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For the fifth year, Grants Pass School District 7 is holding a districtwide art contest to select the artwork for holiday cards.
Card designs must be submitted to your school no later than November 1, 2024.
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Girls grades kindergarten through 5th are invited to show off their dance moves with their father or guardian on Saturday, October 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Click in for more details or to purchase tickets.
![Kellen Akiyama named Southern Oregon Regional Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726267342/grantspassk12orus/ofyoyr1ezadzhva9ntox/P9130149.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Kellen Akiyama for being named Southern Oregon Regional Teacher of the Year!
Mr. Akiyama is now in the running for the 2024-25 Oregon Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in October.
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Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the Grants Pass School District will offer FREE preschool for four and five-year-olds living within GPSD7 boundaries.
In partnership with SOESD Early Childhood Services,, the new preschool program will accommodate 36 children in its first year, and bring together children with and without disabilities into one inclusive classroom.
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The Grants Pass School District is transferring land on Stringer Gap Road to the RCC Foundation in return for scholarships that will cover the cost of college classes for our students.
Starting this fall, the RCC Foundation will award $20,000 in tuition scholarships for students, with the annual scholarship amount expected to increase in the 2029-30 academic year.
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School supply lists for K-12 students are available now.
Click in to find your school's list of needed supplies.
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School supply lists for the 2024-25 school year are available now.
Click in to find your school's list of needed supplies.
![A display of colorful non-fiction books.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1716563556/grantspassk12orus/dj5rqyn4jz9mor3omfkx/P5200230-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Highland Elementary School is among 200 schools nationwide that has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.
The money will be used to expand the library’s collection, including the non-fiction section for K-2 readers.
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Congratulations to Grants Pass High School for being recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the "Best High Schools in America."
GPHS was also among the top 3 highest-ranked high schools in southern Oregon. We are GP!
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Grants Pass School District 7 and Four Way Community Foundation are proud to announce the launch of a fundraising campaign to preserve the Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center (PAC).
A 25th-anniversary celebration of the Performing Arts Center will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The celebration will be an evening of music, theater, and dance.