Whitford Newsletter

We are fast approaching the end of the school year and there are some important events happening that we wanted you to know about. Please see the information below to help with your planning each day.

Friday, June 5th - Final Locker Clean-out - Students will not be able to use their lockers beginning Monday, June 8. Students may bring a small backpack, pens and paper, lunches, etc... The bags will stay with them all day each day the last week of school

Monday, June 8

• 8th grade Chromebook turn-in INCLUDING charging cords and stylus

Tuesday June 9

• 6th and 7th grade Chromebook turn-in INCLUDING charging cords and stylus. (Please fill out this form)

Tuesday, June 9

• Yearbooks will be distributed to students during the last period of the day

Wednesday, June 10 - 8th grade celebration

• Recognition Assembly - 9:45 - 11:15 - Parents and family are invited to attend. (Bleacher seating, no flowers or balloons)

• 8th Grade BBQ - 12:40 - 1:10

• 8th Grade Party - sponsored by the PTO/BEF - 1:10 - 4:00

Thursday, June 11 - Last Day of School - regular dismissal time - 4:15

We are looking forward to a great last week of school. Learning opportunities will continue next week. Please encourage your students to "lock in" for the final days of school.

Yearbooks will be handed out on Tuesday June 9th. There is still time to purchase one. You can bring $15 cash or check to the school, or purchase online. https://or-beaverton.intouchreceipting.com/

On May 22, 2026 more than 500 students, educators, mentors, volunteers, industry professionals, and community members from all over Oregon gathered at Portland State University for Oregon MESA Day 2026, the statewide celebration of invention, engineering, community, and student achievement for MESA Club members.

This year’s theme, Each One, Teach One, invited students to look close to home for inspiration. Rooted in traditions of collective learning and intergenerational knowledge-sharing, the theme centered on community, connection, identity, and human-centered engineering. Throughout the school year, students partnered with real clients located within one mile of their school or home and used the MESA engineering design process to create solutions that strengthen the communities they know best.

The result was a remarkable showcase of student innovation, creativity, and care for the people around them.

Thanks to Liam Abba, Abel Gramunt, Edgar Gramunt, London Heldsinger, Mateo Iniguez Sollman, Roy Kim, Grady Link, Collin Love and Samuel Reiser for a great year of MESA Club! Congratulations to Edgar Gramunt, MESA Chapter Student Of The Year!

This week our 8th grade leaders had one final Meet Up with the 6th grade small groups they have been getting to know all year long. Celebrating a successful first year of middle school filled with growth, friendship, and fun is the perfect way to wrap up the year. We are so thankful for the dedicated 8th graders who worked hard to support our welcoming Whitford community. We will miss their kindness and dedication when they head to high school in the fall but know our WEB leaders will continue to share those gifts in the future!

Malcolm Albright

Kisa Andrist

Carly Avila

Elliot Bradach

Aiden Brown

Emberly Bruhn

Emilia Castillo

Hadley Choruby

Leila Coc Ramirez

Nicole Contreras

Tenneson Davis

Grant Delapoer

Annabell Deluna

Penelope Diamond

Kaia Dommels

Celeste Espinoza

Alice Fuller

Graham Garrett

Jasper Gerstenschlager

Maris Gillmore

Sam Goodman

Ellie Harrison

Zoe Hartland

Audrey Holz

Aliza Hood

Lulu Horsburgh

Ava Hurtado

Sawyer James

Amari Johnson

isabella Listenberger

Oliver Litinsky

Angel Lopez Rodriguez

Alex Martin

Oliviana Mauri

Baylor Middlebrooks

Luke Mitchell

Quinn Newman

Wesley Noel

Iowa Richwine

Devon Rose

Penelope Rounds

Alice Ruan

Hailey Ruger

Remy Sanders

Ella Santizo

Amelia Short

Taher Siala

DJ Slater

Evelyn Standish

Baker Stewart

Bryn Thorsland

Kareem Tresh

Angel Vildozola

Jenny Villalta

Hazel Webber

Liv Woodburn

Sara Yee

Yuqi Zhao

Aurelia Ziltener

Our 8th grade students were able to go on a walking tour of Portland's bridges. Students were able to see a bridge as it was raised. This trip is in conjunction with their science unit about bridge construction.

Please help your child locate and return Whitford library books. Students in 8th grade should double check their accounts-any unpaid fines or overdue books could delay their registration for high school. Students can check their library accounts through the “BSD Library Resources” app on the Student Apps page or stop in the library for help.

Keep your student reading this summer! All BSD students have a WCCLS Library card that can be used at any Washington County Library! The libraries host a summer reading program and also have various activities throughout the year. Visit wccls.org for locations, activity calendars, and catalog. Student username is “BSD+student ID” and their password is the last 4 digits of their student ID.

Students also have access to ebooks and audiobooks through BSD and WCCLS. Download the “Sora” app for your device-read more about it here! (app.smore.com/n/u41pm) Happy Summer Reading!

Last month Whitford's Drama Club preformed Frozen Jr. It was a HIT!

As a Whitford tradition, we have student's line the hall to "clap out" the students on their way to field day.

Video of clap out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_itficPNS4Y

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade AVID students just wrapped up their Career Day presentations, and they did an incredible job! The students spent weeks researching different career paths, organizing their notes, and preparing visual displays. For the final project, they set up interactive stations and confidently presented their findings to their non-AVID peers, teaching them about different job responsibilities, schooling requirements, and future career outlooks. We are so proud of the professionalism, public speaking skills, and enthusiasm they showed throughout the entire project—they really took a fantastic step toward their futures!

I wanted to let you know some of the results from the THPRD district track and field meet. Overall, Whitford Boys took 2nd place out of 10 schools! Additionally, almost all athletes got a personal best in at least one event. Here is a look at the top fives:

100 meters

Alexander Martin 4th place

400 meters and 1500 meters

Eddie George 1st place

Shot Put

Jaxon Graham 3rd place

Aleah Amendariz 5th place

Javelin

Jude Emerson 1st place

Quinn Newman 2nd place

Felix Ma 3rd place

Discus

Liam Scheidler 3rd place

High Jump

Alexander Martin 2nd place

Long Jump

Sam Smetana 4th place

The BSD Office of Equity and Inclusion will again be partnering with BSD staff to have a presence at the annual Pride Beaverton event. Join BSD families on June 28 for the Pride Parade that starts near the Beaverton Library.

You can walk with students, staff, families, or you can support by cheering on the sidelines.

Meeting Time: 10 - 10:30 AM

Place: Beaverton City Library

We are running a girls (incoming 5th-8th grade) basketball camp this June at BHS.

Our social media handle is: @beavertonhigh_gbb for more information.

Erin Brunton

Beaverton Girls' Basketball Coach

Please contact for more information:

https://or-beaverton-lite.intouchreceipting.com/SouthridgeBoysBasketball

Curiophono school of music is offering Summer music camps coming up in July and August. All about writing and recording original music.

https://www.curiophono.com/