Camas-Washougal Post-Record

February 6, 2020

Students walk into Washougal High School before the start of classes on Feb. 4. A committee recommended against changing Washougal School District's start times at a Jan. 28 meeting. (Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Washougal school leaders nix possibility of later start times

A committee studying possible changes to school start times in Washougal is unanimous in its recommendation: don’t change a thing.

January 2, 2020

Sheryl Obegi, Tommy Kelly and Karen Gibson show off some of the Camas football shirts available at Obegi and Gibson's new business, Papermaker Pride. Kelly, a senior at Camas High School, is working at the new downtown Camas business as part of his senior project on marketing research. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

New business lets fans celebrate Camas

Fans of Camas hoping to wear their hometown pride on their sleeve won’t have to look too far, thanks to the opening of a new business, Papermaker Pride, in downtown Camas.

December 19, 2019

Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-graders Paige Prynn (left), Samantha Gifford (center) and Taylor Cotton (right) work on a candy cane "crime scene" for their school's candy display competition. (Photo courtesy of WSD)

School Briefs for Dec. 19, 2019

‘Sock campaign’ to help Camas schools wraps up Friday, Dec. 20

December 19, 2019

Jim Cooper (center) is sworn in to his Washougal School District No. 1 director position at a Dec. 9 meeting at Gause Elementary School. Later in the meeting, the board members voted for Cory Chase (left) to retain his board president position, and voted Angela Hancock (right) as board vice president.

Washougal school board greets newest member

As a former math and science professor and researcher, Jim Cooper is pretty good with numbers. But he wasn’t prepared for the onslaught of letters that he faced during his first meeting as a member of the Washougal School District (WSD) board of directors, held Dec. 10 at Gause Elementary School.

August 29, 2019

Children participate in a sensory activity at the Someday School tent at the Pirates in the Park event at William Clark Park on Saturday, Aug. 4. Someday School is a new private school in Washougal that will begin classes Sept. 9. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Someday School to open in Washougal

Afters several years working as a special education teacher in the Hockinson and Washougal school districts, Nicki Mann was ready for a change.

August 8, 2019

About 150 people gather in the Washburn Performing Arts Center at Washougal High School to remember the life of their teacher, coach and motivator, George Cass, on July 27. (Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Community memorializes former Washougal teacher

When it comes to hours spent teaching and coaching students in Washougal, the late George Cass is arguably the all-time record holder.

August 8, 2019

(Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)
A Clark County Sheriff’s Office vehicle is parked outside Discovery High School in Camas on Monday, Aug. 5, where hundreds of Southwest Washington school leaders gathered for the 2019 School Administrators’ Emergency Training Summit.

Camas hosts day of school safety training

More than 400 Clark County school administrators gathered at Camas’ Discovery High School Monday, Aug. 5, for the 2019 School Administrators’ Emergency Training Summit. With two dozen courses to…

August 1, 2019

Dawn Tarzian, former Washougal School Board superintendent (left), administers the oath of office to Teresa Lees (right) in October 2014. Lees has represented the board's District 1 seat since then, but recently said she will not seek re-election. (Post-Record file photo)

Seat on Washougal School Board up for grabs

Teresa Lees, a member of the Washougal School District (WSD) board of directors, has announced that she won’t seek re-election this fall.

July 11, 2019

Washougal School District deficit grows

The Washougal School District’s (WSD) budget deficit is bigger than originally anticipated. At the WSD board of directors’ June 25 meeting, superintendent Mary Templeton said that two recent developments combined…

July 11, 2019

Ellie Schmid (second from left) in action with the Washington Timbers in the 2018 NWPL title match against the Seattle Stars. The Timbers scored off this shot but eventually lost 3-1. (Contributed photo courtesy of Washington Timbers FC)

Soccer odyssey leads WHS graduate to Portland State

Washougal High School graduate Ellie Schmid is training hard this summer for her upcoming senior season for the Portland State University (PSU) women’s soccer team.