Our Mission
"Cañon City High School challenges all members of our school community
to reach their potential through responsible and productive actions."
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Dear Parent (s):
Welcome to American Studies. This class combines American History and American Literature for juniors at Canon City High School. American Studies offers students the opportunity to explore their country’s history, culture, and the arts beyond the facts and dates. Students research how this country’s priorities and actions have a direct effect on its literature, and how the literature instigates change in the culture and politics. While the study of history and literature fulfills the course’s curricular objectives, it is the realization and investigation of the human condition that challenge students to become informed and involved citizens of the United States. We want our students to effect positive change in the 21st century based on their understanding of their past and its trials and triumphs. Since we are condemned to repeat the past from which we do not learn, it is our hope that our students will continue to question and clarify what is happening around them long after they leave American Studies. Students will receive a credit in Social Studies and a credit in English after successfully completing four quarters of the class.
Your son or daughter has two teachers for this class, Chris Coppa and Cindi Perrin. Students will focus on the history portion of American Studies with Mr. Coppa and the literature with Miss Perrin. Chris Coppa earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Northern Colorado and his masters degree from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. A graduate of Canon City High School, Chris has been teaching for 15 years at CCHS and 3 years at Canon City Junior High. Cindi Perrin also earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Northern Colorado and received her masters degree from Lesley College. She has been teaching at CCHS for 16 years and 2 years at Canon City Junior High.
Our students receive a quarterly course syllabus that provides them with the rationale, expectations, and evaluation for each quarter’s assignment. It is our hope that your student will share the syllabus with you. Students have examples of what is plagiarized work, and how to correctly document and avoid plagiarism. While plagiarized work has never been eligible for credit, we hope that involving parents from the beginning will keep everyone informed of the expectations of American Studies. Again, we hope that your student has had time to share this with you. This website has a current copy of the syllabus’ calendar, students have calendars in the syllabus, and you should have received a copy, also. Each year students and parents have shared with us that having a copy of the syllabus calendar at home is a useful tool for parents and students. Displaying this on the refrigerator seems to be the most popular place. This is a very effective visual reminder for your student, and it never hurts to have someone at home asking about deadlines. Thank you for providing this assistance.
Grades are posted weekly and student reports are provided on request. Our office hours are M-F from 1:20- 3:00 p. m. Please feel free to call us at 276-5906 Sincerely, Chris Coppa and Cindi Perrin
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