Gladstone School District

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. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Gladstone Public Library is planning a series of summer events from noon-1 p.m. at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families: June 27: A Little Bit Silly with Mo Phillips July 11: Eric Herman and the Puppy Dogs July 18: Juggle Mania with Rhys Thomas July 25: The Big Clown Show with Michael O'Neill Free lunch will be served to everyone 0-18 from 11-11:30 a.m. prior to these events.

Our 17th-annual Dick Baker Track & Field Invitational is April 27. Please show up to support Gladstone student-athletes during the Dick Baker Invitational track meet on Saturday. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. Admission for adults is $6, students $4 and seniors (62+) $2. Programs will be sold for $1 each. We accept cash or cards. Field events will start at 10:15 a.m. Anthem at 11:15 a.m. Running events start at 11:30 a.m. Gladstone High School Boosters will have the Snack Shack open and serving breakfast in addition to hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn and other snacks.

While you get a break, your kids get to have fun, play games and eat pizza with some of our high schoolers. In partnership with the Gladstone Grad Party Committee, our GHS Key Club members and student-athletes on our girls soccer team will be hosting another Parent's Night Out event from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at GHS. Register your child(ren) for the event so that you can get the night off here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFouAbmaF4RMSLv7jrJ2tc92qA8cHcza6zBFUKvDW7liyjAw/viewform

With a national shortage of blood, our Gladstone High School Key Club members are partnering again with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 2. This blood drive is open to students, staff, parents and other community members. Parental permission is required for all donations by 16-year-olds, but 17 and 18-year-old students do not need parental permission. Register here for a time slot at your convenience to donate blood: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GladHS

The following is a message from Northwest Leadership Associates, which is working with our School Board to develop criteria for hiring our next superintendent: The year 2024 will bring changes in leadership to Gladstone Schools. As we embark on the search for your next superintendent, your voice is pivotal as we build our brochure, leadership profile and begin recruiting for your next superintendent. Please feel free to take the survey so your voices can be heard. Here are the links in English and Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Gladstone2024 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GladstoneSpanish Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey, which takes about 10 minutes and allows for your comments.

Gladstone schools will be closed on Friday January 19, 2024 due to road conditions. All activities and events are canceled.

2 Hour Late start Friday January 19, 2024. Any changes to this schedule will be announced tomorrow morning as we monitor conditions and prioritize student and staff safety. No AM extended day.

Gladstone schools will be closed on Thursday January 18, 2024 due to inclement weather. All activities and events are canceled.

Gladstone schools will be closed on Wednesday January 17, 2024 due to inclement weather. All activities and events are canceled.

Gladstone schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 due to inclement weather. All activities and events are canceled.

We are closing schools on 1/12/24 three hours early. The dismissal time for each school is as follows: Gladstone Center for Children and Families 12:00 Wetten Elementary School 11:20 Kraxberger Middle School 12:10 Gladstone High School 12:00 This could change if the weather system moves in earlier in the day. We're sorry for the disruption an early release creates for families but we do want to make sure students and staff can get home safely. A sack lunch will be provided for students who normally choose a school provided lunch. All activities and events for Friday will be canceled, and extended day will be closed in the afternoon.

Statewide testing data released today shows that Gladstone School District students have improved about 9% in math and 6% in English language arts during the past school year. With scores up significantly from the previous year, Gladstone’s 11th-grade English language arts students exceeded the state average by 11.5%. Wetten third graders improved about 8% in math, where they exceeded the state average by 22%. Our third graders now are also over 10% above the state average for English language arts, through their hard work in this area in partnership with community members. Visit https://5il.co/25khw to read a special message from Superintendent Bob Stewart about what the latest assessment data means for Gladstone.

The Gladstone 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. Interested community members should complete an application and submit by Sept. 21, 2023. The application is posted on our webpage in the School Board Section.

Attention GHS Athletes! Need a new or updated physical? Join us Thursday, August 10th, 5-7pm, in the main office. We will be hosting our annual Physical Night where all athletes (not just Fall) can get their first or updated physical for $20. No appointment required. Please bring proof of health insurance. Questions? Please send an email to shaners@gladstone.k12.or.us. (GHS has teams for Dance, Cheer, Cross Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Track & Field, and Golf.) ** Please be sure your adult has completed your registration on ParentVue for the 23-24 school year prior to attending this event. If they need answers to questions, access to computers, etc., we will be here to help!

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