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January 18, 2018
Students at Hathaway Elementary School learn to code during a December "Hour of Code" event. Pictured here, from left to right, are third-graders Cody Jacobus, Ethan Dowl and Kaden Fenne. (Contributed photo by Rene Carroll, courtesy of the Washougal School District)

‘Hour of Code’ at Hathaway empowers, educates

In December, Hathaway Elementary students joined millions of others worldwide to explore computer sciences and participate in the “Hour of Code” event held during Computer Science Education Week. The Hour of Code is a global movement designed to introduce tens of millions of students to computer sciences, inspire them to learn about computer science, break stereotypes and feel more empowered by their new knowledge.

January 4, 2018

Washougal students learn to ‘use their voice’

More than 50 regional high school and middle school students recently came together at the new Excelsior building at Washougal High School to learn how to speak up for a healthy future.

December 28, 2017
Photos provided by Rene Carroll for the WSD.

Washougal School Board swears in new members

New and returning Washougal School District School Board members were sworn-in to service at the Dec. 12 board meeting after winning their general election on Nov. 7.

December 14, 2017
Emily Lampmann, a first-grader at Hathaway Elementary School, plays a violin provided by Opus School of Music, during her school's Dec. 6 Dream Big event, while her younger brother, Alexander Lampmann, watches.

Hathaway students learn dreams can come true

Hathaway Elementary School students strolled through booths of professionals showcasing their careers and cultures during the Dream Big event, held in the school gymnasium, on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

December 7, 2017
The third grade students at Columbia River Gorge Elementary School compare their heights to the size of an elk during the Wolfways presentation on Dec. 4.

Putting ‘big bad’ to bed

Third-graders at Columbia River Gorge Elementary School were able to lay their storybook perceptions of the “big, bad wolf” to rest this week, after experiencing Wolfways, an educational presentation about wolves in the wild, on Monday, Dec. 4.

October 30, 2017
Monica Chang, a 15-year-old from Camas, won the Oregon Bioscience Showcase Monday, OMSI. She takes home presented with a $400 iPad mini.

Chang wins Oregon Bioscience Showcase

Monica Chang made the best pitch at the Oregon Bioscience Showcase at the OMSI Emperical Theater Monday. The 15-year-old from Camas beat nine other researchers from Oregon and Washington. She…

October 28, 2017
Camas High School junior Monica Chang, 15, is one of 10 finalists selected for Monday's Oregon Bioscience Showcase, at the OMSI Empirical Theater in Portland, Oregon.

Chang preps Oregon Bioscience Showcase

Monica Chang isn’t getting much sleep these days. Between classes, research, and spearheading a variety of clubs on campus, the 15-year-old Camas High School junior is ready to throw her…

October 12, 2017
Washougal Schools Superintendent Mark Stromme (far right) greets students and parents in the commons room shared by Columbia River Gorge Elementary and Jemtegaard Middle School. Other Open House guest converse in the background.

Exploring the new digs

Washougal families walked the halls, explored the classrooms and traversed the stairs of the new Columbia River Elementary and Jemtegaard Middle School building beaming with pride during an open house…