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February 3, 2022
Several people who refused to follow public health rules regarding face coverings sit inside the Washougal School District's meeting room before a Washougal School Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Wendi Moose)

Anti-maskers shut down Washougal School Board meeting

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.

February 3, 2022

Preschool program returning to Hathaway

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…

February 3, 2022
Jemtegaard Middle School history teacher Scott Rainey (center) receives the 2021-22  Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Washington's Citizenship Education Middle School Teacher of the Year award during a banquet in Yakima, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy Washougal Schoool District)

Veterans group honors Jemtegaard teacher

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.

January 13, 2022
A welcome sign greets visitors at the Camas School District's headquarters Aug. 24, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas School District: ‘In-person is our priority’

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.

January 6, 2022
Washougal High school senior Marcus Bennett controls a soundboard during a  rehearsal for the school's production of "Annie Get Your Gun" in 2018. (Post-Record file photo)

‘That’s Emma!’ gets movie treatment

For the past seven years, Marcus Bennett has diligently worked to develop his skills as a video producer and editor, sound engineer, and camera operator. But earlier this year, he took advantage of an opportunity to use all of his talents at once to create something entirely new, both for him and the Washougal High School drama department.