Corbett School District Newsletter
March 2025
Diversity and Inclusion Calendar 2025
March is dedicated to celebrating Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the contributions and achievements of women throughout history. This month also features important observances across different faiths and cultures, emphasizing the importance of equality and diversity.
March 1 – Islamic: Ramadan
A holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection for Muslims.
March 5 – Christian: Ash Wednesday
Marks the beginning of Lent, a season of fasting and prayer.
March 8 – International Women’s Day
Celebrates the achievements of women and calls for gender equality.
March 14 – Hindu: Holi
The festival of colors, celebrating the arrival of spring.
March 14 – Sikh: Hola Mohalla
A Sikh festival featuring martial arts, poetry, and community gatherings.
National School Breakfast Week, March 3-7
“Clue in to School Breakfast”, highlights the importance of a healthy start to the day for fueling a student’s academic success. National School Breakfast Week is a great opportunity to spread the message to parents, the community local media and elected officials that students are being served healthy and delicious breakfasts at school.
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has an extensive NSBW resource library that includes marketing resources, an activity guide and downloadable graphic and logos. Materials are available in English and Spanish, and most are available at no charge to SNA members and non-members.
Corbett had 5 individuals and 2 girls’ relays qualify for State - Congratulations to all!
- Girls 200 medley relay placed 12th
- Boys 200 free, Tyler Huskey placed 10th
- Boys 200 IM, Elliot Greene placed 7th
- Girls 50 free, Anna Rondema placed 8th
- Girls 100 fly, Natalie Stevens placed 10th
- Girls 500 free, Jada Healey placed 12th
- Girls 500 free, Anna Rondema placed 7th
- Boys 500 free, Tyler Huskey placed 6th
- Girls 100 breast, Natalie Stevens placed 11th
- Girls 400 free relay placed 9th
BE A YEARBOOK ANGEL!
Every year there are deserving students who cannot afford a yearbook. We have a program to help! By donating you can purchase a yearbook for one of these students. It means the world to the student who gets an unexpected yearbook. Please consider being part of this great program. Cost: $50.00
Purchase online at: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZ63JN0HLG0IFDV_ZZ666KN2YZ8LQLD
Or make your check payable to Corbett High School and write Yearbook Angel in the memo line.
Mail to: Corbett School District,
attn: Brie Windust
35800 E. Hist. Col. Riv. Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019
Cardinal Dynamics Robotic Team
HS Robotics Tournaments in March
The Corbett High School robotics team, Cardinal Dynamics, is competing again this year in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our two season tournaments are coming up fast. Please come out to support the team and cheer them on.
Tournament #1 - Friday and Saturday, March 7th and 8th, Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, 1306 12th St, Oregon City, OR 97045.
Tournament #2 - Saturday and Sunday, March 22nd and 23rd, Wilsonville High School, 6800 Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville, OR 97070.
The team has been working very hard for the past 8 weeks to build a 125 lb competitive robot from scratch!
Competitive robotics is a huge logistical undertaking. Aside from the school providing space to operate and class time during the day, the team is entirely self-sufficient. We would like to give a BIG thank you to all our supporters and those who help us out. If you would like to learn about ways you can help out the team, either financially or with your time, please reach out to us at robotics@corbett.k12.or.us. We hope to see you all at our competitions this year! Follow along with the action on instragram: https://www.instagram.com/cardinaldynamics/.
From Behind the Curtains, to Centerstage
A Perspective Piece by Elora Lyon
I started out Godspell as one of the stage managers. I was fully prepared to do a show where tech was even more behind the scenes than usual, seeing as Godspell has no scene changes. It was going to be a welcome break, not having to stress about moving set pieces during the show.
Then I walked into rehearsal one Monday and was immediately asked if I wanted to sing. I assumed that someone was gone for that day and they wanted to work on choreography, so when I said yes, I had no idea that I had just agreed to join the cast! Throughout that rehearsal, I pieced together that one of the cast members had to leave for personal reasons, and they needed someone to replace her. Since I wasn’t the only stage manager, and I had happened to walk into the Multi Purpose Building at the right time, I was the perfect choice.
Suddenly I was part of the cast. Not only did this mean I would now have to go to every rehearsal (seeing as I had only been going to about 75% of them before), but I would also have to learn a month's worth of choreography and blocking that I had missed.
It’s been about a month since then, and despite snow days and canceled rehearsals, everything's coming together. I can’t wait to take the stage with my fellow cast members in April!
The School-Based Mental Health Team has decided to shift how we deliver our Community Workshops to better meet the schedules of the Corbett Community. We will be moving to a Newsletter format instead in hopes of reaching & connecting with more families & community members.
Check out our SBMH Webpage on the District Site for more information about our events and supports
LGBTQ Resource:
https://corbett.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LGBTQ-Resources-01222025.pdf
As we head towards Spring and your children are outside more, I thought it would be helpful to print the CDC guidelines on preventing injuries in children. For those who have students that are learning to drive, reviewing basic traffic and car safety is important.
Steps you can take to prevent leading causes of child injury include: Burns • Install and maintain smoke alarms in your home. • Develop and practice a family fire escape plan. • Set your water heater’s thermostat to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. • Use safe cooking practices, such as never leaving food unattended on the stove. Drownings • Install a four-sided isolation fence, with self-closing and self-latching gates, around backyard swimming pools. • Wear life jackets in and around natural bodies of water. • Learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and get recertified every two years. • Supervise young children at all times around bathtubs, swimming pools, and natural bodies of water. Falls • Use playground equipment that is properly designed and maintained, and that has a soft landing surface material below. • Use home safety devices, such as guards on windows that are located above ground-level, stair gates, and guard rails. • Wear protective gear when playing active sports, such as wrist guards, knee and elbow pads, and helmets when in-line skating. • Supervise young children at all times around fall hazards, like stairs and playground equipment. Poisonings • Store medicines and other toxic products such as cleaning solutions in locked or childproof cabinets. • Put the poison control number, 1-800-222-1222, on or near every home telephone. • Follow directions on the label when giving medicines to children. Read all warning labels. • Dispose of unused, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs. Road traffic injuries • Use appropriate child safety seats. • If you have a teenage driver, sign an agreement in order to limit risky driving, such as having multiple passengers and driving at night. • Transport children in the back seat of your vehicle. • Make sure children wear motorcycle and bicycle helmets. www.cdc.gov/safechild
Have a safe and active Spring!
Julie Nakamura, RN
Hello from PTA!
Some of the grants we approved this month include: Math is Cool competition fees, team shirts for the OBOB club, the STRUGGLY math program for 4/5 team, and new P.E. equipment!
The GS is still looking for parent volunteers to help with recess and lunch break coverage—You can sign up to help here!
Our next meeting will be March 13th.
Follow us on Corbett PTA Instagram and our new Facebook page Corbett PTA Facebook
CHAMPS Class of 2025
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
Stay Connected:
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/
Stay Connected
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