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May 24, 2018
A recent aerial view of the new Lacamas Lake Elementary School in Camas. The school, approved by voters in 2016, is about 75 percent complete. It will be ready for the 2018-19 school year and is located at 1111 N.E. 232nd Ave., Camas. The new building will replace Lacamas Heights Elementary and accommodate at least 150 more students. (Contributed photo courtesy of Cathy Carlson)

School construction on pace

Camas School District’s new Lacamas Lake Elementary school building is on track to open for the 2018-19 school year, and the district plans to repurpose the former Lacamas Heights Elementary building off Northeast Garfield Street for continued use.

May 24, 2018

Chamber names 2018 ‘Teachers of the Year’

The Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce has named its Teachers of the Year for 2018, and will honor Camas High School photography/graphic arts teacher Doug Huegli and Cape Horn-Skye Elementary first-grade teacher Darcy Hickey at an upcoming awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at Camas Meadows Golf Club.

May 17, 2018
Nearly 70 members of the Washougal Association of Educators attended a Washougal board of directors meeting Tuesday, May 8, to present a petition asking the district to make teacher salaries competitive with those in neighboring school districts. Above, Washougal High School band teacher Kelly Ritter addresses the board during the meeting.

Washougal teachers say pay falls short

National Teacher Appreciation Day fell on May 8 this year, the same day as a regularly scheduled Washougal School Board meeting, and dozens of Washougal teachers showed up with an idea for how district leaders could really show their appreciation — increasing teacher salaries to match compensation packages offered by surrounding school districts.

May 16, 2018
Camas High School forensics students investigate a fake body found inside a closet at the Portland Police Bureau's training facility, during a field trip on April 26. (Contributed photos by Alixandra Coker)

Field trip brings class to life

A Camas High forensic science class is giving students a chance to learn about crime scene observations, blood spatter, fingerprinting and ballistics.

May 10, 2018
Sharon Whalen, from Duck Delivery Produce, holds cilantro for Hathaway Elementary School students to smell and identify the differences between similar leafy greens during the Well-Being Fair at Hathaway on April 20. The students learned about nutrition, recycling, fruits and vegetables and gardening during the fair.

From farm to table to school

Hathaway Elementary School students planted seeds that will develop into green beans while also growing their knowledge about nutrition and the food cycle during the first Student Well-Being Fair.

May 10, 2018
Columbia River Gorge Elementary kindergarten teacher Erika Maxey works with students during her class on Tuesday, May 8. The Washougal School District will host a kindergarten round-up at all Washougal elementary schools from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 17. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rene Carroll)

Schools host kindergarten round-ups throughout May

Kindergarten registration for the 2018-19 school year is now open, and school leaders have set “kindergarten round-up” dates to help incoming students and their families tour their new school, meet kindergarten teachers and, hopefully, ease any first-day-of-school jitters.

April 26, 2018
(Tori Benavente/Post-Record) Jared Hoadley, assistant superintendent of the Mead School District, speaks to community members during one of four interview sessions for the next Washougal School District superintendent, Wednesday, April 25, in the Columbia River Gorge Elementary/Jemtegaard Middle School commons, in Washougal. Hoadley is one of four final candidates for the superintendent position.

Washougal superintendent decision approaches

The Washougal School District board of directors will likely hire the district’s next superintendent Friday, after four final candidates were interviewed, Wednesday, April 25, in Columbia River Gorge Elementary and Jemtegaard Middle School commons, in Washougal.

April 26, 2018
Camas High School science teacher Jennifer Dean at a conference in San Diego where she shared the impact of her research experience on algal bloom studies in Vancouver lake in January of 2015. (Contributed photos courtesy of Jennifer Dean)

Camas teacher earns coveted spot on NOAA research ship

Camas High School environmental teacher Jennifer Dean is one of 35 teachers from across the nation selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be a part of its Teacher at Sea program, which provides educators with real-world science research experiences.