CHS Community Newsletter

April 20, 2023

Principal's Message

Good afternoon Canby High School Students and Families!

It has been another busy week of activities at CHS. This week we celebrated Kindness Week where students were encouraged to “reach out to a friend,” “give compliments,” and “make new friends” along with a variety of activities such as decorating cookies together and making friendship bracelets. It is heartening to see our students lean in to the message of kindness.

Our students inspire me daily with their many talents and skills and their curiosity and imagination. It is the highlight of my days to spend time with them in classes. Our students are successful in so many ways--inside and out of the classroom. This last week, our band musicians won the Northwest Oregon Conference title and qualified for the state competition, our OHSET athletes qualified for a plethora of state events, and our state bound choir entertained us in the lobby. We also enjoyed the dance last Saturday sponsored by MEChA. The atmosphere was electric, and students and staff enjoyed the music.

Tomorrow, we look forward to an assembly to honor our winter athletes. Next week is our Art Show in the FAC and our Talent Show on Wednesday evening as well as Alumni Choir Concerts. I look forward to these events showcasing our students’ abilities.

Have a wonderful week!

Best,

Cari Sloan

Canby High School Principal

#CanbyProud #Rollcougs

@Canby_Principal

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Upcoming Events

Reminder: for the most recent updated athletic schedule, go to this link

Thursday, 4/20: Track & Field, AWAY @ 4:00pm, Men’s Tennis, AWAY @ 4:30pm and Womens Tennis, Home @ 4:30pm

Friday, 4/21: AM Assembly, Track & Field, AWAY, Softball, AWAY @ 4:00pm. Baseball, AWAY @ 4:30pm

Saturday, 4/22: Track & Field, AWAY, Rugby, AWAY @ 9:00am

Monday, 4/24: Art Show begins, FAC

Tuesday, 4/25: Men's Tennis, AWAY @ 4:30 Women's Tennis, Home @ 4:30pm, Baseball, Home @ 5:00pm and Mens Lacrosse, Home @ 8:00pm

Wednesday, 4/26: Talent Show @ 7:00pm, Women's State Golf, Baseball, Home, 5:00pm, Softball, Home 5:00pm

Thursday, 4:27: Alumni Choir Concert, Men's Tennis, Home @ 4:30pm and Womens Tennis, AWAY @ 4:30pm

Important Information

Curriculum Renewal Open House

As we prepare to adopt new K-12 Health and 9-12 World Languages curricula, we invite families to an open house. Come learn about our curriculum renewal process, view potential instructional resources, and have the opportunity to ask questions about health and world language instruction in Canby. For those who wish to learn more about Oregon health and/or world languages standards ahead of the event, click the links to preview. We will hold two identical open houses at Ackerman Library from 5:30-7 p.m. on April 26 and May 2. Drop in at any time.

Water Testing

Canby School District has completed its first cycle of lead and copper water testing, and all fixtures came in under the state requirement of 15 parts per million. We collected samples from Ackerman, the district office and maintenance shop, Baker Prairie Middle School, and Canby High School. All fixtures were tested as long as a student could cup their hands under it to collect water.

Those interested can view the reports here: HASS Healthy and Safe School Reports.

Testing will take place in the 2023-2024 year for the remaining schools: Carus, Eccles, Knight, Lee, Ninety-One, and Trost.

For questions, please reach out to Shawna Grant, District Operation Specialists with Facilities, at sgrant@canby.k12.or.us or 503-266-0018 xt. 3920.

Athletics and Activities

The League Champion Concert Choir will be performing their STATE set along with the Alumni Choir and others on April 27th & 28th at the Richard Fine Arts Center, 7pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm. Tickets are 10 dollars at the door, also available at Thriftway, the money goes to support the choral program.

Congratulations for our talented OHSET students who have qualified for the state tournament:

Showmanship: Sadie Schweitzer, Madison Wheeler, Hailey Magenheimer

In Hand Trail: Sadie Schweitzer, Madison Wheeler, Hailey Magenheimer, Addie Heinemann (Alternate)

Trail: Hannah Smith (Alternate)

Dressage: Sadie Schweitzer

Working Pairs: Hannah Smith & Hayley Smith, Sadie Schweitzer & Hailey Magenheimer

Saddle Seat: Hannah Smith, Addie Heinemann

Hunt Seat: Hayley Smith (Alternate)

Western Horsemanship: Hannah Smith

In Hand Obstacle Relay: Hannah Smith, Sadie Schweitzer, Hailey Magenheimer, Madison Wheeler & Loryn Gomez, Hayley Smith, Addie Heinemann, Katie Weldeman (Alternate)

Team Versatility: Hannah Smith, Sadie Schweitzer, Hailey Magenheimer, Madison Wheeler & Loryn Gomez, Madi Bigej, Hayley Smith, Addie Heinemann

Drill: Hannah Smith, Madison Wheeler, Sadie Schweitzer, Hailey Magenheimer, Madi Bigej, Addie Heinemann

Breakaway Roping: Lexie Williams, Lola Rice

Two Man Birangle: Sadie Schweitzer & Madison Wheeler, Hannah Smith & Hayley Smith (Alternate)

Canadian Flag: Madison Wheeler, Sadie Schweitzer, Madi Bigej, Addie Heinemann & Hannah Smith, Hayley Smith, Hailey Magenheimer, Cloie Surgeon

Barrels: Sadie Schweitzer, Lexie Williams, Hayley Smith (Alternate)

Pole Bending: Lexie Williams

Figure 8: Lexie Williams, Madi Bigej, Hayley Smith (Alternate)

Individual Flag: Madi Bigej

Keyhole: Madi Bigej

Congratulations to Lily Hansen who placed 1st place in the following event Women's U17 4x, 1st place- Women's JV 4+, 3rd place- Women's Novice 4x+ at the Covered Bridge Regatta this past weekend at Dexter Lake. Lilly rows for Oregon Rowing Unlimited.

Check out the BPMS play at the CHS Fine Arts Center on April 20, 21, and 22. See more details on the flier.

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. Please note that spring sports are still being finalized, particularly at the lower levels.

Oliver Insurance Athlete of the week

Week of 4/3/23 Ava Carroll - Softball and Joe Scott - Baseball

Week of 4/10/23 Mackenzie Bigej - Track and Field and Trey Wakefield - Track and Field

Week of 4/17/23 Hadley Bierma - Girls Tennis and Caden Kuehl - Boys Tennis

Odd Moe’s Pizza of Canby “Odd Moe’s Unsung Hero of the week” award that recognizes those athletes who contribute to their teams in ways that go beyond athletic skill.

Week of 4/17/23 Colin Vian - Baseball

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.

Canby GAP Fundraiser

Canby Graduation All-night Party (GAP) has partnered with Canby’s own, Caruso Produce. Canby GAP is selling delicious 27lb boxes of the wildly popular Cosmic Crisp Apples for $39.95. That is only $1.47 per pound!! Please consider taking advantage of this fantastic offer to help make this event a success for ALL of our seniors. If this is too many apples for your family please consider splitting an order with family or friends. Last day to purchase is April 30th. Apples will be at the High School for pickup Saturday May 6th from 9am-11:30am. Please share offer with others. You may purchase apples here.

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

What’s coming up next? For seniors, its grad speaker tryouts on May 4th. For families, it’s an optional (and helpful) “How-to” Senior Locker Decorating Tutorial for Parents/Guardians on May 3rd, 6:00-7:00 in Room 1. Parents can learn more about decorating their senior’s locker, see some examples and ask questions. Please see the Senior Information Flier for more information and upcoming events.

7 more Senior Sundays until graduation!

The Senior Information Flier is linked on the “Graduation Information” page on our website. Please check back often for updates. Again, seniors need to watch their emails for graduation information and updates. If you have additional questions not found in the information pages, please contact Jamie Netter @jamie.netter@canby.k12.or.us or 503.263.7200 Ext 5302.

Incoming 9th Grade Corner

Save the Dates Students:

May 1 and May 2 our Fall Sports Coaches will be visiting BPMS and 91 lunches.
May 18 is our Senior Graduation Walk and 8th Grade Fly Up. On this day our seniors will visit all CSD schools in their graduation attire and our incoming 9th graders will visit CHS and get a campus tour and introduction to our many club opportunities.

Links to Principal Sloan’s Welcome Videos:

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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: