Do you have a child ready to start school this fall? Don’t wait to enroll at Portage Public Schools!
You can get started TODAY with simply your proof of residency. Visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten to learn more.
Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. The holiday marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., because even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control.
As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas.
The historical legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of never giving up hope in uncertain times. Learn more at National Museum of African American History & Culture (https://nmaahc.si.edu/)
Curious Kids Child Care is looking for Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers and Teacher Aides to join their TEAM!
Interested parties should please send their resume to Ashley Russell at arussell@portageps.org. Job postings# 8258 & 8259 can be viewed at: https://lnkd.in/gnDTDkZ5
Student artists are making beautiful creations at the KIA Art Camp this week. A special thank you to the Portage Education Foundation for making these summer opportunities available to our students.
Meet Up & Eat Up is running at all locations. Your child doesn't have to attend PPS to come down for a free meal. Visit portageps.org/article/1638645 for a complete list of dates and locations.
The Building Site and Sinking Fund makes facility repairs, security upgrades and more possible for PPS! The millage is up for renewal Aug. 6. Please visit portageps.org/o/pps/page/building-site-sinking-fund to learn more!
Mr. Hageman, music teacher at Haverhill Elementary, is spending his summer break advocating for his students! Mark joined 300 other music teachers from across the U.S. last week on Capitol Hill to advocate for the funding of music education in public schools.
"This was a wonderful opportunity to advocate on behalf of music teachers across the state and the first of many Hill Days I plan to attend," Mark said.
If your child is attending summer learning, PLEASE BE AWARE that our school buses are running late and in some cases cannot travel some roads due to the downed trees from last night's storms.
Still looking for a summer camp for your elementary student? We have spots left in the KRESA Future Me Summer Camp!
Register today at gofan.co/event/1486616?schoolId=MI89211
We are enjoying the slower pace of June but already looking ahead to August! The Building Site and Sinking Fund is up for a renewal.
Curious about how those funds are used? Check out our website at portageps.org/page/building-site-sinking-fund to learn more!
At 90 years old, Bob Bonhomme had two items on his bucket list:
Go to prom and graduate from high school.
The longtime Portage resident quit school as a teenager to work and support his family before he was drafted into the U.S. Army at 19 years old, never earning his diploma or participating in the quintessential teen experience.
But at Monday's Board of Education meeting, Bob received his high school diploma from PPS. Read more about Bob's life and his high school graduation from PPS at portageps.org/article/1640095.
Our building leadership work continuously to improve our schools, even after students are gone for the summer. Principals and other building leaders met Monday for an all-day workshop on Continuous Improvement -- where they both reflected on the 23-24 school year and looked ahead to the fall. Thank you for your dedication to making PPS the best place to learn and work!
To learn more about our District's Strategic Commitments and the Continuous Improvement work happening across PPS, visit portageps.org/page/strategic-commitments.
PPS is looking for our next Transportation Manager! The full-time position leads the entire Transportation Department. Read more about the opportunity to join our team and apply today at portageps.org/employment.
It's time to play ball!! 🏀🏈⚾️🥎🏐 The first sessions of PPS Summer Camps are up and running this week.
There's still time to sign up! Visit portageps.org/summercamps to view the camp offerings and sign up.
The comfort dogs miss you already, students. ❤️
🥳 Goodbye school, hello summer! 🥳
The end of the school year is finally here! PPS Administration wishes all of our students and staff a healthy, safe, fun and relaxing summer vacation. ☀️🥳🤩😎👏
Cheers for the end of the school year!! 😁🥳🙌 Reminder, tomorrow is a half day for all students. Dismissal is noon for elementary schools and 10:55 a.m. for middle and high schools.
Our faces when teachers at Haverhill Elementary showed up in inflatable costumes today!! Staff kicked off the annual Haverhill Hustle fundraiser with a special inflatable costume race and belly laughs and big smiles among the students ensued.
Retirees are saying their final goodbyes to the halls of PPS this week. THANK YOU for your years of dedication to our school. https://www.portageps.org/o/12es/article/1634093
