Information for IB students and families
May examinations for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme will not be held this spring.
Mar
2020
Dec
2019
Musicians invited to join All-State bands, choirs and orchestras
Vancouver students recently earned spots among some of the state's most talented youth musicians.
Nov
2019
Senior selected for Senate Youth Scholarship award
Columbia River High School's Noel Sims was nominated for this prestigious award.
Oct
2019
High school broadcasters vie for National Student Production Award
The crew from Columbia River High School is nominated in the Sports-Live Event category.
Oct
2019
October 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
Two clerks, two teachers and a teacher-librarian are this month's winners.
Sep
2019
Columbia River grad selected to study in Taiwan
Symphony Koss received a National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
Sep
2019
From gamer to creator: Columbia River student brings video game concept to life
Bridgette is one of just five winners from across the nation whose video game concepts Google Play selected for development and production.
Jun
2019
Spring 2019 state sports
Congratulations to the student-athletes and their coaches!
May
2019
VPS high schools rank among best in Washington
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 study of the best high schools.
Apr
2019
Students medal at 2019 SkillsUSA
Almost 60 students from Vancouver Public Schools medaled in the state competition.
Apr
2019
April 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
Four teachers and a paraeducator received Excellence Awards this month.
Apr
2019
2019 plant sales
All proceeds support FFA and programs that teach kids job skills.
Apr
2019
Young historians advance to national contest
Fifteen Vancouver students qualified for the National History Bee. Seven also qualified for the U.S. Geography Olympiad.
Apr
2019
New Columbia River H.S. 500 wing
See renderings of the new classroom wing!
Mar
2019
Vancouver students win state championships
Allison Blaine of Hudson’s Bay High School secured her second state championship in wrestling and Grace Gordon of Columbia River High School achieved a gold medal in gymnastics.
Mar
2019
Construction update: downtown elementary, Columbia River High School and more
Photo: Concept design of the new K-5 elementary school (back right), which will be built adjacent to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Operations Center at Mill Plain Blvd. and Fort Vancouver Way. Update [...]
Feb
2019
Episode 66: Spreading kindness
In Vancouver Public Schools, we believe that emotional intelligence is something to be cultivated and embraced.
Feb
2019
Where are they now?
Anya Pavlovic Kain stayed busy with International Baccalaureate and Running Start classes and was president of Natural Helpers and a member of the Clark County Youth Commission.
Jan
2019
Fifteen VPS teachers earn National Board certification in 2018
With this certification, these educators have demonstrated that they have reached the highest levels of the profession.
Jan
2019
Musicians named to prestigious performing groups
Fourteen student-musicians were selected for the Washington Music Educators Association's bands, choirs and orchestras.
Dec
2018
Music, volunteerism and achievement awards for Columbia River senior
On stage and in the community, Symphony Koss excels.
Nov
2018
Columbia River top 5 in volleyball, girls’ soccer
Both teams won their respective district championships before advancing to state.
Aug
2018
Exciting upgrades coming to Columbia River High School | Español | Русский
Because local voters approved a bond measure in 2017, Columbia River High School will receive facility improvements.
Jul
2018
Choi changes the game
The Columbia River High School student is the grand prize winner of Google Play's Change the Game Design Challenge.
Jun
2018
Top 10 at spring 2018 state championships
See the state champs from around the district!
Jun
2018
Teacher librarian receives grant for media literacy curriculum
Columbia River High School teacher librarian Shana Ferguson was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching grant.
May
2018
New turf fields coming to Columbia River, Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay and Skyview high schools
Work is expected to be completed at all high school fields by fall 2018.
May
2018
From Vancouver to India
Freshman Andrew Douglas was selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth.
May
2018
Students bring home accolades from state skills-based contest
Congratulations to Fort Vancouver, Columbia River, Hudson's Bay and Skyview high schools and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics!
Apr
2018
April 2018 Employee Excellence Awards
This month's winners include two teachers, two district resource officers and a specialist in the human resources department.
Mar
2018
Top 10 at state in winter championships
Congratulations to these student-athletes and their coaches!
Mar
2018
Honoring one another
“We’re like a family,” said senior Carmen Chacon of her peers in the Culinary Arts program.
Feb
2018
February 2018 Employee Excellence Awards
A visual art specialist, custodian, teacher, clerk and teacher librarian are this month's winners.
Dec
2017
Student musicians named to top performance groups
Students were selected from McLoughlin and Thomas Jefferson middle schools; Columbia River, Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay and Skyview high schools; and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics.
Nov
2017
Top 10 in fall 2017 state competitions
Student-athletes received top honors in cross-country, swimming and diving and soccer.
Nov
2017
Landers, Columbia River girls soccer in the spotlight
Columbia River’s Sophie Landers not just another brick in the wall Published by Clark County Talk, Nov. 16, 2017 Sophie Landers doesn’t seem like the type to get all nostalgic and weepy. But the Columbia [...]
Nov
2017
What’s next in bond projects
Class-size reductions, playground improvements and turf field installations are among the upcoming projects.
Sep
2017
Two National Merit Semifinalists from Vancouver Public Schools
Kiran Gregerson from Columbia River High School and Sydney Kim from Skyview High School are among the 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide.
Jul
2017
Equestrian teams gallop to success in district, state competitions
All riders from Columbia River and Skyview high schools' teams qualified for the state competition. Riders also qualified for the multi-state regional competition.
Jun
2017
Students earn top-10 honors at state tournaments
Three individual titles and one team championship were among the highlights of VPS' student-athletes' success at spring state tournaments.