A litany of logistical questions pop into Washougal High School boys basketball coach AJ LaBree’s mind whenever he thinks about the feasibility of high school sports teams engaging in competitive events during a deadly pandemic.
Teachers union leaders in Camas and Washougal say local educators’ reactions to recent news that both school district plan to bring many students back to the classroom soon after the winter break — despite the fact that Clark County COVID-19 infections remain on an upward trajectory — run the gamut, from apprehensive to exuberant.
Several dozen parents and students gathered in front of the Washougal School District office on Dec. 17 for an informal rally, waving signs in front of honking automobiles and calling for the district to reopen its buildings for in-person instruction.
The Washougal School District estimates it is 200 students short of the 3,010 students expected to attend school in the district during the 2020-21 school year.
The Washougal School Board recently heard from several students who say the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the school district’s remote-learning situation is taking a toll on their social-emotional wellbeing.
Hundreds of Camas-Washougal kindergarten students experienced their classrooms for the first time this week, after leaders in both school districts OK’d the reopening of school buildings for their youngest learners.
Administrators at the Washougal-based Riverside Christian School say the private school is “reinventing itself” after a small COVID-19 outbreak in mid-October.
Prospective college students are invited to the Washington State University Vancouver (WSU-V)’s virtual Preview Days from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19, via Zoom. Interested participants will…
The Washougal School District will form a community-wide team to address equity, diversity and inclusion in the district and help eliminate inequities among students and staff members.
In 2014, Washougal resident Gina Farah took a “Guiding Good Choices” class through Unite! Washougal, and quickly became a valued member and passionate supporter of the community coalition, which works to support youth and promote healthy choices.
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