OCEAN Online Newsletter

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• Running Start Info Session for current 10th and 11th graders

• West Sound Tech Summer School

• Prospective Student and Family Info Night

• Digital Literacy and Wellness Family Info Night

• Returning Student Survey for 2025-26

• Upcoming Events

Interested in Running Start? Register now for upcoming Information Sessions at https://pencol.edu/running-start

Registration now open for Port Townsend Campus Info Sessions:

• April 22 Running Start Info Session on Zoom
• April 23 Running Start Info Session
• Session will meet in the main building on the Port Townsend Campus.

What is Running Start? Running Start enables high school juniors and seniors to earn college credits and fulfill high school graduation requirements—all while saving money!

Why Participate in Running Start?
Running Start students can attend Peninsula College full-time or part-time and save money on college costs. Want to attend a four-year university? Stay involved in activities or classes at your high school? Or just try something different? Running Start offers the opportunity and flexibility to help achieve your goals!

No matter which pathway is right for you, you’ll meet high school graduation requirements and earn college credits* at the same time, all while saving thousands of dollars in tuition.**

*Peninsula College credits transfer to other Washington state colleges and universities. Transfer credit may vary when applying to out-of-state colleges and universities.

**Running Start is not completely free. Students may be responsible for certain tuition and fees costs.

June 23-July 11, 8:30am-3:30pm

Classes open to students who will be in 9th-12th grade in the 2025-26 school year.

Earn 0.5 High School Credits

Apply at: wst.smapply.org

Do you know someone who is interested in learning more about OCEAN? We are offering a information night and tour, March 31, 6-7pm. They can email lmuhr@ptschools.org for more information.

It is hard to believe that it is already time to start thinking about the 2025-26 school year.

Please take the Returning OCEAN Student Survey by April 15.

Please let us know what your plans are for enrollment in the OCEAN School next year which includes both OCEAN K-12 Family Partnership and the OCEAN Online Program (grades 6-12). This information will help us plan for staffing and new enrollments. Completing this form will ensure your student has a spot in the program next year.

Soon the 8th grade class will start learning about their high school options and will select their high school elective courses for next school year.

OCEAN 8th graders will have an information session on Monday 3/24, at 12:00pm at OCEAN. Barb Fogerson, school counselor, will discuss high school options at both Port Townsend High School and OCEAN, and to help answer any questions they may have.

Parents & guardians are invited to attend a high school information event on Tuesday, 3/25 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Blue Heron library.

Please look for more information via email as we get closer to the date.

• March 24 - 12pm High School Options for 8th graders Session
• March 25 - 5:30pm 8th Grade Parent Info Session - High School Options
• March 28 - 4:30-6:30pm ASB Game Night
• March 31 - 6-7pm Prospective Student and Family Info Night
• April 3 - ASVAB at PTHS

View the OCEAN Calendar Online

Email: srubenstein@ptschools.org
Website: https://ocean.ptschools.org/online_program
Location: 3939 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend, WA, USA
Phone: 360-680-5754

Port Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Coordinator Title IX Officer, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Shelby Macmeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5762, smacmeekin@ptschools.org

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education for the OCR/Title IX complaints https://www.justice.gov/crt/educational-opportunities-section

Discrimination Procedure