Barnes Elementary School

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Welcome to the 2021-22 school year! As we come back for in-person instruction, please remember to: wear a mask stay home when sick For all schools except Wallace and Butler...

We are excited to announce our district will be implementing a soft start for kindergarten students beginning this fall. Because these children have not been in school yet, this p...

Join us on Saturday, August 14, to see your new school: Lexington Elementary! The Ribbon Cutting is at 9:00 AM with a building tour immediately following, and tours every half ...

The Spring 2021 Hilander Highlights is out! The quarterly newsletter focuses on the new Lexington Elementary. Read it online here . Or view the printable pdf here .

Click link below for information about our GOLDEN TICKET attendance/incentive opportunity! Golden Ticket Video!

There is a Japanese proverb that says, “One kind word can warm three winter months.” Now seems like a pretty good time to test this theory out. We’d like to put a little go...

Kelso School District and Longview Public Schools developed a joint awareness campaign to encourage people to practice safety protocols to get (and keep) students in school in-per...

Shout out to our fabulous Blue Jays, and all students in grades 3-5, for entering their second week of attending in-person 2 days a week! You can see from this video they are di...

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., there is no school on January 18. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became one of, if not the most,...

Starting Jan. 11th 3rd, 4th and 5th graders come for in person learning 2 Days a Week! If you child currently attends on Mon – they will now attend on Mon and Tues Tue...

The NEW Wallace Elementary is completed! Join us for a Virtual Ribbon Cutting and Tour of this state-of-the-art school. Streamed live on Facebook @KelsoSchools. Wednesday, De...

Our Lexington Elementary School leadership team is hard at work to develop the new Lexington Elementary School vision, mission, and beliefs. Thanks to a committed Leadership Team,...

Mrs. Hadaller's Carrolls Elementary 2nd/3rd grade class shares what makes them smile. Take a look at the Facebook photo album (bit.ly/smile-carrolls ) and we bet you'll smille, t...

We're hosting a (virtual) Lexington Town Hall to share: Choice / Boundary Options Construction Update Meet the Leadership Team Mission, Vision, Beliefs Survey Join us...

Three Kelso students got up early to be on the KGW Sunrise newscast to talk about Halloween and show off their costumes. Fifth grader Brynn (Beacon Hill) and third graders Tori a...

As construction on the new Lexington Elementary school draws closer to completion, we would like to share the Transportation Management Plan (TMP) with you and provide an opportun...

Results from the October 2020 survey show learning and engagement have improved this fall for both remote and hybrid students, but sense of well-being varies between the two group...

Updated information from Cowlitz County (as of 10/12/20), noting the spike in COVID cases was short-lived, allows us to begin hybrid learning for grades 3-5 on October 26 . Pleas...

We celebrated two amazing people at the board meeting last night. Jana Clarke and Linda Clary are both retiring from the Kelso Public Schools Foundation after a collective 57 yea...