$5 in the main office, cash, check or pay on pps.schoolpay.com.

Every student needs a durable water bottle that doesn't have a squirt top, with a lid, marked with their name.

Students are encouraged to carry water bottles. Only durable bottles with lids are allowed, which includes juice and other drink bottles. Many water bottles end up in our lost and found each year, so please label them!

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“Never stop dreaming and don’t give your future away.” Those were some of the inspiring words Franklin high school students heard from motivational speaker Roy Juarez Jr. last week.  

Following the devastating tropical storms in Houston and Miami, Portland Public Schools is leading a community-wide effort to help students, families, and educators.

Project Giving Hope is a 6-day drive to raise donations of school supplies, shoes and socks, and financial assistance for the people of those two cities.

The extent of most Portlanders’ experience with the Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia Gorge was washing ash off of their cars, avoiding outdoor exercise, and grieving over the loss of favorite hiking spots. But for a group of Cleveland High School students who volunteer on the Multnomah County Search and Rescue team, the Eagle Creek fire will remain a defining experience.

Today the Portland Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve the contract that authorizes outside legal counsel Amy Joseph Pedersen of Stoel Rives to engage Bob Weaver and Joy Ellis of the law firm Garvey Schubert Barer to lead the investigation into the Mitch Whitehurst matter and provide recommendations to strengthen district policies, practice and procedures for employee complaints and misconduct as it relates to students.  Norm Frink, retired Multnomah County Chief Deputy District Attorney with over 35 years as a public prosecutor and experience in the Portland region, will also be on the team.