October 24, 2025

Mayor Cassie Franklin visits Mrs. Bailey's Washington State History class to tell the students about her job as Mayor of Everett. Look for more classroom pics below!

🍁OCTOBER🍁

Oct 27 -- 31 Spirit Week

Oct 29 -- Picture Retakes. Drop In anytime from 11:50 to 12:30 in the Gym

Oct 29 -- PTSA Fall Festival & Literary Pumpkin Contest 2:15 - 3 pm (Pumpkins there by 2:15)

🍎NOVEMBER🍎

Nov 1 -- Progress Reports Due on ALE

Nov 2 -- Daylight Savings - Fall back one hour

Nov 5 -- Progress received after noon today will be marked as Overall Unsatisfactory

Nov 11 -- Veterans Day - No School Today

Nov 14 -- Overall Progress Evaluations

Nov 26-28 -- Thanksgiving Break - No School Today

Please note that Sequoia High School is doing a Spirit Week as well and our themes may not match due to school scheduling. Please refer to the themes above for Port Gardner students.

Drop in Picture Retakes from 11:50 am to 12:30 pm.

Retakes are for any student that was absent on the original picture day or students wanting a retake photo. If a package was ordered please bring the original picture day photo package to return the original package to the photographer.

Orders can be placed online at mydorian.com before picture day and up to 2 days afterwards.

Our cafeteria supports four different onsite programs, and to ensure all students are accommodated, we occasionally make adjustments—such as order-ahead options for Grab n Go or modified lunch start times.

🔔 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS 🔔

⏰ Afternoon Class Arrival?

If your student arrives at lunchtime for an afternoon class:

🔴 Food service ends at 11:40 AM. 🔴

🪑 Eating in the Cafeteria?

🔴 The Cafeteria closes at 11:50 AM. Please clear your lunch items and exit before then. 🔴

🥪 Grab n Go This Week?

🔴 Yes! Grab n Go will be available in the Cafeteria on Friday. 🔴

📄 For more details, refer to the Cafeteria & Lunch Info 2025–2026 document below.

Mrs. Hinds scientists making balls out of a variety of materials

Mrs. Hinds' math students work as a team to solve tricky problems!

Mrs. Johnson's Authors & Illustrators students wrote rhyming couplets inspired by Hide and Snake by author Keith Baker, then shared their compositions with one another.

Mrs. Johnson's Past to Present class explored the vibrant Spanish tradition of flamenco, including how castanets are crafted. Afterward, students learned watercolor techniques to bring Flamenco dancers to life on paper.

Mrs. Bailey's middle school science students conduct a Collision and Energy Transfer lab.

Mayor Franklin asking Mrs. Bailey's Washington State History students, 'What would you do if you were the mayor of Everett?'

Want to start reading with Accelerated Reader?

Click on the banner above or go to the PGS Student Tools page on the Port Gardner EPS website.

https://www.everettsd.org/domain/4527

Your student's User Name and Password are as follows:

UN = student's school ID number

PW= student's birth month, hyphen, day. For exampleaa birthday of July 8th, the pw would be 07-08.

Need to find a AR level?

Here is the Book Finder: https://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx

Attendance Email: pgsattendance@everettsd.org

Click on the banner above for details on Lunch & Breakfast

Breakfast served from 9 - 9:10 am

Lunch 11:20-11:50 am

All students need active supervision for breakfast & lunch.

Lunch food service ends at 11:40 am and cafeteria closes at 11:50am

No cost lunch for enrolled students

Jack Roy, Principal: jroy@everettsd.org 425-385-5190

Autumn Slater, School Counselor: aslater@everettsd.org 425-385-5110

Megan Slaker, Secretary: mslaker@everettsd.org 425-385-5150

Mandy Trimble, Para Educator: atrimble@everettsd.org 425-385-5180

Audra Van Volkenburg, Health Room Nurse: avanvolkenburg@everettsd.org 425-385-5158

Allison Hinds, Primary Teacher: ahinds@everettsd.org 425-385-5183

Celeste Johnson, Primary Teacher: cjohnson@everettsd.org 425-385-5183

Jocelyn Sievers-Bailey, Intermediate Teacher: Jsievers-bailey@everettsd.org 425-385-5186

Laura Wight, High School Teacher: lwight@everettsd.org 425-385-5141

Mark Ryder, High School Teacher: mryder@everettsd.org 425-385-5142

Sherm Iversen, Online Instructor: siversen@everettsd.org 425-385-5144

Thank you for your time and attention in reading through the Port Gardner Newsletter.

Questions? Contact Megan Slaker at mslaker@everettsd.org

Phone: 425-385-5150