CHS Community Newsletter

December 15, 2022

Principal's Message

Good afternoon Canby High School Students and Families!

This time of year, I always spend time reflecting on the past year and planning for what’s ahead. We are so excited at CHS to be on the precipice of some awesome changes. We feel like we are back in the swing of school and are looking forward to the amazing new wing that takes shape more and more each day and week. I am grateful to have made the transition to serve as CHS principal, and our students inspire me each day.

December is a busy month filled with the beginning of winter sporting events and band and choir concerts. The Band and Choir concerts this week were powerful and inspiring. Speaking of band, our jazz band recently took first place in the league competition and qualified for state. Women’s basketball is currently undefeated with a record of 5-0. Men’s Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, and Dance all had successful games and meets (for further details, see below under Athletics/Activities). It is amazing to watch our athletes excel in the field and stage.

Please remember that there won’t be a newsletter over the next few weeks as we will be on Winter Break. We look forward to the new year, and starting the forecasting process and planning for the next school year.

I wish you a very happy break filled with joy and peace. Have a blessed Holiday!

Best,

Cari Sloan

Canby High School Principal

#CanbyProud #Rollcougs

@Canby_Principal

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Upcoming Events

12/19-23: HOLIDAY BREAK - NO SCHOOL, Schools Closed

12/26-30: HOLIDAY BREAK - NO SCHOOL, Schools Closed

1/2 -1/3: HOLIDAY BREAK - NO SCHOOL, Schools Closed

12/16: Wrestling Maren Gingerich Tournament & 12/17 Larry Owings Tournament

12/17-12/19: Women’s Basketball Tournaments AWAY, visit athletic schedule for times Here

12/17-12/21: Men’s Basketball Tournaments AWAY, visit athletic schedule for times Here

12/29: Men's Basketball AWAY 7:30pm @ South Albany HS

12/29: Women’s Basketball AWAY 6:30 @ North Salem HS

1/3: Women's Basketball, AWAY @ 6:00pm and Men’s Basketball, AWAY @ 7:00pm

1/4: Men’s Wrestling, Home @ 8:00pm

1/5: Swimming, Home

1/6: Men’s Basketball, Home @ 7:15pm and Women’s Basketball, AWAY @ 7:15pm

Important Information

If your student will be missing extended school due to travel, please make arrangements for them by contacting our Attendance Secretary Jessie Munoz at (503)263-7210. Jessie will help you ensure all of the proper paperwork is complete. We will then set students up for support with our teacher Tonya Boustead. Tonya can help students and teachers create a plan to stay up to date with school work while they are gone.

Curriculum Renewals 2022-2023

Each school year, the Canby School District leads a curriculum renewal process in a core content area. This school year we will be renewing our K-12 health curriculum and our 9-12 world languages curriculum. We are looking for 2-4 parents who represent different schools and levels to participate on one of our curriculum committees. Committee members will participate in professional learning, join committee meetings during the day or after school and observe the review process. If you are interested in participating or learning more about the committee, please contact your building principal. The Teaching and Learning team will then contact you with more information. Note that all parents, whether on a committee or not, will have the opportunity to view curriculum and provide input. We will hold information nights and input opportunities as part of our review process.

Inclement Weather

As the temperatures get colder, it’s time to start preparing for winter weather! If the weather is severe enough to cancel school, the first day of inclement weather will be a snow day for all! Any inclement weather day thereafter will be an online learning day. Elementary school families, this means you may see iPads come home with your students if questionable weather is forecasted.

In the event of an online learning day, Canby High School will begin at 8:40 a.m. and all other schools will begin at 9:30 a.m. Students should watch for Zoom links from their teachers. If students have trouble connecting or need help, they should reach out to their teacher. Canby School District strives to make the most of this valuable educational time, but please know that students will not be penalized if they are unable to connect.

To make sure you’re set to receive information about school delays, or closures, and online learning days, please subscribe to Canby School District on FlashAlert. Now is also a good time to update your text preferences online by listing your phone number.

For more information, please see our inclement weather page.

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Athletics and Activities

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 12/12/22 Allie Mead - Girls Basketball and Connor Gensman - Boys Basketball

Week of 12/19/22 Avery Keinonen - Girls Swimming and Ben Young - Wrestling

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 Cougars Wrestlers Dominated at the Herrin Holiday Classic

If you didn’t get to see it, Canby dominated the competition last weekend winning the Herrin Holiday classic with 262.5 points putting 8 in the finals. In contrast, we won the tournament last year with 219 points. Also, Maddie Navarra won the girl’s tournament with 3 first-round pins. Way to go Cougs! This weekend we have the Maren Gingerich Invite on Friday the 16th and the Larry Owing Invite on Saturday the 17th, come out and support your cougars!

The Cougar Dancers wrapped up another 2 weekends of competitions.

At Nelson HS on 12/3 they earned 1st in Modern, 1st in Contemporary and 3rd in Jazz. Elise Quinlan earned top 10 in novice drill down and Alyssa Ross and Patricia Campbell earned top 10 in advanced drill down.

On 12/10 the Cougar Dancers competed at Rex Putnam High School competition and earned 1st place in Modern, Contemporary, and Jazz! Congrats to Araya Armstrong and Lizzy Michaels on top 10 in novice drill down and Hannah Thompson, Marissa VanHoose, and Gracelyn Chaffee on top 10 in advanced drill down! The Cougar Dancers will now compete at the DDCA Championships on January 21st.

Do you have a kiddo aged Kindergarten through 8th grade who would like to be a Cougar Dancer for the day? Sign up for the annual Kids' Clinic:

https://forms.gle/cBH9Fdqoz6vG5Dtn6

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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

Senior families can put a Senior Ad in the yearbook! Please see this LINK for more information and how to get your ad in the yearbook.

The senior schedule is linked on the “Graduation Information” page. Please check back often for updates. Again, seniors need to watch their emails for graduation information and updates.

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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: