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December 9, 2021

Washougal students bring radio play back for holiday

The Washougal School District Soundstage performing arts club put on three three radio plays during the 2020-21 school year, performances that received praise from parents, district employees and other community members. The club’s production of “A Christmas Carol” was especially popular, garnering more than 1,000 clicks on the district website.

December 2, 2021
The historic Joyce Garver Theater in Camas is pictured from the outside, midway through its remodel, in July 2021.

Historic Joyce Garver Theater remodel nearing completion

The Camas School District’s remodel of the historic Joyce Garver Theater has had its fair share of bumps in the road — including initial construction bids that came in more than $2 million over budget and unexpected construction requirements to bring the building up to modern seismic codes — but the project is finally nearing the finishing line.

November 4, 2021
Washougal School District Superintendent Mary Templeton (second from right) and school board members (left to right) Donna Sinclair, Angela Hancock, Cory Chase and Jim Cooper attend a "day on the hill" event in Olympia, Wash., in February 2020. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal School Board honored

The Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) has selected the Washougal School District board of directors for its 2021 Boards of Distinction program.