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August 21, 2018

Camas educators: Let’s talk about sex

Camas School District leaders are looking to the community and students to help guide discussions surrounding sexual health education in the classroom.

August 9, 2018
The Camas High School Dance team practices its pom routine, Saturday, Aug. 4. The dance team will compete with a jazz, pom and showcase routine this season.

CHS dance team prepares for year of firsts

The Camas High School Dance team will bring the adrenaline to the competition floor as they take their first crack at a show routine that features sliding backdrops, props and costume changes mid-dance.

August 2, 2018

Washougal School Board has seat to fill

The Washougal School District (WSD) board of directors is now accepting applications to fill the District 2 position after its most veteran member has resigned.

August 2, 2018
Emma McBride, 16, will spend her junior year of high school studying abroad in Ghana. McBride is one of 65 students nationwide accepted into the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program.

Camas student set to study in Ghana

Camas High School student Emma McBride is one of 65 students nationwide accepted into the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program, which allows her to spend the upcoming school year studying abroad in Ghana.

July 26, 2018
Washougal School District teachers gather outside the Washougal district office before a June 12 school board meeting. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal teachers, district near deal

Representatives from the Washougal teachers’ union and school district have met three times over the past week to nail down a new bargaining agreement.

July 19, 2018
From left to right: Alliyah Barnes, Jennifer Barnes, Ty Barnes, Brody Barnes and Boston Barnes relax on the balcony of their Camas home. The Barnes children went three months without eating sugar for a $100 reward. Ty Barnes completed his first year of a sugar-free diet and committed to doing another full year, until at least April 2019.

Sweeter without sweets

When you’re 12 years old, it’s tough to avoid sugary treats — whether it’s a birthday party, a candy prize at school or a visit to grandma’s house, sugar is everywhere.

July 12, 2018
Helen Baller Elementary students take a break from training to run a 5K, to apply sunblock at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. The students in third through fifth grades participate in the Girls on the Run International program, which seeks to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident.

Girls on the Run ‘flips the script’

The sounds of cowbells, hoots and hollers and shouts of encouragement recently filled the air at Camas’ Doc Harris Stadium. The enthusiastic applause was directed to students from Helen Baller Elementary School, who ran three miles around the track.

June 21, 2018
From left to right: Grace Duffey, Chloe Frentsos, Avery Hieronymus and Aleah Anderson play with Tater, who is a deaf rescue dog from the Wigglin Home Boxer Rescue, during a fundraiser, on June 9. The fundraiser, organized by Anderson and Duffey, will benefit the rescue that has saved more than 300 dogs in the two years it has been open.

Fighting for boxers

When it came time for Odyssey Middle School seventh-grade students Aleah Anderson and Grace Duffey to prepare ideas for a project titled, “What Would you Fight for,” they immediately decided to work together on a mission to fight against dog abuse.

June 15, 2018
Dr. Patricia Boles will retire from her role as assistant superintendent in the Washougal School District at the end of the month, a role she has held since 2015. Contributed photo courtesy of Jodi Thomas, educational service district 112

Washougal assistant superintendent set to retire

Dr. Patricia Boles will retire from her role as assistant superintendent in the Washougal School District (WSD) after a cumulative 44 years in education, serving as an elementary…