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Please join us on Saturday, August 23rd for some fun and beautification of our school grounds. Many hands make light work and we will be done at noon so we can all go enjoy the rest of a sunny summer day!
Please bring rakes and other gardening tools if you have them, thank you.
If you are unable to access ParentVUE, please contact our Administrative Assistant, Sorena Dibble sdibble@pps.net she can assist you with logging in.
Schedule changes may happen after the first week of school through the Assistant Principal and will only be considered if a student did not receive any of their elective choices from their forecasting sheets turned in last school year. Please email Ms. Wilson at mwilson5@pps.net if you have any other questions.
We hope our incoming 6th graders, new students, and their families can join us for a popsicle social on August 24th from 5-6pm. While short and sweet, this is a great opportunity to meet other students and begin building relationships with other students who are new to da Vinci. We hope to see you there!
We are excited about the school year ahead and having your student with us!
Please be sure to read this first Dragon Tales Newsletter from Principal Roosevelt. It is full of excellent information about the upcoming start to the 2025/20026 school year. Other helpful links below.
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.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM New Student Popsicle Social
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Policy Committee
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM Musical Workshops
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM Musical Workshops
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM Musical Workshops