Back To School Night  
Noche de Regreso a la Escuela

• School officially begins at 8:00 AM and the tardy bell rings at 8:05 AM. School ends at 2:15 PM. Please pick up students at The Annex, classrooms or in front of the main school building.
• Drop-off for families will still be at 7:30 AM in the gym (Kinder) auditorium (1^st,2^nd,3^rd) and cafeteria (4^th, 5^th). Families are welcome to accompany their children to school, the Annex, and classrooms. Just be careful of traffic and early morning commuters. Classroom doors will open at 8:00 AM.

• Call 503-916-3205 to speak with an Enrollment & Transfer specialist. Staff is available to help in English, Spanish & Russian.
• Call for help in other languages: Vietnamese 503-916-3584, Chinese 503-916-3585 & Somali 503-916-3586.
• Email your questions to enrollment-office@pps.net.
• Visit the Enrollment & Transfer Center in person at 501 N. Dixon St, Suite 140 

In this week's PPS Pulse: Best of PPS Film Festival highlights student filmmaking; first day of kindergarten

Two teachers wanted to find a way to celebrate the filmmaking accomplishments of their students. That was the genesis of the first Best of PPS Film Festival that will be held Sunday starting at 4 p.m. at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd.).

This past Saturday a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the newly modernized Grant High School. Grant was completed after a two-year construction period and is the last project from the landmark 2012 School Improvement Bond. 

The health of students is one of the biggest priorities for Portland Public Schools, and thanks to partnerships with health organizations, all of our students have access to free medical services.