The crowd of Camas School District employees, administrators and students gathered inside the district’s Jack, Will and Rob Center on Friday, April 21, cheered as Hayes Freedom High School freshman Kindyl Moore unveiled the floor-to-ceiling mural they’d spent months creating.
On a typical day, Jemtegaard Middle School attendance Amy Lyall records about 100 student absences. On Wednesday, April 19, she recorded 32.
Washougal High School drama students will perform “Trap,” a play written by Stephen Gregg, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, at Washburn Performing Arts Center. “Every person in…
The second time may be a charm for the Washougal School District’s replacement levies. Preliminary election results updated at 8:17 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, show the…
The city of Washougal and Port of Camas-Washougal have issued proclamations of support for the Washougal School District, which is preparing to eliminate more than 200 staff positions, extracurricular activities and a variety of educational programs and services if its replacement levy requests fail later this month for a second time.
Camas School District leaders sounded the alarm in 2022, and tried to warn the community that the district’s lower enrollment rates, combined with less money from the state, would force budget cuts in 2023-24, but the news still came as a shock for those most affected by the district’s $6 million cuts.
Two weeks ahead of the April 25 special election that will decide the fate of two Washougal School District levies that pay for everything from athletics and arts classes to roof repairs, technology and school nurses, a group led by Washougal resident and Clark County Republican Party Precinct Committee Officer Glenn Kincaid gathered in downtown Washougal on Monday, April 10, to wave “vote no” signs and urge voters to turn against the school levies.
Jemtegaard Middle School music students delivered a clutch performance on the biggest of stages last month.
After the Washougal School District’s replacement educational programs and operations and technology and capital projects levy proposals failed in February, district leaders knew that they had to revamp their communication process and engage in “straight talk,” in the words of WSD Superintendent Mary Templeton, if they hoped to convince enough community members to vote for the measures on Tuesday, April 25.
