CHS Community Newsletter

Conferences

Trimester 2 conferences are in person on Wednesday, 1/31 from 5pm - 8pm. This will be in a drop in, arena format. We heard from our families that you much preferred in person conferences, so we are pleased to expand that option. If you would like to connect virtually or via phone with teachers, please reach out to teachers individually, and they will accommodate you.

Lost and Found

Please have your student check the lost and found that is up in the main lobby entrance for their lost or forgotten items. This will only be displayed until the end of January before being donated.

Important Assessment Information for Canby Families

Thank you for supporting your child’s participation in the upcoming Oregon Statewide Assessments. Assessment is an important part of each student’s academic experience. Beginning in kindergarten and through grade 12, learners in the Canby School District experience a variety of formative, interim, and summative assessments. Oregon Statewide Assessments are one example of a summative assessment administered in grades 3 through 8, and grade 11. Students in these grade levels are required to participate in English Language Arts and Math assessments annually. In grades 5 and 8, students also participate in Science.

Canby School District, like all districts in Oregon, is striving for 95% or greater student participation. This goal is essential for understanding the depth and breadth of learning for student groups across our schools, and for evaluating programs and resources. Oregon Summative Assessment data provides information to the Canby community and to district teams about our successes or strengths and areas for improvement.

We will be communicating additional information about Oregon Statewide Assessment dates for your students’ grade level and ways to support your student’s success. You can find more information on our district State Assessment webpage. Please reach out to your school principal or classroom teacher if you have further questions. Canby School District appreciates your partnership.

State Assessments

11th grade students will be asked to participate in the Oregon Statewide Assessment System(OSAS) starting in February of 2024. Here are some important details for your planning:

• Language Arts: Feb 5, 6, 7

• Math: Feb 12, 13, 14

• Science: Feb 22, 23

NAEP Testing

The National Center for Educational Statistics will be on campus to test 50 12th graders on February 26th. Students affected will be hearing from the school through email and letter home. If you have any questions, please contact our Testing Coordinator Sally Park.

Library Texts

Canby School District libraries use CSD guidelines for selecting new texts. This school year, new titles for circulation will be posted quarterly on the CSD Library Curation web page to provide our community with this information. Please click here to learn more.

Outdoor School

High school students are invited to meet with our elementary school principals to on February 6 during lunch. See the flier below for more information.

Schedules:

We have all of our athletics schedule all in one place on our master athletic schedule. This includes game times, locations, and bus departure times. It is updated real-time by your athletic department. Go to this link to see the current schedule, which is subject to change with little notice.

Oliver Insurance Athlete of the week

Week of 1/8/24 Kali Mull - girls swimming and Kai Laitinen - boys swimming

Week of 1/15/24 Myla Cranford - Cheer and Carla Baca Montero - Dance

Week of 1/29/24 Landon English - Boys Basketball and Marlo Johnson - Girls Basketball

Spring Sports Signups

During lunch, spring sports coaches will be at tables located in the main hall answering questions about spring sports. Great time for students to meet the coach and get information about signups, tryout and practice information.

Community invited to Theatre Showcase on Saturday, January 27

Canby High School's Drama Club students are heading to the Oregon Thespians Regional Festival on February 3! Sixteen theatre students will be adjudicated on events in Acting, Musical Theatre, Pantomime, and Theatrical Design. The community is invited to a showcase of performance pieces and design work at the CHS Fine Arts Center Auditorium this Saturday, January 27 from 5-6pm. Come show your support for our performing arts students!

Canby Dance Kids Clinic

Our Canby Dance Kids Clinic was postponed due to weather. The clinic has been rescheduled for Monday February 19th.

Boys Basketball

The varsity boys basketball team scored a season high 93 points in their league road win at Milwaukie. We had 5 players score in double figures, led by 22 points from Dallas Michel and 20 points from Jack Brauckmiller. We played at a very high level offensively pushing the pace through the whole game.

Girls Basketball

It was a terrific team effort in the varsity girls basketball 63-43 win over Milwaukie. Tayla Borntrager was the leading scorer with 20 points, while Katie Spillum put up 14 points. Harmony Davies racked up 7 rebounds and Marlo Johnson had 7 steals. It was team defense that got Canby the early lead, and a late run that pushed the lead in the fourth quarter. Altogether a great defensive effort from our girls!

Unified Basketball

Unified Basketball took a road trip to Liberty High School in Hillsboro and brought back a win, 42-41. The entire team fought hard and battled during a back and forth contest. The Cougars took the lead with 30-seconds left on the clock, then played suffocating defense and came up with a crucial steal to seal the victory.

Swimming

Canby Cougars swam against Hillsboro High on Wednesday January 25 at Parkrose High School. Canby Girls came away with a 129 to 17 point win, while the Canby Boys finished 94 to 52. It was great to have an away meet, especially in the pool that we will have the District Meet in. Hillsboro also swam against Parkrose and Hillsboro came out the victors. Click HERE for Coach Laitenen’s Breakdown.

Boys Wrestling

This week, the boys wrestling team beat Parkrose 60-3, and beat Hood River 63-13 to remain atop the NWOC league. The varsity team is currently 6-0 in league and has 12 out of 14 wrestlers currently ranked top 10 in the state.

Girls Wrestling

The girls wrestling team beat Parkrose 24-12 on Tuesday, and lost to Hood River 42-30. The girls are currently in third place in league with a 4-2 record. Emilia Ensrud is ranked 4th in state with 21-1 record and Madi Kidwell is currently ranked 3rd with a 19-0 record.