Use creativity to generate ideas and solve real-world problems.
Application process
Apply online during the application period, which typically begins in January. Applications are reviewed and a lottery is held to select students. The lottery helps to ensure the student enrollment is reflective of the overall district demographics and students throughout VPS have access to this unique STEM magnet.
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This information below will be updated in December 2022 for the 2023-24 school year application cycle. At this time, all waitlists are closed.
Applications for the 2022-23 school year will open Wednesday, January 5 2022.
Deadline to submit application: Friday, February 18, 2022.
Students who live within Vancouver Public Schools and attend an Open house receive priority in the lottery. 6th Graders will be offered according to district demographics. Nine spots for 6th grade are reserved for applicants who reside within Battle Ground Public Schools’ boundaries.
Applicants will be notified over email and/or text if they have been offered a spot or added to the waitlist. Notifications will be sent after 4pm on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
Open House
Student and parent/guardian must attend an Open House event to apply.
Open Houses for the 2023-24 school year will be listed below in December 2022. Please check back at that time.
Dates to know
Profile of a successful iTech student
At this school, we accelerate learning through the combination of STEM and liberal arts by integrating art and design principles into research and problem-based learning to prepare for college and life after high school. These are the characteristics of a successful iTech student:
Frequently asked questions
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There is a waiting list at each grade level based upon the number of applicants and the availability that iTech can offer. Applicants will stay on the waiting list for one year, after which they need to submit a new application for the next school year.
We always have a large number of applicants at every grade level. In recent years, we accepted approximately 90 students of the 300 who showed interest for 6th grade. In grades 7-12 there are fewer applicants, but less availability as a majority of iTech students stay for all seven years.
Students who wish to participate in sports at their neighborhood school may do so for one sport season (fall or spring at high school level) per school year. However, because iTech students finish classes at 4:05pm, then students will likely miss some or most of their last period of the day. Students will need prior early release approval through the principal for the athletic season (note that all students must still meet the graduation requirements in order to be approved for an early release). Additionally, families are responsible for transportation.
Yes, all students enroll in Spanish courses beginning in 7th grade. In fact, all iTech students must take a minimum of four years of Spanish to complete the iTech diploma. Please note: Spanish is not an option for 6th grade.
Project-based learning
Manufacturing a 3D Smile
Friday, October 2nd is both National Manufacturing Day and World Smile Day Mr. Hurst's Pre-Engineering & Design students combined the two and “manufactured smiles” using 3D modeling and augmented reality. Remember the definition and point of "manufacturing" is to be able to mass produce something, so designing it repeatable and simple yet not so simple [...]
iPrize 2022
Every other year iTech hosts an innovation competition for 9th and 10th grade students to invent something pitch ideas to a panel of local business leaders in the chance to win a cash prize. This year 2022 we continued all the sophomore and freshman student contestants whittled down to five finalists the final [...]
Gone Boarding
iTech 10th graders in an interdisciplinary project with Mr. Byrne's Bio-Mechanics of Movement and Mr. Hurst's Pre-Engineering & Design researched and designed board sports that are buildable here at iTech and built their own board. Multiple facets to this project including creating a product pitch presentation for their board of choice including which key [...]