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March 3, 2022
Kathy Scobba (right), the Washougal School District's career specialist and worksite learning coordinator, interviews Washougal High School senior Isabella Juhl (left) for a "security position" as part of a project for the school's introduction to medical careers and terminology class. College and career readiness are prioritized in WSD's strategic plan, which is undergoing a "mid-point check-in" process to better understand how the public thinks the school district is doing. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Midway through 6-year strategic plan, WSD checks in

The condition of the well-worn piece of paper that hangs on one of the walls of Les Brown’s office at the Washougal School District administration building serves as an indication of just how much he refers to the district’s most recent strategic plan.

March 3, 2022
An overhead view of the building that houses Washougal's Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School and Canyon Creek Middle School shows the facility's aging roof. The Washougal School Board approved a request to contract with a Portland-based roofing company to restore and replace the roof during a school board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal OKs school roof replacement

Washougal School District leaders had the right idea when they started saving money to replace the roof at Washougal High School four years ago. They just had the wrong school.

March 3, 2022

WSD project wins ‘Sustainable School’ award

The Washington State Department of Ecology recently selected the Washougal School District for its Waste Not Washington Sustainable School Award, which promotes sustainability and rewards school efforts to…

February 17, 2022
Canyon Creek Middle School student Rylan Stalnaker shows his 3D design prototype is being piloted to help the Washougal School District's facilities and custodial departments with the hand sanitizer spillage. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Classroom skills blend with on-the-job learning

A new Washougal High School program is helping students earn school credits while connecting the things they’ve learned in their career and technical education classes with real-world work skills.

February 3, 2022
Washougal students gather at Fishback Stadium on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, to protest a Washington state mandate requiring students to wear face coverings inside K-12 school buildings to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (Screenshot of video by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Washougal students protest state’s mask mandates

A group of Washougal students this week protested Washington state’s mask mandates for K-12 schools.  The students, who call themselves “Freedom Fighters of Washougal,” are being…

February 3, 2022
Several people who refused to follow public health rules regarding face coverings sit inside the Washougal School District's meeting room before a Washougal School Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Wendi Moose)

Anti-maskers shut down Washougal School Board meeting

The Washougal School Board said it postponed a public meeting after multiple people in the audience refused to follow a state mandate requiring face coverings inside public school board meetings to help curb the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.