Self-taught Washougal artist Beth Flannigan never titles her paintings. "My abstracts are just that," she said. "I don't title anything because I don't want to influence anyone's opinions." Flannigan describes her painting style as both abstract and organic. In addition to not titling her work, she signs it on the back only.
School board seeking applicants The Washougal School Board is seeking applicants to fill two vacancies that will be left when longtime members Orlan Gessford and Tom Huffman retire Jan. 31. Qualified applicants must be U.S. citizens, registered voters and reside in the appropriate director district. The open positions will be in districts one and four. Employees and immediate family members of district employees are not allowed to serve on the board.
They sleep in cars. In parks. In shelters. On the sofas of generous relatives or friends. They are the more than 1.3 million homeless children nationwide. Of that total, more than 21,000 live in Washington state, according to numbers submitted to the federal government last week. Collected by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the numbers show that during 2009-10, the state reported 21,826 homeless students, up 5 percent from the previous year and up 56.5 percent from 2005-06.
4.0 GPA Eighth-grade: Anderson, Samantha; Braun, Madeline; Carstens, Alexandra; Kaml, Kaila; Krout, Adam; Miller, Karina; Odenthal, Kayla; Oviatt, Matthew; Scheldorf, Sabine; Steffanson, Jacueline; Zieman, Kaycee.
Hathaway Elementary School Principal Laura Bolt was recently recognized as a "State Principal of Distinction," for the Columbia River region on Oct. 4 at the state principal's conference in Bellevue, Wash.
Schools announce names of students who recently made the Honor Roll.
Local school districts are feeling the pinch after the state Legislature made yet another round of reductions to kindergarten through 12th grade education in an emergency budget cutting session recently. House Bill 3225 includes $39.4 million in cuts to K-12 education. The funding was originally intended to lower class sizes in kindergarten through fourth-grade.
"New perspectives on a diverse and complicated world." For veteran Camas High School teacher Hannelore Tweed, these are the opportunities she is passionate about providing to her students. Her ability to do this was expanded this year as Tweed was offered the chance to become the instructor of a new Advanced Placement class called "human geography."
Knowledge Bowl team fares well CHS Knowledge Bowl students recently opened their 2010 season with a dominating performance against schools from throughout the region.
With the average college graduate leaving school with more than $4,000 in credit card debt, it is clear that a greater understanding of finances is needed. However, for most high school students, it's not something to which they give much thought, beyond filling out applications for college financial aid and scholarships. Camas High School seniors Sara Slayton and Evan Klein are determined to change this.
