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Kanin Cadam

Kanin Cadam, Photographer/Reporter

Kanin Cadam is a junior reporter and photographer for CHS Today, taking photos through numerous lenses, attending school and community events, taking photos in nature, and experimenting with creative shots. He has also taken on his ambition in writing, writing multiple stories on important, interesting, and relevant topics. Winning numerous awards for his work, he plans to stay in the program until he graduates, hoping to capture moments for years to come, inspire those around him, and find a career in journalism. In his free time, he likes to play pinball, spend time outdoors and with friends, photograph, and play games.

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Ms. Svigel working a stand to help the Class of 2024 leave their fingerprints on the finished mural. She offered a variety of colors for the seniors fingerprints as a part of the mural, allowing them to leave a part of them with the school before they step out into the next chapter of their life. “I do not have much say in how it will look other than there needs to be a place where the seniors will place their fingerprints, and that it needs to be to represent the school as a whole body, and not just a few students,” said Svigel.

[Photo] Another Year, Another Coat of Paint

Dylan Combs, Reporter
March 13, 2025
Cassidy Vallin (Left) and Bryan Connolly (Right) from Circus Foundry dance as a part of their show during the opening ceremony of Conifer High School’s 9th annual Peace Day. Circus Foundry is a Denver-based contemporary circus that formed to share their art, help others in the process, and support local under-represented demographics in community gatherings. “Our main goal with your show was to be able to share the excitement of what the circus brings to people throughout the world,” Vallin said.

Kaleidoscope of Perspective

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
March 10, 2025
A ball hits a troll popup in the pinball game, “Medieval Madness.” The game was one of the 40 machines that were part of the Colorado State Pinball Championship held at Blizzard Mountain Pinball in Conifer. Every year, the championship rotates between locations and ensued despite the snow as state must be held on the same date across all states. “The player base, the talent pool, and the quality of tournaments here in North America are just much higher than outside of it,” IFPA State Representative for Colorado Snow Galvin said.

Practice, Patience, Passion, Prizes

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
February 19, 2025
Junior Avery LeRoy reading in the Learning Center. As a tutor in the Learning Center, LeRoy checks in on students and keeps them on track, providing support while possible. Tutors also use the period to study and get their own work done, providing an example for the students in the Learning Center. “I'm hoping that I can have helped some people and hopefully improve my own study habits,” LeRoy said.

Support in Small Places

Kanin Cadam, Reporter
February 3, 2025
Conifer’s Softball team celebrates the end of their season, their Elite 8 finish at state, and the 8 seniors that are graduating from the team. Having 16 players, the team beat Berthoud High School 11-6 and lost against Holy Family 13-2, ending a very successful season. 8 seniors will be graduating from the team, which will reduce the size of the team to 8 members, however more will join the team next year. “It’s all about family, and it’s really fun,” junior Sienna Shields said.

Changing Bases

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
January 23, 2025
A pinball ejects from a scoop on a popular game, “Road Show.” During Blizzard Mountain Pinball’s 24 hour tournament, players competed on 39 different machines, all from different decades. “It’s a huge spread, and there’s a lot of rare and unique machines, which are a good challenge for me,” player David Ariew said. (Kanin Cadam)

Midnight Madness

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
November 19, 2024
Levi Schaudt, or "Bright!"'s SoundCloud profile. Schaudt is a freshman artist at Conifer, and has been writing music for about 10 years now. He has various albums across many platforms, hoping to spread his message. “I just want my voice to be heard, and for my name to be known for what I’m trying to do for the community of Colorado,” Schaudt said.(Provided by Levi Schaudt)

Brighten Your Day Beats

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
October 15, 2024
Conifer High School in the fall of 2024 without its iconic lobo statue standing out front. The lobo statue which represented the school for 16 years rotted and fell over in the summer of 2023. “I know when I first saw it gone, I felt really confused, so it’d be great for us to get a new statue,” senior Vincent Rutter said.

Mystery of the Missing Lobo

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
September 10, 2024
Sophomore NAHS Member Enji Jensen paints the senior mural. This year’s senior mural is an underwater theme, featuring jellyfish, whales, bubbles, and other underwater creatures. Seniors’ fingerprints are meant to resemble fish, forming a school of fish following the large whales. “It takes a lot of people and a lot of planning,” Enji said.

A Lasting Legacy: Conifer Seniors Leave Their Mark

Kanin Cadam, Reporter/Photographer
May 3, 2024
Sophomore Kayla Boyes paints a piece in the Art Therapy workshop. For Peace Day, one of the most popular workshops for the day was Art Therapy, where students expressed thoughts and emotions through creativity. "The world sees you differently than you see yourself," Boyes said.

[Photo] Peace Day 2/2/24

April 10, 2024
Student, Jax Murphy, doing his verb of the day warm-up. Murphy is in Nicole Burris’ 8th period Spanish Three Honors class. His verb of the day is “maldecir” which he has to conjugate for his warm-up.

[Photo] Saltarse el Clase de Español

Emily Bunchman, Reporter
March 11, 2024
Carissa Maseberg gives AP Statistic help to several students during Lab. Though AP Statistics is a difficult subject and a college-level class, her teaching has helped many students to understand and internalize the processes and strategies needed to be successful in her class. “She’s helped me figure out how to do math,” Roberson said.

[Photo] Missing Maseberg

Erich Bohn, Reporter
March 11, 2024
New freshman reporters working on editing their stories so editors can post to CHSToday.net. After interviewing and writing their story, students will turn their stories into their Section Editors or Editor in Chief, who will give feedback and edits on their stories. After they edit their stories, students will check their edits and resubmit and editors will post their stories.

[Photo] Conifer High School Newspaper

Emily Bunchman, Reporter
February 22, 2024
Students dance to the music of the various artists during the Winter Formal. The DJ was the same one who DJ’d Homecoming and the music selection ranged from quiet, to pop, to rock anthems. “I really enjoyed how the bottom floor was really quiet, the dance floor was intense, and the top floor was still loud but not too loud.” Dalby said.

[Photo] Winter Formal Returning For Good?

Erich Bohn, Reporter
January 30, 2024
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