Corbett School District Newsletter

• February 2 - Band Concert
• February 3 - Site Council Meeting
• February 11 - Superintendent Meet the Candidates
• February 16 - NO SCHOOL- Presidents' Day
• February 18 - School Board Meeting
• February 20 - Friday School Day
• March 6 - Spring Formal (NEW DATE for Winter Formal)

Corbett School District Announces

Finalists for Superintendent Interviews

Corbett, Oregon – The Corbett School District Board of Directors is pleased to announce that they have selected 3 candidates to interview for their superintendent vacancy. The candidates selected for interviews are:

• Mrs. Marleen Carroll - Assistant Superintendent of the Sherwood School District, Sherwood, Oregon;

• Mr. Kevin Dinning - Director of Human Resources - Pendleton School District, Pendleton, Oregon; and

• Mr. Gustav (Gus) Hedberg - Executive Director of Human Resources - Hood River County School District, Hood River, Oregon.

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Interviews are scheduled to be conducted February 11. Several stakeholder groups will have the opportunity to meet the final candidates and submit input to the board about each of them. The board intends to make their selection shortly after the interviews.

The Corbett School District retained the services of McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C. to assist in conducting their search. The consultants reviewed, screened, and conducted extensive background checks on 27 applicants. On January 28th the consultants presented the applicants to the Board of Directors and provided them detailed background information on each applicant. The board selected the 3 candidates as finalists.

Corbett Middle School was well represented at the annual Oregon Music Educators Association conference in Eugene, OR. This event is held each year over the long MLK Jr. weekend.

Over 500 musicians auditioned to become members of the Middle School All-State Honor Band. Vincent Nedwicke, clarinetist and 8th grader at Corbett Middle School was selected. Statistically speaking this is the most difficult honor ensemble to get into. Vincent was able to work with nationally renowned conductor, Robert Herrings (Texas) for approximately 13 hours of rehearsal over the course of 2 days. The band gave a fun and motivating performance on Friday night (January 16th, 2026) at Willamette High School.

We also have a state champion composer in our midst. David Enos, French horn player and 8th grader at CMS, earned top honors for his composition "The Battle of Asgard: Clash of Gods". Along with his composition, David wrote a short essay about his inspiration and composition process. He was awarded his State Champion trophy at a banquet at The Graduate Hotel on Saturday night (January 17th, 2026).

Please support Corbett music so we can continue to have success and celebrate excellence in our community.

• Musician call time: 6:30pm-families, please do not arrive too early, musicians will not be supervised before 6:25pm.
• 6th Grade Band meet in Band Room
• 4/5 Beginning Band meet in Back Gym
• Curtain: 7:00pm in the High School Gym

Corbett Playing Cards (formerly Corbett Performing Arts Club) is proud to present its upcoming production of “SHREK THE MUSICAL.” Directed by Katherine Zieman, with assistant direction by Tom Sherman, choreography by K. Church, and music direction by Simon Leone. A tale of an unlikely hero who takes audiences on a thrilling journey from Duloc to a Kingdom Far Far Away, Shrek brings all the beloved fairytale misfits you know and love to life on the stage, along with a little ogre named Shrek, his wisecracking sidekick Donkey, and the feisty Princess Fiona.

SHREK performs over two weekends: April 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 7pm; April 11 and 18 at 1pm; and April 12 at 3pm. All performances will be in the Corbett Multi-Purpose Building (MPB) located on the Corbett School Main Campus (35800 E. Hist. Col. Riv. Hwy, Corbett, OR).

New Date for Winter Formal

Corbett Boys were able to finish 1st at Districts after a very grueling 32 games. Estacada Girls were able to finish 2nd. We will be going to state finals: Feb. 27th , Feb 28th, and March 1st at Park Lanes in Hillsboro Oregon. Nationals is June 20th to the 22nd in Columbus Ohio. That would be an amazing opportunity if we qualify. Corbett bowlers include Claire Turner, Aiden Moore and Cheyannah Palmer-Ortner.

Personal achievements include Claire Turner made the All-Star team. Aiden has been a force to be reckoned with this season. Currently, he is looking into bowling colleges that have engineering. Due to Aiden's drive and talent, I see him going far with his goal of being an engineer and hopefully getting to pay for that degree in part due to bowling. Cheyannah Palmer-Ortner competed in every practice tournament this season, eight in total. She has been bowling since she could lift a 6 pound ball. The future is bright for these 3 bowlers. In every tournament the girls placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.

The kids are talented and amazing bowlers. Bowling can offer scholarships to over 250 universities in the US. I would love to have more Corbett students come out for the team. Thank you for believing in my program.

Coach Amber Palmer-Ortner

Amberpalmerortner@gmail.com

Lewis & Clark Swimvitational on 1/10. This was a big 13 team meet against some of the best teams in the entire state. Congratulations to the Corbett girls for winning the swim meet. Ellen Ciecko won the 500 free. The girls 200 free relay took first with Jada Healey, Ellen Ciecko, Natalie Stevens & Anna Rondema. Zoe Healey got 2nd in the 100 back. Camden Gilbert got 1st in the 100 back. Anna and Natalie went 2nd and 4th in the 100 breaststroke. Lucas Davis dropped over 4 seconds in his 50 free and 18 seconds in the 100 free.

Barlow swim meet on 1/15. Jada Healey took 1st in the 200 IM, Connor Stevens and Bradley Malone went 2nd and 3rd. Anna Rondema got 1st in the 50 free. Natalie and Jada went 1st & 3rd in the 100 fly. Elliot Greene won the 100 fly with a new PR of 1:02.83. Natalie took 1st in the 100 back. The girls A relays placed 1st in the 200 & 400 free.

At Gresham on 1/22. The Corbett girls set a new school record in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:52.01 beating the previous record by more than a second, with a relay team of Ellen Ciecko, Jada Healey, Natalie Stevens & Anna Rondema. The girls 200 medley placed 1st with Zoe Healey, Anna Rondema, Natalie Stevens and Izzy Kaufhold. Jada Healey and Kaedence Silva went 2nd and 4th in the 200 free. Natalie won the 50 free. Ellen and Jada went 1st & 2nd in the 100 fly. Elliot Greene and Bradley Malone also went 1st & 2nd in the boys 100 fly. Ellen won the 500 free. The boys 200 free relay placed 3rd with Connor Stevens, Lucas Davis, Asher Reymond & Bradley Malone. Zoe got 2nd in the 100 back. Anna won the 100 breaststroke.

At Molalla on 1/23. The girls won the 200 medley relay with Zoe Healey, Anna Rondema, Natalie Stevens & Jada Healey. Anna won the 200 free. Jada and Natalie went 2nd & 3rd in the 200 IM. Nataile took 1st with a new PR of 1:08.31 in the 100 fly. Zoe Healey and Camden Gilbert each placed 3rd in the 100 back. Elliot Greene got 2nd in the 100 breaststroke. The girls placed 3rd in the 400 free relay with Ezryn Friedel, Natalie Stevens, Zoe Healey & Jada Healey. The boys also placed 3rd with Wyatt Baxter, Bradley Malone, Connor Stevens & Elliot Greene.

Go Cards!

After a tough and competitive preseason, the Corbett Men’s Basketball Team has come on strong in league play, picking up three wins in short order. The Cardinals look to continue making noise and can’t wait to see a packed house for games!

Way to go Armin!

Senior Armin Mehanovic eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his high school career last week (that’s a lot of buckets)! We appreciate all of Armin’s efforts, recognize his enormous contributions to the program and congratulate him on this amazing accomplishment! We’re proud of you, #0!

The High School Track and Field season won’t officially start until March 2nd, 2026, but preseason workouts are happening now. Join us on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 to get in shape for Track and Field. All abilities and experience are welcome. We’ll meet in the weight room by the gym. See you there.

• Conditioning on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30pm.
• Pitchers and Catchers start on Feb 16th.

Meet in the gym back hallway.

Baseball and Softball Registration is open until 2/8/26

Grades Pre-K to 8th

Baseball:

• Open Gyms: February 7th through April 19th.
• Coaches Meeting: February 15th.
• Player Evaluations (if needed): February 21st.
• Parent Meeting: March 28th.
• Field Day: April 11th.
• Practice for JBO Beginning of March.
• JBO Games (3rd-8th grade) begins the week of April 20th.
• Practice for T-Ball and Rookies begins March 30th.

CCJBA COUNTY TOURNAMENT Dates:

July 3-5: MN, JN, JF, SN and SF

July 10-12: MA, MF, JA and SA

STATE TOURNAMENT Dates:

July 10-12: MN, JN, JF, SN and SF

July 17-19: MA, MF, JA and SA

Baseball questions contact Kavindra Tichy: kavindratichy@gmail.com

We need Baseball Umpires, no experience needed. Pay is $40-50 per game. This is a great opportunity for high school students. You can email brianhigh11@gmail.com to inquire.

Softball:

• Open Gyms: Sunday afternoons, February 8th through April 19th, times TBD
• Player Evaluations (if needed): February 21-22
• Coaches meeting: March 8
• Field Work Day: April 25
• Parent meetings will take place the first week of practice
• Practice for 8U-14U begin the week of March 16
• Games start first week of April
• End Of Season tournament first weekend in June

Softball questions contact Troy Younker: troy_younker@hotmail.com

*Registration will not be complete without payment.

*No refunds

Corbett Youth Sports is a volunteer run, community based program!

The fund is designated specifically to support graduates of Corbett High School (or the equivalent – GED recipients or home-schooled, if residents of Corbett) for use in pursuit of postsecondary education at public or private nonprofit colleges (including community colleges) or universities in the United States. We are grateful that the donor (Marcia Randall) has such a strong connection to Corbett and ongoing commitment to supporting students in the Corbett HS community.

Many Corbett HS graduating seniors will once again be eligible for the scholarship this year. While there is a preference for arts/music interest, it’s not a requirement and all eligible Corbett HS students are encouraged to apply.

The attached flyer has all of the information about the Marcia H. Randall Scholarship Fund.

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), in partnership with Oregon Lottery, is pleased to announce the Oregon Teacher of the Year program is once again honoring exemplary educators in every region of the state!

Nominations are open statewide through 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2026.

The Oregon Teacher of the Year program recognizes and honors teacher excellence, with the state Teacher of the Year serving as the face and voice of exemplary educators across the state. Candidates for Oregon Teacher of the Year are exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable, and skilled licensed public school educators in grades preK-12.

Do you know a teacher who should be considered for this distinction? Nominate them now!

What happens after nominations close in February?

All eligible teachers* who have been nominated will be invited to submit an application. Candidates who apply will then be in the running to be selected as a Regional Teacher of the Year in one of the 19 Education Service Districts statewide. Every Regional Teacher of the Year will be awarded $1,000 and will be celebrated across the state in September.

Finalists for the 2026-27 Oregon Teacher of the Year will be selected from amongst the regional winners by a blue ribbon panel. Following additional application questions and interviews, the panel will then select the state honoree. Thanks to ODE’s partnership with the Oregon Lottery, the Oregon Teacher of the Year receives an award of $10,000, as well as a special fund to cover all travel costs for the year.

"My experience thus far as Oregon Teacher of the Year has been nothing short of humbling, exhilarating, heartwarming, and amazing, and my time has only just begun,” said Sally Golden, Oregon’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year. “This honor is for every student, parent, educational assistant, specialist, support staff, teacher, administrator, and community partner who has contributed and taken part in the beauty and magic that is the Springfield Community Transition Program. I am beyond excited to represent my program, my district, and my state and hope to make everyone proud!"

The Oregon Teacher of the Year will also submit an application to be considered for the honor of National Teacher of the Year.

If you have questions about the program, please reach out to the Oregon Teacher of the Year Program Coordinator Michelle Goodness.

*Prior to nominating, we encourage you to review the Oregon Teacher of the Year eligibility requirements - please see the “About” section on the Oregon Teacher of the Year website.

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• 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
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