Canyon Vista Middle School
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| Canyon Vista Middle School | |
| Address | |
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| 8455 Spicewood Springs Road Travis County, (Austin address), Texas |
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| Information | |
| School number | 44 |
| Principal | Barbara Paris |
| Enrollment |
1,043[1] (2007) |
| School type | Middle School |
| Grades | 6-8th |
| Language | English (Spanish and French elective languages) |
| Area | North Austin/Round Rock, Texas |
| Motto | Canyon Vista Middle School: Students preparing for life! |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Blue |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Homepage | http://www.roundrockisd.org/canyonvista |
Canyon Vista Middle School (CVMS) is a middle school located in Austin, Texas. It is part of the Round Rock Independent School District. It has three subsidiary elementary schools:
- Laurel Mountain Elementary School
- Kathy Caraway Elementary School ***Formerly North Oaks Elementary***
- Spicewood Elementary School (Some Spicewood students go to Grisham Middle School after they graduate from Spicewood)
It follows on to Westwood High School.
In 1986, Canyon Vista had an extension built to accommodate at least 200 extra lockers as well as 10 extra rooms.
Canyon Vista has won two National Blue Ribbon School awards from the United States Department of Education (1990-91 and 1999-2000 [2]) and has also been chosen by the Texas Education Agency as one of the top ten middle schools in Texas. In 2007, it was named one of the "Best Schools in Texas" by Texas Monthly.[citation needed] In 2007, Canyon Vista also was awarded the TBEC award.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ “Round Rock ISD”, Community Impact 1 (6): 18-19, 17 July 2007
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
[edit] External links
- Canyon Vista Web Site
- Canyon Vista Middle School Page on the Round Rock ISD website.
- District Homepage
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