COVID-19 Info & Resources

Effective March 12, 2022, masks are no longer required on campus.

Masks will be required for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are returning to campus between days 6 and 10 from isolation. If masking is not feasible during co-curricular activities, then the individual should not participate in that activity during the second 5-day period (day 6 through 10). 

As the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and our local public health authority relax or tighten face covering requirements, we will continue to follow their guidance. 

Effective March 12, 2022, per the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE), contact tracing and quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19 are no longer recommended in K-12 settings regardless of vaccination status. The decision to pause contact tracing and quarantining is based in science and acknowledges that these practices now have very limited, if any, impact on the transmission of COVID-19 in our community.

When applicable, notification of potential exposure will be sent to families so that they may monitor for symptoms. 

Community members should continue to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. If symptoms develop, individuals should stay home and are encouraged to get tested.  

As of January 10, 2022, any individual testing positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status or symptoms, must isolate at home for at least 5 days (day 0 through day 5). Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or a positive test.

If the individual had a fever or other symptoms that have not improved or subsided after the 5 days of at-home isolation, they must stay home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication.

If the individual in isolation is symptom-free or has mild symptoms that have resolved after 5 days, they may return to school. Individuals returning between days 6 and 10 must wear a well-fitting mask at all times. If masking is not feasible during co-curricular activities, then the individual should not participate in that activity during the second 5-day period (day 6 through 10). 

Families should monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and call a doctor if student is experiencing a fever of 100.4 or higher, dry cough, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell. Additionally, students with any COVID-19 symptoms may not return to school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours without the aid of any relief medication. If a student in the household tests positive for COVID or has the symptoms above, the student should stay home and email reportcovid@jesuitportland.org.   

• Enhanced ventilation systems and air exchanges exceeding CDC recommendations
• Outside eating spaces available
• Sanitation stations in all classrooms
• Classroom seating 3 feet apart
• Registered Nurse on campus 
• Optional masks

Recommendations for parents as students prepare to go back to school from the Oregon Health Authority:

• Remember the fundamentals:  Sleep, healthy nutrition, and exercise
• Re-establish morning and evening routines
• Create a visual aid/calendar at home
• Support school and local health authority policies and protocols
• Encourage students to advocate with teachers, administrators, etc.
• Ask your child how you can support them

Read the latest update for Ready Schools, Safe Learners Guidance

The attached list includes course and digital text fees. Registration fees cover most textbooks and supplies, but all students need a TI-89 calculator for their math/science classes. Each teacher will advise students of other required supplies during the first week of school.

In most classes, students will receive digital textbooks and/or course materials during the first week of classes. However, students are responsible for purchasing their own paper copies of specific texts for English classes, Analysis & Topography, Discrete Math, Linear Algebra, and AP Calculus Prep. Paper texts can be purchased online; some used copies may be available. Texts for English classes differ depending on individual teachers; students should check their schedules and the English paperback list to ensure they get the correct texts. 

Textbooks

Canvas is a web-based learning management system. Students can access their Canvas courses either via the Canvas Student app on their iPads or the Canvas website on any device that has internet access, including iPads. Parents/guardians do not have access to Canvas.

Teachers post:

• Weekly plans
• Assignments
• Files/materials
• Contact information & office hours
• Other relevant resources or activities

Students should:

• Check Canvas daily, especially if absent
• Contact teachers in advance if personal/family circumstances may affect completion of work
• Check in with teachers in person or via email when needed

If a student is quarantined, counselors will coordinate with teachers about expectations which may include live and/or asynchronous work.

Canvas Login

Click here to view the Student Handbook for 2021-2022.

Click here to view the Dress Code for 2021-2022, which includes some changes for the 2021-22 school year.

Start-of-School Community Events:

• New Student Orientation - Aug. 27
• DEI Welcome Back Potluck - Aug. 29
• Senior Sunrise - Aug. 30 
• Freshman & Sophomore BBQ - Sep. 3
• Freshman Fun Night - Sep. 10
• Senior Pilgrimage - Sep. 18-19
• Club Fair - Sep. 21
• Sophomore Fun Night - Sep. 24

Flex Periods are an opportunity for:

• Student choice time
• Assemblies
• Flex Talks
• Academic Support

School Calendar

Jesuit's hot lunch program is available Tuesday through Friday on regular school days. Students may check daily announcements and notice boards for updates regarding school lunches and closures for half days or school functions.

Hot Lunch Program

Counseling & Advising

Pope Francis and six Cardinals and Archbishops from the US and Latin America have come together for a message of unity in support of COVID-19 vaccines and access for all.