Portland Public Schools
Portland, Oregon

Portland Evening Scholars imagePortland Evening Scholars

A Credit Recovery / Credit Advancement Program

546 Northeast 12th Avenue | Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 916-5720 | Fax: (503) 916-2691

School News & Announcements

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As you browse, please note:

Portland Evening Scholars (PES) is NOT a diploma or a G.E.D. program. We are a supplemental credit recovery and credit advancement program. All of our students (with few exceptions) are also attending a day school program while they are taking classes with us.

Course Credits: Students earn 1/2 credit for each semester course successfully completed at PES. Each class is held one night a week, from 6-9 pm. PES follows a two-semester schedule. Fall Semester runs September through January. Spring Semester runs February through May.

Registration, Fees, & Course Info are updated in early September for Fall Semester, and in January for Spring Semester.

Contact Us

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We are located in Benson High School (Room 121)
546 NE 12th Ave.
Portland, OR 97232

Our office hours are:
8:00 am - 9:00 pm on Mon. to Thurs. (during semesters) 
8:00 am - 4:30 pm on Mon. to Thurs. (between semesters)
8:30 am - 4:30 pm on Friday

Phone: 503-916-5720
Fax: 503-916-2691
Contact us by e-mail: pes@pps.net

Administrator: Kristyn Westphal - 503-916-2000 x 77112
email: kwestphal@pps.net

Support Staff:  Andrea Mathews • Linda Miller

PPS News

Celebration honors Humboldt School

May 23, 2012
Humboldt PK-8 School

Students and teachers, past and present, are invited to celebrate Humboldt School’s more than half a century of service to Northeast Portland from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Humboldt PK-8 School, 4916 N. Gantenbein Ave.

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Student-built house offers ‘skills for life’

May 22, 2012

Benson Polytechnic High School students’ new 1,542-square-foot house will be sold, but the construction skills are theirs to keep.

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Construction bond discussion gets specific

May 18, 2012

Portland Public Schools seeks input on school construction bond themes — developed by a superintendent’s advisory group — at three upcoming meetings. Community feedback will help Superintendent Carole Smith and the Portland School Board determine the timing, size and priority of a bond to update antiquated school buildings.

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