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July 2, 2020

WSD predicts ‘difficult financial waters’ ahead

Washougal School District leaders say they have “some difficult financial waters to navigate” in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The state has a $9 billion shortfall for the…

June 25, 2020
Unite Washougal Community Coalition's Megan Kanzler (far right) participates in an activity with members of Washougal High School's PEP Unite! club. (Contributed photo courtesy of Margaret McCarthy)

Washougal tackles suicide prevention

Washougal School District students and educators will soon have access to a successful, nationwide youth suicide-prevention program known as “Sources of Strength,” thanks to a Washington State Department of Health grant awarded to the Unite! Washougal Community Coalition.

June 11, 2020
Washougal School District teachers (from left to right) Rebecca Bohlin, Chelsea McClement and Mona Davies congratulate Washougal High School seniors during the "Senior Car Parade and Sunset Viewing" event, which preceded the school's Saturday, June 6 virtual graduation ceremony. (Contributed photos by Rene Carroll, courtesy of Washougal School District)

Crowds cheer for Washougal grads during ‘car parade’

Washougal High School’s Class of 2020 graduates celebrated their achievements in social-distancing style last weekend, with events that included a virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6, as well as a “senior car parade” through Washougal’s main streets and a sunset viewing event in the Washougal High parking lot on Friday, June 5.

April 30, 2020
Jemtegaard Middle School eighth-grader Danica Stinchfield (right) and her sister, Alyssa (left), a seventh-grader, run with their mother, Tracey, during a workout session for the school's virtual track and field program. (Contributed photos courtesy of Tracey Stinchfield)

Going the distance, virtually

For Washougal middle-school athletes living through the COVID-19 crisis, “distance running” has a whole new meaning.