
May 12, 2021
Registration is open! Need to make up credits? Feel like more class time is needed? Or just looking for enrichment options? Kelso School District’s Summer School options have som...

May 4, 2021
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 .

March 17, 2021
Spring Break Meal Kits will be available to families on Monday April 5th from 4:00pm-5:15pm. Registration is required for these 7 day kits, so mark your calendar to sign up March ...

March 13, 2021
The health and well-being of our students and staff have always been our top priority. Throughout this pandemic, we have been committed to strictly adhering to safety precautions...

February 3, 2021
Happy National School Counseling Week! School counselors are an essential part of our district. They work to maximize student success and promote access and equity for all studen...

February 1, 2021
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...

February 1, 2021
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...

January 19, 2021
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...

January 6, 2021
Starting the week of January 11 our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will start attending in-person 2 Days a Week!
If your child has been attending on a Monday or Tuesday, sta...

December 10, 2020
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...

November 12, 2020
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,...

November 7, 2020
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...

October 30, 2020
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...

October 27, 2020
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...

October 13, 2020
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...

October 13, 2020
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...

September 29, 2020
Due to high COVID-19 activity, hybrid instruction for grades 3 - 5 will now start on Oct. 19 instead of Oct. 5 (revised schedule for 3-5 will be shared soon).
K-2 hybrid cont...

September 25, 2020
As we enter hybrid learning with some students coming to school in-person, it's important to keep children home if they are feeling ill or exhibit symptoms of COVID-19. Please r...

September 21, 2020
Kelso School District is hosting a Hybrid Q&A webinar.
Please join us to learn more about transitioning from Continuous Learning 2.0 (full remote) to a Hybrid model (part remot...

September 21, 2020
As we get ready to transition from full remote learning to partial in-person (hybrid) learning, here are five things you can do to prepare. FACE COVERINGS Teach your chil...