CHS Newsletter

December 2nd, 2024

This Week at CHS...

Corbett School District Calendar

Monday, 12/2

1st Day of Trimester 2: Students please check your Trimester 2 schedule because the order of your classes may have changed to balance class numbers.

Wednesday, 12/4

Men's Basketball vs. Columbia HS, 6pm
Women's Basketball vs. White Salmon, 7:30pm

Friday, 12/6

Cardinal Dynamics Winter Movie Night Fundraiser (See flyer below)
Women's Basketball @ Jefferson (3A), 6pm
Men's Basketball @ Jefferson (3A), 7:30pm

Message from the Principal

November 22nd, 2024

Dear Corbett Families and Students,

In the wake of the financial crisis facing the district, decisions have been made regarding staffing in the high school. We have been impacted by the loss of our Strings teacher, Richard Littledyke, and the half-time reduction of our Spanish 1 and English 9 teacher, Tesla Strine. The financial crisis has been disheartening, and I am devastated to lose the quality educators that we have recently hired. While student schedule adjustments have been made for the start of Trimester 2, we will continue to have Mr. Littledyke and Mrs. Strine until Winter Break. Upon our return in January, students will have these teacher changes:

3rd Period Study Hall - Mrs. Angela Davis
3rd Period Strings - Mr. Nicholas Budge
6th Period Spanish 1 - Mr. Drew Wise
7th Period English 9 - Mrs. Angela Davis
8th Period English 9 - Mrs. Angela Davis

The reduction in force of district administrators has directly impacted the high school with the loss of Assistant Principal Tori Maehara. The wealth of experience and knowledge that Mrs. Maehara brought to our school will be deeply missed. One small example of her expertise that made a direct impact on the academic experience for students was the implementation of the "Strong Finish Plan", in which she identified students who were in danger of failing one class with 3 weeks left in the term, and had homeroom teachers meet individually with students to get back on track. Teachers and students reported that this made a significant difference in their success.

Trimester 1 grades should be posted by December 2nd, please view those on ParentVue. Students who earned Incompletes will be invited to Friday School starting December 6th, 9:00 am-Noon.

As we enter into Thanksgiving break, I want to note that I am thankful for our community as I am surrounded by excellent educators, great students, and supportive families.

Take care,

Kathy Childress

HS Principal

Message from Athletics Director: It's A Wrap for Fall Sports

Cross Country

Corbett’s 2024 Cross Country season was a resounding success. Our team was led by captains Flynn Parrish and Thatcher Peterson as well as seniors Natalie Matias, Logan Auble, Matthew Caulfield, Caiden McHenry and Bryce Plummer, each of whom embodied our XC values of Passion, Purpose and Perseverance. From the mud pit and river crossings of Ultimook to the never-ending hills of Catlin Gable to our 2nd Annual Corbett Zombie Relay, our athletes have grown as people and as athletes. Highlights of this season include:

Our athletes earned 79 Season or Personal Records.
Among the Coastal Range League teams, Vivienne Duvall, Elaia Pastor and Claire Turner all placed within the top 14 runners at our district championship.
Four of our current runners, Logan Matias, Vivienne Duvall, Zevi Gross and Elaia Pastor, rank in the top 10 all-time Corbett runners for whom we have records.

Women’s Soccer

Women’s soccer had a tough season in a very tough district but battled and got better every time they took the field. They showed a lot of grit and perseverance as they pushed through the season and got closer as a team. They had an exciting 3-2 win over Portland Christian on October 10th–Well done, Women’s Soccer!

Men’s Soccer

Men’s Soccer finished 8-6 overall and came close to earning a district playoff spot amongst some incredibly tough competition. Our Cardinals made their opponents earn their wins by always giving their all on the field. Congratulations on a great season, Men’s Soccer!

Earning Special Recognition from Special District 1 were:

2nd Team: Jayson Minsker

Honorable Mention: Quin Fletcher

Football

Our Cardinals finished the season 4-5 and came up with an exciting win for their last home game on senior night against Neah-Kah-Nie. Our new head coach, Coach Phillips, is pleased with the growth he saw and excited about the future of Corbett Football!

Earning Special Recognition from Special District 1:

2nd Team Offensive Line: Miguel Arzeta

2nd Team Special Teams: Alex Kinnear

Honorable Mention Quarterback: Elliot Hunter

Honorable Mention Running Back: Zane Davis

Honorable Mention Wide Receiver: Cade Holwege

2nd Team Defensive Back: Turner Vanhee

2nd Team Defensive Line: Zane Davis

Honorable Mention Defensive Line: Casey Burbach

Honorable Mention Line Backer: Cade Holwege

Volleyball

The Cardinal volleyball team had an outstanding season! The team finished 24-5 overall, and 12-0 in the Coastal Range League, beating all of their opponents in league 3 sets to 0. Our Coastal Range League Champs headed to Coos Bay for the 3A final 8 state championship tournament. They defeated #3 Santiam Christian in the quarterfinals in an exciting 3 sets to 1 match. Two tough losses to #1 Valley Catholic and #2 Pleasant Hill resulted in a 5th place in state trophy for our Cardinals! We are so proud of this team's representation of Corbett.

Earning Special Recognition from the Coastal Range League:

League Player of the Year: Ursula Harrington

1st Team: Ursula Harrington

1st Team: Greta Miller

1st Team: Taylor Young

2nd Team: Sammi Blume

Honorable Mention: Ava Younker

Honorable Mention: Lilly Schimel

League Coach of the Year: Angela Davis

Earning 3A State Tournament Team Recognition:

2nd Team All-Tournament: Ursula Harrington, Greta Miller, Taylor Young

Winter Sports are underway with games and meets starting December 4th. Go Cards!

Corbett Food and Supplies Drive

Order your '24-'25 Yearbook! (Repost)

Use the link below or the provided QR code to order your '24-'25 Yearbook. Cost is $40.

CHS YEARBOOK ORDER FORM

Senior Corner (Respost)

Seniors are reminded that some colleges and universities had their early action/early application deadlines on November 1st and others are coming up. Each institution sets their own deadline, so students should make sure to check the timelines for the schools they are hoping to attend. If a student missed early action, it just means that they will apply in the next window.

Ms. Pekny, our school counselor, is here to support you and your family every step of the way. If you have any questions at the moment, please reach out to Ms. Pekny at spekny@corbett.k12.or.us and she’ll be happy to help!

Ms. Pekny is also organizing group college visits this fall. Check out the Senior Google Classroom for more information.

Links that may be helpful*:

Commonapp.org

StudentScholarships.org

StudentScholarships.org Monthly Newsletter

Federal Student Aid–finding and applying for Scholarships

*Links are passed along in good faith and are not endorsed or sponsored by Corbett School District.