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April 6, 2023
Washougal School District Director of Teaching and Learning Tracey MacLachlan (center) talks to attendees at the school district's "listening tour," held Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Washougal High School. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal School District launches listening tours ahead of levy vote

After the Washougal School District’s replacement educational programs and operations and technology and capital projects levy proposals failed in February, district leaders knew that they had to revamp their communication process and engage in “straight talk,” in the words of WSD Superintendent Mary Templeton, if they hoped to convince enough community members to vote for the measures on Tuesday, April 25.

March 30, 2023

Youth mental health training coming to WHS

Barb Seaman closely interacts with teenagers on a daily basis in her role as Washougal High School’s library media instructor. As such, she sees them when they’re at their best and she sees them at their worst. Lately, she’s seen more of the latter.

March 30, 2023
Skyridge Middle School teacher Michael Sanchez, vice president of the Camas Education Association union representing Camas School District educators, speaks to Camas School Board members about the district's plan to cut $6 million from its 2023-24 budget, during a school board meeting held Monday, March 27, 2023, at the school district's administration offices. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

CSD begins budget cut notifications

Camas School District administrators this week began reaching out to staff members who will likely be impacted by the district’s looming budget cuts.

March 23, 2023
Camas High School (CHS) choir teacher Ethan Chessin (standing behind piano) conducts his first-period choir on Friday, March 17, 2023, while 2022 CHS graduate Brian Bishop (seated at piano) plays a piece he composed for the class, and singer-songwriter Brenna Larsen (far left), also a former CHS choir student, watches. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas choir students branch out, work with music pros

It’s the first period of the school day, and the students in Camas High School choir director Ethan Chessin’s only all-male choir have immersed themselves in a song, “Down to the Bottom of the Sea,” composed by 2022 CHS graduate Brian Bishop and inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, “Frankenstein.”