Even in a pandemic, Roosevelt Bears share fun morning greetings with their teachers!

Each morning, when Mrs. Yvonne Ullas greets her 2nd-graders at the door, her students choose which greeting they want to share—all modified for physical distancing.  Students can share an air high five, a peace sign, a dance, an air hug, or a simple friendly wave on their way into her classroom.  Students choose their greetings from a poster illustrated with bitmojis shared by another YSD colleague. 

Mrs. Ullas and our Roosevelt staff believe that physical distance doesn't have to mean social distance, and they've worked hard all year to build community, whether on-line or in person.  We're so happy to have our Bears back together in hybrid learning! 

This Thanksgiving season, Maverick Cares donated Thanksgiving meals for 20 of our Yakima School District Families! We are grateful for their generosity and thoughtfulness this holiday season. We also want to thank our Yakima Police Department for coordinating this effort. We appreciate you!

The Yakima School District would like to thank and honor our principals for their visionary leadership and tireless pursuit of success for each student.

Did you know that Principal Nancy Smith has moved twenty-one times and lived in nine different states?

Did you know that Assistant Principal Laura Harper was an expert on games like Ms. Packman, Frogger, and Centipede during the Atari days?

Because COVID-19 closed our schools, your children are eligible for food assistance, called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT): Emergency School Meals Program.

P-EBT provides families with funds to make up for some of the cost of meals while school was closed. This benefit is for Washington children in grades K-12 who receive free or reduced-price school meals. These benefits will be on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card which is used like a debit card to buy groceries. Because all YSD students receive free breakfast and lunch, all YSD students are eligible regardless of income. If you do not already receive benefits, you will need to apply on or after June 30.  If you receive food assistance benefits already, the money will appear on your EBT on June 30.

Update 7/6/20: We have been in contact with OSPI last week and they said that DSHS had the incorrect student list for Yakima School District which is why they turned down some parents; they are updating with the correct list which will show any student enrolled in Yakima School District that was grade K-12 in the school year 2019-2020 as eligible for PEBT.

PEBT Flyer - English

PEBT Flyer - Spanish

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