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October 17, 2019
Jemtegaard Middle School Club 8 art student Abby Picho paints a section of a mural in Washougal on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal students create mural

The 10 words at the bottom of Washougal’s newest public mural encapsulate the essence of the artwork: “I am unique. I am not you. I am me.”

October 3, 2019
Columbia Gorge Elementary School teacher Sydney Termini holds a check for $2,000, which she received Sept. 14 at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Termini was one of five Washington teachers selected for recognition by the Extra Yard for Teachers program. (Contributed photo courtesy of University of Washington)

Local STEM teacher goes extra yard

Sydney Termini, a first-grade teacher at Columbia Gorge Elementary School (CRGE), generally prefers to labor in semi-obscurity, but on Sept. 14, everyone who watched the University of Washington (UW) football team’s game against the University of Hawaii at Husky Stadium in Seattle found out just how good Termini is at her job.

September 19, 2019

Washougal schools mull later start times

During his time as Washougal High School’s principal, Aaron Hansen liked to stand in front of the school’s front entrance to greet students as they entered the building in the morning. Every so often a student running a few minutes late would ask Hansen, “Why are we starting school so early?”

September 5, 2019

WSD staff, board members pleased with 2019-20 budget

The Washougal School District (WSD) administrative office was virtually empty and relatively quiet when the WSD board of directors voted to adopt the district’s 2019-20 budget on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

August 29, 2019
Children participate in a sensory activity at the Someday School tent at the Pirates in the Park event at William Clark Park on Saturday, Aug. 4. Someday School is a new private school in Washougal that will begin classes Sept. 9. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Someday School to open in Washougal

Afters several years working as a special education teacher in the Hockinson and Washougal school districts, Nicki Mann was ready for a change.

August 22, 2019
Washougal High School students head for the buses after the first day of the 2018-19 school year on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. The Washougal School Board is expected to adopt a proposed $45.8 million budget for the 2019-20 school year during its Aug. 27 meeting. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal School District to tap its reserves, hike levy

The Washougal School District (WSD) is balancing its budget for the 2019-20 school year by increasing its maintenance and operations levy, identifying spending efficiencies and using more than $800,000 of reserve funds.