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June 16, 2022
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record A group of graduates poses for a selfie at the conclusion of their commencement ceremony at Fishback Stadium on Saturday, June 11. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

‘We are the class that never lost hope’

While driving into work one morning several weeks ago, Washougal High School principal Sheree Gomez-Clark began to think about the speech she’d be delivering at the school’s upcoming graduation ceremony. She wondered how she could possibly sum up the character and grit of the class of 2022 and its accomplishments in a few sentences, and how she could say something to inspire a group of people that had inspired her for the past four years.

June 9, 2022

Camas-Washougal school leaders honored

Two East Clark County school district administrators have been recognized by the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) for their “extraordinary contributions to K-12 education.” Camas…

June 2, 2022
Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School teacher Darcy Hickey (left) and principal Brian Amundson attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the debut of the school's new "little free library" on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

‘Little free library’ an instant hit

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School teacher Darcy Hickey said she has been thinking about bringing a “little free library” to the rural Washougal school for the better part of a decade.

May 26, 2022
Construction continues on the Camas School District's Discovery High School in 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Camas School District)

Camas School Board OKs $210M, 6-year facilities plan

The Camas School Board this week approved a six-year capital facilities plan that includes an estimated $210 million worth of school facilities projects the district could need to serve a growing student population over the next six years.

May 19, 2022
Washougal High School senior Victoria Leavitt will participate in the commercial baking competition at the SkillsUSA National Conference in Atlanta on June 23, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Victoria Leavitt)

Washougal High baker heads to national competition

Victoria Leavitt learned to bake when she was a little girl, inspired by the tutelage of her grandmother and aunt, who owns a bakery in Utah. Just as importantly, she also learned about all of the good things that food can bring to people other than nutritional value.