February 10, 2022
‘Groundhog ambassador’ brings East Coast tradition to Camas
When Camas elementary school teacher Julie Savelesky says she’s a “groundhog ambassador,” she’s not hyperbolizing.
When Camas elementary school teacher Julie Savelesky says she’s a “groundhog ambassador,” she’s not hyperbolizing.
A group of Washougal students this week protested Washington state’s mask mandates for K-12 schools. The students, who call themselves “Freedom Fighters of Washougal,” are being…
The Washougal School Board said it postponed a public meeting after multiple people in the audience refused to follow a state mandate requiring face coverings inside public school board meetings to help curb the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Educational Service District 112 and the Washougal School District are once again offering the “1, 2, 3 Grow & Learn” program in-person at Hathaway Elementary School. The free child/parent program…
After Jemtegaard Middle School history teacher Scott Rainey was announced as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department of Washington’s 2021-22 Citizenship Education Middle School Teacher of the Year, he couldn’t help but think about his father, Louis, a 23-year United States Navy veteran.
Like many school districts in Southwest Washington, the Washougal School District is currently scrambling to find qualified substitutes to fill in for staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19.
An independent investigator concluded this week that Camas High School students likely directed “some sort of inappropriate language” toward members of a visiting Portland basketball team in December 2021,…
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Clark County, Camas School District administrators say they are doing everything they can to maintain in-person learning and extracurricular activities.
Staffing shortages force Washougal City Hall closure
Camas School District officials said this week they are committed to maintaining in-person learning amid surging COVID-19 infections — fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant — that have led to staffing shortages and student absences throughout the region and prompted a return to remote learning in several Vancouver-Portland area schools.
