Monica Winkley, social studies and mindfulness teacher at Hayes Freedom High School, often starts her class by asking students, “What are you present to? What are you bringing into the room?”
Valentine’s Day started out on a happy note for Camas resident Swati Wilson. Like so many others, the Camas mother thought about spending time with her loved ones that day. But the Feb. 14 holiday quickly took a dark turn, after reports of a mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida started filtering out on social media sites and news stations. Wilson, whose son attends Camas High, said the news that 17 Florida high schoolers had been slaughtered by a 19-year-old armed with an assault rifle, hit her just as hard as the Sandy Hook shooting did in 2012, when 20 first-graders and six adults lost their lives inside another U.S. school.
Senior student athletes at Camas and Washougal high schools committed to college teams last week and made their intentions known during signing ceremonies at both schools.
“It’s like flying a plane, while building it, with children on board.”
The Washougal High School drama department is warming up voices, instruments and sound systems to prepare for Irving Berlin’s classic songs, “Anything you can do, I can do better,” and “There’s no business like show business,” which will fill the auditorium when students take the stage to perform the 1940s musical, “Annie Get Your Gun,” this week.
Six years ago, after spending the majority of her life avoiding bees like they were the plague, Susan McElroy-Knilans found herself rooted in front of a bee hive with about 20 other people who had enrolled in a biodynamic beekeeping class.
Two members of the Camas School Board unexpectedly resigned this week, citing personal reasons for their departures. Camas School District Board President Julie Rotz and Vice President Casey O’Dell announced…
A new “Panther Den” at Washougal High School is poised to provide a sort of sanctuary for students in need.
The Washougal School Board has passed a resolution allowing the district to use excess money from a $57 million bond approved by voters in 2015.
The Washougal School District’s hunt for a new superintendent has begun.
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