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2627 SW Stephenson St.•Portland, OR 97219•Ph 503-916-6318•Fx 503-916-2675

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  • Important Upcoming Dates

    11/3/2025
    • Dec. 10 – Early Release - 11:50am
    • Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2026 – Winter Break
    • Jan. 14 – Early Release  - 11:50am
    • Jan. 19 – No School - MLK Day
    • Jan. 23 – End of Quarter 2
    • Jan. 26-27 – No School - Teacher Grading and Planning Days
    • Feb. 11 – Early Release - 11:50am
    • Feb. 16 – No School - Presidents' Day
    • Feb. 25 - Choir Concert - 6:30pm-7:00pm
    • March 2 – No School - Title 1/CSI PD
    • March 11 – Early Release
      • Grandparent and Special Friends' Day
      • Run for Stephenson
    • March 23-27 – No School - Spring Break

  • The William Hernandez murals at Stephenson Elementary School

    6/21/2023

Principal's
Message

  • Dear Stephenson community,


    I am often asked, “How do you like Stephenson?” It’s an interesting question that shows genuine curiosity while hinting at the pride people feel in this neighborhood school. The honest answer is I really love it. The staff, the students, and the community feel inclusive, welcoming, caring and striving to excel. Thank you all so much for the continued warm welcome. Thank you to the PTA (www.stephensonpta.org) for their collaboration and support, bringing 2 SCCA lunch “volunteers” into our team and offsetting costs to allow the hiring of 2 strong limited hour Educational Assistants! These costs can easily be covered by participating in the PTA’s Bottle Drop blue bag program.


    We look forward to a break next week while we hold Parent Teacher Conferences, reflect on student growth, and look ahead to the next set of challenges. We have many future events moving into the planning phase. Some dates are “set”, some remain in “negotiation”.
    December: The PTA holiday gift drive January 21: Evening family event focused on Social Emotional Learning and anxiety. February: Evening OBOB tournament February 25: Evening Choir concert March 11: Grandparent/Special Friends Day AND the Run for StephensonMarch 9-13: Missoula Children’s TheatreMarch: Evening family Literacy event April 11: The Stephenson PTA AuctionMay: Evening family STEAM night

    Last night we had our TAG information night. Here is a link to slide sh​​ow: TAG Family Night 2025 - 26 If you have questions about TAG services in the classroom, ask your child’s teacher. If you have questions about the logistics of PPS TAG, please email wconnolly@pps.net or jjeans@pps.net.
    PPS has released the annual Successful Schools Survey. This survey acts as a feedback loop from the community and students into how we are doing and provides us data to focus our efforts. I encourage people to please participate when that survey is open Nov 3-Dec 8. Family Survey: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/fall25family.     Cheers!


    Jon Jeans–Principal 🦁

    Stephenson Elementary
    Go Lions!

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District News

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  • Two Lincoln High School Grads Win National Merit Scholarships

    6/12/2025

    Congratulations to Lincoln High School students Richard Deng and Coral Platt! Both were awarded National Merit Scholarships of $2,500 toward their college studies.

    They were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists nationwide. Richard plans to pursue a career in politics and Coral is looking at a future in the legal sector.

  • Two PPS Educators Named OnPoint Educators of the Year

    6/2/2025

    Two exceptional PPS educators, Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones, were recently named OnPoint Educators of the Year for 2025.

    As part of this prestigious honor, both teachers will have their rent or mortgage paid for an entire year, and their schools also receive a $2,500 donation. 

    Ricardo Barber teaches third grade at Faubion, and Hang Jones serves as a social worker at Marysville Elementary. 

    The OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education celebrates educators who embrace innovative teaching techniques that ignite enthusiasm in their students. 

    Congratulations to Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones! And thank you both for everything you do to make a difference in the lives our students.

  • Student Filmmakers Showcase Their Monster Talent

    5/22/2025

    The assignment their teacher gave them was simple – make a short film that begins with a phone call and ends with someone hanging up. Benson first-year students Dylan Martinez-Torres and Dariel Soriano Zamora ran it all the way to a small city populated by two very big and rather iconic monsters – Godzilla and Hedora.

    The result, Sorry, Wrong Number, is one of the more than 90 films entered into the annual Best of PPS Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of exceptional student filmmaking that includes a showcase at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

    The fourth annual installment of the festival took place on May 21 and included a screening of 13 standout films. The films came from all over PPS and ran the gamut from Dylan and Dariel’s monster short to documentaries, film noir, and broadcast journalism. 

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  • Join the Climate Crisis Response Committee

    5/19/2025

    If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.

    On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.

    No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.

    Deadline to apply: June 6. 

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