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September 20, 2011
Members of the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club spent time distributing backpacks to children in need at area schools recently.

Giving every student a good start

Every year when children return to school, most look forward to the routine of a buying a new backpack and school supplies. But for some, especially since the economy has declined, it is a routine to be dreaded. While their classmates compare new backpacks and school supplies, kids who are not as fortunate avoid the traditional rite of passage. That's where the Camas-Washougal Rotary backpack program comes in. Every fall, club members distribute the backpacks to more than 100 students at the start of school.

September 20, 2011

School notes for Sept. 20, 2011

Community Ed offers kindergarten enhancement Washougal Community Education and Recreation is offering a new, 2-day a week, fee-based program for kindergarten students. It will provide them with additional grade level activities which support school curriculum.

September 15, 2011

School Notes

There will be a meeting regarding advanced placement classes on Monday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Washougal's Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St.

September 6, 2011

Running Start limits funded course options

The state-wide Running Start program is beginning new practices to limit the number of courses students can take that will be funded by the state. Running State is a state program that allows high-school students to earn college credit at local community colleges. A decreased cap on the number of college credits the program will fund and a limit on the amount of combined high school and college courses that will be funded are being implemented. The state will fund up to 15 credits per student per quarter at the local community college, which is down from 18 credits. The student will need to pay tuition for every credit more than 15.

September 6, 2011

School notes for Sept. 6, 2011

Community ed sets fall course schedule Washougal Community Education & Recreation has a variety of classes set for people of all ages. The fall 2011 catalog is available online.

August 30, 2011

‘Just like coming home’

After 60-hour workweeks and the constant grind of corporate life, Linda Slattery was ready for a change.

August 30, 2011
New Washougal School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian spent a recent afternoon with maintenance department members Bob Widner (pictured) and Al Seaman, making improvements to Jemtegaard Middle School.

New superintendent rolls up her sleeves

Who said a superintendent always makes others do the dirty work? Not the case for Dawn Tarzian, who rolled up her sleeves and worked with the Washougal School District four-person maintenance crew recently.

August 30, 2011

School notes for Aug. 30, 2011

School district seeks health committee volunteers The Camas School District is seeking individuals to serve on the district's Student Health Advisory Council for the 2011-12 school year.

August 23, 2011

Hiding no more

When Washougal graduate Laycee Hyde was in elementary school, 80 percent of her body was covered in scaly, itchy patches of skin -- a condition known as psoriasis. She wore long sleeves to school every day to hide the lesions and endured teasing and questions from her peers.