Port Townsend School District

11/02/2026

🎉 IT'S HOLIDAY FEAST TIME! 🦃

Mark your calendars! Thursday, November 5th, we're serving up a special holiday celebration in our school cafeterias!

Get ready for a delicious traditional holiday feast featuring roasted turkey and pumpkin pie! Vegetarian options will also be available.

We're bringing a little holiday magic to lunchtime and can't wait to celebrate with our students and staff. Come hungry and ready to enjoy! 🍂🥧

10/29/2026

Día De Los Mu***os Celebration!

Join us for the festivities! Music, Crafts, and Refreshments

When? Saturday, Nov. 7, 5- 8 p.m
Where? Port Townsend Public Library (1220 Lawrence Street)
Who? All ages are welcome

More info: Visit https://sites.google.com/d/1NY471tLpluGurQUfXakUqYG-EAR8VQlS/p/1JaSfEQNP8EiqGN8EBc6mqqcLHlL99ej2/edit?pli=1

Hosted by Port Townsend High School students and community partners

10/08/2026

🏈 Homecoming Serpentine is TOMORROW!

Join us Friday, October 9, as EJ Rivals students parade to Memorial Field for Homecoming!

📍 Park & Ride by Safeway
🕔 5:00 pm: Meet and decorate cars (supplies provided)
🚓 5:30 pm: Depart with a police es**rt

Drivers, please back into your parking spot so we can line up smoothly. And don’t forget to wear your RIVAL colors!

Serpentine safety rules:
✅ Drivers follow all rules of the road
✅ All passengers wear seat belts
✅ Stay inside the vehicle, with no hanging out of windows or sunroofs
✅ No passengers in truck beds
✅ Stay in line unless there’s an emergency
✅ Be respectful

📣 Community heads-up: Around 5:30 pm Friday, expect a slow-moving line of decorated cars traveling from Safeway to Memorial Field.
Give them a wave and cheer them on!

09/17/2026

BHMS and OCEAN families —have a girl in middle school who loves hands-on learning?

NW Maritime Center Girls' Boat Project is open for registration! Middle school girls ages 11–14 spend the fall learning woodworking and boatbuilding skills, creating their own projects, and helping build a small boat — all led by female role models from the Northwest Maritime team.

📅 Wednesdays, 1:30–4 PM | October 7 – December 16
💰 $400 for the 8-week session — scholarships available!

One of the best parts of living in Port Townsend is having opportunities like this in our own backyard🌊

👉 Learn more and register at nwmaritime.org/girls-boat-project

09/02/2026

Celebrating 25 years of impact at PT Schools! 💙

Please join us in honoring Tom Gambill for a remarkable quarter-century of dedication as a teacher and coach in our district. Whether he taught you in the classroom, coached you on the field, or supported your family over the years, we want to bring our community together to show him our appreciation.

📅 When: Thursday, September 3rd at 5:30 PM
📍 Where: PT Schools Community Room at Salish Coast Elementary School
👥 Who: All current & former students, families, colleagues, and community members are welcome!

Drop your favorite memory or message of thanks for Mr. Gambill in the comments below, and come celebrate with us in person! 🎉

08/28/2026

Welcome to the board, Shelly Huber!

We're so excited to announce that Shelly Huber has been appointed as our newest At-Large School Board Director — and she's already hit the ground running.

A licensed architect, Salish Coast parent, and two-year Facilities Advisory Committee volunteer, she brings a unique perspective to the board at an exciting time for our schools.

"I'm looking forward to listening to the community and keeping students' needs at the center of every decision." — Shelly Huber

Welcome, Shelly! We're so glad you're here. 💙

Click this link for the full story: https://www.ptschools.org/article/3100120

08/28/2026

Do you know someone who’d be great at working with kids after school? 🌟

Our friends at the Y are hiring a Site Coordinator in Port Townsend to lead their school-age after-school program — and staff receive a great childcare benefit, too!

The role:

Manage day-to-day program operations
Lead and support program staff
Plan and oversee daily youth activities
Create a safe, fun, and welcoming environment for kids

The details:

Part-time, after-school hours, with occasional evenings/weekends
On-site at the YMCA of Jefferson County in Port Townsend

A perk worth knowing about: After-school staff receive free childcare for their first enrolled child and 50% off for a second. For staff with school-age kids of their own, that can make a real difference.

👉 Learn more or apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/35FB1B1AC0B0D65C8939127583598302/jobs/250580

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Please share! 💙

🚨 JOB ALERT: After School Site Coordinator🚨
We are hiring a passionate and organized Site Coordinator to lead our school-age after-school program at the YMCA of Jefferson County in Port Townsend, WA!

If you love working with youth and want to make a positive impact in our community, we want to hear from you.

The coordinator will manage day-to-day program operations, lead a dedicated team, lead daily youth activities, and create a safe, fun, and inclusive environment that aligns with YMCA core values.

📍 Position DetailsType: Part-time
Schedule: After-school hours (with occasional evenings/weekends)
Location: On-site at the YMCA of Jefferson County in Port Townsend, WA

Want to learn more or ready to apply? Visit; https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/35FB1B1AC0B0D65C8939127583598302/jobs/250580

After-school staff can receive a childcare benefit: the first child enrolled receives free childcare, and a second child receives a 50% discount.
*Per space available

08/14/2026

🎪 Come say hi this weekend!

We're setting up shop at the Jefferson County Fair and Farmers Market — swing by our booth to say hello and connect with our team!

🌱 Learn about our Farm to School garden program
🏗️ Get the latest on our bond-funded projects
🤝 Find out how to get involved through our committees!

We love these chances to connect with our community outside the classroom. See you there! 🍎

07/09/2026

Honoring the Past, Building What's Next

This week, demolition of the Lincoln Building begins - a moment years in the making for Port Townsend.

Over the past year, more than 500 community members and alumni walked through Lincoln's halls one final time, sharing stories and memories from its 132 years as part of our community. Most recently, alumni returning for Alumni Weekend gathered on June 14th for one last memorial visit before this summer's demolition.

Thank you to everyone who came out to say goodbye: your stories are part of what makes this building's legacy worth preserving, even as its walls come down.

What's ahead: a renovated PTHS and a new home for OCEAN K-12 School, built for the next generation of Port Townsend students. With the building gone, the newly built terrace will take its place, offering unobstructed views of the Strait of Juan De Fuca.

📍 Read the full story, see photos through the years, and follow demolition updates: https://www.ptschools.org/page/lincoln-building

06/29/2026

A Big Thank You to Jefferson County Realtors for coming a volunteering at the Salish Coast Production Garden.