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Rider Family News        

April 28, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This Friday is Unity Fest.  If you have not attended in the past, it is an event to bring our community together and celebrate our rich diversity that makes Roosevelt who we are!  This event is planned by our students each year, and I know they have worked hard all year to make this event happen.  Doors open at 5:00pm.  We hope to see you there!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

April 21, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s hard to believe April is almost over!  Spring sports are in full swing, and our Riders are showing up and doing their best across all of our spring sports!  Come catch a softball or baseball game, track meet, tennis match, or golf match before the season ends. Check Trivory for details about dates and times.

Tuesday night is our College and Career Symposium.  Come to Roosevelt’s Auditorium at 5:30 on April 22nd to learn more about post high school opportunities for your Riders.  Dinner is at 5:30 and the program starts at 6:00pm.  Hope to see you there!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

April 14, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Spring is here! As the weather gets nice, we sometimes see students opting to come in late or leave early on bright, sunny days.  Please remind your student that attendance matters!  When we look at grades, students who are here and in class everyday are passing all, or most, of their classes.  If you feel your student needs help making an attendance plan, reach out to their school counselor.  Quarter three grades are posted in ParentVue.  If you get report cards mailed to you, they should be in your mailbox this week.  If you have questions about grades, please reach out.  We have nine weeks left of school, and we want everyone finishing strong.

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

April 8, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s hard to believe it’s already the fourth quarter!  Parents of seniors - make sure you are checking in with your student this quarter. Senioritis is real and we want our students finishing strong.  

Spring sports are underway and band and choir competitions are happening at a rapid pace!  Check Trivory for dates and times that you can come out and support our Riders!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

March 4, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This week is the start of spring sports, and we are finishing up the winter season with play-offs.  Roosevelt Boys’ Basketball hosts the first round of the playoffs tomorrow night against North Medford.  

Progress Reports were posted last week, so you can access your students’ grades through ParentVue.  We will be mailing home progres reports to those families that opted out of the electronic option.  Please reach out if you need any information about your students’ grades.

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 24, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Thank you to everyone who came to the Public Education Forum last Thursday.  We had over 100 people there to ask our elected officials in Salem questions about how to adequately fund schools.  Winter sports are coming to an end.  Thank you to all of the athletes and parents who participated in winter sports, and a huge thank you to our coaches for all they do each day to support the success of our athletes both in and out of the classroom.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 18, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This week will be our annual Black History Month Assembly.  Our Black Student Union creates this celebration each year, and I look forward to seeing what they will be performing this year.  

We have some upcoming events for our community.  Thursday, February 20th is a Forum on Funding for Public Education with our elected officials from North Portland.  Come to Roosevelt at 7pm on Thursday to hear how our elected officials are working to ensure stable school funding. This event is open to the entire North Portland community.   We will be hosting two events in March for families with questions around immigration.  Those events are open to families of PPS students in North Portland only.  

I know there have been questions about support for our LGBTQIA2+ students after some decisions at the federal level - especially decisions about pulling support for our transgender students across the United States.  Roosevelt continues to be a place where all students are welcome and are encouraged to come to school as their authentic selves.  Our community is stronger because of the rich diversity in our student body.  Part of that diversity is our LGBTQIA2+ students and staff.  The Oregon Department of Education released a LGBTQIA+ Student Success Plan a few years ago and stated “We set forth this plan...to establish strategies to increase inclusivity, increase student belonging, reduce bullying, address bias-based harassment and campus assaults, and improve attendance.”  At Roosevelt, we will continue to follow this plan and other guidance from ODE and the State of Oregon  If you or your student has questions or wants support, please reach out to their counselor.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 10, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This is the second week of Black History Month.  Last week and this week, teachers are spending time teaching lessons about Black excellence in our different classes.  Our Black Student Union presented to the school board last week about the work we do around Black History Month.  They highlighted the student-led and planned Black History Month assembly that will be on February 21st this year.  Thank you to all of the work that our students are doing to create spaces to highlight excellence across our school and in our history.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 3, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Happy first full week of Semester 2!  We know that the weather is touch–and-go this week.  Listen for any school closures, late starts, or other changes to our schedule because of the weather.  I don’t think we will have any lasting snow this week, but you never know.  Stay warm!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News

Jan 13, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s hard to believe the end of the semester is here!  Students have this week to finish up before finals next week.  All teachers will be available both A and B Day flex times this Thursday and Friday.  Many teachers will be available for Extended Flex as well.  Check Trivory later this week for a list of teachers that will be available for extended flex from 3:30 to 4:45 on Thursday and Friday. If your student needs help or has questions about finishing the semester strong - have them reach out to their teachers or their counselor.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News

Jan 6, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a good winter break.  The end of the semester is right around the corner.  Extended Flex will be this week and next week.  Look at Trivory for which teachers will be offering flex on which days.  Make sure your student is doing what is needed to finish the semester strong!

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s the last week of before Winter Break!  It’s hard to believe that we are almost through 2024.  Come celebrate our choir, orchestra and band this week as they perform their winter concerts.  Have a safe and restful break.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s a busy week!  Site Council is tonight.   African Family Night is Wednesday night.  8th Grade Information is Thursday. Winter sport are under way and games/contests have started.  I’m so excited to watch our students compete this winter!  Have a great week!

Go Riders!

KD

The assignment their teacher gave them was simple – make a short film that begins with a phone call and ends with someone hanging up. Benson first-year students Dylan Martinez-Torres and Dariel Soriano Zamora ran it all the way to a small city populated by two very big and rather iconic monsters – Godzilla and Hedora.

The result, Sorry, Wrong Number, is one of the more than 90 films entered into the annual Best of PPS Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of exceptional student filmmaking that includes a showcase at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

The fourth annual installment of the festival took place on May 21 and included a screening of 13 standout films. The films came from all over PPS and ran the gamut from Dylan and Dariel’s monster short to documentaries, film noir, and broadcast journalism. 

If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.

On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.

No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.

Deadline to apply: June 6. 

Earthstock 2025 was a huge success!

Each year, special education students from across the region gather at Portland's Crystal Ballroom for a truly unique and uniquely joyful high school dance. 

Earthstock began in 1992 at the request of a young student who was confined to a wheelchair and was disappointed he couldn’t attend the high school dances because of transportation issues. There were 60 kids at the first event. Earthstock now entertains more than 700 students, staff and volunteers, and is rapidly becoming one the largest events of its kind in the country. 

Students at Skyline school were recently treated to a visit from PPS teacher-turned-graphic novelist Aron Nels Steinke. 

Steinke is the award-winning author and illustrator behind the popular Mr. Wolf's Class series. He also taught at Skyline during the 2015-16 school year.

During his visit to Skyline, he opened up to a group of third, fourth, and fifth graders about how he got started as an author despite struggling to read and write in school. He also read a short excerpt from his newest book, Speechless. 

Speechless tells the story of Mira, a sixth grader who spends her first year of middle school finding herself and her voice. Skyline students were some of the book's first readers. We can't wait to see what Mr. Steinke writes next!