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September 17, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced Camas and Washougal school district leaders to furlough and reduce hours for hundreds of classified employees. The furloughs and hour-reductions…
A group hoping to build a performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal waterfront say they remain optimistic their vision will someday become a reality.
Jack Loranger spent 40 years building his rural Washougal house and three hours watching it crumble into ash.
For the first time in at least 10 years, the Washougal School District and its teachers union have come to a bargaining agreement without mediation or arbitration.
The Washougal School Board has approved the district’s 2020-21 budget. The school board members OK’d the $48.9 million budget, which includes roughly $40,000 from reserve funds, at their Aug. 25 meeting.
Aaron Hansen, Washougal School District’s assistant superintendent of human resources and student services, says the local school district can no longer wait to improve its equity policies.
Melissa Joyal displayed a natural talent for golf after picking up a club for the first time as a freshman at Fort Vancouver High School, but she knew that she couldn’t rely solely on her physical gifts to achieve her goals. Her intense passion for the game allowed her to develop an equally strong work ethic to match her abilities.
After Evan Turner moved into her parents’ house in Washougal, she struggled with the fact that she no longer had a residence of her own, and felt guilty that her daughter was growing up in a “glorified attic.”
Washougal School District leaders are ready and willing to welcome students back into classrooms, but are prepared for the possibility that not every child will want to return.
