Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 20, 2018

The Camas Education Association votes in August to strike if there is no tentative agreement for educator salaries by the first day of school, on Sept. 4. The teachers union and school district found common ground at the final hour, making the Camas School District one of very few districts in Clark County that avoided a teacher strike this year.

‘McCleary fix’ poses challenges for Camas

The Camas School District avoided a teacher strike this year, but that doesn’t mean the district is completely out of the woods.

September 20, 2018

Honey BE Designs creator Kendra Christensen fluffs a hand-sewn pillow made from Pendleton wool in her Washougal farmhouse shop.

Natural Inspiration

Kendra Christensen has always had a desire to be creative.

September 13, 2018

Washougal High School students head for the buses after the first day of the 2018-19 school year. School district superintendents throughout Clark County, including those in the Camas and Washougal school districts, are recommended an online start to the 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Post-Record file photo)

Strike ends, school begins in Washougal

Following a multi-day teachers strike, Washougal students started the new school year Friday, Sept. 7, one week and three days after their original Aug. 28 start date.

September 13, 2018

UPWARD mentor Katie Stallbaumer works with students during camp to create a game using randomly selected items. The camp has two middle school teachers and a number of current or past Camas students to help organize daily activities.

A smooth transition

UPWARD, a week-long summer camp that exposes incoming sixth-grade students to their new middle school environment has expanded to Skyridge Middle School in Camas.

September 6, 2018

Washougal reaches agreement

The strike is over in Washougal as the teachers union ratified a new two-year contract with 100 percent of members in attendance voting yes, Thursday, Sept. 6.

September 6, 2018

The first Discovery High School freshman class and families stride toward the entrance of the new high school during an orientation held Aug. 30. The project-based learning high school was not ready for a full tour during the orientation, but the underclassmen wing and common areas were ready for students on the first day. Construction crews will remain at the site during the first few weeks of school to work on the upperclassman wing of the new high school.

New year, new high school

Camas’ newest high school, the project-based learning Discovery High, opened its doors to 115 freshmen this week.

September 6, 2018

David Volke, a Liberty Middle School language arts and social studies teacher, greets students as they walk toward the front entrance on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Having reached a tentative bargaining agreement over Labor Day weekend, Camas teachers avoided a strike and greeted students on the scheduled first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4. The district and teachers union representatives reached a tentative agreement regarding educator salaries just two days prior, on Sunday, Sept. 2.

September 6, 2018