Hello! We hope you had an enjoyable summer break. We will be returning to school on Monday, August 27th. Returning students should be receiving a letter in the mail with your schedule (it will be the same as last year). If you need to make changes or DO NOT receive this letter by Friday, August 24th, please come in on the first day, school starts at 9am, and meet with your counselor. Please feel free to give us a call with questions: 503-916-6486.

In this week's PPS Pulse: PPS performers, speakers set to appear at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute; first-graders dive into coding

Portland Public Schools will again be a featured part of the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute event. The 34th edition will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, at the Highland Christian Center, 7600 NE Glisan St. The event will feature digital, musical and artistic performances, and an array of community speakers.

The PPS Visioning initiative has entered a new phase in January, with a series of community meetings in which  students, families, educators and volunteers will be able to share what they think the future of education in Portland should look like. 

Christy Wheeler of Sellwood Middle School recently won the Oregon Counselor of the Year Award from the Oregon School Counselors Association. We asked her to share her thoughts on the role counselors play in school communities.