Camas-Washougal Post-Record

June 23, 2015

Share offering free summer meals in Camas

Free lunches for Camas kids will once again be served this summer.

June 23, 2015

Fresh cut flowers are a popular item at the Camas Farmer's Market.

Bringing fresh back

The sounds of music, excited children and friendly greetings echoed through the streets of downtown Camas on a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon.

June 16, 2015

Excelsior High School students eagerly await the start of the commencement ceremony Friday.

‘Practice kindness’

Never underestimate the power of a simple act of kindness.

June 9, 2015

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum Director Robert Peterson said the building is designed with different elements that represent the area. Here, he stands underneath a "pithouse," replica. Inscribed is a quote from Victoria Howard, of the Clackamas Chinook.

Interpreting natural and cultural history

Robert Peterson is passionate about the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum.

June 9, 2015

Mikey Knight is the first male graduate of Camas High School with perfect attendance.

He’s keeping a unique tradition

In 2,160 days of school, Mikey Knight has never skipped a beat. Or a day.

June 9, 2015

Current Washougal School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian and her successor, Mike Stromme, address the crowd at the design symposium.

Community gives input on school buildings

The Washougal School District heard from approximately 51 people about the future design of three new buildings.

June 2, 2015

Participants on the Camas Unified Soccer team work together during practices and games. The program helps special education and general education students get to know each other in a team setting.

Everyone’s an athlete

When asked what he enjoys most about being a member of the Unified Soccer team, Josiah Schmid breaks into a big smile and shrugs his shoulders.

June 2, 2015

Author Elizabeth Rusch explains a writing activity to fourth-graders at Hathaway School Elementary during a workshop last Tuesday. Rusch, a children's author, also conducted two assemblies for students. Her visit was paid for by a grant from the Washougal Schools Foundation and Hathaway Boosters' funding.

Enriching their writing

Author Elizabeth Rusch looked out at the room of attentive fourth-graders.

May 28, 2015

Washougal High School placed on brief lockdown

Washougal High School was placed on lockdown for the second time this week

May 26, 2015

Aaron Hansen, WHS principal, confers with Sgt. Geoff Reijonen (center) and Cmdr. Allen Cook of the Washougal Police Department. The school was evacuated at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday morning after a threatening note was found in a school restroom. The building was searched and students returned to class at approximately 11 a.m.

Students return to class after bomb threat at WHS

Washougal High School students and staff have returned to class, following the report of a "non-specific threat of a bomb" inside the building this morning.