Sep 2015

Fresh fruit and vegetable program returns to five VPS schools

September 4th, 2015|Categories: Nutrition Services, Project: Peter S. Ogden, VPS press releases|Tags: , , , , , |

Mangos, blackberries, rainbow carrots, mini sweet peppers and star fruit are a sampling of the fresh fruits and vegetables students will be snacking on at five elementary schools in Vancouver Public Schools. VPS was awarded [...]

Jul 2015

Jump Start helps kindergartners transition to school: Sign up now!

July 28th, 2015|Categories: Elementary schools, VPS press releases|Tags: |

Parents of kids who will be entering kindergarten in the fall are strongly encouraged to sign up their children for Kindergarten Jump Start, a free program that takes place a few weeks before the school year begins.

Jun 2015

Beyond STEM: iTech Prep students’ artwork on display

June 8th, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Programs of Choice, Project: iTech, Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: , , |

Science, technology, engineering and math are prominent at Vancouver iTech Preparatory, but the students there also have opportunities to pursue non-STEM interests. This Thursday, their work in the arts will be on display in a [...]

May 2015

International photography project comes to Vancouver

May 26th, 2015|Categories: Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: |

The world’s largest participatory art project, Inside Out, has hit Vancouver. Skyview High School, to be exact. Skyview seniors Marta Alcazar, Rubyna Ali and Shelby Sherman, working with teacher Jenna Biggs, spent months taking pictures [...]

May 2015

Community symposium will address facility needs in Vancouver Public Schools

May 21st, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Elementary schools, VPS press releases|Tags: , , |

Vancouver Public Schools will hold a community design symposium on May 27. Approximately 70 people including students, parents, teachers, principals, district administrators and community partners will participate in the one-day symposium. Their task: examine current [...]

May 2015

Two VPS high schools ranked among best in nation

May 18th, 2015|Categories: Project: VSAA, Secondary schools (6-12), VPS achievements, VPS in the news, VPS press releases|Tags: , |

U.S. News & World Report recently placed Vancouver School of Arts and Academics and Skyview High School among the best public high schools in the nation as part of its annual ranking. VSAA was named [...]

May 2015

U.S. Department of Education selects Vancouver Public Schools to tell digital transformation story

May 18th, 2015|Categories: Elementary schools, Project: iTech, Project: McLoughlin, Secondary schools (6-12), Supt news, VPS achievements, VPS press releases, weLearn1:1|Tags: , , , |

Discovery Middle School teacher Patrick Mahaney is interviewed for the U.S. Department of Education video project. "I am writing to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education selected your district to [...]

May 2015

Vancouver Housing Authority–Vancouver Public Schools partnership receives national recognition

May 12th, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Design II timeline, Family-Community Resource Center, VPS achievements, VPS in the news, VPS press releases|Tags: |

Case study released as VHA board votes to target Section 8 opening to families with children and health-burdened households The study explores collaboration between public housing authorities and education service providers in three U.S. cities. [...]

May 2015

Vancouver Public Schools announces administrative changes for 2015-16

May 12th, 2015|Categories: Elementary schools, Secondary schools (6-12), Staff, VPS press releases, weLearn1:1|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Vancouver Public Schools has announced several administrative changes for the 2015-16 school year. Personnel assignments are subject to final approval by the school board. At the district administrative office, Travis Campbell has been hired as [...]

May 2015

Three VPS students earn top National Merit honors

May 6th, 2015|Categories: Project: Columbia River, Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: , , |

Three students from Vancouver Public Schools have received top honors from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Jason Anderson, Columbia River High School, and Samir Sen, Skyview High School, were named 2015 National Merit Scholars. Jessica [...]

Apr 2015

Digital Promise and Vancouver Public Schools to co-host national meeting

April 15th, 2015|Categories: VPS press releases|Tags: |

Superintendent Steve Webb will showcase Vancouver’s work in digital learning at the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in Vancouver, Wash. VANCOUVER, Wash. | April 15, 2015 ­– Beginning this weekend, Vancouver Public Schools [...]

Apr 2015

Hudson’s Bay High School is one of five Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national winners

April 1st, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Programs of Choice, Secondary schools (6-12), Staff, VPS achievements, VPS press releases|Tags: , , |

Pictured above, from left: Kassie Wielenback, Cedric Hitzeman, Brittney Hauff and teacher Steve Lorenz. After rising above their Washington state competitors and 14 other schools from across the country, Hudson’s Bay High School recently clinched one [...]

Mar 2015

Student ambassadors from Africa to visit Skyview High School

March 23rd, 2015|Categories: Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: |

Skyview High School will host eight student ambassadors from five African countries on Wednesday, March 25. The visit, coordinated by the World Affairs Council of Oregon, is part of the U.S. State Department’s Youth Ambassadors [...]

Mar 2015

March 30: Court of Appeals Division Two to hear arguments in local cases at Hudson’s Bay High School

March 19th, 2015|Categories: Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: |

Division Two of the Washington State Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments outside of their Tacoma courtroom during a community visit to Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, WA, on Monday, March 30. "We [...]

Mar 2015

Prom dreams come alive on March 21

March 17th, 2015|Categories: Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: , , |

Thanks to the Hudson’s Bay High School National Honor Society’s Dreams Come Alive event, students from all over Vancouver Public Schools will have the opportunity to purchase low-cost formalwear and accessories on Saturday, March 21. [...]

Mar 2015

Donation allows VPS to purchase additional life-saving devices

March 10th, 2015|Categories: VPS press releases|Tags: |

As part of its ongoing effort to save lives, the Quinn Driscoll Foundation has given more than $16,000 to Vancouver Public Schools to purchase 10 additional automated external defibrillators. The district currently has one or [...]

Mar 2015

Vancouver Public Schools seeks public input on facility needs

March 10th, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, VPS press releases|Tags: , |

As part of a comprehensive analysis of its facilities, Vancouver Public Schools is asking the community to give input about the condition of its school buildings. The survey will run March 10-24. It can be [...]

Mar 2015

Vancouver Public Schools technology director named education tech leader to watch

March 9th, 2015|Categories: Staff, VPS achievements, VPS press releases, weLearn1:1|Tags: |

Mark Ray, Vancouver Public Schools' director of instructional technology and library services, recently was named one of "20 to Watch" honorees for 2014-15 by the National School Boards Association's Technology Leadership Network. The honor recognizes [...]

Mar 2015

Back-to-school-readiness festival earns national award

March 5th, 2015|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Design II timeline, Elementary schools, Family-Community Resource Center, Secondary schools (6-12), VPS achievements, VPS press releases|Tags: , |

The American School Board Journal’s 2015 Magna Award winners have been announced, and among the five first-place winners in the over 20,000 enrollment category is Vancouver Public Schools’ 2014 Go Ready! Back-to-School Readiness Festival. The [...]

Mar 2015

Hudson’s Bay High School is Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national finalist

March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Programs of Choice, Secondary schools (6-12), VPS press releases|Tags: , |

A unique solution to the problem of cardboard waste has catapulted Hudson's Bay High School first to the Washington state award and now into the national phase of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. Hudson's [...]

Feb 2015

Vancouver Public Schools’ leadership team to participate in Future Ready Regional Summit

February 17th, 2015|Categories: Supt news, VPS achievements, VPS press releases, weLearn1:1|

Vancouver Public Schools will welcome school district leaders from across the country to Vancouver, Washington, Feb. 17-18, to participate in the second of 12 Future Ready Regional Summits. The summits are designed to help district [...]

Nov 2014

Lincoln Elementary receives $1,150 from Altrusa International for family literacy

November 17th, 2014|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Elementary schools, Family-Community Resource Center, VPS press releases|Tags: |

Lincoln Elementary's Family-Community Resource Center recently received a grant in the amount of $1,150 from Altrusa International of Clark County to encourage and engage parents to become more involved in reading with their children. The award, [...]

Sep 2014

Vancouver earns grant funding for safe and supportive schools

September 29th, 2014|Categories: Design II strategic plan, Design II timeline, Safe and supportive, VPS achievements, VPS press releases|

Work already under way in Vancouver Public Schools to create safe and supportive learning environments in each of its schools got a boost this past week with the announcement of a nearly $3 million grant [...]

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