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May 31, 2018
Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert McFarlin shares experiences gathered from his 30 years of service in the military with Camas High School world history students, Friday, May 18. McFarlin has been a guest speaker in Camas High teacher Lori Thornton's classes for three years.

Army expert visits Camas High School

Retired United States Army Brigadier General Robert McFarlin, of Camas, came to Camas High School on Friday, May 18, to share 30 year’s worth of Army memories with teacher Lori Thornton’s world history students.

May 31, 2018
From left to right, Liberty Middle School student Claire McBride, Camas High School sophomore Emma McBride, Camas High sophomore Hannah Tangen, Liberty Middle School student Jackson Barnes, and fellow Liberty student Hayden Newell meet at an afterschool session of the Youth Research Scholars on May 17.

Camas High students share love of STEM

Three Camas High School sophomores are spreading their secondary school experiences and love for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to the middle school level with the creation of the Youth Research Scholars Club (YRS).

May 24, 2018
A recent aerial view of the new Lacamas Lake Elementary School in Camas. The school, approved by voters in 2016, is about 75 percent complete. It will be ready for the 2018-19 school year and is located at 1111 N.E. 232nd Ave., Camas. The new building will replace Lacamas Heights Elementary and accommodate at least 150 more students. (Contributed photo courtesy of Cathy Carlson)

School construction on pace

Camas School District’s new Lacamas Lake Elementary school building is on track to open for the 2018-19 school year, and the district plans to repurpose the former Lacamas Heights Elementary building off Northeast Garfield Street for continued use.

May 24, 2018

Chamber names 2018 ‘Teachers of the Year’

The Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce has named its Teachers of the Year for 2018, and will honor Camas High School photography/graphic arts teacher Doug Huegli and Cape Horn-Skye Elementary first-grade teacher Darcy Hickey at an upcoming awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at Camas Meadows Golf Club.

May 17, 2018
Nearly 70 members of the Washougal Association of Educators attended a Washougal board of directors meeting Tuesday, May 8, to present a petition asking the district to make teacher salaries competitive with those in neighboring school districts. Above, Washougal High School band teacher Kelly Ritter addresses the board during the meeting.

Washougal teachers say pay falls short

National Teacher Appreciation Day fell on May 8 this year, the same day as a regularly scheduled Washougal School Board meeting, and dozens of Washougal teachers showed up with an idea for how district leaders could really show their appreciation — increasing teacher salaries to match compensation packages offered by surrounding school districts.

May 16, 2018
Camas High School forensics students investigate a fake body found inside a closet at the Portland Police Bureau's training facility, during a field trip on April 26. (Contributed photos by Alixandra Coker)

Field trip brings class to life

A Camas High forensic science class is giving students a chance to learn about crime scene observations, blood spatter, fingerprinting and ballistics.

May 10, 2018
Sharon Whalen, from Duck Delivery Produce, holds cilantro for Hathaway Elementary School students to smell and identify the differences between similar leafy greens during the Well-Being Fair at Hathaway on April 20. The students learned about nutrition, recycling, fruits and vegetables and gardening during the fair.

From farm to table to school

Hathaway Elementary School students planted seeds that will develop into green beans while also growing their knowledge about nutrition and the food cycle during the first Student Well-Being Fair.

May 10, 2018
Columbia River Gorge Elementary kindergarten teacher Erika Maxey works with students during her class on Tuesday, May 8. The Washougal School District will host a kindergarten round-up at all Washougal elementary schools from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 17. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rene Carroll)

Schools host kindergarten round-ups throughout May

Kindergarten registration for the 2018-19 school year is now open, and school leaders have set “kindergarten round-up” dates to help incoming students and their families tour their new school, meet kindergarten teachers and, hopefully, ease any first-day-of-school jitters.