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School notes for Jan. 1, 2012

‘Scholarships 101’ is Wednesday

Washington State University Vancouver will host a "Scholarships 101" workshop at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in the Dengerink Administration building, room 110. The event is free to the public and free parking will be available in the Orange 1 lot.

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• January 1, 2013

School notes for Dec. 25, 2012

Camas resident makes dean's list

Cameron Kwan, a second-year student in Rochester Institute of Technology College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, has made the dean’s list for the fall 2012 quarter.

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• December 25, 2012

‘The Giving Tree’ grows in Washougal

"It is better to give than receive," is a common phrase. But what does it really mean?

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School fourth-graders found out when they participated in "The Giving Tree Project," which allowed them to help the less fortunate at Open House Ministries in Vancouver.

The students made crafts and ornaments in class.

Then, they held a craft fair at the school holiday concert where parents "purchased" their creations by donating food and clothing ...

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• December 25, 2012

Rotary’s ‘Gift of Words’ benefits local students

The Camas-Washougal Rotary Club kicked off its Gift of Words project Nov. 30 at Gause Elementary School in Washougal. The club delivered nearly 700 dictionaries; giving one to every third-grader in Camas and Washougal.

Rotarians across the U.S. participate in the Gift of Words Project to promote literacy in their local communities. The project in Clark County is sponsored by iQ Credit Union, US Bank, Columbia Vista Corporation and local Rotary clubs. In total ...

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• December 25, 2012

District considers all-day kindergarten

At some point in the not-to-distant future, all-day kindergarten could be required from every school district in the state.

In an effort to prepare for this, the Washougal School District conducted an informal building capacity study at all of its schools.

All of the schools are currently well below design capacity, but utilizing that space would mean making decisions on how to use that space most effectively. Design capacity is defined as all places where ...

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• by Danielle Frost
• December 25, 2012

School notes for Dec. 18, 2012

Camas resident makes dean's list

Lisa Nicholson has been named to the annual dean’s list at the University of Washington. To be named to the annual list, a student must earn quarterly dean's list honors for three of four quarters. Nicholson is from Camas.

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• December 18, 2012

Schools recognized for high improvement

Two local elementary schools have made the prestigious statewide, “Schools of Distinction” list.

The awards were created by the Center for Educational Effectiveness in the summer of 2007, to recognize the highest improving schools in the state.

This year, Grass Valley Elementary in Camas and Cape Horn-Skye Elementary in Washougal were honored.

"The awards are not designed as a replacement for state and federal accountability measure of school performance, but rather as a supplemental measure ...

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• by Danielle Frost
• December 18, 2012

WHS performers earn honors

Several Washougal High School band and choir students were recently accepted into the annual National Association for Music Educator’s All-Northwest/All-State honor groups. This is the largest combined group of students from WHS to qualify.

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• December 18, 2012

School notes for Dec. 4, 2012

Locals perform in 'The Nutcracker'

Local residents Hannah Gutkind, Molly Bartley and Lizzie Schneider will perform with Columbia Dance in the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 to 16 at the Royal Durst Theatre, 3101 Main St. Vancouver.

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• December 13, 2012

School notes for Dec. 11, 2012

WHS cross country booklet seeks advertising

The Washougal High cross country team head coach Terry Howard is seeking advertisers as a fundraiser with "End of Season" results booklets.

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• December 11, 2012

WHS senior collecting items for the homeless

Most of us will never know what it is like to stand shivering on a cold street, homeless, with nowhere to go.But for some, it’s a way of life.

Washougal High School senior Cheyenne Dady wants to make the winter a little more bearable by collecting new and gently used hats, scarves, coats and mittens for those in need.

"I wanted to help the homeless in our community," she said. "Last year, I ...

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• by Danielle Frost
• December 11, 2012

Giving back to schools

When parent Jenny Danley clicked “like” on Umpqua Bank’s Facebook page, she never imagined it would result in a $2,000 grant for her son’s school.

But that's exactly what happened.

Jemtegaard Middle School in Washougal was randomly selected as one of Umpqua's "Give Back to School Fund" winners. Every "like" generated $1 for the fund, totalling $20,000.

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• by Danielle Frost
• December 4, 2012

Hathaway Elementary students enjoy new experiences through field trips to downtown Washougal

Hathaway Elementary School students had the chance to connect with their community recently with a fifth-grade field trip to the Washougal Library, Community Center and City Hall, while second-graders visited the Two Rivers Heritage Museum.The fifth-graders from the classrooms of Andy Schlauch, Erin Hayes and Carol Dinnel walked to and from school during the field trip.

"It is important for the students to get to know their community," teacher Andy Schlauch said. "This is ...

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• November 27, 2012