Canby High School

Canby High School
Location
721 SW 4th Ave. Canby , (Clackamas County) , Oregon 97013 United States
Coordinates	45°15′24″N122°41′57″W / 45.256681°N 122.699068°W / 45.256681; -122.699068
Information
School district	Canby School District
Principal	Cari Sloan, Ed.D. [1]
Teaching staff	66.52 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,352 (2021-2022) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	20.32 [2]
Color(s)	Navy and Vegas gold    [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA 5A-1 Northwest Oregon Conference [1]
Mascot	Cougar
Team name	Cougars
Rival	Wilsonville High School [3]
Feeder schools	Baker Prairie Middle School, Ninety-One K-8 School
Website	www.canbyhs.canby.k12.or.us

Canby High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Canby, Oregon, United States. It is the only high school in the Canby School District.

Academics

In 2017, 88% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 365 students, 338 graduated, 37 dropped out. ^[4]

In 2022, 82% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Out of 332 students, 293 graduated, and 39 dropped out or were in high school the following year. ^[5]

Athletics

Prior to the 2022–2023 school year, Canby High School athletic teams competed in the OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League. Canby High School currently competes in the OSAA 5A-1 Northwest Oregon Conference and will remain in the league until the 2025–2026 school year. ^{[1] [6]}

State Championships: ^[7]

• Boys Soccer: 1990
• Choir: 2023, 2024
• Dance/Drill: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 (5A), 2023 (Show)
• Softball: 1994, 2001
• Wrestling: 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963

Notable alumni

• Clint Chapman, professional basketball player
• Jay Baller, professional baseball player
• Derek Devine, NFL quarterback ^[8]
• Jason Barrow, Played for the San Francisco Giants ^[9]
• Joni Harms, Singer, songwriter ^[10]
• Tarah Wheeler, cybersecurity executive, author of Women in Tech
• Brandon Wolf, Pulse nightclub massacre survivor and gun control advocate ^[11]

References

1. "Canby".
2. "Canby High School Statistics". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
3. https://osaa.org/today/article/2024/view?title=Football%3A+Natural+rivals%3F+Canby%2C+Wilsonville+meet+for+first+time
4. "2018 Canby School District graduation rates :: Your Schools - The Oregonian". schools.oregonlive.com.
5. "Canby High School Graduation Rates". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
6. "Canby Preps for Drop to Class 5A". Baker, John. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
7. "Records & Archives".
8. Fentress, Aaron (September 2, 2007). "Hass sticks with Bears; Seahawks cut three locals". The Oregonian. pp. C10.
9. "Jason Barrow - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com.
10. "Joni Harms: Let's Put the Western Back in the Country". PopMatters. June 27, 2004.
11. "Pulse Survivor Brandon Wolf's Advice for Young Activists". TeenVogue. January 1, 2020.