Do you live outside of PPS but hope to attend our schools? The Schools of Choice window for those in Kalamazoo County and neighboring counties is open March 1 through April 1. Apply today at portageps.org/enrollment.
As part of our District's continued work alongside Studer Education on improving our service excellence, members of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Board had the chance this week to share their own perspective on our District's culture.
This group was formed to give students the opportunity to share their voice on the District future. Great job, students! 👏
Will you be attending the Young 5s/Kindergarten Registration Night Thursday? Check out this map of Northern High School to see where you need to park and enter.
We hope to see you there! To register for the event, visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten.
Next week is the Y5/Kindergarten Registration Night. We hope to see you there!
All students need to be registered in advance to access on-site services - to register, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu-VkK25uJT3GZJ3YgvyNOr86NO1aXHHOLGMuRT9S5XarIYg/viewform
The Heart of Education Award winners for the month of February were Mae Orr from 12th St. Elementary and Rachel Lam from Moorsbridge Elementary.
These two amazing teachers go above and beyond for our students every day! We appreciate their hard work and dedication. Thank you to them and their wonderful paras. Your work makes a difference!
Another day of career exploration took place at Portage Central High School this week. At this event, students learned about careers that require a bachelor's degree such as engineering, geology, social work and more! Great job, Mustangs!
👏 Check out the talent of our student artists at Portage Central High School, including junior Calleigh Bolde and her amazing realism. 👏
What’s it like living on a real-world budget? Students at Portage Community High School learned this week!
Kalamazoo RESA led students through a simulation on budgeting within their chosen career. This was an eye-opening and fun way to help guide students in navigating life choices within their career budget.
Today is Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day!
Our team of 10 workers, including plumbing/HVAC, electrical, grounds, general maintenance and tradesmen, work to keep our 18 facilities running smoothly. Did you know this team of 10 manages about 400 acres of property, including 1.75 million square feet of buildings?
Join us in sharing a huge THANK YOU!
🧡🐾🤎 Introducing our newest pup at Portage Public Schools! Fletcher is a new comfort dog at Portage Northern High School. He is a 2-year-old Golden Retriever/Labrador mix who joined from Interquest CARES.
Does he look familiar? He's a littermate to Diego from Moorsbridge Elementary and a sibling to Orville from Lake Center Elementary.
His handlers at Mr. Dunham and Mrs. Hinga. Welcome to the PACK at PN! 🧡🐾🤎
👷♀️👮♂️🧑⚕️👩🎓 From trades, public safety, tattoo artistry, healthcare and cosmetology, a variety of careers were on display at the annual Portage Northern High School Career Fair. 👩💼👩🎨🧑⚖️👩🔬
Leah is one of two interns from Western Michigan University helping in our school kitchens this month. She's enrolled in the WMU Nutrition and Dietetic Program and is gaining real-world experience in a busy kitchen alongside our staff.
To read more about this internship partnership with WMU, visit portageps.org/news.
Students in Portage Community High's Personal Finance/Consumer Math class welcomed KVCC Admissions today to help seniors apply for community college and learn about all of the opportunities available to them after graduation.
Thanks to Ms. Kirschman for sharing this photo!
Do you have a Kindergartener 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.
Enrolling early helps our schools plan for hiring teachers, estimating class sizes and more!
Families of PPS 5th graders are invited to learn more about the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center Wednesday, March 5, from 6-7 p.m. at 600 Vine St. in Kalamazoo.
Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoOT2YlP_3FzDs08GOCeqTBhS8LsTgpQ2K9CDGGcDCCMX-Vg/viewform
Congratulations to the Portage North Middle School Wrestling Team for an incredible season! They are back-to-back champions at Battle of Portage. 💪
Thank you to Coach Derhammer for sharing this great team photo!
Do you live outside of PPS but hope to attend our schools? The Schools of Choice window for those in Kalamazoo County and neighboring counties is open March 1 through April 1. Apply today at portageps.org/enrollment.
The Living Wax Museum was a chance for Amberly Elementary students to dress up and share the biographies of influential Black people throughout history.
Chosen figures included Kamala Harris, LeBron James, Martin Luther King Jr., Misty Copeland, Josephine Baker, Muhammad Ali, Mae Jemison and more. Way to go, Tigers!
Help us share some love to the Unified Sports Club at Portage Central High School. The club hosted another great basketball game! The Unified Club is an opportunity for students of all abilities to play sports together. Way to go, Mustangs!! 💙💛💙💛
As February comes to an end, thank you for following along as we highlighted our CTE students!
👷♀️🛠👷For our final profile, we are highlighting Gavynn and AJ, two students enrolled in the Construction Trades program.
"I've always been really into construction, "AJ said. "My father's a construction worker, and when I was younger I was building tree forts in my backyard."
To read more of their story -- and to see the other student profiles -- visit portageps.org/news.
