Meritorious musicians march onward
CHS’s vocal music program swept the District 11 Solo/Ensemble competition on March 8, with 13 students competing. CHS students won first place in four of the six vocal categories and will be sending five students on the state finals in May. Congratulations to: Jeremy Griffin, 1st place bass; Evan Brown, 1st place baritone; A.J. Parker, 1st place tenor; Julia Park, 1st place soprano, and Anna Seitz, 2nd place soprano.
In addition, four solo instrument musicians played their way from district to the state contest: Daniel Freilich 1st place bassoon, Anna Seitz 1st place oboe, Erin Hunter 2nd place flute, and David Jones 1st alternate French horn. CHS is fortunate to have such talented musicians, and to be able to offer programs that allow them to use and develop those talents.
Mathematicians compute good showing
Results for the 217 CHS students who participated in the American Mathematics Contest (AMC) on February 11 are: AMC 10 – 1st place Erica Zaworski; AMC 12 – 1st place Scott Anderson, 2nd place Nick Alexander, and 3rd place Allison Louthan.
Besides the top three, CHS has eight additional students who scored high enough on the AMC 12 to move to the next level. They are Emily Gable, Michael Swearingin, Nathan Merrill, Jacob Eccles, Emily Clark, Jiheon Kwon, Colin Shear, and Sean Lavelle. Congratulations to all who participated.
Congratulations to Kipp Johnson and Julia Park who competed as part of a joint CHS/CHVS Destination Imagination team at the March 1 regional tournament. The team placed first in their division and earned a chance to compete at the state tournament, Saturday, April 12, at OSU. Destination Imagination is an international team problem solving competition for students in grades kindergarten through 12. If you would like more information, please contact Karen Anderson at 754-9399. [home] [top]
German and French students stars
Congratulations to German students of the month for February, Emily Clark - German 3/4, and Daniel Myers and Lucia Rosenast - German 1, and to French students of the month for February Kaylin Harding, Beth Allen and Jesse Brainerd. Thanks for all your hard work!
Free tobacco cessation classes
Benton County is sponsoring youth tobacco intervention & cessation classes free to all of Benton County’s youth! Classes will be held every Thursday for the remainder of the school year, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM at Harding Center, 510 NW 31st Street. The sessions do not need to be taken in order.
Session 1: Pressure, Success, and Friends
Session 2: Tobacco Fact and Consequences
Session 3: Industry Tactics and Publicity
Session 4: Refuse, Cope, and Quit
*Session 5: Smoking Cessation, an Interactive Computer-based program
*Session 6: Continue Interactive Cessation Program
Note: a student can begin on any Thursday.
*Session 5 & 6 will use either X-Chew program or Zapbac programs. Both are research-based, approved and recommended by the Department of Oregon Health Division.
Contact Patty Crawford to register for classes or for more information (541) 766-6250 or email Patty.A.Crawford@co.benton.or.us
"Light" & "mild" or deceptive & deadly?
The Tobacco Industry leads us to believe that cigarettes labeled "light" and "mild" may not be as lethal as regular ones. Believing that could be a deadly mistake, because all tobacco smoke is toxic, and all cigarettes are harmful to your health. And there's nothing "light" about that. Think Again!
"Light." "Mild." Reassuring words. But "the industry's marketing practices deliberately disguise and ignore [the] facts. They imply that 'light' and 'mild' are safe alternatives. Well, the evidence is clearly to the contrary. Labeling cigarettes as 'light' and 'mild' offers smokers a false sense of security based on slick marketing and the misuse of words... Make no mistake, there's nothing 'light' or 'mild' about the lies of Big Tobacco..."
Source: www.gosmokefree.ca
If you’re ready to quit, we’re ready to help – Oregon Tobacco Quit Line at: Toll Free 1-877-270-STOP
Now you can use the web to find out if you can get help from Food Stamps and other programs that offer: food, housing, health insurance, tax credits, cash assistance for families with children. Visit www.oregonhelps.org
Math tutors are available at lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in Room 310.
Dates to remember [home] [top]
April
3 8th grade Open House
4 Mr. Spartan Rock & Jock@CVHS
9 Deadline to change grades to pass/no pass
10 OSAT testing, School-to-Career Fair, and Early Release
11 No school – conferences, and Valley league Band Festival TBA
14 4TH quarter begins
15 Senior Citizen Breakfast
18 No school - Budget cut day
21 No school - Budget cut day
24 Jazz Night, auditorium
25 Blood Drive (large gym)
30 Balance due on AP tests
May
1 Jazz Concert, 7:30 PM
2 Jazz assembly and Spartan Challenge 4:00 PM
3 Mr. Spartan Pageant
5-9....AP testing
9 No school - Budget cut day
12 No school - Budget cut day
12-16...AP testing
17 CHS Prom, 8:30-11:30 PM
22 Band Concert, auditorium, 7:30 PM
23 No school - Budget cut day
26 No school - Memorial Day holiday
27 Spring sports dessert, auditorium, 7:00 PM
28 Senior potluck, cafeteria, 6:30 PM, and CHS/CVHS Orchestra Concert, 7:30 PM
30 Grad seating, auditorium, morning
June
2 All school awards assembly and Yearbook signing party, 5-6:45 PM
2 Senior Awards Night, auditorium, 7:00 PM
3 Choir concert, auditorium, 7:30 PM
4 Seniors’ last day of school and first Grad practice, large gym, 1:30 PM
9 Semester finals - ½ day and 2nd Grad practice, Gill Coliseum morning
9 Graduation, 7:30 PM, Gill Coliseum
10 Semester finals and Last day of school
11 No school – teacher prep
Summer trip to Spain: Mrs. Harlan and Ms. Kiekel will accompany a group of CHS students to Spain this summer. They will tour the country for 17 days, seeing sights such as La Sagrada Familia, La Alhambra, El Prado and the Olympic village. The students will visit Seville, Pamplona, Barcelona, Granada, Valencia and Madrid. Mrs. Harlan and Ms. Kiekel hope to take students to Latin America next year and take another trip to Spain in two years. See either Señoras for more details.
Tour France 2004! It's time to send in your application for the GRAND TOUR OF FRANCE for spring break 2004. Have your son or daughter pick up an application today from Mary Langlois in room 112. Parents, it would be great to meet you during conferences! [home] [top]Library resources for student projects
The following are provided for student research at school and may also be accessed from home with the passwords as indicated below. The resources are available at http://www2.corvallis.k12.or.us/chs/services/library
Magazines and Newspapers on EBSCO - thousands of full-text articles with several databases that can be searched simultaneously. Username: oslis; password: high
Oregonian Newspaper Includes newspaper articles from 1988 to present, but currently contains only articles written by the Oregonian staff. Others are expected to be available once a copyright issue is cleared. This program is different from Oregon Online in that it has news articles back to 1988 and is searchable by keywords. Username: oslis; password: oregon
Grolier Online Three encyclopedias with links to quality internet sites. Username: 509j; password: oregon (use lower case)
Career Information Go to http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu/go/ Username: corvallisHS; password: Spartans