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Battle Ground gears up for middle school sports

Soccer ball and basketball
Battle Ground gears up for return of middle school sports Middle school sports will return to Battle Ground Public Schools next year after a 38-year absence. The district is preparing to introduce cross country, basketball, and soccer; with other sports to be added in future years. Next Read more

Blood donation drives teach students altruism, job skills

Summit View High School's blood drive
Blood donation drives teach students altruism, job skills Each year, high schools in the Battle Ground Public Schools district host multiple blood donation drives in partnership with the American Red Cross. This week, the ASB club at Summit View High School welcomed a Red Cross Bloodmobile to Read more

The holiday season is packed full of musical performances

The holiday season is packed full of musical performances As we enter the holiday season, our bands have a full slate of performances on the calendar! From beginning bands' first concerts to high school jazz bands getting into the swing of big bands' greatest hits, there's something Read more

Two long-time BGPS educators set to retire

Linda Allen and Laurie Sundby
Two long-time BGPS teachers, administrators set to retire Two Battle Ground educators who have served the district for a combined total of 53 years are retiring in June. Linda Allen and Laurie Sundby both started out as substitutes with Battle Ground Public Schools in the early 1990s, Read more

BGPS announces the winners of the 2019 District Art Show 

BGPS announces the winners of the 2019 District Art Show Battle Ground Public Schools recognized the winners of its 60th annual District Art Show on Monday during a school board meeting held at Captain Strong Primary. Former district art teachers selected winning pieces from each grade level. Read more

Curriculum adoption process takes a village, plus months of planning and testing

Yacolt Primary students working on math problems
Curriculum adoption process takes a village, plus months of planning and testing The second graders in Kate Rhoades’ class at Yacolt Primary are working as a group to solve a series of math problems projected onto the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. Soon, they all Read more

Board Director Mavis Nickels asks ‘What’s best for kids?’

Board Director Mavis Nickels always asks 'What's best for kids?' Mavis Nickels has spent the better part of the past 43 years dedicated to serving the interests of students in Battle Ground Public Schools. For nearly three decades, Nickels taught math and chemistry at Prairie High School, Read more

School board approves boundary changes

MG K-4 Conversion image
Board of Directors approves boundary changes: Maple Grove K-4 Conversion Last night at its meeting, the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors approved boundary changes for Fall 2019 that will alleviate overcrowding in the district by shifting students to schools with empty classrooms. As part of Read more

Battle Ground schools get into the holiday spirit

Kid Santa
Battle Ground schools get into the holiday spirit Battle Ground Public Schools' students and staff will celebrate the holiday season with food drives, gift donations, school assemblies and musical performances. Below is a list of all the events happening this holiday season! Primary Schools Captain Strong Primary: Read more

Glenwood Heights students learn bus safety from the best

Helen Peterson Bus Safety
Glenwood Heights students learn bus safety from one of the best As the bus arrives at Glenwood Heights Primary School, fourth graders Kendall Reiners and Ravneet Dhaliwal spring into action. Walking with a sense of purpose to the front of the bus that is packed with kindergarten Read more

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