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Stories by Tori Benavente

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September 13, 2018
Washougal High School students head for the buses after the first day of the 2018-19 school year. School district superintendents throughout Clark County, including those in the Camas and Washougal school districts, are recommended an online start to the 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Post-Record file photo)

Strike ends, school begins in Washougal

Following a multi-day teachers strike, Washougal students started the new school year Friday, Sept. 7, one week and three days after their original Aug. 28 start date.

September 13, 2018
UPWARD mentor Katie Stallbaumer works with students during camp to create a game using randomly selected items. The camp has two middle school teachers and a number of current or past Camas students to help organize daily activities.

A smooth transition

UPWARD, a week-long summer camp that exposes incoming sixth-grade students to their new middle school environment has expanded to Skyridge Middle School in Camas.

September 6, 2018

Washougal reaches agreement

The strike is over in Washougal as the teachers union ratified a new two-year contract with 100 percent of members in attendance voting yes, Thursday, Sept. 6.

September 6, 2018
The first Discovery High School freshman class and families stride toward the entrance of the new high school during an orientation held Aug. 30. The project-based learning high school was not ready for a full tour during the orientation, but the underclassmen wing and common areas were ready for students on the first day. Construction crews will remain at the site during the first few weeks of school to work on the upperclassman wing of the new high school.

New year, new high school

Camas’ newest high school, the project-based learning Discovery High, opened its doors to 115 freshmen this week.

September 6, 2018
David Volke, a Liberty Middle School language arts and social studies teacher, greets students as they walk toward the front entrance on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Camas teachers dodge strike

Having reached a tentative bargaining agreement over Labor Day weekend, Camas teachers avoided a strike and greeted students on the scheduled first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4. The district and teachers union representatives reached a tentative agreement regarding educator salaries just two days prior, on Sunday, Sept. 2.

September 6, 2018
Washougal School District teachers picket outside a school board meeting at the district office in August 2018. Two years later, the district and its teachers' union were able to reach a bargaining agreement without need for mediation or arbitration for the first time in at least 10 years. (Post-Record file photo)

School still out in Washougal

Washougal educators remain on strike going into what would have been the Washougal School District’s second week of the 2018-19 school year.

September 4, 2018
Washougal School District teachers picket outside a school board meeting at the district office in August 2018. Two years later, the district and its teachers' union were able to reach a bargaining agreement without need for mediation or arbitration for the first time in at least 10 years. (Post-Record file photo)

No classes in Washougal School District Sept. 6

There will be no classes in the Washougal School District on Thursday, Sept. 6. The district and teachers union have not yet reached a tentative agreement on educator salaries or class…