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…

Happy Schools Uniting Neighborhoods Coordinators Appreciation Week! This week, we are highlighting our SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Coordinators, a group of unsung heroes who play a crucial role in shaping the futures of countless students and families. Their work often goes unnoticed, but the impact they have on the lives of our…

Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! Our staff is hard at work preparing to welcome students back to school. As your family settles into the new school year, this information below may be helpful. First Week Schedule The first week of school begins September 5, 2023. But the first day will vary…

Summer 2023 is upon us! Check out these ideas around town to entertain your kids and families. The list mainly focuses on free or inexpensive activities in our area. Before you visit one of these venues, please double check their website or call ahead for up-to-date details to see if their hours, rates,…

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…

Please join the David Douglas School District in celebrating our phenomenal teachers. May 8-12 is National Teacher Appreciation Week, and Tuesday, May 9 is National Teacher Day. Hundreds of teachers are working directly with students every day in our buildings, creating relationships, sparking engagement and inspiring lives. Great teachers are an absolute…

The DDHS Indigenous Student Club and the DDSD Native American Parent Advisory Council (NAPAC) have collaborated with community partners to host a Native American Cultural Night on Wednesday, May 24th! The free event is open to the public and will include meeting author Cynthia Leitich Smith, book giveaways, first foods and DDSD Native…

The Portland Bureau of Transportation recently held a neighborhood bike fair at Ventura Park. They’d love to hear attendees thoughts about the event through the brief survey linked below. Input helps them improve bike fair programming. The survey should take less than five minutes, and your feedback is anonymous. Bike Fair Post…

The DDHS Theater Department’s spring production is Midsummer Jersey, a hilarious high-octane re-telling of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day New Jersey. The Plot The story revolves around the impending marriage of the Governor of New Jersey, the love affairs of four beach-bound high…

February is Black History Month, and in David Douglas we like to educate to celebrate. This year, for Black History Month (BHM), our BHM planning team will be upholding the theme of celebrating how our educators see and support  students. Resources will be provided around Black History, classroom lessons and additional support…