We, the community of St. Ignatius School, in the tradition of Mother Marie Rose and St. Ignatius of Loyola, provide a faith-centered Catholic education guiding God’s children toward building a just and compassionate world.
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Dear St. Ignatius School Families,
I pray that your summer has been filled with much needed rest and enjoyable family adventures. I enjoyed a flexible schedule and the peaceful pace of summer. We are all excited to welcome back our students and families! As we begin a new school year, I would like to introduce this year’s theme: “Choose love, choose to serve.” Theme postcards will be handed out at our Back-to-School night. Throughout the year, you will see and hear this theme frequently, and we will invite our students to reflect on it regularly. We hope it provides a strong focus for our entire school community throughout the upcoming school year. The information and forms provided below will help your family navigate the beginning of the school year. Please take time to read through the information as you prepare for a new school year.
ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL FOUNDATION: The St. Ignatius School Foundation is an endowment with a mission of keeping St. Ignatius School accessible, economically diverse, and affordable for anyone seeking a Catholic education for their child(ren). Their annual distribution allows our school to offer many families need-based tuition assistance. This year our St. Ignatius School Foundation will be shifting away from a golf tournament by instead hosting a Cornhole Tournament here in Dillon Hall. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be split 50/50 with the school. Receiving 50% of this year’s Cornhole Tournament proceeds, in addition to the annual distribution the Foundation gives us, will most certainly help us to continue offering generous need-based tuition assistance. Please help our school by supporting this year’s Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, September 26th. Ways you can support the Cornhole Tournament include: signing up to play cornhole, signing up to be a spectator and enjoy camaraderie, **volunteering for the event, and/or donating new items or gift cards for raffle prizes. Please drop off donations to our school office by Friday, September 18th.
Thank you for helping the St. Ignatius School Foundation with their mission in supporting our school. Funds raised help support our students in their learning journey here at St. Ignatius School.
SCHOOL BBQ FORM: Please join us for a Back-to-School BBQ from 5:00-6:30 PM during our Meet & Greet on Thursday, August 27th. A big thank you to Bigfoot BBQ, owned and operated by the Diss Family, for catering this community building event. Please RSVP by Monday, August 17th for our BBQ, so we can plan accordingly: **https://forms.gle/HXeF8ZamggeKD5FQ6 .**
CLASS COLOR SHIRT ORDER FORM: Please fill out the form for your child’s shirt size through this link: **https://forms.gle/yxokzD3Pbn9oAoRM6 due by Thursday, August 28.** We must submit this order by Tuesday, September 2nd to receive these shirts in time for our Jog-a-Thon at the end of September.
SCHOOL SUMMER PROJECTS: During the month of July, we were busy with routine maintenance and improvements. We are pleased to share the completion of our new roof on Dillon Hall! We have installed a new bell system with funding from an Archdiocese Safety Grant. This month, we are installing new entry tiles in Dillon Hall along with new carpet in our music classroom as part of our commitment to ongoing building maintenance. Our school hallway floor along with the classroom floors, carpets, and rugs have been cleaned and polished ready to welcome students back for another year of joyful learning.
CHURCH FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM: First Communion Registration is open for students in the 2nd grade and above for First Reconciliation/First Communion classes. Classes will begin on September 27th. Follow this link to register now: **https://www.sipdx.org/first-reconciliation-and-eucharist**
FAIR SHARE REQUIREMENTS 2026-2027:
AUGUST VOLUNTEERING: We have volunteer opportunities available at school August 18-20. You may swing by anytime between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM to assist. Here are some of the volunteer tasks available:
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: There are many opportunities throughout the year for parents to volunteer. Volunteer opportunities for the parish and CYO count for your fairshare hours. Families will record service hours through Track It Forward. Both school and parish hours will be tracked through this platform. Volunteer events for the school include our major fundraisers such as the Jog-a-thon, Turkey Bingo, and our school auction. Volunteers are also needed during the school day for classroom specific projects and lunch recess monitoring.
Parent volunteers must pass a background check every two years and be up-to-date on C.A.S.E. training.
New volunteers will need to complete an in-person C.A.S.E. training through the archdiocese. Our first C.A.S.E. training session here at St. Ignatius School is Wednesday, September 16th from 6:00-8:00 PM. Please register through the Google Form link, so we can prepare accordingly. Volunteers can register and take a C.A.S.E. training at any parish location.
MEET AND GREET: Our Meet and Greet-supply drop-off will be on Thursday, August 27th from 3:00 PM-7:00 PM. Our school BBQ will take place during this event from 5:00-6:30 PM.
UNIFORM EXCHANGE: There will be uniform exchange tables available outside during our Meet & Greet event and in the cafeteria the first week of school. You may drop off clean uniforms you no longer need in a bag and/or you may pick up uniforms available on the tables for the upcoming year. Some important uniform reminders are:
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: Tuesday, September 1st. We encourage you to treat the first day just as you treat any other day for arrival and pick-up, therefore if you plan to normally drive through the carline, please do so on the 1st day of school too. This will help the arrival and dismissal process to go smoother and will help settle students into their routine more quickly. It will also likely get you going with your afternoon much faster!
FORMS: The forms you need to fill out electronically are linked below. Please let the office know if you would like to pick up paper copies of the electronic forms to fill out and turn in with the Media Opt-Out and Technology forms.