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April 14, 2022
Washougal School District dual language teacher Veronica Paredes (left) helps kindergarten student Javier Pena Contreras with an assignment in 2022. (photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal’s dual-language program flourishing

As Washougal School District leaders prepared to launch a dual-language program for the 2021-22 school year, they thought they’d start out with one class of 20 or so kindergarten students, with an even mix of native English speakers and native Spanish speakers.

April 7, 2022
Attendees look at student artwork during the 2022 Washougal Youth Arts Month gallery exhibit at Washougal High School on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The exhibit served as the culmination of Washougal Youth Arts Month (WYAM), created in 2019 by the Washougal School District, the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA), the Washougal Schools Foundation and the city of Washougal. "The Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance has a wonderful partnership with our schools and have funded and helped facilitate a number of student-created public art pieces," WACA board member Rene Carroll said. "But our favorite collaboration is WYAM and the gallery specifically. The level of talent these young artists exhibit is impressive. It is wonderful to help share this work with the community and give students recognition for their efforts." The gallery featured artwork in a variety of forms, including multimedia, watercolor, clay, video, photography, metal and wood, as well as a loom for visitors to create fabric art for a community weaving project. The student-operated Panthers' Cafe served entrees on Wednesday, March 23, and appetizers on Saturday, March 26, and Washougal High School choir students Lily Barrett and Megan West sang one song each on the final day of the event. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal celebrates young artists

The Washougal School District and Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA) celebrated young artists last month at the 2022 Washougal Youth Arts Month Gallery.

April 7, 2022
Traffic proceeds north on 32nd Street across a set of railroad tracks in Washougal on Thursday, March 31. The city of Washougal is seeking grant funding for $1,520,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program to offset design and engineering costs associated with the planned reconstruction of 32nd Street from Main Street and "B" Street to F Place. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal will try again for 32nd Street underpass funding

City of Washougal leaders did not prevail in their quest to secure federal funding for their 32nd Street underpass project in 2021, but are trying again in 2022 and say they have a much better chance of success this time around.

March 31, 2022
Washougal Girls on the Run coach Denise Wilson (second from right) leads her team in a warm-up exercise during a Washougal Girls on the Run practice at Columbia River Gorge Elementary School in Washougal on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Girls on the Run comes to Washougal

When Lilia Grundy and Denise Wilson first heard about the Girls on the Run (GOTR) organization, they assumed it primarily helped young females become better runners. After familiarizing themselves with what GOTR had to offer, however, they discovered it’s more than just a running program — much more.