Students at Hathaway Elementary School are reaping the benefits after their teacher secured grants to purchase nearly $4,000 worth of xylophones, metallophones, and other mallet instruments.Amy Switzer applied and received a $1,000 Creative Classroom Grant from the Washougal Schools Foundation, and more than $3,000 from the school's Booster Club. "It is awesome to work in a district that supports its music programs," she said.
In an effort to define what makes a healthy community, Washougal has been selected for a statewide grant that will focus on prevention and intervention. It is one of two cities in Clark County, and 12 in the state, that were chosen for the 4-year Prevention Redesign Initiative. "Washougal was selected based on community readiness and responsiveness," said Camille Saari, who will coordinate the local grant.
Skyridge to perform 'Oklahoma' Skyridge Middle School students will presenet the play, "Oklahoma" at the Camas High School Theater Thursday, May 17 through Saturday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
Citing an inequitable socioeconomic balance and the unnecessary splitting of neighborhoods, several parents voiced their concerns regarding the Camas School District's proposed boundary changes at a meeting last night. "Really, what we want for our district is to have everyone be treated fairly," said Emily Gillespie, a Helen Baller parent. "My children attend the fourth closest school to our house. All the surrounding neighbors attend other schools. Our neighborhood is being used to socioeconomically balance Baller. There's a bus that goes by my house that drops kids off at Grass Valley."
Active youth contest seeks entrants Youth 18 and younger who enjoy exercising and eating healthy are encouraged to enter a contest sponsored by Clark County Public Health.
When her local Girl Scout troop needed to plan a community service project to earn a merit badge, 14-year-old Devyn Wilson knew exactly what she wanted to do."My friend, Brooke Mosier, has a cousin named Hope, who has cancer," she said. "Her story was really inspiring." After sharing the story of the Vancouver 10-year-old's battle with the disease and radiation treatment, she and the members of Camas Cadette Troop No. 41864 decided to do something to help the young patients at Randall Children's Hospital in Portland. "When asked what we could do to help, she suggested we help the children find something to do to pass the time and keep their minds occupied," Devyn said.
Students from Washougal High School participated in a culinary competition against three schools and came away winners. They competed against students from Woodland, Prairie and Battle Ground high schools in the fourth annual Clark County Culinary Competition April 21. The event was held at Battle Ground High School and was sponsored by Sodexo Food Services.
River HomeLink parent informational meeting set Parents of present and prospective students in the River HomeLink program of the Battle Ground School District are invited to an upcoming meeting to learn about programs that will be offered in the 2012-13 school year.
ExCEL Academic League is living up to its name by winning the statewide middle school Science Olympiad for the third year in a row.The team of 14 homeschoolers from the Camas and Washougal "Alpha" team, beat the second-place team by 41 points to secure a spot at nationals in Orlando, Fla., in May. In addition to the winning team, ExCEL had another team, "Beta," compete at the state tournament, placing 11th overall.
Knowledge Bowl. DECA. And now Science Olympiad.Camas High School students continue to bring home the honors. The most recent one was when the Science Olympiad team competed and won the state championship at Eastern Washington University for the second year in a row. The Papermakers sacked the competition with a 40 point lead over second place team Union High School. Bothell High School, near Seattle, came in third. "This was quite a team effort, and a very well-fought tournament by many good teams," advisor Ron Wright said. "Twenty-nine students medaled at this tournament, the most we have ever had bring home individual medals from state."
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