CHS Community Newsletter

November 30, 2023

Principal's Message

Good afternoon Canby High School Students & Families,

This week brings finals, and next week is the start of the 2nd trimester. Congratulations to students for their hard work studying and finishing the trimester strong. As we begin trimester 2, this is a great opportunity to start fresh. Please watch for syllabi coming home with information about each of your student’s new classes.

With this new trimester, it is important that students establish good study habits and strategies to keep up on assignments. Remember to check parent/student vue regularly to check attendance and for any missing assignments. We know that attendance is the most important factor in getting passing grades. It also helps to have a routine for homework and good sleep patterns.

Beginning 2nd trimester, we are launching our “Ready to Learn” initiative. This means all students are expected to be on time, prepared, and have their cell phones away in their backpacks. We are committed to ensuring that all students are engaged and “ready to learn.” Thank you for your partnership.

Lastly, as we transition into the next trimester, we will have no school on Monday, 12/4, and all CHS offices will be closed.

Have a wonderful week!

Best,

Cari Sloan

Canby High School Principal

#CanbyProud #RollCougs

@Canby_Principal

Upcoming Events

Friday, 12/1: Finals periods 1, 3, & 5, see finals schedule below

Friday, 12/1: Men’s basketball, Home @ 7:15pm and Women’s basketball, AWAY @ 7:00pm

Saturday, 12/2: Dance Competition, AWAY

Monday, 12/4: No School-1st Trimester Grading

Tuesday, 12/5: Women's Basketball, Home @ 7:30 pm

Wednesday, 12/6: Women's Wrestling, AWAY @ 4:00 pm

Thursday, 12/7: Swim, Home @ 5:00 pm

Thursday, 12/7: Movie Night @ 7:30 pm

Friday, 12/8: Men's Basketball, AWAY @ 7:00 pm and Women’s Basketball, Home @ 7:15 pm

Saturday, 12/9: Dance Competition, AWAY and Wrestling, AWAY

SAVE THE DATE

December 13-14: Choir Winter Concert, 7:00pm

December 18-January 2, 2024: Winter Break

January 4: College & Career Center FAFSA Family Event

January 8-12: Winter Spirit Week

Important Information

Trimester 2 Schedules

Schedules are available on Parent/Studentvue, but they are subject to change as we balance classes. Please make sure that your student checks their schedule Monday afternoon before reporting to classes Tuesday.

Winter Break Credit Recovery

CHS is offering a credit recovery option in person during winter break. Please see your counselor if you or your students are interested in this opportunity.

CHS Spirit Gear:

Just a reminder - if you're looking to buy some Canby Cougar Spirit Gear - you can always check out the BSN Sideline Store!

Also - because Unified Basketball Season is right around the corner, you can now make your own CUSTOM UNIFIED COUGAR GEAR! Just click "DESIGN OPTIONS", "SPORTS", then select "UNIFIED".

Movie Night:

On Thursday, December 7th at 7:30 pm, Key Club and the CHS Booster Club are hosting a Holiday Movie Night in the new Commons!

Admission to this movie night is 2 cans of food. The Booster Club will donate the same amount of cans that students raise, so let’s make sure to bring in as many cans as possible! All cans of food will be donated to the Canby Center to support local families.

Here's what you really need to know -

Popcorn and hot chocolate will be provided
Bring your own blankets and pillows so you're comfy
Movie TBD

Traveling students

If your student will be traveling or gone for longer than 10 days, please fill out a pre-excused absence form with our Attendance Office. Students that leave CSD for longer than 10 days will need to turn in their ipad/charger to the front desk prior to their trip.

Athletics and Activities

Auditions for the CHS Spring Musical, INTO THE WOODS, will be the week of December 4th. Students can sign up for an audition slot on Monday 12/4, Tuesday 12/5, or Wednesday 12/6. Callbacks will be on Thursday, December 7.

To audition for Into the Woods:

1) Sign up for an audition slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DADAD2FABFCC61-46290498-into

2) Fill out your audition form here: https://forms.gle/mUMMG49Y8pmAt6zb6

Please email director Sullivan Mackintosh at sullivan.mackintosh@canby.k12.or.us if you have any questions!

Canby Girls Basketball drop first game to #1 ranked Springfield

The Girls Basketball team traveled to Springfield to play the defending state champions on Wednesday, November 29th. The girls kept the game close in the first half, but Springfield pulled away in the second half to win 67-37.

Canby Boys Basketball Home Opener Friday, December 1st

The Boys Basketball team will start their season against the #1 ranked Summit Storm in the home opener on Friday, December 1st at 7:15 PM. JV and Frosh teams will play at 5:30 PM.

Canby Opens Swim Season with a Win against Parkrose

Wednesday December 29th was the first swim meet for the Canby Cougars swimmers, both girls and boys. It was a tune-up meet for Canby as Parkrose only had a handful of swimmers. Canby won the meet 129-35 for the Girls and 133-4 on the Boys side of the meet.

The Canby swimmers are still working their way into shape but had several swimmers still getting some best times. Ethan Beck had a best time in the 100 fly, Case Brown earned a best time in the 100 breaststroke. Isaac Evans swam the 50 breast and 50 free for the first time. Ava Kennedy swam to a best time in the 50 breaststroke, while her brother Sam Kennedy earned a best in the 100 free. Kai Laitinen had a HS best time in the 500 freestyle. Makayla Krueger swam in her first meet with the 50 free and 50 back stroke. Morgan Montgomery also swam the 50 free and 50 back for the first time. Simon Nation Dropped over a minute in his 500 free and earned a best time in the 100 free too. Mycah Nichols dropped 5 seconds in her 200 free. Logan Peterson was 6 seconds faster in the 100 back stroke. Luis Tapia-Rosiles swam to best times in both the 50 and 100 free. Gabriella Unger swam in her first swim meet in the 50 and 100 free.

Canby will be hosting Rex Putnum at the Canby Swim Center Thursday December 7 at 5:00pm.

CHS Giving Tree:

Each year, we put up the Giving Tree in the Main Office as a way of collecting gifts for kids in our community that could use a little extra holiday cheer. We partner with the Canby Kiwanis, and they give us a list of items that they need help purchasing for holiday gifts.

Donations will be accepted every day until the end of school on December 14th, so be sure to get all donations in before then!

All toys are accepted, but if you need ideas of what to buy, simply take an ornament off the tree and buy that gift, bringing back the ornament when you drop off the gift.

If you would like to help purchase some gifts this year, here's how the Giving Tree works

Go the Main Office
Take a paper ornament off the tree
Purchase that item (new)
Wrap that item
Return the wrapped item, with the paper ornament taped to the outside.
Feel warm and fuzzy inside knowing you did some good!

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.

Information for Seniors

ATTENTION COLLEGE BOUND CHS SENIORS AND PARENTS:

Create your FSA ID (Federal Student Aid ID) Before “Finding Funds“ FAFSA/ORSAA Family Night January 4 from 6-8pm Allow 3-4 business to receive your ID# BOTH parent & student will need to do this!

Jostens will be back one more time on December 7th! If you have an order form, please bring it to the new commons on December 7th during lunch time.

Please use this link: “Senior Schedule” regarding all things graduation for the Class of 2024. This information will be updated throughout the year. Please note this document is a live document. Dates and events are subject to change.

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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: