• PPS Pulse: February 11, 2020

    2/11/2020

    In this week's PPS Pulse: Roosevelt holds its 5th Hoodies Up event; 67 student artists get gold recognition

     

    PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | FEBRUARY 11, 2020
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    Roosevelt High holds 5th annual Hoodies Up event

    Roosevelt High School held its fifth annual Hoodies Up event last week. The gathering happens annually on Feb. 5, the birthday of Trayvon Martin, the teenager who was shot and killed in 2012, a rallying point for the start of the Black Lives Matter movement. Roosevelt students filled the auditorium for speeches and performances, and students and parents created black banners that adorned the hallways throughout campus. The event was organized by students from the Black Student Union, Senior Inquiry and Ethnic Studies.

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    Connect to Kindergarten events are underway

    For parents about to send a child to school for the first time, kindergarten can seem like a daunting challenge. But if you have a child who will attend kindergarten in Portland Public Schools in the fall, our Connect to Kindergarten events can help ease the transition.

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    Please answer questions to help set policies that will guide enrollment and program balancing work

    As Portland Public Schools continues a multi-year process to balance student enrollment and programs across our district, the Board of Education is undertaking revisions to three policies that will guide the work.

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    67 student artists from PPS win top recognition, get pieces displayed

    Art pieces created by 67 students from Portland Public Schools are being displayed at the Pacific Northwest College of Art after they won gold key recognition in the Portland Metro Scholastic Art Awards.

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    Modernization projects at Lincoln, Madison and Kellogg are taking shape

    Work is continuing on three major modernization projects made possible by Portland voters passing the 2017 Health, Safety and Modernization Bond. The rebuild of Lincoln and Madison high schools, and the construction of a new Kellogg Middle School, are at different stages; here is an update.

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    Next week's Pulse comes out on Wednesday: Due to the upcoming Presidents Day holiday, next week’s Pulse will be published a day later than normal and will be sent out on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
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    PPS Pulse is a weekly publication that is distributed via email to district families, staff and select others. It is produced by the PPS Communications department. An archive of previous issues is available. To submit story ideas and feedback, please contact: Managing Editor: Lindsay Trapp. Senior Writer: Mike Tokito. Lead Designer: Louise Tollisen. Videos: Multimedia Services. Translations: Language Access Services.
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