Yakima Public Schools

☀️🎉 What an unforgettable Summer School Field Day at SOZO Sports Complex! 🏃‍♀️⚽💦 7-17-26

Half of our K-8 students had an incredible day filled with laughter, teamwork, friendly competition, and plenty of smiles! (More fun to come 7-24-26 for the other half of our Summer School students) Friday was epic…From start to finish, they represented their schools with outstanding sportsmanship, kindness, and YSD pride. We couldn’t be more proud of how amazing our students were throughout the entire day! 👏

A huge THANK YOU goes out to our incredible summer school staff, dedicated volunteers, the outstanding SOZO staff, 🚒 the Yakima Fire Department, and 🚌 Yakima School District Transportation for making this special day possible. Your teamwork and commitment created an experience our students will remember for years to come.

These are the moments that remind us learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom, it happens through friendships, new experiences, and building lifelong memories together. 🌟

Thank you to everyone who helped make today such a success! coming soon…

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We hope your summer has been restful and filled with time to recharge!

If you’re looking for an easy lunch or dinner plan this Tuesday (July 21st), we’d love your support. The YEA Social Committee is partnering with MOD Pizza on Nob Hill for a fundraiser benefiting the YEA Scholarship Program.

Please consider stopping by for a meal, and please share the attached flyer with your family and friends.

We hope to see you there!

With gratitude,
Yakima Education Association
Fundraiser Code 👍: MODGIVES20

What can happen when students lead the way? At Stanton Academy, an empty courtyard became a vibrant gathering space designed and created by students through project-based learning. Every classroom contributed, building leadership, collaboration and problem-solving skills while leaving a lasting impact on their school community. Thank you to all who contributed to this beautiful effort: Yakima Rotary Club, Technology Access Foundation (TAF), PPG Paint, Home Depot, Yakima Printing Co., Yakima Tent and Awning, Young Life, Cairnspring Mills, our Maintenance Department, and the many community members and students.

Read more about this incredible student-led project at www.ysd7.org/post-details/~board/ysd-stories/post/stanton-students-transform-courtyard-through-project-based-learning 💙

☀️ Summer may be in full swing, but the learning never stops in Yakima School District! 📚✨
Our YSD students continue to thrive in summer school building new skills, growing their confidence, making new friends, and having a whole lot of fun along the way! From hands-on learning to engaging activities, our classrooms are filled with curiosity, smiles, and opportunities.
A huge thank you to our incredible teachers, support staff, and families for making summer learning such a success. Together, we’re helping students stay inspired and ready for an amazing school year ahead!
💙 Learning. Growing. Thriving.

💙🩺 Approximately 175 community members joined us for Yakima School District's first district-wide Health Fair, connecting students and families with free health screenings, wellness resources and community services.

Families had the opportunity to receive blood pressure, vision, and diabetes screenings, along with BMI assessments, telehealth services, vaccine education and other wellness resources.

One attendee shared, "I haven't had a health screening in over five years. Having these free services available in one place made it easy for me to finally get checked."

Thank you to our partners for supporting the well-being of our community: Washington State Department of Health's Care-a-Van Mobile Health Services, Molina Healthcare, and our Nutrition Services department.

Read more at ysd7.org/ysdstories 📖

The Yakima School District celebrated a historic milestone in college access on June 11, as students from A.C. Davis High School and Eisenhower High School were recognized for completing a first-of-its-kind Arizona State University pathway that brought college coursework into their own high schools.

The Arizona State University (ASU) AA Degree Candidates Celebration recognized students from the district’s first and only ASU cohort. Through the one-cohort partnership between Yakima School District and Arizona State University, students earned college credit through ASU while completing high school graduation requirements. Students who complete the full pathway requirements earn an Associate of Arts in Professional Studies through ASU. Others leave with substantial progress toward college general education requirements.

“This graduation feels very special,” said Dr. Trevor Greene, Superintendent of Yakima School District. “These are students who may not have had this opportunity without a program designed to provide college access and wraparound support inside their own high schools. We have families who will see their children achieve something they may not have imagined four years ago, and that kind of opportunity can change a life for generations.”

The ASU pathway was developed to address a persistent access challenge for students ready for college-level work but unable to easily leave the support of their high school campus. For some students, barriers such as transportation, books, fees, parking, family schedules, and unfamiliar higher education systems can make traditional college-credit pathways harder to reach.

For Yakima School District leaders, the ceremony represents both a celebration of student achievement and a larger example of what becomes possible when college pathways are designed around access. “This is more than a graduation ceremony,” Dr. Greene said. “It is evidence of what becomes possible when opportunity is brought close enough for students to reach. These students earned a college degree while remaining in the high school setting where they had teachers, counselors and staff supporting them every step of the way.”

Read more at: www.ysd7.org/post-details/~board/ysd-stories/post/yakima-students-recognized-for-asu-college-credit-pathway

🩺 The Yakima School District Health Fair is happening this week!

All YSD families are invited to attend our district-wide Health Fair on Wednesday, July 1, from 4:30–7:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.

Connect with community health resources, receive free health screenings, and learn about services that help students and families stay healthy and thrive.
Free services include:
✅ Blood pressure screenings
✅ Diabetes (A1C and blood glucose) testing
✅ Vision screenings
✅ BMI & telehealth services
✅ Mental health screenings
✅ Health & vaccine education
🍽 Food will be provided!

📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
2000 S. 18th St.
Yakima, WA 98903

A special thank you to Ridgeview Elementary's Assistant Principal, Mr. John, and his nephew for sharing traditional tribal dancing with students in honor of Treaty Day earlier this month.

"When students learn directly from members of their community, history becomes more than something they read about—it becomes something they experience," said Dr. Trevor Greene, Superintendent of Yakima School District. "Opportunities like this help students develop a deeper understanding of the people, cultures, and traditions that continue to shape the Yakima Valley."

Read more stories at ysd7.org/ysdstories 📖