OCEAN School Newsletter

• Fall Campus Tours October 19th Information
• FAFSA/WAFSA Family Information Night Information
• ASB Movie Night Fundraiser
• OCEAN Calendar and Events
• This Week at OCEAN
• From Previous Newsletters
• Community

Waitlisted! Fall Campus Tours, with the College success foundation on Monday October 19th has a waitlist. Contact Ashley Quinn for questions. email: aquinn@ptschools.org

Do you have questions about financial aid for college or need help with FAFSA and WASFA applications? Check out this Information Night!

Check it out! Bring Cash for food and drinks. This will be a fun time and benefit our Associated Student Body Fund, which helps support more student events.

Bri is a new addition to our school community, but has already made a wonderful impression with her kindness, positive attitude, and eagerness to learn. She does a great job asking questions, taking initiative, and taking ownership of her learning. We’re so glad to have her as part of our school community, and we look forward to seeing her continue to grow and succeed!

• October 19th — Peninsula College Field Trip
• October 20th - FAFSA/WAFSA Info Night
• November 4th — End Of 1st Quarter
• November 5th — Vision and Hearing Screening (k-7th grade)
• November 5th — Conferencing Day — No In Person Classes
• November 6th — Conferencing Day — No in Person Classes
• November 23rd through November 27th — Thanksgiving Break — No school

View the OCEAN Calendar Online

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OCEAN K-12 Google Calendar (use the +Google Calendar Button) or iCal Format

This week, middle school students put their creativity to work designing mini golf courses for the student exhibition. They also explored the question, “What makes something living?” Students sorted different things into living, nonliving, and undecided categories, using evidence to explain their thinking.

In high school Art Class, students are busy bringing their ideas to life as they continue working on their designs and getting ready for the next steps in their projects.

In high school Career Class, students got hands-on with science through a frog dissection. They explored anatomy, organ systems, and how living bodies function while practicing careful tool use, observation, and scientific investigation. This experience also gave students a closer look at skills used in careers such as medicine, nursing, veterinary science, and laboratory research.

Culinary Class explored a little food science with a fun taste test! After trying a “miracle berry” tablet, students sampled foods like lemons and strawberries and discovered how their perceptions of taste changed. The tablet contains miraculin, a protein that interacts with sweet taste receptors on the tongue. When exposed to acidic foods, this protein changes how the receptors respond, making sour foods like lemons taste sweet.

Our K–5 scientists have been exploring light waves and reflective properties as they prepare for the upcoming science fair on November 17. Save the date! We look forward to seeing their curiosity and discoveries shine!

And, as always, the swing continues to be a big hit!

Join the class of 2027 Facebook group to get connected with other families in the class of 2027.

Families help plan Grad Night and other Senior activities.

Seniors can sign up to help with the flocking fundraiser for grad night.

Did you know you can view your student’s attendance record in Skyward?

If you receive an automated message saying your student was absent when you weren’t expecting it, you can log in to Skyward, go to the Attendance tab, and see what your student was marked absent for.

Bellow is an example of what your skyward attendance would look like.

We want to make attendance as easy as possible for OCEAN families!

If your student is going to be absent, please excuse the absence by:

• Emailing: oceanattendance@ptschools.org

• Calling the OCEAN office: 360-680-5750

You may still receive an automated attendance notification if you contact us after 10:30 a.m. No worries! If you have already emailed or called the school, our OCEAN office staff will make sure the absence is excused.

Attention OCEAN students and families, this is your chance to purchase a personalized yearbook at a discounted price. If you purchase a personalized yearbook before October 23rd, 2006 then it only costs $25 (which is the price of a normal yearbook without personalization).

https://photos.jostens.com/

For more questions about this option or about our 2026-2027 yearbook, check in with teacher Shannon Paselk who is on our Yearbook Committee. Shannon's email: spaselk@ptschools.org

Hello 11th Grade Students and Families,

We will offer PSAT (preliminary SAT) testing October 29th. Interested 11th graders are invited to participate. Please sign up in the counseling office (or reply to this email).
The PSAT provides practice for the SAT test and connects you to potential scholarship providers. The cost will be approximately $14 (Thanks to a generous grant from the Port Townsend Education Foundation, there is no cost for students who qualify for free/reduced lunch)
Click here for information about how to prepare and practice for the PSAT.

For SAT testing, we are very fortunate that Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary is planning to host testing at PTHS 2-3 Saturdays a year. We encourage all interested Juniors to register for the March 6, 2026 test date when it opens for registration. Students need to create a college board account and register via their account. Please be aware that the test at PTHS is open to students from other districts and seats fill up fast.
Click here to register or set up an account
Click here for information about fee waivers
Click here for a breakdown of SAT related fees
Click here for information about how to prepare and practice for the SAT
Click here for information about test-optional college policies.

If you have a health plan, 504 plan or IEP and will need accommodations on the PSAT or SAT test, please click here for a required consent form to request accommodations. Please send the completed form to Emily Eldridge by September 18th.
Click here for more information on how accommodations work for PSAT or SAT testing.

The district does not sponsor this event/information and the district assumes no responsibility for it. In consideration of the privilege to distribute materials, the Port Townsend School District will be held harmless from any cause of action filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these materials, including costs, attorney’s fees and judgments or awards.

Two of our OCEAN students are in this Local Circus Show!

Jefferson County Teens are invited to join us for our upcoming event production workshop. This fall we will work with adult mentors to produce a gallery exhibit and record release party.

Students meet weekly on Wednesday afternoons to delve into the intricacies of artistic event production. We are now seeking young visual and performing artists to be a part of the show.

Transportation is provided from local schools if needed, and thanks to generous donations, membership is on a sliding fee scale. Returning members who are musicians (those who participated in our spring showcase) are invited to have their music recorded at Rain Shadow Recording (dates and times outside of regular program hours). We will also celebrate our successful event with an optional field trip to Seattle to attend a musical performance at The Moore theater.

All students interested in careers in the arts are invited to join.

More info can be found here:

https://centrum.org/program/youth-artists-society/

Please share with any interested youth that you know and reach out to me with questions.

The SmileMobile (mobile dental van) will be in Jefferson and located at the Tri Area Community Center beginning next week, providing an important opportunity for children, families, and community members to access dental care close to home. We currently have many appointment openings available. The SmileMobile dental team offers comprehensive services, including oral health education, dental exams, preventive care, restorative treatment, emergency dental services, and referrals for ongoing dental care.

Check out this parenting workshop opportunity.

Free counseling and Evaluations.

Sarah Rubenstein, Principal

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