School News
![Volunteers! - Update (or Submit) Your Application]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Volunteers are an essential part of our school communities. Update or complete a volunteer application today!
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Chakris Kussalanant
SPS’s Teaching and Learning Department has added the Magnetic Reading Foundations curriculum to all K-2 classrooms.
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Allison McGowan
Pics from around the District on the first days of school. Welcome Back!
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Allison McGowan
The countdown is on! The first day of school is Sept. 4 or 5, depending on grade level.
![2024-25 Online Enrollment and Annual Student Review]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Online enrollment and Annual Student Review for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
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Allison McGowan
Walterville’s Kindergarten Welcome Night is Thursday, May 16.
District News
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Six months after implementation, the use of Magnetic Reading Foundations in K-2 grades classrooms has significantly changed the dynamics of phonics and reading learning in Springfield Public Schools.
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After almost a year of demolition, renovations and reworking electrical supply, the brand-new Graphics Studio at Springfield High School (SHS) is ready as a space and to start taking clients.
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The deadline to apply is April 4, 2025.
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Watch: Nearly 100 students from SPS' middle and high schools came together in February for the second annual Black Student Union (BSU) Conference.
![Share Your Appreciation for Classified Staff!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740442587/springfieldk12orus/a8qh0cuoevizolnqseub/CEW2025800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740442587/springfieldk12orus/a8qh0cuoevizolnqseub/CEW2025800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740442587/springfieldk12orus/a8qh0cuoevizolnqseub/CEW2025800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Classified Appreciation Week celebrates the 'Best in the West' March 3-7.
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A group of kinders and their parents joined student-athletes, student leaders and staff at Springfield High School for a fun night of inspiration and to dream big.