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Beaverton Schools

Principal's Message

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

 

Greetings Whitford Students and Families,

Welcome to the 24-25 school year and Whitford Middle School. 

We are excited to welcome you to our school community.  Whitford is a place where students have the ability to be nurtured, cared for, and provided opportunities to be inspired through their learning and curiosities.  We hope and expect as they grow and learn that they will feel empowered to take more and more ownership of their learning.

Student success requires a number of key components.  To fully realize these important principles, all need to equally strong and working together.  One of the keys to this work is collaborative working partnership between the school, home, and the students. In order to ensure this partnership is adequately leveraged, we invite parents and families to employ some simple strategies at home:

  • Make sure your student is attending school every day. 
  • Ask your student about the school day and determine through conversations how you can support them better.
  • Communicate with your student’s teachers here at Whitford.  We would love to answer questions and support your efforts on the home front.
  • Establish a pattern of tracking and reviewing your student’s progress through our school’s student information systems.
  • Look for opportunities to serve and volunteer here at Whitford.  We would love to have you be part of our community by serving in many different ways.  Interested??  Just ask. 

For those that are returning to our awesome learning community, welcome back. For those that are new, we look forward to working with you and your students and helping them plan for and achieve their learning goals as they prepare for high school and further endeavors. 

We thank you for trusting us with the incredible responsibility to teaching your amazing youth. 

With respect and gratitude,

Zan Hess,   Principal