Faced with a $3 million budget shortfall, Washougal School District officials are reaching out to the community to provide feedback on possible budget reductions during the 2024-25 school year.
Jessica Beehner, the Washougal School District’s facilities, maintenance and grounds manager, is being honored by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)’s Columbia River chapter for her commitment to energy conservation and sustainability.
Washougal students recently earned recognition in three local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) essay competitions. Veterans from VFW Post 4278 visited classrooms across the Washougal School District last month…
It has been nine months since Camas students, staff and families flooded Camas School Board meetings in the spring of 2023 to support their unique “choice schools” in the wake of the district’s announced budget cuts and Discovery High School students participated in a planned walk-out the day before their 2022-23 spring break to protest the district’s plan to unify the project-based learning Discover High with the remote K-12 Camas Connect Academy (CCA).
Whether it was the local library celebrating its 100th anniversary with a year’s worth of events, Camas teachers going on strike for the very first time, the critical Washougal school levies that failed in February, then passed muster with voters in the spring, or the re-opening of the newly revamped Camas skatepark, there was no shortage of hyperlocal, Camas-Washougal news in 2023.
It was early in the morning on Nov. 23 — the last day of school before Thanksgiving break — and Washougal High School students stood outside their school, next to a large cart filled with cups of hot chocolate, waiting patiently for school buses to arrive.
Gabby McCormick said she knew she was interested in interior design when she first used the YouScience program known as “Brightpath” during the 2021-22 school year at Washougal High School, but she didn’t realize how much the program would help her gain the practical information she needed to help plan her future career goals.
The Camas School District this week announced Aaron Hansen, an education leader with 30 years’ experience, will serve as the school district’s next human resources director. …
The Washougal School District is borrowing money from itself to meet its short-term financial obligations as it continues to grapple with financial challenges brought on by lower-than-expected enrollment and rising costs.
Washougal School District (WSD) Superintendent Mary Templeton administered oaths-of-office to three Washougal School Board members, including newcomer Ida Royer, during a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12. “We’re excited to welcome…
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