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Volunteering @ Buckman & Portland Public Schools

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Buckman! ALL volunteers must have their background clearance completed PRIOR to volunteering, including when chaperoning for field trips. Please read on for details from the PPS website about the background clearance process.

To ensure a safe environment for our students, PPS requires volunteers to follow the steps below. Please review the Volunteer Code of Conduct (Step 1) and Mandatory Volunteer Training (Step 2) prior to completing the volunteer application (Step 3). In the online volunteer application, you will need to sign that you have reviewed these materials and agree to adhere to all the requirements. 

A person is considered a volunteer if they have the potential for unsupervised contact with PPS students during school hours, including chaperoning for field trips. Folks who have not been approved through the background check process may NOT join field trips regardless of location. 

To begin the process, please visit the PPS Volunteer page. This clearance is valid at any PPS school for three years.

New PPS Bookmobile

On Saturday, February 15, PPS is making literacy come alive with a Bookmobile packed with FREE books, fun activities, and a love for storytelling. We believe that every child deserves access to great books, and what better way to spark curiosity and imagination than by bringing books straight to the community?

Join us at these campuses: 9:00 - 10:30 AM | Rosa Parks Elementary | 8960 N Woolsey Ave, Portland, OR 97203 11:00 - 12:30 PM | Chapman Elementary | 1445 NW 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Faubion PK-8 | 2930 NE Dekum St., Portland, OR 97211 3:00 - 4:30 PM | Lionel Clegg Boys & Girls Club | 9330 SE Harold St, Portland, OR 97226

Dear families,

Instilling a lifelong love of reading is one of our main missions at Buckman. There are so many adventures, achievements, and acts of positive change that begin with books, and that is why I am thrilled to introduce you to a fun new literacy initiative spearheaded by our superintendent, Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong.

On Saturday, February 15, Portland Public Schools will be launching its first-ever Golden Key Quest, a citywide literacy scavenger hunt.

Here’s how it works

PPS has partnered with the following literacy hubs to make the Golden Key Quest a reality.

Caldera Arts – 224 NW 13th Ave, Suite 304, Portland, OR 97209

Third Eye Books – 2518 SE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Literary Arts – 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Students are invited to visit the hubs and look for golden keys hidden inside books. The lucky ones who find a Golden Key should scan the QR code on the key, which will take them to a webpage where they can claim their prize: free family tickets to OMSI! (No purchase necessary to participate.)

Reading is the spark that lights the fire of life-long learning. I hope that our students and families will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

Sincerely,

Lisa Ditto

Buckman Principal

Early Release Days

• Student pick up @ 11:50AM
• NO SUN programming
• Champions is running from release to regular Champions end time

Congratulations to Lincoln High School students Richard Deng and Coral Platt! Both were awarded National Merit Scholarships of $2,500 toward their college studies.

They were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists nationwide. Richard plans to pursue a career in politics and Coral is looking at a future in the legal sector.

Two exceptional PPS educators, Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones, were recently named OnPoint Educators of the Year for 2025.

As part of this prestigious honor, both teachers will have their rent or mortgage paid for an entire year, and their schools also receive a $2,500 donation. 

Ricardo Barber teaches third grade at Faubion, and Hang Jones serves as a social worker at Marysville Elementary. 

The OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education celebrates educators who embrace innovative teaching techniques that ignite enthusiasm in their students. 

Congratulations to Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones! And thank you both for everything you do to make a difference in the lives our students.

The assignment their teacher gave them was simple – make a short film that begins with a phone call and ends with someone hanging up. Benson first-year students Dylan Martinez-Torres and Dariel Soriano Zamora ran it all the way to a small city populated by two very big and rather iconic monsters – Godzilla and Hedora.

The result, Sorry, Wrong Number, is one of the more than 90 films entered into the annual Best of PPS Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of exceptional student filmmaking that includes a showcase at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

The fourth annual installment of the festival took place on May 21 and included a screening of 13 standout films. The films came from all over PPS and ran the gamut from Dylan and Dariel’s monster short to documentaries, film noir, and broadcast journalism. 

If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.

On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.

No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.

Deadline to apply: June 6.