Camas-Washougal logo tag

WSD’s outreach to Spanish-speaking families pays off

By
timestamp icon
category icon News, Schools, Washougal
Washougal resident Ambar Tellez-Jurado (left) paints Jemtegaard Middle School student Cole Wilson's face during the school's Dia de los Muertos event on Nov. 2, 2021. (Contributed photos courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal Learning Academy Principal Jason Foster says he can already see the impacts of the Washougal School District’s outreach efforts to engage more Spanish-speaking families.

Foster, who helps coordinate the district’s outreach efforts, pointed to an event led by Jemtegaard Middle School history teacher Scott Rainey in early November that celebrated “D?a de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), a prominent Mexican holiday in which people remember and pay their respects to friends and family members who have died.

Thank you for reading the Post-Record.

Subscribe now to get unlimited access.

Already a subscriber? Sign in right arrow icon