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September 1, 2022
Mark Castle
Washougal High School principal

Washougal High names principal

The Washougal School District has named Mark Castle as Washougal High School’s next principal, replacing Sheree Gomez-Clark, who accepted a job at the Camas School District in July.

August 18, 2022
Cathy Lehmann
is Mount Pleasant School's new  superintendent and principal

Mt. Pleasant welcomes new superintendent

Cathy Lehmann hopes to bring stability to the Mount Pleasant School District, which has undergone a series of leadership changes since the end of the 2019-20 school year.

July 28, 2022
Renae McMurray

Washougal schools leader leaving to be closer to family business

Chris and Renae McMurray knew that they’d have to spend some time apart in order to achieve their career goals when they purchased an outdoor outfitter company in northern Wisconsin in 2019. Chris moved to the Badger State to run the business while Renae stayed behind in Washougal and continued to serve in her role as assistant superintendent for the Washougal School District.

July 7, 2022
Washougal School District facilities, maintenance and grounds manager Jessica Beehner took "before and after" photos outside Hathaway Elementary School's portable buildings to show what the area looked like "before," in 2021, (left) and after the district installed LED lights in 2022 (right). (Contributed photos courtesy of Jessica Beehner)

Washougal School District invests in brighter, ‘greener’ LEDs

During a Washougal School Board meeting earlier this year, Washougal School District facilities, maintenance and grounds supervisor Jessica Beehner clicked through a PowerPoint presentation that contained side-by-side photos of Hathaway and Gause elementary schools, Washougal High School and two other district locations, taken in 2021 and earlier this year.