CHS Community Newsletter

November 17, 2022

Principal's Message

Good afternoon Canby High School Students and Families!

This week at Canby High School was Kindness week. This consisted of a variety of activities such as giving someone candy to ask for forgiveness, doing acts of kindness to fill out a bingo card, and spotting students doing kind acts. All of these activities will culminate in an assembly. It is important to remember to always be kind to one another, and we strive to improve our already great community by being intentional about practicing kindness.

In addition to kindness week, the assembly tomorrow will honor fall sports athletes and kick off the winter season. We have a winter sports parent night this evening on Zoom here. As we begin winter sports, we would like to spotlight an event that happened this summer: the Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction. We are so proud of our community support and our strong tradition of excellence. Check out pictures and more information below.

Please note some important upcoming events and deadlines. Senior yearbook photos are due Nov. 18th, tomorrow (for more details, go to the Seniors section below). We are nearing the end of the 1st trimester. Schedules for students for second trimester will be available in StudentVue/ParentVue tomorrow. Final Exams for first trimester are November 30 and December 1. A more detailed schedule is below. In order to help students prepare, we are hosting a Cookies and Cram event on Nov. 28th from 4:00-6:00 pm.

The construction on our new wing continues. This week, large steel beams that will support the structure went up. It is exciting to see the progress. Our Leadership students also had the opportunity to work with Mahlum Architects and Bremick Construction to select furniture and decor for the new Commons space.

Lastly, there will be no Community Newsletter next week as we have a shortened week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. This season is a great time to reflect and give thanks. I am grateful for our amazing students, staff, and community. I wish you a blessed holiday.

Best,

Cari Sloan

Canby High School Principal

#CanbyProud #Rollcougs

@Canby_Principal

Construction at CHS

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Leadership students help with the design

Upcoming Events

Thursday, 11/17: Winter Sports Player/Parent Meeting, 6pm on zoom here

Friday, 11/18: Second Trimester Schedules available in StudentVue/ParentVue

Monday, 11/21: Library Book Review Opportunity, 3-5pm, Ackerman Library

Wednesday - Friday, 11/23-25: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, 11/28: Cookies and Cram , 4:00-6:00pm

Wednesday, 11/30: Finals Schedule-Periods 2 & 4, Men’s Basketball Jamboree, 6:00-8:00pm, Women's Basketball, AWAY, 6:00pm

Thursday, 12/1: Finals Schedule-Periods 1, 3, & 5, Swim, Home

Friday, 12/2: NO SCHOOL - Grading Day, Women's Basketball, Home @ 6:00pm, Men's Basketball, Home @ 7:30pm, After Game Dance

Saturday, 12/3: Dance AWAY

Important Information

Finals Schedule

Finals are Wednesday, November 30 and Thursday, Dec 1. Please see the attached Final Schedule.

Holiday Drives

The Canby School District Coin Drive has begun and will run through Nov. 18th. During this event, we will be collecting spare change to support the Kiwanis Canby Community Food & Toy Drive, an event that has been serving Canby families for more than 60 years. We will run our Toy Drive in early December, again partnering with Kiwanis. Key Club is sponsoring a food drive Nov. 14th - 18th. All food donated will go to the Canby Center. Below is a list of requested items. Students can donate the food in their 2nd period classes.

canned corn
stuffing mix
gravy/gravy mix
canned cranberry sauce
canned green beans
canned fruit
baking mixes

Review New Library Selections

Canby School District is providing an opportunity for parents to review new library books before they go into circulation in the district libraries. The opportunity will take place at the Ackerman Library on Nov. 21 from 3-5 p.m. Those who attend will use Canby School District guidelines for selecting and reviewing library texts to submit a review form online.

Cookies and Cram Finals study session - Nov. 28th

Students can get help studying for finals on Nov. 28th from 4:00-6:00pm in the CHS library. We have limited cookies, cocoa and water to help students stay focused. Most tutors, staff volunteers and a few administrators will be available to help students end the trimester and finish strong. Reminder again, finals are Nov 30th and Dec 1st.

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Athletics and Activities

Winter sports tryouts and practices have started. Please visit canbyathletics.com for tryout and practice information. Athletes must be “cleared for tryouts” on the registermyathlete.com site before attending any practice/tryout. Please contact Heather Britt in the athletic office for assistance and questions. heather.britt@canby.k12.or.us or 503-263-7216.

We will have our seasonal Winter Sports Parent Night tonight, November 17 at 6pm via zoom. The link is located here.

Military Career Day Opportunity: The College & Career Center will be hosting a Military Panel for interested students:

Monday November 28th from 10:00-12:30pm

Branches include: Navy, Marines, Army, and Army Reserve

Interested students please register in the College & Career Center

This summer, our wrestling program and alumni got together for the CHS Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction. This event recognized 131 individual state placers and 21 state trophy teams from 1948-2022. The event was held on August 6th in the FAC and was attended by around 400 people, traveling from all over the US to return to Canby. As we begin the winter sports season, we want to thank the Wrestling Hall of Fame Committee for making this possible: Norm Berney, Bill Scott, Larry Owings, Bob Bergen, Doug Sprague, Jack Bigej, Doug Kivett, Ken Buckles, Punk Hostetler and a special thank you to Jim Gadberry for all his work leading and organizing this event. Along with acknowledging our past alumni, a scholarship fund was created for future wrestlers and the alumni collectively raised over $17,000. This Hall of Fame and scholarship is a great way to honor our past and look toward our future wrestlers at Canby! Thank you Canby Wrestling Community!

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 10/17/22 Nika Chernishov - Cross Country and Kylah Sprague - Girls Soccer

Week of 10/24/22 Myla Cranford - Cheer and Calli Partsafas - Dance

Week of 10/31/22 Jacob Tilden - Cross Country and Natalie Just - Volleyball

Week of 11/7/22 The entire cast of the fall play The Servant of Two Masters

Boosters

Membership to Canby Boosters is $20 annually. Visit our Booster Club Facebook page to learn how you can get involved with helping to support our students. Click Here for the website.

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Attendance at CHS

To ensure the accuracy and efficiency of our attendance process, please remember the following guidelines:

If your student needs to leave class for an appointment or because they are sick, inform the attendance office 30 MINUTES PRIOR to leave time. This will help us ensure that your student receives a note to leave class in a timely manner. Students will not be excused without a note.
Pre-Excused Absence: For any anticipated absence that will be more than three days, students are expected to pick up a Pre-Excused Absence Form from Jessie Munoz at the Attendance Office.
To report an absence, call Jessie Munoz at our attendance line at 503-263-7210 or email chs-attendance@canby.k12.or.us.
Students have 48 hours to have unexcused absences excused. Students may lose the opportunity to make up work for credit due to unexcused absences. Please report an absence as soon as possible.

Remember that attendance matters and students who attend class regularly are more likely to stay on track, graduate on time, learn deeply, and get the most from their high school experience.

Information for Seniors

Watch your email for graduation information! It is very important for seniors and senior families to check the “Graduation Information” link often. Find it under “Quick Links” on the right side of the CHS website.

Latest update: the senior schedule is linked on the “Graduation Information” page. Please check back often for updates.

Jostens was at CHS on 11/10 and 11/17 during lunch receiving orders for graduation announcements, cap/gowns, etc. If you missed these order days, you will need to visit Josten's website to place an order. The webpage can be found here: Jostens. There will be a small service charge for ordering online . Please NOTE: the only items seniors need for graduation is the cap and gown unit (includes a tassel). There are also extra packets in the main office for ordering.

Yearbook Senior Pictures are due 11/18/22. Visit this link for photo requirements: Yearbook Photo Requirements .

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Resources

SafeOregon Program

SafeOregon is a 24-hour anonymous tip-line individuals can use if they see or hear about instances of bullying, violence, threats, drug use, suicidal thoughts and more.

There are a number of ways to report, including: