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  • Inclement Weather Update for Thursday, February 13

    Due to inclement weather, all èßäapp¹ÙÍø schools and district offices are closed today (Feb. 13). All pre-school, after-school, and extracurricular activities, including athletics and field trips, are canceled.  

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da Vinci Arts Middle School

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  • Spring Musical ~ Hadestown, Teen Edition

    Hadestown | Official Broadway Site

    This year’s Spring Musical will be the Teen Edition of Hadestown and rehearsals are in full swing in Drama Rooms 305/306, weekly schedule below.

    Performances will be on March 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th at 7:00pm. The final performance is a matinee on Saturday, March 15th, at 2:00pm. Tickets will be available for purchase on School Pay beginning Wednesday, February 5th.    

    Rehearsal Schedule ~ Februrary 10th-17th: 

    Tuesday the 11th: Wait for Me / Why We Build the Wall 4:15-6:15pm

    Wed the 12th: Way Down Hadestown (Reprise) / Come Home With Me (reprise) 4:15-6:15pm

    Thursday the 13th: Papers Intro/ If It’s True 4:15-6:15pm

    Friday the 14th: Papers/ If It’s True 4:15-6:15pm

    Saturday the 15th: Set Build 1 (Mandatory for Set/Props Techies) 10:00am-5:00pm

    President's Day - February 17th (No School) ~ 10:00am-5:00pm

    All Called Hadestown Rehearsal 

    Saturday the 22nd: Set Build 2 (Mandatory for Set/Props Techies) 10:00am-5:00pm

  • Leo Leader Winter Candy Sale Fundraiser

    Clearance Candies & Gourmet Chocolate ...

    The Leo Leaders will be hosting a Winter Candy Sale next Tuesday, 2/11 & Wednesday, 2/12 during both lunches. We will have a variety of sweets available ranging from $1-3. All proceeds will go towards raising money for our upcoming Student Dance on 3/20. Hope to see you there!

  • da Vinci Travels 2025 and 2026

    During the summers, Drama Tech teacher Heidi Sprecher and Social Studies teacher Chelsea Blair lead international trips for students to gain awesome life experiences and gain insight into new cultures. 

    They are extremely excited about their Summer 2025 trip to Europe! On this trip, they'll be visiting Munich, Vienna, the Salzburg Region, Bratislava, and ending in Budapest. This trip explores the music and history of these regions. Email Heidi at HSprecher@pps.net to learn more about this trip.

    They're also promoting their Summer 2026 trip to Japan! It will be a 9 day trip that starts in the Kansai region of Japan and travels through Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. Then they will get to check out Mt. Fuji before ending in several days of experiencing Tokyo! Students can grab a complete itinerary sheet from Heidi's room or Ms. Blair's room. Next info session coming soon! Email HSprecher@pps.net for questions in the meantime 

    Please note: These trips are through a private company and are not affiliated specifically with da Vinci or èßäapp¹ÙÍø - which means that students from any school can sign up for a trip!

  • Mark Your Calendars

    Monday, February 17th - No School - President's Day

    Monday, February 17th - Hadestown All Day Rehearsal

    Wednesday, February 26th - Early Release - school is dismissed at 1:45pm

    Friday, February 28th - No School - Teacher Planning Day

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  • To Close or Not to Close? The Many Factors that Go into an Inclement Weather Decision

    In meteorological terms, èßäapp¹ÙÍø’s first big weather event of 2024 was the definition of a perfect storm. Frigid temperatures and high winds combined with snow and ice to bring down tree limbs, close roads, scramble traffic, freeze pipes, and knock out power for tens of thousands of residents.

    It was a metaphorical perfect storm for èßäapp¹ÙÍø as well. Fallen trees cut power to multiple schools and others have suffered water damage from broken pipes. Lack of heat was also a problem, and impassable roads, paired with snowed-in and icy parking lots, made it impossible for buses to run safely. Those same conditions limited how the district’s facilities and operations teams can even assess the scope of the issues, let alone begin working on solutions. And icy sidewalks meant walkers have no safe route to school.

    This week could bring similar conditions to the èßäapp¹ÙÍø area, and èßäapp¹ÙÍø’s School Closure Team is ready to meet the challenge. The team convenes regularly during inclement weather to take all of the above into careful consideration. By now, families are quite familiar with how the district communicates these decisions. What’s perhaps less known is how district leaders arrive at such decisions in the first place. 

  • Free Screening of "Champions" as Part of Our Series Boosting Belonging, Equity, and Inclusion

    As part of our district's focus on events that center belonging, equity, and inclusion, we have been screening a series of films that we hope will challenge our perceptions about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities.

    The next film in the series is “Champions,” which will screen on Saturday February 8th at 2:00 PM at Lincoln High School. This event will also include first-hand testimonials from èßäapp¹ÙÍø students.

    This movie highlights the journey of a basketball coach who leads a team of players with intellectual disabilities. Through humor and heartfelt moments, the movie emphasizes the strengths, individuality, and value each player brings to the team and how inclusion enriches communities and creates positive, supportive environments.

    Staff, families, and community members are all invited. Parking is free and light refreshment will be provided. We hope to see you there!

     

  • Two èßäapp¹ÙÍø Educators Receive Presidential Honor

    We’re thrilled to announce that two èßäapp¹ÙÍø teachers were recently awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). 

    Krishnan Ranjani,  a teacher of advanced mathematics and Career and Technical Education (CTE) computer systems at Lincoln High School and Nick Nohner, a computer sciences and data sciences teacher at Ida B. Wells High School, were both selected for the honor which is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The award recognizes outstanding educators for their contributions to the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

    Each awardee will receive a certificate signed by President Joe Biden and a $10,000 award from NSF. Awardees will also travel to Washington, D.C., for an awards ceremony at a future date. 

    Congratulations to these two exceptional teachers!

     

  • At-A-Glance school profiles now available

    Each year, the Oregon Department of Education publishes school-level At-A-Glance profiles that describe characteristics of each school, as well as progress on key metrics of academic progress and school environment. The profiles for 2023-24 and prior years are now available to view at .
    For more information about these and other reports, please visit .
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