Portsmouth City Schools

Language barriers can cause barriers in education, as well. To help foreign-speaking students succeed, the brother and sister team of Tanner and Taitlyn Dutey teach English as a S...

After decades of absence in the community, the Boys and Girls Club is returning with new locations at Portsmouth High School and the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center....

Portsmouth City School showcased its hydroponic farming program at the 2023 Hunger Summit, sponsored by the Community Action Organization of Scioto County on March 23, at the Welc...

PHS 2023 Junior-Senior Prom Newsletter The 2023 Junior-Senior Prom will be held Saturday May 6, 2023 at Shawnee State University. Dinner will also be served at Shawnee State ...

PCSD Preschool Application Form

Families of children who attend Portsmouth Elementary School and East Portsmouth Elementary schools are invited to participate in “Read for the Win” Family Literacy Night at Ports...

Students in Brooke Skeenes’ Medical Terminology and Human Anatomy class at Portsmouth High School are getting up close with the human body thanks to new technology called an Anato...

Portsmouth City Schools are participating in “If You See Something, Say Something Week,” March 13-17, with a series of events at the high school and elementary buildings to remind...

Technologies are making the world smaller by bringing people together, and it’s more important than ever for students to learn about other cultures that exist outside their own ne...

Students at East Portsmouth Elementary School got into the spirit of Whoville by celebrating Dr. Seuss Week, Feb. 27 through March 3. “We celebrate Dr. Seuss every year as a wa...

The former Portsmouth High School gymnasium, the last remaining piece of the original high school, has now finally completed renovations to turn this historic building into a 21st...

Staff at Portsmouth City School District is encouraging students to speak up when they hear about possible threats made toward the school, staff, or other students. This comes aft...

In recognition of Board Appreciation Month, the Portsmouth School Board was treated to a special art show at Portsmouth High School during its January board meeting. In addition t...

Students at Portsmouth Elementary School and East Portsmouth Elementary are wearing their hearts on their sleeves this week in a loving celebration of Kindness Week, on Feb. 13-17...

Students from Portsmouth High School took a field trip to participate in the Youth Impact Prevention Summitt at Shawnee State University, on Jan. 19. Zac Nance, student behavio...

Students at Portsmouth Elementary School are taking a field trip to the swamps and mastering floating geometric shapes thanks to new virtual reality technology in the classrooms. ...

Students at Portsmouth Elementary School were paid a special visit by a pack of friendly dragons on Thursday, Jan. 19, to learn about the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart C...

1/12/2023 PCSD Parents and Families: Good evening! A short while ago we became aware of a social media post that threatened one of our school buildings. Authorities are wo...