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.
Apply
Applications for the 2024-25 school year will open Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
Deadline to submit application: Friday, February 23, 2024.
Letters of Recommendations/Interviews are NOT part of the application process.
Students who live within Vancouver Public Schools receive priority in the lottery. Sixth-graders will be offered according to district demographics. Nine spots for sixth-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.
Offers will be sent after 4 p.m. on Friday, March 1st 2024.
Open House
It is encouraged for the applicant/student and at least one parent/guardian attend an Open House to ensure iTech is a good fit for the student. Attendance at an Open House is not required to apply.
Open Houses for the 2024-25 school year (not required to attend)
Open Houses begin at 6 p.m. It is recommended you arrive at least ten minutes early.
Tuesday, January 23
Thursday, February 8 (Presentation will be in Spanish and Russian)
Tuesday, February 20
RSVP: Complete this form to let us know you’re coming!
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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:
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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 2024
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. iTech's iPrize innovation competition where high school students pitch ideas to a panel of local business leaders in [...]
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 [...]