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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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May 9, 2019
Washougal High School American sign language teacher Tami Blair signs "I love you" in her classroom on April 24.

Sign of Success

Tami Grant, the Washougal School District’s nominee for the 2020 Washington “teacher of the year” award, has worked as a sign language interpreter for Vancouver-based Sorenson Communications for the past 10 years and has taught American Sign Language (ASL) at Washougal High School for the past 12 years, but her connection to the deaf culture and community goes back much further.

May 2, 2019
Washougal High School students Emmy Campen (left) and Shane Fussell rehearse a scene from "The Mousetrap" at the school's theater on April 26.

Whodunit at Washougal High School

About six years ago, Washougal High senior Tori Corkum attended a community theater production of “The Mousetrap” in Portland and became enamored with the play’s visual style and “whodunit” dramatic structure.

May 2, 2019
Construction on the Joyce Garver Theater could begin in May 2020. Camas School District leaders approved a $1.45 million contract for design and construction administration services this week.

Stage set for Garver Theater revamp

Three years after voters approved a $10.4 million renovation of Camas High School’s Garfield Performing Arts facility as part of the Camas School District’s $120 million construction bond, the stage is set to revive the historic Joyce Garver Theater inside the Garfield building.

April 25, 2019
From left to right, Washougal School District business services director Kristine Grindy, superintendent Mary Templeton and technology director Les Brown discuss the district's budget during a community forum April 17 at the district office.

District may use reserves on deficit

Washougal School District superintendent Mary Templeton doesn’t mince words when talking about Washington’s new funding model for education.

April 25, 2019
Tiffany Jones (left) introduces Hayes Freedom High School senior Maggie Mack to insurance concepts April 18 at Nathan Loren State Farm Insurance in Washougal. Mack began an internship at State Farm earlier this month.

Hayes Freedom students get to work

Hayes Freedom High School senior Mitch McKowan couldn’t figure it out, and he couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t figure it out.

April 25, 2019
Ben Jackson stands in front of what he calls "the best shuffleboard in Clark County" at Washougal Times, which hosted its grand opening in mid-April.

For Washougal Times chef, a ‘dream come true’

Ben Jackson, chef and manager at the new Washougal Times restaurant, which hosted its grand opening the weekend of April 12, has been working around food almost as long as he can remember.

April 18, 2019
Roy Kim of RKm Development talks about his previous projects at Port of Camas-Washougal meeting April 15.

Port picks Portland firm

For the past 18 years, Roy Kim, owner of commercial real estate developer RKm Development, has created a variety of mixed-use suburban neighborhoods in the Portland area. His success has been predicated on his philosophy of emphasizing community and diversity in his projects.

April 18, 2019
The cast of the Washougal High School advanced acting class production of "The Awesome '80s Prom" strikes a post at the school theater on April 11.

‘Awesome ’80s Prom’ coming to Washougal High

For its final production of the 2018-19 school year, the Washougal High School advanced acting class wanted to challenge itself. The students wanted to test the limits of their abilities while learning new skills at the same time. They just simply weren’t interested in doing what they had done in the past.

April 18, 2019

Board adds 2nd chance to speak up

Visitors to the Washougal School District’s school board meetings will soon have more chances to voice their opinions.