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Luke LeCount, current associate principal at Skyview High School, will take over as principal of Thomas Jefferson Middle School for the 2018-19 school year. Current Jefferson Principal Thomas Adams has accepted an administrative position in Battle Ground Public Schools.
LeCount has been associate principal at Skyview for the past three years. He also served as associate principal for two years at Jason Lee Middle School. LeCount taught middle school in Battle Ground for five years before coming to VPS.
Administrative assignments are subject to approval by the Vancouver Public Schools board of directors.
Kindergarten registrations are now being accepted in Vancouver Public Schools for the 2018-19 school year. Any child who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2018, is eligible to enter kindergarten this fall.
Parents can find out which school their child will attend by using the district’s online boundary map or calling the elementary education office at 360-313-1010 or communications office at 360-313-1230.
Parents should bring proof of their child’s birth date, immunization records and emergency contact information to their neighborhood school to register their child.
School offices are open for kindergarten registration Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration can take up to one hour. Forms can be obtained in school offices.
Full-day kindergarten is offered at all VPS elementary schools.
Applications also are being accepted for the district’s Mandarin and Spanish Language Learning Programs and the Spanish/English Dual Language Program. Enrollment in these programs begins in kindergarten.
Applications are available on the district’s website (see above links) and in school offices. They are due by May 4. Each school also will hold an informational night for interested parents.
Registered students and their families will be invited to visit their elementary school, meet teachers and learn more about the kindergarten program. Visitations typically last about one hour. The following dates/times are subject to change. Parents should confirm with the school.
Parents also are strongly encouraged to sign up their child for Kindergarten Jump Start, a free school prep for incoming kindergarteners that takes place a few weeks before the school year begins. Students will meet teachers and other kindergartners; learn routines; become familiar with school surroundings; and participate in math, literacy and hands-on learning activities.
Jump Start will be offered at the following elementary schools:
Parents should contact their child’s school to register.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Community Military Appreciation Committee, CMAC, will hold its annual Our Community Salutes event 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19, at Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th St.
The event celebrates high school seniors throughout the county who plan to enlist into the military immediately after high school graduation. Light refreshments will be served at a reception following a presentation.
The event, held in partnership with Evergreen and Vancouver public schools, is free and open to the public.
Guest speakers will be Mayor Anne McEnerney-Ogle, city of Vancouver, Schuyler Hoss, Governor Inslee’s Southwest Washington representative and Dr. Steven Webb, superintendent, Vancouver Public Schools.
Representatives with information regarding military life and services will have booths near the school auditorium foyer.
Our Community Salutes is a non-profit, all volunteer organization created in 2009 in New Jersey. CMAC began organizing annual Our Community Salutes events in Vancouver in 2011.
CMAC is a non-military community organization that plans events for holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It provides recognition and support for military families from all branches.
Learn more about CMAC online at http://cmac11.com/.