Christmas concert set The Washougal Schools Foundation will host a Christmas Holiday Family Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Washburn Auditorium at Washougal High School, 1201 39th St. There will be several local vocalists participating in the event.
Since 2008, the Stuff the Bus food drive has raised more than 339,000 pounds of food for people in need.It began as a friendly competition between Camas and Washougal high schools to support The Children's Home Society of Washougal and the Christmas Activities Relief Organization Limited. The event, created by the Camas-Washougal Business Alliance, designated those two organizations in an effort to keep all donations in the local community. As Stuff the Bus enters its sixth year, there are changes in store. The biggest one is that the two high schools, in conjunction with elementary and middle schools, will work together toward a common goal of 85,000 pounds of food and personal care items.
Journey Theater will present 'Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr.' The Washburn Performing Arts Center will host "Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.," beginning Nov. 29. The musical is based on the Broadway version and is set in New York City, circa 1922, full of intrigue and jazz. It's a time when women were entering the workforce, and the rules for love and social behavior were changing forever.
When it came time to pick an eighth-grade project, Canyon Creek Middle Schoolers Eli Crabtree and Tanner Howington wanted to do something to make a difference."It seemed like most everyone was doing easy stuff, and we wanted to do something unique and help people who really needed it," Howington said. The two, who are now ninth-graders at Washougal High School, decided to raise money for the American Legion Cape Horn Post 122 holiday food basket program. Crabtree's dad, Vince, a Navy veteran, is the finance officer for Post 122. "They really needed funds for the food basket program," Crabtree said. "So we decided to ask businesses for donations and have a raffle."
A Washougal business is offering the opportunity to own a unique, hand-designed coffee cup while supporting a local school. Michelle McKnight, owner of Michelle's Coffee Corner, is auctioning off reusable cups designed by community members. All styles and ages are represented. "I was wanting to do something fun and thought that taking cups and letting my customers draw, paint and color them was a good idea," she said. "Then I decided to auction off some of the better ones and donate all proceeds to Excelsior High's art program."
With this past Monday being Veteran's Day, several schools in Camas and Washougal marked the occasion with assemblies, brunches, patriotic singing and guest speakers. This year, the Post-Record will focus on Hathaway Elementary School's efforts. Next year, another local school will be selected. Hathaway fifth-graders had the opportunity to hear first-hand from World War II veteran and Washougal resident, Duncan MacDonald. MacDonald, 86, told the students about running away from his home on Mount Pleasant at age 16 to join the Navy. With his keen eyesight, he was given the assignment of range finder, and would help shoot down enemy planes that were threatening his ship.
Catching Fire' party set There will be a party at the Camas Public Library for teens in seventh- through 12th grade to celebrate the release of the movie, "Catching Fire."
The Camas School District celebrated National School Bus Safety Week Oct. 21 to 25. This event is intended to call attention to school bus safety and promote school bus transportation. This year's theme was: "At my Stop - You Stop!" It reminds students to be cautious any time they must cross the street, and to do so where they can be seen by the bus driver and watch for traffic.
Two childcare programs are joining forces to offer local families increased options. The Southwest Washington Child Care Consortium is partnering with the Washougal Community Education's Safe Place Activities Center to bring before- and after-school care to kindergarten through fifth-grade students. It is housed at Hathaway Elementary School. SPACE operates out of Gause Elementary, but is not open on non-school days such as teacher in-service times, or winter break. However, SWCCC is only closed for major holidays and is open during all school break times. Unlike SPACE, it also accepts state subsidies.
2014 Grad Night greenery sale begins
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