Community Events See Me. iAm. HEAR: A Creative Activation of Youth Voices of Color July 31: 12 – 4pm | Portland Art Museum Courtyard and Madison Street Plaza The Portland Art Museum is collaborating with the City of Portland’s “Supporting Community Healing with Art” initiative and many partners to transform the Madison Plaza into…

To Our David Douglas Families, We hope you and your students are avoiding the heat and enjoying the summer break so far. We know it is still early in the summer, but we want to provide some information about our plans for opening the new school year in September. Both the State…

The David Douglas School District recognizes June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month! We stand with and support, appreciate and honor our LGBTQ+ students, families, and staff. On June 19, the David Douglas School Board read a proclamation that concludes: “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the David Douglas School Board of Directors strongly encourages…

Dear David Douglas Families, You’re invited to our Summer Intercambio! A language exchange, o intercambio, is a meeting space for people to practice a new language with a native speaker in a conversational, informal setting. The exchange happens when two or more people learn from each other.  Our mission is to implement…

During a year full of challenges and evolving school plans, our student artists continued to create! Read a few words from their art teachers below and follow the links to view their work. David Douglas High School “In spite of the hardships, the creativity we’ve seen from our students is awe-inspiring and showcases the…

We’re very excited to announce that the David Douglas High School Theater Department is presenting two shows this month! Buy your tickets now! There’s no better way to wrap the school year and celebrate all that students, staff and families have accomplished during distance and hybrid learning. The theater department has done…

Why Attendance Matters Dear David Douglas Parents and Guardians, The David Douglas School District is asking for your help. It has been a year of obstacles and challenges unlike any we can remember. Covid-19 and all of its damage has disrupted so many lives, jobs, and communities. The inequalities of race and…

The David Douglas School District will be offering a 100% on-line virtual program for students K-12 during the 2021-2022 school year. We are excited to offer this option for students and believe it will provide another opportunity for students to access their education. We also believe this may be a good option…

The major hospital systems in our area would like to invite teens ages 16 and above, as well as their family members, to get vaccinated against COVID-19! To assist in that effort, metro-area school districts are coordinating group appointments and, in some cases, transportation options. The Pfizer vaccine is the only one…

The David Douglas School Board has adopted a new strategic plan that will guide the District’s work over the next five years. The David Douglas Strategic Plan articulates our guiding principles and establishes and defines four focus areas that the District will prioritize through 2026. The District spent the last year engaging…