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November, we celebrate, honor and recognize the accomplishments of the peoples who were the original inhabitants, explorers and settlers of the United States. In November 1986, President Reagan issued a Presidential Proclamation which proclaimed the first American Indian Week. In 1990, Congress passed Public Law 101-343 which authorized and requested President George…

Meet our new School Board Member! The School Board has appointed Donna Barber to Position 1 of our School Board. She will be sworn into office during the Nov. 8 Board meeting. Donna is the parent of students attending Fir Ridge, David Douglas High School and Alice Ott Middle School. She brings…

Tickets are on sale now for the Performing Arts Department’s fall production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. To purchase tickets, visit the the box office between 3-5:30pm on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays (school days). Production Dates November 9th, 10th, 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:30pm November 11th and 18th at 2:30pm Ticket Pricing…

Do you have one hour a week to volunteer? Become a SMART Reader and make a difference in our community. Reading is a critical part of empowering students to succeed in school and in life! Volunteer one hour a week to make a difference in the life of a child at Earl…

The David Douglas School Board has issued a proclamation declaring Monday, Oct. 8 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing the significant contributions to our society and District by the wide variety of people and cultures native to the Americas. More than 1,000 students in David Douglas, or 10% of all District students, self-identify…

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has an online survey regarding 122nd Ave. Community members are invited to take the survey and share it with others who travel on 122nd Ave. PBOT wants feedback on how people use 122nd, what kind of improvements are most needed, problem areas and which evaluation criteria are…

The David Douglas School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Again. This is the ninth time our District has received this prestigious, national recognition of our music program. We are one of only two districts…

The David Douglas School District seeks to create a Native American/Alaska Native parent advisory group to help us reach out to our Native American community. Any Native American parent is invited to attend our Native American/Alaska Native Night to begin talking about the purpose and goals of this advisory group. The next meeting…

  The David Douglas School District will hold a public meeting to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 on the following dates: April 30, 2018     Budget Committee Meeting/Testimony received. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to…

Once again, music programs from across the country are celebrating Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). The nationally recognized celebration, led by the National Association for Music Education, has been taking place since 1985. What began as an advocacy day in New York on March 14th, 1973 expanded nationwide to a month…