We are super excited to be getting filtered water dispensers and fountains as a PPS pilot. This is in lieu of replacing the pipes, which would be much more expensive and would have not resulted in the beautiful units that will be installed. An FAQ page regarding this project is here.

SUN Summer of Fun
Our SUN Community School is pleased to announce registration for the SUN Summer of Fun. Students currently in grades 5-7 are invited to attend.
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Includes lunch.
Located at Stephens Creek Crossing, 6719 SW 26th
• June 24-27: Craft & Create ($120)
• July 1-3: Mad Scientists ($90)
• July 8-11: Imagineering ($120)
• July 15-18: Makerweek ($120)
The registration form can be downloaded from the MORE link below.

The new mascot and nickname for Franklin High School will be Lightning. The process to determine a new identity for the school was finalized Tuesday, when the Portland Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero’s recommendation.

Dear PPS Community,

We have come to the end of what has been an ambitious and groundbreaking school year at the Portland Public Schools. I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to our amazing students, their supportive families, our dedicated teachers, hardworking support staff and dynamic school and district leaders who made it all work.

This week in PPS Pulse: A full summer of modernization and improvements projects; district launches enrollment and program balancing process

This summer promises to be the biggest of the PPS bond program so far. School modernization and improvement projects will touch almost every school over the coming months with security upgrades, new roofs, asbestos remediation, new fire alarms, ADA improvements and a seismic retrofit in the works.