Lunch is going green on Monday, April 27th at Port Townsend High School!
Get ready for a bold, delicious plant-based menu that brings the flavor.
🌱🍽️ Come hungry
🌱🍽️Bring a friend
🌱🍽️ Taste the power of plants
Happy Secretaries & Administrative Professionals Week!
Port Townsend Schools is incredibly grateful for our amazing office staff who keep all four of our schools running strong through a sense of community! From the front office to our district team, your professionalism, dedication and care make a difference every single day, supporting our students, staff and families in ways that often go unseen but never unappreciated. Thank you for everything you do! ptschools.org
#AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #Gratitude #PortTownsendSchools
Let's talk about the future of the PTA -- who, what, where, when, how! This is a call to all families, teachers, and school community members who want to see the PTA continue to support our schools and students into the future, and recognize the collective effort it takes to make PT a great place for our children.
Unstructured play-style childcare will be provided in the gym. Meeting in the Commons. See you there! Learn more about the Port Townsend PTA at https://ptpta.givebacks.com/.
PT School Student Families and Staff Enjoy Spring Break April 13-17
Return to school Monday, April 20th, info @ ptschools.org
The PT Schools Student Art Exhibit was a big success! Thank you to the PTA and PT Arts Commission as well as our wonderful art teachers, art students, culinary students, student musicians and all the volunteers and parents who helped make this event possible!
ABS Student Leadership recognized for their work at the School Board Meeting
Congratulations!
Salish Coast ES ASB
Blue Heron MS ASB
PTHS ASB
OCEAN K-12 School ASB
PTHS MOCK Trial placed 13th at State, but more importantly, worked through a key members' absence. Their ability to problem solve, regroup, and work as a team gives me so much hope for democracy, despite the daily news! Well Done!
Classified Appreciation Month
The board honored Classified Staff at last night's meeting.
Classified Employee Appreciation Month was recognized by having the district administrators nominate classified staff to honor.
Boys Basketball
Made it to playoffs!
Girls Basketball
Made it to playoffs!
2 seniors have verbally agreed to continue their basketball careers in college: Penina Vailolo (basketball and volleyball) - Highline College, WA; Dylin Shockley - Buena Vista University, IA
Girls Wrestling
Won the Nisqually League Dual Championship!
6 girls qualified for State! Whoooopp!!!
Boys Wrestling - Final Results: 6 boys qualified for State!
Manaseh Lanphear Ramirez - 2nd place! Also, reached over 100 wins for his career!
Grady White - 5th place! Congrats!!!
📣 PT Schools is Hiring a Communications Manager to help share what’s happening in our schools — from student achievements and classroom learning to construction updates that keep families and the community informed.
This role will manage district communications, including social media, newsletters, the website, and media relations.
If you’re a strong writer, organized, creative, and passionate about public education, we’d love to hear from you.
Based in Port Townsend 📅 Position begins April 23. Know someone in our community who would be great at this? Please tag them or share this post to help spread the word.
Learn more and apply here: https://porttownsend.schoolspring.com/
All PTHS students who performed earned Superior ratings and three students won 1st place in their categories! This means they will progress to the state solo and ensemble competition this spring. Eight PTHS individuals and ensembles received 2nd and 3rd places or Honorable Mentions. Eight BHMS students performed and judges commented on how delightful and well-prepared they were.
We are so proud of our student musicians!
We had seven students win Best Witness in at least one of their trials, and six win Best Attorney in at least one trial at the Kitsap District Championships this month.
We also had three students receive Best in Trial Nominations as witnesses and/or attorneys and two students receive the highest honors, Overall Best Witness and Overall Best Attorney for the entire two-day competition.
Go Mock Trial!
Mid-Winter Break February 16-20, 2026
Return to School February 23rd!
With the passage of this bond, we can now bring our historic Port Townsend High School up to modern standards and create a permanent home for our OCEAN K-12 Alternative School.
Students will have a safer and more accessible place to learn, teachers will have modern classrooms to elevate their instruction and we will ALL have a vibrant gathering space to come together in the heart of our community!
We look forward to bringing this dream to life. Stay tuned for ways to get involved in the design process. Updates will be shared at www.ptschools.org/page/bond2026.
Let's show students that Port Townsend values their creativity and wants to see their ideas reflected in our community!
This year, work will be displayed in the Cotton Building downtown so that everyone can see our kids' great art.
To sponsor this event/donate, please visit: https://ptpta.givebacks.com/shop. Contributions will help support this week-long exhibition of artwork by students from PT schools installed April 2-7, 2026, and ongoing art programs in our school district.
To volunteer, please email Chiarra Klontz at klontz.chiarra@gmail.com to be added to our list. We will be preparing art before April 1st, installing the show in the Cotton Building on April 1st, and then hosting open hours each day/evening from April 2nd - 7th.
Please let us know if there is a specific date/time or activity you would like to help with. Thank you so much!
A heartfelt thank you to our school counselors and school mental health professionals who support our students every day. Pictured here for their board recognition.
Your compassion and guidance help meet students’ social and emotional needs, empowering them to thrive in and out of the classroom. We are grateful for the safe spaces you create and the positive difference you make for our students and families. Thank you for all you do!
