Gladstone High School is proud to host a blood drive from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, in partnership with American Red Cross. Members of the public are invited to come to our school to donate blood, assisted by the GHS Key Club. Anyone 16 or older is eligible to donate. You may make an appointment by visiting: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GladHS
During Parents' Night Out from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, May 31, childcare for 4-11 year olds will be provided by two adult staff members and 30 Gladstone High School students in our Key Club and/or National Honor Society. We'll serve pizza, watch movies, play games, do crafts and play dodgeball with your kids. Lots of fun for all! Walk in the main gym entrance with preregistration and cash or check ready. Cost: $30 per child or $80 max per family will go to National Honor Society and Key Club scholarships/service projects. Here's the link for preregistration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5dNrNqozpfkLcmaqZ_LsvdFiuG_mw9nXhA_g15pdrlJ0R0A/viewform
Gladstone Education Foundation has raised over $1 million in private funding over the past 25 years to promote academic achievement and enhance learning opportunities for Gladstone students, educators and youth organizations. GEF is extending the opportunity to participate in a fundraiser to raffle off an eight-day, seven-night stay in Cabo at the Playa Grande Resort. Also included is a $1,000 Visa card for travel and/or expenses. The package is valued at $4,100. Tickets are on sale now and cost only $100 each. Only 200 tickets will be sold. The drawing will be held at 7 p.m. on April 28. You do not need to be present to win. For more information about the raffle prize or to purchase a ticket, visit gladstonefoundation.org.
Our website is now live for information about Measure 3-624. This information was recently approved by the Secretary of State's Office for compliance with ORS 260.432. This url will also be linked under "About Us" on our district webpage: https://www.gladstoneschoolbond.org/
Calendar Update: Just a reminder that our board approved a schedule change to Friday, April 4 adjusting the school day in order for the district to communicate with staff affected by upcoming budget reductions. School release times on 4/4/25: Gladstone HS, 11 a.m.; Kraxberger, 11:30 a.m.; JWE, 11 a.m.; and GCCF, 11:30 a.m.
As schools prepare for the upcoming school year, we need parents/guardians of students K-11 to complete the annual Online Registration Verification for each student who will be attending Gladstone Schools in the fall. This process ensures we have your current contact information and also helps us plan to welcome your student next year. Please complete this process as soon as possible. Current students and returning families with students enrolled or previously enrolled in Gladstone Schools can do this through their existing ParentVue account: https://gl.cesdk12.org/glsd/PXP2_Login.aspx *Be sure to select the correct school year as you begin. For example, now that registration is open for this upcoming year you will choose 2025-2026. **If you are registering a kindergarten student, you will need to complete the registration verification process of the older siblings prior to registering your kindergartener. Please do not create a new account. If you do not remember your password, please contact your student's school (contact information is below) to have it reset. School contacts: Gladstone Center for Children and Families : 503-496-3939 or Heidi Smith: smithh@gladstone.k12.or.us John Wetten Elementary School: 503-656-6564 or Melissa Hensley: hensleym@gladstone.k12.or.us Kraxberger Middle School: 503-655-3636 or Celeste Garcia: wlkolr@gladstone.k12.or.us Gladstone High School: 503-655-2544 or Vicki Baker: bakerv@gladstone.k12.or.us
Congratulations to Katy Reed Preston, executive director of The Clackamas Bookshelf based at Kraxberger Middle School, who was honored by the North Clackamas Chamber as a 2025 Women in Leadership and Management Awardee to be recognized for “high-level achievements as a leader who encourages, inspires and mentors others within Clackamas County.”
Clackamas Bookshelf is a nonprofit organization that provides free books to students across our county, distributing more than 200,000 books since 2014.
The School Board invites qualified persons to apply for appointment to the vacant position on the board. The term of appointment will be effective upon appointment through June 30, 2025.
The two qualifications for appointment are:
1) Be an elector (registered voter in the Gladstone School District)
2) Have resided in the district for a period of one year immediately preceding the appointment.
Here’s the timeline for the board appointment:
Feb. 12: Interested qualified community members should complete an application (https://5il.co/36obl) and submit by 5 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Feb. 26: Interviews conducted in a public meeting. Member appointed to the School Board.
March 12: Oath of office at the March regular session.
During Parents' Night Out, childcare for 4-11 year olds will be provided by two adult staff members and 30 Gladstone High School students in our Key Club and/or band program. We'll serve pizza, watch movies, play games, do crafts and play dodgeball with your kids. Walk in the main gym entrance with preregistration and cash or check ready. Cost: $30 per child or $80 max per family will go to the band and Key Club scholarships/service projects. Here's the link for preregistration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScttGwJEA4LePHskucbwZKFo_w0qn_CphCiGHqbUzlj8_xzyw/viewform
Gladstone School District is partnering with the Oregon Sight and Hearing Foundation to conduct vision screenings at John Wetten Elementary on Jan. 15 and at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families (pre-K and kindergarten) on Jan. 16. The screening utilizes a Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener to measure your child’s eyes and determine if they need a comprehensive eye exam. The Spot works like a digital camera and uses infrared light to measure and detect potential vision problems most commonly found in children. Through these screenings, we are able to help catch vision issues early and support each student’s educational journey. There is no cost to families whose children participate. If you do not want your child to participate in the screening, contact the school nurse at utterbacke@gladstone.k12.or.us. For questions and information about the screening, call Oregon Lions Foundation at 503-413-7399. If your student receives an abnormal vision result, a letter will be sent home from the school within a few weeks following the screening, along with a list of resources for eye exams in the community.
Gladstone High School is proud to host a blood drive from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in partnership with American Red Cross. Members of the public are invited to come to our school to donate blood, assisted by the GHS Key Club. Anyone 16 or older is eligible to donate. You may make an appointment by visiting: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GladHS
Oregon Health Plan is open to all children and teens younger than 19 regardless of immigration status who meet income and other criteria. As an example, in 2019, children and teens living in a family of four that earns up to $6,545 a month qualify. OHP is free health coverage that covers the health care services children and teens need to thrive including, but not limited to: check-ups, vaccinations, mental health care, tooth fillings, glasses and prescriptions. It also covers labs, x-rays and hospital care. It even pays for rides to and from medical appointments. To find an OHP-certified community partner, call 833-647-3678.
Key Club is hosting our first Parent's Night Out of the school year from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Childcare for 4-11 year olds will be provided by Gladstone High School students in the Key Club and/or on our cross country team. Walk in the main gym entrance with preregistration and cash or check ready. Cost: $30 per child or $80 max per family will go to the team and Key Club scholarships/service projects.
Here's the link for preregistration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBKP6sh1qAmxXNQGUbdAj_FhRjdJ116Ju-AnTR8RZo8UrtiA/viewform
Gladstone School District will benefit from a federal grant to increase our capacity to address factors related to youth substance use. We’re working with Oregon City Together and its fiscal agent, Oregon City School District 62, to manage $366,602 in grant funding annually for five years.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with our neighbors in Oregon City to help all youth thrive,” said Gladstone Superintendent Jeremiah Patterson.
Leaders in both school districts are looking forward to the grant allowing for the creation of a data-driven prevention system that will allow for a larger reach. Since research shows that prevention should start early, we see this as important work for the benefit of students and families.
“This grant will fund implementing a Communities That Care system that involves the Oregon City and Gladstone school districts as well as many other community stakeholders,” said Michele Stroh, coalition chair and school board member. “It will take us to a new level of prevention effectiveness.”
Our federal partners at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are funding an evidence-based coalition-based prevention system that uses a public health approach to prevent youth problems and help young people thrive.
Oregon City Together is currently hiring a coordinator to help facilitate this program. Learn more about this job: https://oregoncity.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=9526
Here’s the link where volunteers can sign up to be part of the process: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr_2ON35_MUm5YWewMKi1Fomjx2doFWHidCgBtPBwoxr2HUQ/viewform
Please take the time to read Superintendent Jeremiah Patterson's letter about our relaunch of Gladstone Shows Up for this school year: https://5il.co/2x303
The Gladstone School Board invites qualified persons to apply for appointment to a vacant position on the board. The term of appointment will be effective upon appointment through June 30, 2025. The two qualifications for appointment are:
1) Be an elector (registered voter in the Gladstone School District)
2) Have resided in the district for a period of one year immediately preceding the appointment.
Interested qualified community members should complete an application and submit by August 21, 2024. The application is posted at https://5il.co/2t95r and more information is available at https://www.gladstone.k12.or.us/page/school-board.
Are you looking for your child’s new doctor, dentist or mental health specialist? They’re all here in one office, Clackamas County Health Centers’ only health center just for children age 0-17. It's located at Gladstone Health Center, 18911 Portland Ave., right next to our kindergarten and preschool classrooms at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families.
The fair from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9 will feature:
• Walk-in appointments
• Back-to-school vaccines
• Baby’s first dentist check-up
For the kids:
• Face painting, yard games and more!
• Collect jump ropes and other gifts
• Create your own “pedal powered” fruit smoothies
• Take home backpacks and other school supplies (while supplies last)
For the grownups:
• Meet our staff and learn about our services
• Register your child as a new patient
• Sign up for Oregon Health Plan insurance
• Enter raffle drawings for great prizes!
Learn more at clackamas.us/healthcenters/gladstone.html.
Gladstone High School's graduation ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. will be livestreamed starting about 15 minutes prior to the event: https://youtube.com/live/PKzlYg1XyCE
If you are a graduating senior in need of more tickets for family members, talk with Ms. Baker during the graduation rehearsal this afternoon. If you are a member of the public in need of tickets, you will need to talk with Ms. Baker or Ms. Bell at the GHS front office, 18800 Portland Ave., Gladstone. The graduation event itself will be held across the street at Dick Baker Stadium.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW! To register your student(s) for the 2024-25 school year, log into your ParentVue or click on "Registration" on our Gladstone School District website.
Do you have questions? Contact your student's school:
Gladstone Center for Children and Families: 503-496-3939 Heidi Smith: smithh@gladstone.k12.or.us
John Wetten Elementary School: 503-656-6564 hensleym@gladstone.k12.or.us
Kraxberger Middle School: 503-655-3636 or wlkolr@gladstone.k12.or.us
Gladstone High School: 503-655-2544 Vicki Baker: bakerv@gladstone.k12.or.us
Do you have an athlete attending GHS? Be sure to answer the questions in the "Athletics" section of ParentVue. Then visit the team website page in the Gladstone High School website Athletics section to get coach contact details.
Our free summer food service begins June 24! Ending Aug. 23, the service runs Monday-Friday, with us being closed on July 4-5.
Locations:
- Kraxberger front breezeway 10:30-11 a.m. (July 29-Aug. 23)
- GCCF front breezeway 11-11:30 a.m.
- John Wetten Elementary on the park side of building 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- Max Patterson Park playground 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Look for the big van that blows bubbles!
For more information, visit https://www.gladstone.k12.or.us/page/nutrition-services, donde hay información también en español sobre el programa nacional financiará almuerzos locales gratuitos.
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