Washougal schools receive grant for new books

The Washougal School District was recently awarded a grant to purchase new books.

The district received $3,000, and the libraries at Washougal High School, Canyon Creek Middle School and Jemtegaard Middle School received $1,000 each from the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board’s Bilingual Educators Initiative, a teacher academy program that recruits, prepares and mentors bilingual students to become future bilingual educators in Washington state.