September 15, 2011
School Notes
There will be a meeting regarding advanced placement classes on Monday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Washougal's Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St.
There will be a meeting regarding advanced placement classes on Monday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Washougal's Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St.
A Camas resident was recently among four people appointed to the board of the Clark College Foundation.
The state-wide Running Start program is beginning new practices to limit the number of courses students can take that will be funded by the state. Running State is a state program that allows high-school students to earn college credit at local community colleges. A decreased cap on the number of college credits the program will fund and a limit on the amount of combined high school and college courses that will be funded are being implemented. The state will fund up to 15 credits per student per quarter at the local community college, which is down from 18 credits. The student will need to pay tuition for every credit more than 15.
Community ed sets fall course schedule Washougal Community Education & Recreation has a variety of classes set for people of all ages. The fall 2011 catalog is available online.
After 60-hour workweeks and the constant grind of corporate life, Linda Slattery was ready for a change.
Who said a superintendent always makes others do the dirty work? Not the case for Dawn Tarzian, who rolled up her sleeves and worked with the Washougal School District four-person maintenance crew recently.
School district seeks health committee volunteers The Camas School District is seeking individuals to serve on the district's Student Health Advisory Council for the 2011-12 school year.
When Washougal graduate Laycee Hyde was in elementary school, 80 percent of her body was covered in scaly, itchy patches of skin -- a condition known as psoriasis. She wore long sleeves to school every day to hide the lesions and endured teasing and questions from her peers.
Sprite Fest 2011 will be held at Reflection Plaza Sprite Fest 2011 will be held Saturday, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Reflection Park, located at 1703 Main St., in Washougal.
A show that was the brainchild of a young classic car enthusiast has now become an annual tradition. On Saturday, Aug. 27, the third annual "Start, Stomp & Go" end-of-summer car show will cruise into the Camas High School parking lot.
