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April 19, 2018
Washougal High School students, left to right, Bridgette McCarthy, Jared Johnson, Katie Boon and Lauren Bennett hold fliers for the Washougal Drug Take-Back, an event the students helped organize through Unite! Washougal Community Coalition. The take-back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Silver Star Search and Rescue, 1220 "A" St., Washougal. (Tori Benavente/Post-Record)

Washougal students organize drug take-back

A group of about 10 Washougal High School students is helping to organize a drug take-back event in Washougal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Silver Star Search and Rescue, 1220 “A” St., Washougal.

April 12, 2018
Kelly Pratt, composer, and Ethan Chessin, Camas High School choir teacher, conduct 200 Camas High students during rehearsal for the upcoming concert where students will collaborate with the rock band Bright Moments that will open at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 13, at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), 15 N.E. Hancock St., Portland. (Contributed photos courtesy of Alicia J. Rose Photography)

Camas High choir teams up with indie-rock composer

The Camas High School choir has teamed up with indie-rock composer Kelly Pratt and Young Audiences of Oregon and Southwest Washington, an arts education nonprofit, to create an hour-long performance that breaks away from the traditional choir concert by including rock band Bright Moments to accompany the voices of the 200 Camas High School students.

April 5, 2018
Camas High junior Abigail Jiang talks to students about Unity Week during lunch on Friday, March 30. Jiang helped organize the Unity Week, which featured a different theme every day, including Global Action, LGBTQ and Visibility, Gender Equality, Religious Awareness and Unity Day.

Camas students come together for Unity Week

Camas High School students from eight school clubs collaborated to create a Unity Week, celebrating diversity and uniting their school community during the final week of March.

March 29, 2018
The Jemtegaard Middle School Husky made from paint tape by Jemtegaard students Alexa Davidson and Paula Guerrero-Pineda. The students said they created the school's mascot because they wanted to show school spirit. (Contributed photo courtesy of Dani Allen)

Jemtegaard student-artists stick it to the school

In the hallways of Washougal’s Jemtegaard Middle School, art students have showcased the way they see their local communities by creating tape art murals of trees, skylines and even the school’s Husky mascot.

March 29, 2018
Washougal City Council members and Washougal Mayor Molly Coston attended the Marshall Leadership Awards where Washougal High School senior Bridgette McCarthy was awarded the Marshall Youth Leadership Award. McCarthy is in her second year serving as a student representative for the Washougal City Council. Councilman Paul Greenlee nominated her for the youth award. From left to right, Councilman Brent Boger, Councilwoman Joyce Lindsay, Coston, McCarthy, Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Councilman Greenlee and Councilman Ray Kutch. (Contributed photo courtesy of Margaret McCarthy)

Washougal senior wins prestigious youth award

Washougal High School senior Bridgette McCarthy rose to the top of 29 Clark County youth to win the Marshall Youth Leadership Award and a $2,500 college scholarship, on March 21.

March 22, 2018
The Washougal High School students gather for a group photo after taking part in a March 14 ceremony honoring the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting.

Walking out, speaking up

Hundreds of local students from Camas and Washougal schools joined the youth-led National School Walkout on March 14, to honor the 17 victims of a Feb. 14 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and call for changes inside their own schools as well as on a national level.