• October 03 - Mid-Term
  
• October 07 - NO SCHOOL
  
• October 08 - NO SCHOOL
• October 09-10 - Conferences: CAPS, GS & MS
• October 10 - Conferences: HS
• October 10 - MS & HS Picture Retake Day
• October 16 - School Board Meeting

October stands for Global Diversity Awareness Month which hopes to promote respect for all cultures. By taking time to learn about those around you, there becomes a better sense of understanding and acceptance.

We also honor National Disability Employment Awareness Month this month. This awareness month advocates for those with disabilities and for inclusion in the workforce.

Prevention is key and that’s what Breast Cancer Awareness Month hopes everyone knows. As one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women, regular breast screenings are the first step toward not only prevention but early treatment of the disease.

October 1 – 4 – Rosh Hashanah*

The Jewish New Year is a time of both reflection and repentance. It begins the High Holy Days, which will end with Yom Kippur.

October 10 – World Mental Health Day

This important day advocates for mental health awareness and education. Mental Illness Awareness Week is celebrated the first week of the month too.

October 14 – ­Defender of Ukraine Day

Celebrate those who have fought or are still fighting for the freedom of Ukraine today.

October 14 – Indigenous People’s Day

This day coincides with Columbus Day and honors the indigenous people living in the United States and the violence they have suffered in history.

October 19 – International Pronouns Day

Being referred to as the wrong pronoun is a common discrimination that transgender or nonconforming people face. We can transform society by not only understanding different gender identity pronouns, but identity terms too.

CSD website link: https://corbett.k12.or.us/

Located under three tabs:

1. Parents > Pay Fees With MySchoolBucks
2. Students > Pay Fees With MySchoolBucks
3. Athletics > Pay Fees With MySchoolBucks

To see a full list of approved student fees visit the STUDENTS>Student Fees (2024-25) tab of our website: https://corbett.k12.or.us/

• Athletic participation
• Senior cap and gown
• High school yearbook
• Student ASB card for middle and high school students
• Field trips
• Instrument rental fee

For questions, please contact Brie Windust at: bwindust@corbett.k12.or.us or 503-261-4268.

Can you understand, read, write and speak in a language other than English? If this is you, Corbett is offering an assessment for you to demonstrate your other language skills for High School language credit. If shown to be proficient, these credits could potentially fulfill your language requirements for graduation. The languages offered by STAMP are: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Spanish-Heritage, Russian, and Korean. The next round of testing will be offered Friday October 25th. Please contact our language Specialist Melissa Davis at Mdavis@corbett.k12.or.us to sign up.

You can also earn a Seal of Biliteracy by earning a 4+ on an AP Language Exam (for example, AP Spanish) and passing the 11th grade reading and writing state tests. Keep taking those Spanish classes!

Ohset athletes learn more than just equestrian skills, but life skill as well. To be involved 8th grades can be grooms and 9th- 12th grades can be athletes.

Meeting on October 11 at 6:00 in the grade school cafeteria.

Questions reach out to me at corbetthorses@gmail.com or 503-319-6302.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Coach Amanda Tackett

Whodunit?! Was it Peacock, Green, White, Mustard, Scarlet, or Plum? And with what? But where?

You with a ticket in the MPB!

November 15, 16, 17, 22, & 23, Corbett Performing Arts Club performs Clue. Part comedy, part mystery, all fun! Be our guest. We’re dying to host you.

Look for it on the High School Instagram page and the Corbett School District Facebook Page!

• CSD Website: https://corbett.k12.or.us/athletics/

• CSD Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/corbettschools

• Corbett High School Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corbett.hs/

Girls Head Coach Bill Schimel email at: bschimel@corbett.k12.or.us

Boys Head Coach: Eric Windust email at: ewindust@corbett.k12.or.us

Please join CHS Men's Soccer as we honor our Seniors - Winger Jackson Gilbert, Goalkeeper Zach Fredericks and Team Captain/Center Midfielder Jayson Minsker - on Tuesday, October 1st at 5:30 pm. Let's pack the stands to celebrate their contributions through the years to our growing men's soccer program.

Game time is 6 pm against the Horizon Christian Hawks.

The runners have competed across miles of trails, including mud pits at both the Ultimook and Seaside, where, fortunately, no shoes were lost. Athletes are in competition with others from across Oregon, Washington, and even as far as California and Idaho. But they are also in competition with themselves, as each runner strives each meet to beat their ever-decreasing PR (Personal Record) times. October will see the team competing in the 4th Annual Rose City Championship Invitational and the much-loved Halloween Dash Bash. Great job, cross country–Run Like the East Wind!

With four races down and five to go we're nearing the halfway mark and we’ve already met with a lot of success.

We’re led this year by our captains, Flynn Parrish and Thatcher Peterson. They and our other seniors (Natalie Matias, Bryce Plummer, Caiden McHenry, Logan Auble and Matthew Caulfield) have set a great example for our younger athletes.

Each week one athlete passes our Corbett Baton to a teammate who puts into practice our values of Passion, Purpose and Perseverance. So far this year, Zevi, Enrique, Vivienne and Claire have been recognized by their peers.

Some of the highlights of this season include:

• Or team has already set 49 Personal or Season Records highlighted by Natalie (3), Caiden (3), Jack (3), Logan M (3), Vivienne (4), Zevi (3), Asher (3), Emma (3), Elaia (3), and Holden (3).

• Ultimook was, of course, noteworthy with its mud pit and 2 river crossings.

• Vivienne won the women’s varsity Rainier XC Invitational with Claire coming in 2nd. Zevi placed 3rd in that same meet and Jack won the JV race.

• Our men’s varsity team won the small school division of the Rainier XC Invitational.

• Our women’s varsity team placed 3rd at the Catlin Gabel XC Invitational, beating some 4A and 5A schools.

We’re excited to see how the rest of the season unfolds.

Season Details:

• Practices begin Late October and the season will conclude mid December

• Two games per week

• Travel to other schools is required and is the responsibility of the player's family.

• We will be forming 2 boys teams and 1 girls teams. With a maximum of 10-12 on each team. Player evaluations will be held if necessary.

• Coach Neel will be returning to coach the girls team.

We need Coaches for our two boys teams. Please contact Brie Windust today to be a coach! #503-867-2801

Register on the CYS website or direct link: https://corbettboosters.wufoo.com/forms/r1elo2ln18dscas/

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Fortunately no bears were found on the CAPS 6-8 overnight trip to Gifford Pinchot National Forest. But many other exciting things were encountered–including a pack of wild turkeys!

On the first day of the trip, students sketched Mt. St. Helens from the McCellan Viewpoint, trekked to the back end of Ape Caves, and explored the lava tubes at Trail of Two Forests, before pitching their tents to camp out for the night. The next morning they got an early start with a hike up Eagle Cliff, where they saw a lumber crew in action felling trees, and learned about trail signs and animal tracking. After packing up their gear, they loaded to bus to head to Cedar Flats Research trail for Nature Journaling (a 1-mile trail loop with old growth trees, lightning-struck trees, and views of the Muddy River), before ending up back at the Lewis River for a geology-based rock hunt. Fact fact: dry pumice stones float!

Trips like these are an important chance for students to experience classroom concepts in “real life”, see how they fit into the nature around them, and build relationships as a school community. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to have such a fun and impactful adventure!

The plastic cap mural has finally begun at Corbett Middle School! It’s looking great and the art class is having a really good time working on it. We’ve sorted, sized and drilled pilot holes in many of the caps, and we’ve been adding them to the painted mural one by one. Check out the progress so far!

We still need more caps, since we’re planning to do a second mural in the spring when we switch rosters for art classes. So, please rinse, dry and donate plastic caps of all sizes to the middle school office at the new Woodard campus, or send them with your students to bring to Mr. Houck. Thanks!

If someone is in danger, dial 911.

The School-Based Mental Health staff provide mental health services to all students needing services at the Corbett School District while school is in session.

Need immediate help? Contact Multnomah Mental Health Center.

When you call the Call Center at 503-988-4888, you get:

• Free, 24/7 mental health support

• Interpretation services for non-English speakers

• Referral to low-cost or sliding-scale agencies

• Help finding mental health providers

• Information about non-crisis community resources

Urgent Walk-In Clinic

Need to meet face to face? Stop by our Urgent Walk-In Clinic.

The clinic can help anyone experiencing a mental health crisis at no cost.

• Receive immediate care during a mental health crisis

• Speak to a psychiatrist or a mental health nurse practitioner

• Get help with medication and treatment

Location: Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Urgent Walk-in Clinic

4212 SE Division St, Portland

Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 am-10:30 pm, Sunday 9 am-9 pm

Happy Fall!

I hope you are enjoying the changing colors and delicious apples and pears that are at their peak.

October is a great time to check your student’s immunizations and see if they are up to date. If you are not sure what immunizations your child may be missing, please call or email Cheryl Reams, School Health Assistant at Corbett. She can be reached at creams@corbett.k12.or.us

The Health Room number is (503) 261-4258.

I am including the Oregon Health Authority information for immunizations that are required for school and childcare attendance in Oregon.

Oregon requires immunization against eleven vaccine-preventable diseases:

• Diphtheria • Tetanus • Pertussis (whooping cough) • Polio

• Varicella (chickenpox) • Measles • Mumps • Rubella • Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis A • Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B) – only for children under 5 years of age”

Please talk with your Health Care Provider about any questions you have regarding the vaccines.

Please reach out to me @ jnakamura@mesd.k12.or.us with any school health questions or concerns.

Stay Strong and Healthy!

Julie Nakamura, RN

By Michelle Carter Smith

*Supervises Corbett Middle and High School athletic coaching staff

*Manages eligibility, registration, and attendance of all students

*Schedules all sporting events

*Plans/supervises all home sporting events

After being born in Tacoma, WA Angela was adopted when she was two days old. She was raised in the same home in the nearby Centennial School District, her entire childhood. She has one brother, who is five years older. Angela said her parents always supported her endeavors and she had a very loving home environment as a child. Her father has now passed, and her mom lives locally. Her brother and his family also live nearby. Angela played sports throughout her childhood, focusing on basketball and volleyball. She started as a competitive roller skater in her early years, before she began team sports. Although her parents were not themselves athletic, they strongly supported Angela and her brother and were "super fans" at both of their many sporting events. In her senior year at Centennial High School, Angela was coached by Sue Doan and the team made it to the state championships, losing to Gresham. Angela was recruited by Boise State University and earned a full-ride scholarship to play volleyball. In her junior year at BSU, her knees gave her problems and she came home. While a student, Angela met Brian Davis, a BSU football player. Brian proposed marriage when she returned home and they married in August 1995. They rented a home across the street from her parents and in May 1998, their first daughter, Claire was born. Brian was coaching football at Centennial and Angela was coaching volleyball, both working a variety of other jobs as well. Their son Austin was born in Dec. 1999. Brian was hired to work at Consolidated Freightways and they purchased their first home in Gresham. When their daughter Grace was born in 2004, Consolidated Freightways closed, so Brian got a job with Legacy Health and went back to school to finish his degree in business. Angela continued to coach volleyball at Centennial and additionally began coaching club volleyball. She then went back to school to finish her bachelor's degree in education. Zane was born in October 2006. Angela ultimately wanted to be a teacher, so she continued with school, earning a master's degree in secondary education with an English endorsement from Concordia University. She did her student teaching with Jennifer Ducey at Corbett High for one year, then applied for a job as a sophomore English teacher in 2016 at Corbett High School. She was hired and continued coaching volleyball. Brian, Angela, and their family moved to their Corbett home in 2009. Angela was able to live, work, and coach in the Corbett community- a dream come true! In 2020, her dream got even better. Angela was asked to consider applying for the Athletic Director position at Corbett and was hired in 2021. She said it was like learning to drink from a fire hose! She has learned the job well and was asked to run for the position of 3A State Representative for the ORDA (Oregon Athletic Directors Association). This would be her third year to represent the schools across Oregon in addressing concerns and implementing policy concerns when needed.

This is a sweet time in Angela's life. Her youngest son Zane is a senior at Corbett High, Brian and Angela have one grandson with two more grandchildren on the way from Claire and Austin. Claire teaches 6th grade at Corbett Grade School and is the middle school volleyball coach. Austin is a police officer and Grace is in college. Brian is in the process of earning his doctorate and is an administrator for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Angela loves staying connected with the students. She said that studies have proven kids suffer from mental health and depression issues as a result of a lack of playing sports. This proved true during Covid. Angela says you can learn things on the field, court, and track that cannot be duplicated in the academic classroom. Angela feels extremely fortunate to both work and coach in Corbett!

Jogathon is almost here (October 15-17) so please keep an eye out for information coming home with your student. This is the PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year and helps pay for so many of the items/events your staff and students love!

Lights, Camera, Action!

We’ve also launched a Regal Fundraising Campaign where 25% of your purchase goes directly to Corbett PTA!

Purchasing the Regal Movie Ticket Bundle ($30.00 per order) includes 2 Movie Tickets redeemable at any Regal location nationwide. Bundles never expire, can be redeemed online or in person, and can be used towards all movies!

Use our unique fundraiser page link below to join in and enjoy the magic of movies at Regal!

Corbett PTA Regal Fundraiser

Our next meeting will be October 10th. It’s never too late to join the fun,

Corbett PTA Membership Form

Follow us on Corbett PTA Instagram and our new Facebook page Corbett PTA Facebook

CORBETT HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF MAMAS & PAPAS OF SENIORS

• Please save and donate your bottles and cans to help the senior class of 2025.
• Drop off location is across the street from Corbett Water District in the grey shipping container.
• Contact at: champsoregon@gmail.com
  

When: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Place your order for pickup or delivery on Tuesday, October 15 !

Where: Available at Panda Express locations nationwide

www.pandaexpress.com

How: Online orders only

Apply code 925380 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout

at www.pandaexpress.com or via App

28% of sales will be donated to: Corbett Education Foundation Non-profit organization working to raise funds for scholarships given to graduates of Corbett High

Order Now: Valid for online orders only. Panda Restaurant Group reserves the right to cancel any

and all fundraiser events, if the Panda Restaurant Group Virtual Community Fundraiser

guidelines are not followed. Panda Restaurant Group will donate 28% of all purchases

made, pre-tax and before fees, at your local Panda Express when purchased with

designated code at check-out. Purchase(s) of gift cards do not count towards the

fundraiser, but purchases made with gift cards will count. No portion of purchase is tax

deductible.

Here are a few ways to stay connected with what is happening within Corbett School District.

• Corbett School District Website: https://corbett.k12.or.us/

• CSD Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/corbettschools

• Corbett Grade School Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corbett_grade_school/
• CAPS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corbettartsprogramwithspanish/

• Corbett High School Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corbett.hs/

• Corbett Athletics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corbett_athletics/

• Monthly District Newsletter: https://corbett.k12.or.us/parents/parent-news/

Email: bwindust@corbett.k12.or.us
Website: https://corbett.k12.or.us/
Location: 35800 East Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, USA
Phone: 5032614268
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corbettschools
Twitter: @CorbettSchools