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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 →
Battle Ground Public Schools hosts annual plant and greenhouse sales A variety of annual and perennial bedding and flowering plants, as well as vegetable starts and hanging baskets grown by high school students in Battle Ground Public Schools’ greenhouses, will be available for purchase at upcoming public Read more →
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 →
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 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 →
BGPS Events Honor Veterans Battle Ground Public Schools' students and staff will honor veterans during school events, including assemblies and a panel for high school students. Community members and veterans are invited to attend. Schools will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day. Read more →
Battle Ground Public Schools to host surplus sale Nov. 17 Battle Ground Public Schools is having a surplus inventory sale on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Lewisville campus, 405 NE 5th Ave in Battle Ground. The public is welcome to attend. The sale will be open 11 Read more →
Pleasant Valley Primary 3rd graders help endangered butterflies Armed with little more than pencils, clipboards, and their own ingenuity, the third graders in teacher Talea Jones’ class at Pleasant Valley Primary School are working to solve quite the complex problem: how can they, acting as ecologists and Read more →
Two Battle Ground educational leaders recognized as ‘Real Heroes’ Lydia Sanders, Battle Ground Public Schools’ coordinator of the Family and Community Resource Center, and Colleen O’Neal, president of the Battle Ground Education Foundation, were both recognized last week as “Learn Here Real Heroes” at the fourth annual Read more →