January 14, 2021
Camas hosts town hall on school reopenings
Nearly 100 people participated in a Camas School District town hall Tuesday, Jan. 12, to discuss the district’s new school reopening plans.
Nearly 100 people participated in a Camas School District town hall Tuesday, Jan. 12, to discuss the district’s new school reopening plans.
Renovation work on the historic Joyce Garver Theater in Camas hit a snag earlier this year after four remodeling bids came in more than $2 million over budget, but the final piece of the $119 million construction bond passed by Camas School District voters in 2016 is now set to be completed in September 2021.
Teachers union leaders in Camas and Washougal say local educators’ reactions to recent news that both school district plan to bring many students back to the classroom soon after the winter break — despite the fact that Clark County COVID-19 infections remain on an upward trajectory — run the gamut, from apprehensive to exuberant.
Camas School District leaders this week clarified a plan to bring all K-12 students back to the classroom for limited, in-person opportunities, beginning with first- and second-graders on Jan. 19, 2021.
Four weeks after a group of Camas parents rallied in front of school district offices to reopen schools, the Camas School Board has unanimously approved a plan to offer small-group, in-person learning to all K-12 students by the end of March 2021.
If there’s one thing Camas students have learned this year, it’s that things don’t always go according to plan.
The Dorothy Fox Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association in Camas has launched a shoe drive fundraiser to help enhance educational opportunities and support teachers and staff. The PTA will collect worn,…
Camas School District voters will decide in February 2021 if they will approve two replacement levies that, combined, make up about 15 percent of the school district’s revenues.
Hundreds of Camas-Washougal kindergarten students experienced their classrooms for the first time this week, after leaders in both school districts OK’d the reopening of school buildings for their youngest learners.
Prospective college students are invited to the Washington State University Vancouver (WSU-V)’s virtual Preview Days from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19, via Zoom. Interested participants will…
