Earn College Credit in High School (There’s More Ways Than One)!
Earn College Credit While In High School? Yes! VPS offers several programs where students can begin earning college credit while in high school. […]
Dec
2020
Nov
2020
Scholarship Recipients for 2020-21
Congratulations! If you received a scholarship or won a contest that will help to pay for future education or training, please fill out this very brief form.
Nov
2020
Learn More About Our Welding Program
Think you know shop class? In the Welding/Fabrication Technology program of choice for students in grades 10 through 12 at Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies, there’s math (everything from addition and subtraction to trigonometry) and science (physics, for one), as well as technical skills (want to learn how to read a blueprint [...]
Oct
2020
Golf Caddies Going to UW (Full-Tuition with Room & Board Scholarship)
The Evans Scholars Foundation awards over 280 full-tuition scholarships to golf caddies. Applicants from Washington State must plan on attending the University of Washington. Recipients of this scholarship LIVE in the Evans Scholar House on campus. This very specific scholarship may be just for you! Less than 1,000 students apply annually. Apply here. Deadline: October [...]
Oct
2020
Free flu shots for Kaiser insurance members
Now through October 30th Kaiser members can receive a flu shot via drive-through or walk-up clinics. Hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-5pm. Drive-through clinics--no need to exit your car, just drive up and roll up your sleeve: Longview/Kelso Medical Office, 1230 7th Ave., Longview Tualatin Medical Office, 19185 SW 90th Ave., Tualatin Tanasbourne Medical [...]
Sep
2020
Law Office Scholarship
Delventhal Law Office LLC Scholarship is a $1,000 need-based scholarship with a 3.0 GPA required. High school transcript is required upon application and letter (s) of recommendation are required. Deadline: April 15, 2021
Sep
2020
Visit the Past to Understand the Present
In Austin Kleon’s book Keep Going, he advises readers to “read old books…almost every problem you have has probably been written about by some other human living hundreds if not thousands of years before you.” If you’re feeling alone or blue about current affairs, getting to know an author from long ago can help you [...]
Sep
2020
Graduation Pathway Options
Students in WA state now have more options to meet graduation requirements. Starting with the Class of 2020, students now have several pathway options to meet the graduation requirement (opposed to the prior testing requirement). This allows students greater flexibility and more options to explore career pathways. One of those pathways is for students to [...]
Sep
2020
Credit for Work Experience
If you are 16 years old or older and working, you may be eligible to earn CTE credit for your paid job experience. Students must be enrolled in a qualifying CTE course or have taken a related CTE course to earn credit for work experience. For example, if you are working at a retail store [...]
Aug
2020
Off-Campus Internships
The Career & Technical Education (CTE) offers elective off-campus internships to students who are at least 16 years old. Due to COVID-19, off-campus internships are currently unavailable but there are VIRTUAL internships happening. The internship will be a combination of online curriculum and worksite projects for a total of 90-hours. It's important to still apply [...]