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Celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month

It’s National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month! We are excited to recognize our amazing Latinx/Hispanic community and invite you to join in the celebration. The David Douglas School District will celebrate and honor the legacy of Latinx Americans during Latinx/Hispanic Heritage recognition month. Spanish is the home language for approximately 1500 students’ in DDSD. Our most recent…

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Cherry Park Ranked Top Elementary School

Our Cherry Park Elementary School has been ranked number two among the top 25 Portland-Area Public Elementary Schools.  The ranking takes student and parent surveys, school district quality, culture, diversity factors, and data from the U.S. Department of Education, per the Portland Business Journal. Please visit the Journal’s website to read the…

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2023-24 Preschool Enrollment Update

Dear David Douglas Families, We are looking forward to welcoming over 230 preschool students this fall to our David Douglas Schools. While most of our preschool rooms are full at this time, we wanted to let you know that Preschool for All (PFA) will be opening up their registration process for preschool…

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Juneteenth: Freedom Day

We recognize that Juneteenth is on June 19th. It is the acknowledgement of the abolishment of slavery, which actually took place over 2 years after Abraham Lincoln declared all enslaved persons free. It is now a federal holiday and considered independence day by many within the Black community. Acknowledging our history in…

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Graduation Ceremonies – Live Stream Information

Both the David Douglas High School and Fir Ridge Campus graduation ceremonies will be available to watch live online. How to Watch: The night of graduation, open this article and follow this live stream link to watch the current ceremony live. The link will not be active until the ceremony begins. David…

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Celebrating Pride Month

Welcome to Pride Month, David Douglas! Each year in June we get to celebrate our students, families, and staff who identify as LGBTQ+. Pride month is about recognizing that not all people in our country have been afforded the same privileges and freedom. We want to acknowledge the pain this has brought and…

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GYO Student Honored

Along with receiving his Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human Development at Warner Pacific University’s commencement ceremony last weekend, Grow Your Own student Robert Harris was named the 2023 recipient of the Wilma I. Perry Award. The honor recognizes a Professional and Graduate Studies student who demonstrates a life of service,…

District Budget Approved

The David Douglas School District Budget Committee unanimously approved a 2023-24 budget on Monday, May 1. The budget now moves on to the District School Board for final adoption following a public hearing scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15. The approved budget is based on expected statewide school…