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Board approves out-of-state travel for student teams and programs
Summary
The Canyon City School Board voted on Oct. 27 to approve four out-of-state travel requests for student teams and classes, including rocket launches and athletic and speech tournaments.
The Canyon City School Board voted to approve four out-of-state travel requests during its Oct. 27 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Systems Go rockets (Grades/Classes: Systems Go 1, 2 and 3): Approved to travel to Fredericksburg, Texas, April 28–May 2, 2026, to launch rockets designed and built during the school year. Roll-call responses recorded in the meeting transcript show board members voting in favor; the motion passed.
- Speech and debate team — Longhorn Classic (Austin, Texas): Approved to travel Dec. 4–7, 2025, to participate in the Longhorn Classic tournament. The motion passed; roll-call responses recorded in the transcript show members voting in favor.
- Speech and debate team — Holiday Classic (Cheyenne, Wyoming): Approved to travel Dec. 19–20, 2025, to participate in the Holiday Classic tournament. The motion passed by recorded vote.
- Boys basketball — Mary Sanders Holiday Basketball Classic (Farmington, New Mexico): Approved to travel Dec. 10–14, 2025, to participate in the tournament. The motion passed by recorded vote.
Each travel request was presented as recommended and carried on motions from the board with seconds; discussion was brief and limited to clarifying questions about sponsorship, funding and whether tournaments were sequential or separate. The board’s roll-call lines recorded affirmative votes (Aye) from the members named on the record, and the president declared each motion passed.
Details per item (as recorded in the meeting transcript)
1) Systems Go rockets to Fredericksburg, Texas (04/28/2026–05/02/2026) Motion: Request to approve out-of-state travel for Systems Go 1, 2 and 3 classes to Fredericksburg, Texas, for rocket launches. Mover/Second: Motion stated on record; mover/second not consistently assigned to a specific named member in the transcript. Vote (recorded names in transcript): Mister O'Bryte — Aye; Miss Mary — Aye; Missus Reeser — Aye; additional affirmative responses recorded. Outcome: Approved.
2) Speech & Debate — Longhorn Classic, Austin, Texas (12/04/2025–12/07/2025) Motion: Approve out-of-state travel for the speech and debate team to the Longhorn Classic tournament in Austin. Mover/Second: Motion and second recorded; specific movant/second names not consistently noted in the roll-call portion. Vote (recorded names in transcript): Mister O'Bryte — Aye; Missus Reeser — Aye; Miss Mary — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
3) Speech & Debate — Holiday Classic, Cheyenne, Wyoming (12/19/2025–12/20/2025) Motion: Approve out-of-state travel for the speech and debate team to the Holiday Classic in Cheyenne. Vote (recorded names in transcript): Mister O'Bryte (called for roll) — Aye; Miss Mary — Aye; Missus Reeser — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
4) Boys basketball — Mary Sanders Holiday Classic, Farmington, New Mexico (12/10/2025–12/14/2025) Motion: Approve out-of-state travel for the boys basketball team to Farmington, N.M., for the Mary Sanders holiday classic. Vote (recorded names in transcript): Mister O'Bryte — Aye; Miss Mary — Aye; Missus Reeser — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
None of these items included a request for additional district funding beyond routine travel approval language in the meeting transcript; several trustees asked how trips would be funded or who was sponsoring teams. All four motions passed without substantive debate and were recorded by roll call or voice as approved.
