OCEAN Newsletter

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Here are the new announcements in this newsletter:

• Returning Student Survey for 2025-26
• Listen to OCEAN Students from the Hobbit on KPTZ Monday at Noon
• Upcoming ASB Events
• Save the Date- The Hobbit

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.

Our very own Caleb, Luca and Ruby will be performing several scenes from our upcoming production of the Hobbit and be interviewed.

Live on KPTZ Monday at 12:00 PM

The show is: "Attention Please!"

Friends and family can listen live at noon: https://kptz.org/listen/

It will be run again that day at 5 PM and again on the following Saturday

Join us at the upcoming ASB events.

• March 28 - 4:30-6:30pm Game Night
• April 11 - 5-7pm OCEAN ASB Spaghetti Dinner & Talent Show
• April 25 - 5:00pm Movie Night

Join us for an upcoming performance of The Hobbit presented by OCEAN students.

March 16, 2pm

March 21, 7pm

March 22, 2pm

March 23, 2pm

A huge thank you to all the staff and volunteers with the Port Townsend Youth Theater Company who have supported this amazing experience for OCEAN students.

The text messaging service that school staff use to communicate with students and families is not currently working. We apologize if you sent us a text recently and we did not receive it. Our IT department is working with our provider to repair the issue. Please contact staff via voice phone call or email until we notify you service is restored.

Port Townsend School District is offering the Seal of Biliteracy and Language Credit Competency Testing. Through the test, students can earn one, two, three, or four credits in the student's chosen language. It will be administered at the PTHS Library on March 25th, 8:30am-11:30am. If you have questions about the test or would like to sign up, please contact our School Counselor, Emily Eldridge at eeldridge@ptschools.org

Do you know families and students interested in joining OCEAN Next year? Most new students heard about OCEAN from a friend.

Now accepting applications for the 2025-26 School Year for OCEAN Family Partnership and Online Program. The first step is for the family and student to complete an application. Share this page with interested families and students: https://ocean.ptschools.org/our_school/apply

Current students do not need to reapply.

• March 9 Daylight Savings Time
• March 13 - 7pm Hobbit performance
• March 16, 2pm Hobbit performance
• March 21, 7pm Hobbit performance
• March 22, 2pm Hobbit performance
• March 23, 2pm Hobbit performance
• March 24 - 6th-8th grade NOSC field trip
• March 24 - 4:30-6:30pm ASB Game Night
• March 31 - 6-7pm Prospective Student and Family Info Night
• April 8 - 5:30-7:00pm Student Learning Exhibition

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Email: srubenstein@ptschools.org
Website: https://ocean.ptschools.org/
Location: 3939 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend, WA, USA
Phone: 360-680-5750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oceank12

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oceank12

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