Jefferson High School
5210 N Kerby Ave
Portland
OR
97217
(503) 916-5180
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September 2026
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Sunday,
August
30
Monday,
August
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First Day of Kindergarten
Tuesday,
September
1
Staff Meeting (All Schools)
Board of Education - Executive Session - cancelled
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball @ Reynolds
School Board Meeting
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ Reynolds
Wednesday,
September
2
Varsity Boys & Girls Cross Country PIL Preview
XC PIL Preview Meet
JV2 Boys Soccer vs Jesuit
Thursday,
September
3
First Day of Pre-Kindergarten/Head Start
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball vs Aloha
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Aloha
Friday,
September
4
Freshman Boys Soccer @ Westview
Varsity Football vs Cleveland
Saturday,
September
5
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Dallas
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Barlow
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs North Medford
Sunday,
September
6
Monday,
September
7
Schools Closed (No School for Students)
Tuesday,
September
8
School Board - Teaching, Learning, and Enrollment Committee Meeting
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball @ Woodburn
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ Woodburn
Wednesday,
September
9
PTSA Meeting
JV2 Boys Soccer vs Westview
Thursday,
September
10
School Board - Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball vs Benson
PPS Summer Graduation
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Benson
Friday,
September
11
School Board. - Executive Session
Varsity Football @ Franklin
Saturday,
September
12
Sunday,
September
13
Monday,
September
14
JV2 Boys Soccer @ McDaniel
Tuesday,
September
15
Staff Meeting (High Schools Only)
Senior Sunrise
11th Grade Field Trip to Black Future Farm
School Board - Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball vs McDaniel
School Board - Executive Session
School Board Meeting
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs McDaniel
Wednesday,
September
16
Early Release Days (Not High Schools)
Blood Drive
JV2 Boys Soccer vs Mountainside
Thursday,
September
17
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball vs Ida B. Wells
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Ida B. Wells
Friday,
September
18
Varsity Football vs Benson
Saturday,
September
19
Sunday,
September
20
Monday,
September
21
JV2 Boys Soccer vs Hood River Valley
Tuesday,
September
22
Staff Meeting (High Schools Only)
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball @ Grant
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ Grant
Wednesday,
September
23
JV2 Boys Soccer @ Putnam
Thursday,
September
24
Mid-Term Progress Reports
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball vs Roosevelt
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Roosevelt
Friday,
September
25
Varsity Football vs Lincoln
Saturday,
September
26
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs TBD
JV Girls Volleyball vs TBD
Sunday,
September
27
Monday,
September
28
Picture Retakes
JV2 & JV Girls Volleyball @ Ida B. Wells
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ Ida B. Wells
Tuesday,
September
29
Staff Meeting (High Schools Only)
School Board - Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Back to School Night
Wednesday,
September
30
Thursday,
October
1
JV2 Boys Soccer vs Roosevelt
Friday,
October
2
Varsity Football @ Ida B. Wells
Saturday,
October
3
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Glenhaven Park
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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501 N. Dixon Street, Portland, OR 97227
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501 N. Dixon Street, Portland, OR 97227
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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Delta Park #1
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Grant
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Grant
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Putnam lower grass field
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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Jefferson High School, Portland
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Roosevelt JV Tournament - Roosevelt High
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McDaniel Inviational - McDaniel High School
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Ida B. Wells
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Ida B. Wells
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Jefferson Highlights
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Jefferson Athletics
Jefferson High School is part of the 6A-1 Portland Interscholastic League. Jefferson offers a wide variety of team sports, including baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.
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Jefferson is Rising
In May 2025 voters approved full funding to modernize Jefferson High School. Construction kicks-off this school year, with new, state-of-the art facilities opening in Fall 2029. Jefferson students will remain on-site during construction.
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Jefferson Dancers
The Jefferson Dancers are a multi-ethnic company of 14–18 dancers comprised of the school's most advanced dance students who attend Jefferson High School for dance training.