
By Barb Amrhein
Since before sunrise in August to after sunset in November and December, those living near Canyon High have been able to hear music drifting through the neighborhood as the Canyon Eagle Marching Band practices on the football field.
The hours of practice will culminate in San Antonio at 5:12 p.m. Monday, when the Soaring Pride band competes in the UIL Class 4A State Marching Band State Championships in the Alamodome.
Canyon is no stranger to state competition that is every other year and has qualified four times in the last 10 years. This year, under new director Eric Roth, the musicians hope to make the medal stand after finishing fourth in 2018.