Calendar Reminders

Monday, October 19, 2020
  • Professional development for staff. No classes for students.
  • Supply pick up from 9am - 4pm for middle school.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
  • Professional development for staff. No classes for students.
  • Supply pick up from 9am - 4pm for elementary and high school.

For supply pick ups on both days, please note:

There are no sign-ups. Parents can come anytime during the window. 

1) Masks are required.
2) There are no social activities planned for this pick up.
3) If there are grade levels who do not have any pick up, families will be notified. 
4) Please limit the size of the group entering the building to 2. 
5) Families will enter the front door, go into the gym and exit the side door.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  • Second term begins online.
Contact us for the Park Academy
2020 - 2021 Family Directory. Please note there have been some edits since last week. If you have any changes or updates, please contact Dr. Mary Mollway.
Who Do I Contact?
Please note that email is the best/most efficient way to connect with staff. Please know that we are not always on site and near phones.

Attendance
503.594.8769

Scheduling & classroom-related questions
503.594.8779

Social/emotional wellbeing and student support
503.594.8773

Policy & procedure, finance, and enrollment questions
503.594.8782
Our counselor, Linda West, often has great information about college and post high school programs to share with our students. You can find the latest and greatest here, in the Counselor Corner. Ms. West can be reached via her email.
Check out the Oregon Goes to College website for a wide range of post-high school planning information!

There are a number of informative virtual events available on a variety of topics. Please note that some sessions are live at a specific time and date, while others are recorded and therefore available at your convenience.

College
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) sponsors a series of college fairs annually. Click here to watch a short video and learn how to find schools you are interested in. Northwest Colleges are also featured at this site and live sessions are available at multiple times this fall. Please contact Linda West if you have more questions about how to make the most of this site.

The Pacific Northwest chapter also has a fair, focusing on northwest and a smaller selection of school nationally. This fair is usually held at the Oregon Convention Center in the fall and at University of Portland in the spring. 
  • For information on recorded topics and Oregon schools, click here and look for the search button associated with topics of interest to you. Here is one example:
  • Oregon Community Colleges and the Oregon Promise: schools and how to pay for them! Learn more about Portland Community College and Cascades Community College, in Bend and the one community college that has dorms! Click here to learn more about these programs.
For additional information click on the Oregon Promise, to learn about tuition assistance for students attending an Oregon community college. 

Career
The Portland Workforce Alliance sponsors the NW Youth Career Fair we have attended the last few years. You may recall that last spring's fair was cancelled due to Covid but a rich variety of virtual career talks continue to be available this fall!
  • Did you know that October is the National Awareness month for Dyslexia and Construction Careers month? Learn more about the many careers in construction and Oregon Builds here.
  • Are you interested in learning more about careers with the Portland Trailblazers, in manufacturing, at Kaiser Permanente (medical services and medical technology), Mahlum Architecture and/or the Oregon Humane Society? Learn more and complete a quick registration to watch a recorded session here.
  • For upcoming, live career talks, learn more and register here. Mark your calendar if your interests include:
  • KGW News, broadcast journalism and TV production, Monday, Oct. 19th, 2:00-3:00 pm
  • Swan Island Trade Center, a variety of careers in a high demand field, Friday, Oct. 30, 1:00-1:45pm

Keep checking the Note from Parker for more Career Talks this fall! Coming up: education, nursing, firefighting and more! 

Please contact Linda West for more information.

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