Subscribe

Schools

June 2, 2022
Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School teacher Darcy Hickey (left) and principal Brian Amundson attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the debut of the school's new "little free library" on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

‘Little free library’ an instant hit

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School teacher Darcy Hickey said she has been thinking about bringing a “little free library” to the rural Washougal school for the better part of a decade.

May 26, 2022
Construction continues on the Camas School District's Discovery High School in 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Camas School District)

Camas School Board OKs $210M, 6-year facilities plan

The Camas School Board this week approved a six-year capital facilities plan that includes an estimated $210 million worth of school facilities projects the district could need to serve a growing student population over the next six years.

May 19, 2022
Washougal High School senior Victoria Leavitt will participate in the commercial baking competition at the SkillsUSA National Conference in Atlanta on June 23, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Victoria Leavitt)

Washougal High baker heads to national competition

Victoria Leavitt learned to bake when she was a little girl, inspired by the tutelage of her grandmother and aunt, who owns a bakery in Utah. Just as importantly, she also learned about all of the good things that food can bring to people other than nutritional value.

May 12, 2022

Registration open for Washougal Stride run/walk

Registration is now open for the Washougal Schools Foundation’s 18th Annual Student Stride for Education run/walk event, which will take place on Saturday, May 21, at Washougal High School’s Fishback…

May 12, 2022

Washougal High to host drama camp May 16-20

  Washougal High School will host a drama camp for elementary school students Monday through Friday, May 16-20. The camp offers for students in grades 1-5 an “opportunity to come…

May 12, 2022
Washougal High School drama students (from left to right) Bailey Cole, Adyson Dahl, Shelby Rappe and Lana White perform during a rehearsal session at Washburn Theater on Monday, May 9, 2022. The Washougal High drama department will present its spring musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," Thursday through Saturday,  May 12-14, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal High theater students to present ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

The Washougal High School drama department usually forgoes a full-fledged production in favor of smaller class shows in the spring, but teacher Kelly Gregersen wanted to do something different this year to reward his students for persevering through a pandemic which took away a lot of their opportunities to perform in front of live audiences.