CHS Community Newsletter

Good afternoon Canby High School Students & Families,

We have lots to celebrate this week. Our FFA students are hosting a plant sale. Check out the pictures of the beautiful plants. More information can be found in the flier below.

Our choir hosted amazing alumni concerts and will compete in the state competition tomorrow (Friday, 5/3) on the OSU campus. Band’s state appearance is next Friday, 5/10. Saxophonist Brayden Boley competed at the State Solo Music Championships, which took place at Portland State University on April 27. Brayden took 5th place out of 18 high saxophone soloists (1A-6A) with a score of 871!

Our leadership students recently awarded gold-level status at the OASC (Oregon Association of Student Councils) conference in Seaside on Apr 28-29. At the conference, CHS students hosted a student-lead breakout session, shared ideas about how we connect with our community, and connected with other schools. On the field, the CHS lacrosse team beat West Linn for the first time in school history on Tuesday, 4/30, and all our spring sports teams continue to excel.

Please remember that CHS is closed to driving off campus during lunch. With road construction happening in the area, we want to ensure our students are as safe as possible. We ask that all students refrain from entering any work zones as they pose a significant safety concern due to heavy equipment and drop-offs anywhere from inches to feet deep. Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this time and for partnering with us to keep our students safe.

Next week brings no school on Monday, May 6, for professional development and grading. We are excited to welcome students and families for in person conferences on Wednesday, May 8. Mark your calendars; there is more information below.

Finally, next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and I wish to express deep gratitude to our amazing staff here at CHS. They continuously go above and beyond to serve our students.

Have a Wonderful Week!

Best,

Cari Sloan

Canby High School Principal

#CanbyProud #RollCougs

@Canby_Principal

Thursday, 5/2: Men’s Tennis, AWAY @ 4:00pm and Women’s Tennis, Home @ 4:00pm

Friday, 5/3: Choir, State Finals, 5:00, Track & Field, Home @ 4:00pm, Baseball, AWAY @ 5:00pm, Softball, Home @ 5:00pm, and Men’s Lacrosse, AWAY @ 8:00pm

Friday, 5/3: Plant Sale, 4:30-7:30pm

Saturday, 5/4: Men’s Lacrosse, Home @ 8:00pm

Saturday, 5/4: Plant Sale, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday, 5/5: Plant Sale, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Monday, 5/6: No School, CHS ONLY (K-8 In Session)

Monday, 5/6: Men’s Tennis, Home @ 4:00pm and Women’s Tennis, AWAY @ 4:00pm

Tuesday, 5/7: Men’s Tennis, AWAY @ 4:00pm, Women’s Tennis, AWAY @ 4:00pm, Baseball, Home @ 5:00pm and Softball, AWAY 5:00pm

Wednesday, 5/8: Track & Field, Districts, Baseball, Home @ 5:00pm, Softball, Home @ 5:00pm and Conferences, 5:00-8:00pm

Friday, 5/10: Track & Field, Districts, Band, State, 6:00 PM, Baseball, AWAY @ 5:00pm, Softball, Home @ 5:00pm and Men’s Lacrosse, Home @ 8:00pm

Saturday, 5/11: Prom, Evergreen Aviation Museum, 8:00pm

Save the Date:

5/15-17: Dance Team Tryouts, 4:30-6:30pm

5/23: Final Athletic Signing Day

5/23: Decision Day

5/27: No School - Memorial Day

5/29: Spring Sports Awards Night

5/31: Preschool Graduation, 10:00am

6/5: Multi Sport, Scholar and Senior Athlete Breakfast

6/7: Graduation

Conferences:

CHS conferences are in person on Wednesday, May 8th from 5pm - 8pm. They will be in a drop-in, arena format in the cafeteria, library and new commons.

Dance Team Tryouts:

Tryouts for the 24-25 season are May 15-16-17, 4:30-6:30pm at CHS

Enter through the CHS New Commons wing.

Tryouts are open to all 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade students.

Fill out this link to get signed up for tryouts: https://forms.gle/YZWukR8G9HYB3uk37

Signing Day:

May 23rd is the final Signing Day of the year. Athletes need to contact Heather Britt in the Athletic Office if they wish to participate in this signing day event.

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 4/8/24 Ava Schreffler - Track & Field and Jacob Tilden - Track & Field

Week of 4/15/24 Ryan French - Boys Golf and Logan Corley - Lacrosse

Week of 4/22/24 Hayden Olson - Girls Golf and Haley Wanderscheid - Girls Rugby

Week of 4/29/24 Sammuel Adams - Boys Rugby and Joe Scott - Baseball

Week of 5/3/24 Samantha Astorga - Girls Track & Field and Lucas Soles - Boys Track & Field

Choir

Canby’s league champion Choir will be performing in the state championships at Oregon State University on May 3 at 5:00 PM. The performance schedule can be found here, and you can purchase tickets at https://www.osaa.org/tickets.

Baseball

The baseball team is currently ranked #2 in the state with a 16-3 overall record. The team shut out Hood River this past week winning 8-1, 12-1, and 4-0. They then beat Centennial 18-0 this past Tuesday. The second game of the series against Centennial will be at Centennial on May 2nd.

Softball

Canby softball split last week's games with a big win against Hood River and a tough loss against Putnam. Some standouts from last week include Allison Hayzlett with 12 strikeouts against Hood River and Abigail Troutman with two home runs against Putnam. The Cougars head to Hillsboro on Wednesday, May 1st and are home against Centennial on Friday, May 3rd. The Cougars remain 3rd in league and 11th in state with a record of 4-3 in league and 8-9 overall.

Boys Tennis

The Boys tennis team beat Forest Grove 8-1 at home on April 29th. Chai Hemsi-Walters led the way at #1 singles winning 6-1, 6-4. Sophomore Daniel Clark debuted in his first singles match where he won 6-1, 6-1 at 4 singles. The Cougar’s #1 doubles team, Matt Tamimi and Tristin Mullins, won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The #2 doubles team, Josh Chupp and Derek Gensman, also won in 3 sets. Newcomer Atai Rodriguez debuted in his first Varsity match playing 4 doubles with Ethan Jeffrey where they won 7-5, 6-2. This was a solid win for the cougars, bringing their overall record to 10-3.

Girls Tennis

Girls tennis celebrated 11 seniors in their home match against Hood River on Wednesday. The seniors that were recognized are Adelaide Hager, Avery Poe, Evallya Burkoff, Gracelyn Chaffee, Hadley Bierma, Isabel Arredondo, Lea Heidenreich, Miriam Ahlschlager, Monserrat Colores Cruz, Nika Chernishov, and RayAnne Schedler.

Girls Golf

The Girl's Golf team took 2nd this week. The Cougars beat LaSalle by 2 strokes. This is the first time since joining this league. They were led by a 94 by Gracie Carter and Hayden Olson along with a 97 by Grace English. We were rounded out by a personal best by Ava Etzel with a 112.

Boys Golf

Boys golf finished up our regular season at Hood River this Monday. The team finished in 3rd place and players Mason DeBruyn and Ryan French were awarded second team awards. Next week we are participating in Regionals at Aspen Lakes with a chance to continue on to State.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse went 1-1 in league last week losing to Lakeridge 3-8, and beating West Linn 8-7. The team is currently 6-4 on the season. This week they play at Lake Oswego on May 2nd, and home against Summit on May 4th. May the 4th be with them.

Here are the links for the first two Welcome Videos:

Video 1

Video 2

We are looking forward to 8th grade Fly Up on Thursday, May 16.

As of today, we are only 36 days away from graduation!

In the coming days and weeks, your seniors will be receiving important information regarding graduation events in their CHS emails, please remind them to check their emails!

Seniors & Parents of Seniors: 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.

Graduation Speech Tryouts

Seniors interested in speaking at graduation - tryouts will be held on May 20th. If you would like more information, please see Mrs. Netter in the main office.

Important Graduation Ceremony Info to Our Families & Guests:

The Class of 2024 wants all of their guests to enjoy the graduation ceremony. For this reason, please be mindful of the following:

• Umbrellas, balloons, large signs, or celebration materials that obstruct the view of other guests will not be allowed in the stadium. Please leave them in your car.

• This ceremony happens rain or shine. Please plan accordingly, keeping in mind the umbrella guidance above.

Thank you for all you have done getting your graduate across the finish line! We look forward to celebrating with you!

Senior Awards

The CHS Senior Awards ceremony takes place on June 6, 2024 at 10:30am and recognizes our seniors who are receiving scholarships, earning cords and any other honors. But first of all, there are important documents that you (seniors) must complete in order to have these designated awards. If these are not completed by the deadlines listed on the forms, they will not be recognized at our awards ceremony. An email was sent to seniors and families on April 7 so that the students can work on the forms for the following: CTE Completer, College in Canby, and Scholarship Reporting forms.