Learn what classes you need and how to register for classes in Vancouver Public Schools. VPS Counselor Brian Mathieson is joined by Jackie Gibbs and Mike Dillman to help walk students through how to select their classes for the upcoming school year.
Learn tips from the experts and build your confidence to support your student with college and career planning! This VIRTUAL Future Ready Workshop is designed just for you as a 6th thru 12th grade parent! Choose from a variety of informational sessions about college and career planning and get the guidance that you need! Register [...]
Earn College Credit While In High School? Yes! VPS offers several programs where students can begin earning college credit while in high school. […]
Have you survived cancer or watched a loved one or friend deal with cancer? Cancer Pathways wants to hear your story. Students are invited to submit essays about their experiences with cancer for the opportunity to win one of several $1,000 awards. Eligibility: Open to 9-12th graders Essay between 500-1,000 words Enter at www.cancerpathways.org/cancer-unwrapped/ Deadline: [...]
Join the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Department as they give you a tour of www.futureme.vansd.org. Regardless of if you know what's next or have no idea, FutureMe can help! Enrolling (college, university or trade school) Financial Aid Assistance Scholarship Information (local scholarships are highlighted plus a comprehensive list of quality scholarships) [...]
The Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries is holding a Fall Writing Contest for students in grades 6-12. Rules on entries: Must be 1,000 words or less Comic entries must be submitted using our comic template. Limit of 6 pages per comic Must be original work by contestant May be any genre, topic or format Must be [...]
Xello is a VPS tool used to help middle and high school students complete their High School & Beyond Plans. Students explore career and college options by building self-knowledge (through age appropriate assessments and skills preferences) and researching careers and colleges at an easy glance (with deeper dives a click away). For high school seniors, [...]
Calling all AP Students! October is a great month to make sure that you’ve enrolled in all of your AP class sections online! If you’re in an AP class, your teacher has asked you to enroll online in that AP section for the class. This process is very important to complete because it’s how we [...]
Calling all future Human Resource professionals, this scholarship is for you! Submit an essay explaining, presenting, inspiring, or otherwise convincing users about your great idea for an onboarding program for new employees of a business, showing how it would improve their experience. What's "onboarding" you ask? It's the process that new employees go through to [...]
The start of the school year soon means a return to additional limits on the number of hours teens can work, even with remote or virtual learning. “It’s important for students to have time for homework and school. Jobs should be scheduled around their school day.” Says Josie Bryan, Youth Employment specialist with the Washington [...]