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January 25, 2024
Skyridge Middle School staff survey classrooms for water damage Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. A winter storm that hit the Camas-Washougal area over the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 13-15, 2024, caused two pipes to freeze and burst inside the Camas middle school, impacting 22 classrooms and the library. Camas School District leaders said this week that the storm-related damage will cost at least $250,000 to repair.

Camas schools damaged during winter storms

Camas schools suffered at least $250,000 worth of damage during last week’s winter storms that blanketed the region in snow and ice over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 13-15, and again on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

January 18, 2024
Washougal School District maintenance supervisor Jessica Beehner (left) talks with superintendent Mary Templeton in Washougal High School's boiler room in 2023. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal schools manager honored for conservation efforts

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.

January 18, 2024
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 honors Scout Eldridge (fourth from left), a student at Gause Elementary School in Washougal, as a winner of the statewide Junior Essay Contest in January 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal students recognized by VFW for essays

  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…