New Location!
We've moved! We are very excited to welcome all of our Alliance families and students back to our brand new building hayu alqi uyxat (Chinook for Many Future Paths) located at 1530 NE Glisan St.
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Visit the Alliance Bell Schedule Page to view the 2024-25 bell schedule and yearly calendar.
Dear Alliance High School Community,
It has been wonderful to meet our new students as they join our community at the beginning of term 5! It has been great to feel our new building bustling with increased activity.
It is also exciting to witness all of the creative offerings that students are experiencing. Students learn and apply design principles in the Skateboard Design Project starting this term, earn dual CTE and English credit through the Tercel Auto Restoration Project, and continue the collaboration with Wind and Oar Boat school, which allows students to earn credit in several academic areas while building a boat. Students will study the growth of plants using hydroponic methods, experiment with the writing of speculative fiction with published author Dey Rivers as part of our writers in residence program and earn Chemistry and CTE credit in the Science of Photography course. Our staff of dedicated and highly skilled teachers continue to explore ways to create engaging and dynamic learning opportunities for our students.
I’ve enjoyed meeting a number of families as I have settled into my work at Alliance High School. Please remember to be in touch if you have any questions, concerns, or would like to just say hello. You can reach me through the school at (503)916-6486 or via email at mrowell@pps.net.
Students at Alliance REP our community:
Our Students are Respectful, Engaged, and Present above all else.
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.
Earthstock 2025 was a huge success!
Each year, special education students from across the region gather at Portland's Crystal Ballroom for a truly unique and uniquely joyful high school dance.
Earthstock began in 1992 at the request of a young student who was confined to a wheelchair and was disappointed he couldn’t attend the high school dances because of transportation issues. There were 60 kids at the first event. Earthstock now entertains more than 700 students, staff and volunteers, and is rapidly becoming one the largest events of its kind in the country.
Students at Skyline school were recently treated to a visit from PPS teacher-turned-graphic novelist Aron Nels Steinke.
Steinke is the award-winning author and illustrator behind the popular Mr. Wolf's Class series. He also taught at Skyline during the 2015-16 school year.
During his visit to Skyline, he opened up to a group of third, fourth, and fifth graders about how he got started as an author despite struggling to read and write in school. He also read a short excerpt from his newest book, Speechless.
Speechless tells the story of Mira, a sixth grader who spends her first year of middle school finding herself and her voice. Skyline students were some of the book's first readers. We can't wait to see what Mr. Steinke writes next!
On May 2, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson delivered his first state of the city address at Franklin High School.
Members of the district and Franklin student councils had the chance to hear Wilson speak about his plans and vision for Portland’s future. Student Representative JJ Kunsevi opened the panel with a powerful question about education funding and the impact on students.
It was an evening that put public education front-and-center and a chance for PPS student leaders to shine.
9:44 AM - 12:32 PM Wind & Oar Boat School Field Trip
10:58 AM - 12:32 PM OSAS Testing
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Supernova Assembly
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM OSAS Testing
1:05 PM - 3:30 PM Oxbow Park FT
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Monday meeting Library
11:25 AM - 12:50 PM OSAS Testing
9:44 AM - 12:32 PM Wind & Oar Boat School Field Trip