CHS Weekly Update

In the Recognition/Announcements Section:

• Principals Message - New
• School Board Recognition Month - Thank You, CSD School Board! - New
  
• Profile of a Graduate - CHS Students of the Week: Jorge Rodrigues Zurita, Alexander Mercenario Velazquez Lashmey Kitthisane - New
  
• Centennial High School School Board Student Report (1/8/25) - New
  
• CHS Attendance Corner - New
  
• Winter Illness Reminders from CHS Attendance Team - New
  

In the Eagle Recap Section:

• Next Two Weeks in CHS Sports - New
• Coach Hali Won OSAA Coaching Excellence Award - New
  
• It’s a Great Day to Be an Eagle!! Recap -11/10/24 - New
  
• January's Student-Athletes of the Month - New
  

In the CHS Counselor's Corner Section:

• Message from CHS Counselors - Dougy Center - Grief Support - New
• Immunization Appointments Now Available at the Student Heath Centers - New
  
• OHP Support

In the CHS College and Career Center News

• January's CHS College and Career Center News Newsletter - New
  

In the Upcoming Events Section:

• Winter Formal Dance (1/11/25)

• January Spirit Assembly (1/15) - New

• No School on January 20th for MLK Day Observance
  

• Winter SUN Starts (1/21/25) - New
  

• CHS Winter Conference (1/29 and 1/30) - New
  

In the Reminders Section:

• Inclement Weather - Be Ready! Reminder - New
  
• Ongoing Reminders/Forms/Information
  
• Join CSD - We Are Hiring
• Closet to Closet
  
• Food For Families

#1 - Week Review

#2 - Sports Update

• Jan. 11th - Winter Formal Dance

• Jan. 15th - January Spirit Assembly

• Jan. 20th - No School - In Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Jan. 21st - Winter SUN Begains

• Jan. 24th - CHS Drama Student Directed One-Acts @ 7:00 PM

• Jan. 29th - No School -Trimester/Conference Prep

• Jan. 29th to Feb. 1st - Winter High School Guardian/Caregiver

• Jan. 29th - Winter Conference from 4 pm-7:30 pm

• Jan. 30th - No School

• Jan. 30th - Fall Conferences from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm

• Jan. 31st - No School

• Feb 1st - Daddy Daughter Dance

View the school year calendar (available in multiple languages): 2024-2025 Academic Calendars -

View All CHS Athletics at https://chseaglesathletics.org/

We had a great first week of school to begin 2025. The number of Tardies, or students out of class, fell drastically this week. This makes our school safer and means more of you are in class learning. It is great to see because we care about you and your education and want you in class. There was a lot of excitement for students and staff. Thank you for making the start of 2025 a great experience. We know it will be a great year.

Remember to sign up for a Winter Conference. Sign-up for CHS Winter Conferences is open now. CHS Winter conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, from 3:30-7:30 PM and Thursday, January 30th, 2025, from 7:30 AM-7:30 PM. Our goal is for every family to attend conferences with the teachers you want to meet with about your student's progress. See the information below in the Upcoming Events and click the link --> https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Centennial_High_School_1 to sign up for conference time today.

Remember, "Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle" at CHS!

CHS Admin

Marin Miller - CHS Principal -marin_miller@csd28j.org

Carl Reinhold - CHS Assistant Principal -carl_reinhold@csd28j.org

Susannah Malarkey - CHS Assistant Principal -susannah_malarkey@csd28j.org

Daunte Gouge - CHS Assistant Principal/CSD Athletic Director -daunte_gouge@csd28j.org

Maurel Merette - CHS Dean of Students - maurel_merette@csd28j.org

It's School Board Recognition Month! Each January, Oregon’s 197 K-12 school districts come together to celebrate and honor our school board members for their service to students, families, and the community. These elected volunteers give their personal time and energy to the important task of overseeing school budgets, policies, and other critical management tasks.

We are so grateful for the efforts of our Centennial School District Board of Directors: Chair Rose Solowski, Vice Chair Pam Shields, David Linn, Ronald "Jess" Hardin, Claudia Andrews, Melissa Standley, and Will Mohring. Please join us this month in thanking these amazing individuals for their dedication to our Centennial schools!

Please congratulate the following CHS Students of the Week. Each of them makes a difference in our Eagle Nation and represents the best of what it means to be an Eagle with their actions. Please congratulate: CSD Strategic Plan - Roadmap '27 - Centennial Profile of a Profile of a Graduate, including being:

• Academically Prepared
• Passionate and Purposeful
• Care for Self
• Care for Community
• Inquisitive and Innovative
  
• Future Ready

Click on the PowerPoint below to see all the great things happening at CHS as presented by Student School Board Representative Lashmey Kitthisane and Kler Say, Wednesday, January 25th, Centennial High School School Board Student Report.

Happy New Year! The attendance team hopes this new year brings you prosperity and progress in your studies and goals. We are looking forward to sharing our new rewards for attendance. We are ironing out some of the kinks and will be sharing these as soon as possible. In the meantime, keep improving your attendance since being present in school is an excellent start towards academic success.

Also, look for beneficial ways to get involved with the school and other community organizations. We are working on ways to showcase the uniquely entrepreneurial talents in our school community. More info is coming soon.

Sincerely,

Maurel Merette - CHS Dean of Students and The CHS Attendance Team

This is the time of year when illnesses such as colds, flu, and fevers can take a toll on school attendance. Absences related to illness, even if they are excused, break the routine of daily attendance that contributes to students feeling connected and engaged in learning.

Please consider the following reminders to keep your children healthy and in school this winter:

• Remind children to wash their hands before and after eating, after using the restroom, or after coughing or sneezing.

• Encourage healthy habits such as getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, drinking fluids and getting exercise.

• Refer to the Symptom-Based Exclusion Chart for guidance on when to keep your child home from school due to illness, or call our school office for assistance.

• English: Symptom-Based Exclusion Chart

• Arabic: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• Chinese: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• Russian: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• Somali: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• Spanish: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• Vietnamese: Symptom-based Exclusion Chart

• If your child needs medical attention, no-cost health services are available at the Multnomah County Student Health Centers for all youth ages 5-18. To make an appointment at the Centennial High School Student Health Center, please call 503-988-5488. For more information about Student Health Center services or locations, click here.

Let us know how we can help you. If you’re having trouble or need additional resources, please call our school office.

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

To start winter break, our girls headed to Reynolds, where they blew out both the Reynolds JV and Varsity teams. An article was written in the Gresham Outlook after that game that can be found here: https://www.theoutlookonline.com/newsletter/centennial-girls-basketball-we-belong-back-at-varsity/article_0e6a9872-bf5d-11ef-8533-23c71670e04e.html

Both girls played in the Portland Holiday Classic, with our JV team undefeated against Aloha, McDaniel, and Roosevelt. Nayenaye Garrett, as the starting point guard, was our high point scorer, earning a double-double in two games. Grace Chienku, Nylijah Robinson, and Marely Lopez all contributed to the wins in the tournament through points and leading in rebounds. The team, led by the senior leadership of Lashmey Kitthisane and Hailey Hardin, is proving to be more competitive than in years past, and everyone is excited about our future!

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

The Eagles ended Winter break with a win over 6A South Salem, where it was all Eagles from Start to finish as the Eagles led from Tip to the final Buzzer, walking away with the 78-73 Win. With the start of 2025, the Eagles started League play against two top 10 teams in Canby and the 2023 state runner-up Wilsonville. Although the Eagles dropped both games, they proved to be an opponent that was not to be overlooked.

In the Wilsonville game, the Eagles jumped all over the Wildcats early, jumping to an early lead. Still, Wilsonville, with five players over 6’6”, including a 6' 8” freshman, gave the Eagles trouble inside, pulling away for the win. Wilsonville's coach quickly shared that the game was much closer than the score and that teams should look out for the Eagles! The Eagles will travel next week to LaSalle for another Top Ten League matchup.

EAGLE SWIM TEAM

Our Centennial Swimming Eagles hosted the La Salle Falcons on Thursday night. Although the Falcons won both swim meets, our Eagles had some fantastic performances and best times:

Congratulations to the following swimmers for winning their events:

Ari Schrenk, 200 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke

Miles Moir, 200 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly

Payton Brookfield, 100 Butterfly

Layla Torres, 100 Breaststroke

The boys finished the meet by winning the 400 Freestyle relay with Miles Moir, Jaedon Head, Ari Schrenk, and Kody Chen.

Great job, Eagles, and good luck against Hood River next week.

WRESTLING TEAM

The Eagles Wrestling teams traveled to Hood River for a four-team double dual. The Eagles wrestled against Milwaukie and Parkrose. Since we see the Eagles of Hood River later this season at home. The Surprise of the evening was the perfect night the Eagle boys had against Milwaukie, winning 84-0.

Next Up

Saturday 1/11 Girls Wrestling Lady Dragon Invite 6:00 AM Depart

Monday 1/13 Boys JV & JV2 Basketball @ La Salle 3:00 Depart

Boys Varsity Basketball @ La Salle 5:45 Depart

Girls JV Basketball vs La Salle 7:00 PM

Thursday 1/14 Boys JV & JV2 Basketball @ Parkrose 3:00 Depart

Boys Varsity Basketball @ Parkrose 5:45 Depart

Girls Basketball vs Parkrose 5:45 & 7:15

Swim Team @ Hood River 2:00 Depart

Wrestling @ Oregon Classic PreMatch Gone All Day

Friday 1/15 Wrestling @ Oregon Classic

Girls Wrestling @ Forest Grove Tourney 1:00 PM Depart

Please congratulate and recognize our CHS Student-Athletes of the Month exceeding in our CSD Strategic Plan - Roadmap '27 GOAL #3:Centering Student Voice, Empowerment, & Leadership. If you have not watched a game, come cheer on our Eagles. Go Eagles!

Dougy Center - Grief Support. The mission of Dougy Center is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children who are grieving.

Dougy Center’s programs are based on our peer support group model for bereavement, including our program for after a death, Esperanza, Pathways, and L.Y.G.H.T. All Dougy Center programs offer support to families at no cost. Groups meet every other week and are led by master's-level Group Coordinators and supported by Volunteer Group Facilitators. Esperanza offers support in Spanish. Pathways focus on living with an advanced serious illness. L.Y.G.H.T. (pronounced ‘light’) is a Dougy Center program for youth living in foster care.

Dougy Center provides groups both in-person at our houses and virtually through the Zoom platform.

• Phone: 503.775.5683

• https://www.dougy.org/

• Resources for kids https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-resources/kids

Avoid clinic wait times!

Schedule an immunization appointment at your nearest Student Health Center now and turn in your updated records to your school before the annual exclusion deadline.

Deadlines to submit updated immunization records for this year:

• Jan. 15 to not get an exclusion letter
• Feb. 19 to not get turned away from school

For more information, please visit multco.us/services/immunizations

OHP Support. If you need help filling out the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) application form for insurance, there are people who can help!

The phone help hotline for OHP is 800-699-9075

In-person OHP helpers:

Blackburn Center

12121 E Burnside St. Portland Oregon 97216

Call to Safety: 503.235.5333

El Programa Hispano Proyecto UNICA: 503.232.4448

Our January Spirit Assembly will be on Wednesday, January 10th. It will be a great Assembly filled with fun. Check-in with our student council if you have any ideas on how to make our spirit assemblies even better.

There is no school on January 20th in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Our CHS Winter SUN starts Tuesday, January 21st. There will be several great afterschool activities. A snack and activity bus is also provided to get you home in the afternoon. Winter SUN Activities are from 3:15-5:15 PM on different days of the week. Remember, to participate in any CHS SUN Activity, you must complete a CHS 2024-2025 SUN Student Registration Form.

Sign-up for CHS Winter Conferences is open now. CHS Winter conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, from 3:30-7:30 PM and Thursday, January 30th, 2025, from 7:30 AM-7:30 PM. Click the link https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Centennial_High_School_1 to sign up for conference time today. Winter Conferences will be held in person at the school. If you cannot attend in person or would prefer a Zoom or phone conference, please sign up for a conference and let your student's teacher know. Our goal is for every family to attend conferences with the teachers you want to meet with about your student's progress.

1. Click the link --> https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Centennial_High_School_1

2. Find your advisory teacher's name and click "submit". They're organized alphabetically by last name.

3. You will then be sent to a screen asking for the following information: The student's first name, student's last name, your name, your email address, and your phone number. Click "submit".

4. Check your email (it may take several minutes). There will be an email from PTCfast.com with the subject header "Select date/time for teacher conference now". Follow the link to select a time for your conference.

5. You will receive an email confirmation of your selected time.

With the colder winter months just around the corner, we want to remind families and staff of the procedures used by our District when inclement weather occurs.

The Centennial School District maintains a preparedness plan for the monitoring of inclement weather and potential weather-related impacts on school operations, including our facilities and road safety for transportation. As these impacts are evaluated, there may be changes to the school schedule, such as a school closure, a delayed start to the school day, or an early dismissal. Snow routes for our school buses will also be used when road conditions are deemed unsafe by our Transportation Department staff.

When inclement weather causes changes such as these, we will notify our staff and families using multiple methods:

• ParentSquare messaging (text, email, app notifications, and/or voicemail). If you need assistance registering for the ParentSquare app, please contact your school office.
• Centennial School District website: www.csd28j.org
• Social Media (Facebook: CentennialSD28j / Instagram: centennial_schools)
• Flash Alert notifies local news stations. Individuals can subscribe to receive FlashAlert updates for Centennial School District here: http://www.flashalert.net/id/centennialsd

Parents/caregivers, if your email address or phone number has changed in the last year, please contact your school office to ensure we have your up-to-date contact information.

The Clothing Closet located at CHS will be open for referrals on:

• Monday 9:30-10:30 AM
• Tuesdays: 11:25 - 12:30 and 2:30-4:30.
• Thursdays:9:30-10:30 AM and 11:25 -12:30 PM