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October 1, 2020
A graphic on the Clark County Public Health website shows COVID-19 activity has entered the "high" category this week, with more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents. To bring students back to the classroom in Camas and Washougal, the county's COVID-19 transmission rate must be in the low or moderate categories, with fewer than 75 cases per 100,000 residents, for three consecutive weeks. (Illustration courtesy of Clark County Public Health)

Rising COVID-19 rates derail classroom return

A recent uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout Clark County means Camas-Washougal students will have to wait at least two weeks longer before returning to the classroom.

October 1, 2020
In 2019, the Camas School District purchased the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) building, shown here in 2012. The district currently leases space to private companies, including Kagwerks, a firearms training business and manufacturer of military-grade tactical gear. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Camas School District cuts rent for private tenant

The Camas School District agreed this week to temporarily reduce rent for Kagwerks, a private business leasing space inside the former Underwriters Laboratories (UL) building now owned by the school district.

September 24, 2020
The Sept. 14 Washougal teachers union Facebook post.

Teachers union backtracks after post showing Black Lives Matter support

The Washougal Association of Educators, which represents K-12 teachers in the Washougal School District, found itself caught in an online controversy regarding the Black Lives Matter movement this week, after posting support for students of color on its social media channels.

September 24, 2020
A classroom inside the Riverside Christian School in Washougal shows hand sanitizer stations and desks spaced six feet apart. Students returned to in-person classes at the Washougal private school this month. Staff, as well as students age 5 and older, are required to wear masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Contributed photos courtesy of Riverside Christian School)

Some Washougal students return to classroom

A decal of a lemon tree adorns the wall next to the main office at Riverside Christian School (RCS), catching the eye of people as they walk through the front door. Above the tree hangs the four words that have been adopted by the Washougal education provider as its theme for the 2020-21 school year: Making lemons into lemonade.

September 10, 2020

An artistic pursuit

Graduating from college in the midst of a global pandemic that has shuttered much of the entertainment industry and severely impacted school music programs was not what Camas natives Ellie Cook and Sierra Aton envisioned when they finished their respective musical theater and music education degrees.