Schools

Protesters march along Evergreen Boulevard on Friday during the Stop Salmon Extinction Rally and March, which began at the Vancouver waterfront. The group focused on raising awareness for how outdated dams along the Snake River threaten the livelihood of endangered salmon species, an issue that state legislators have promised to reevaluate in the coming months.

Salmon, climate spark Vancouver Earth Day demonstrations

April 22, 2022, 6:53pm Clark County News

Community members took to the streets of Vancouver on Friday to raise awareness of climate issues facing Southwest Washington and beyond in observation of Earth Day. Read story

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Key school funding measures for Evergreen, Ridgefield on ballot

April 22, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Voters have the opportunity to weigh in on crucial school funding projects in Evergreen Public Schools and the Ridgefield School District in Tuesday’s special election. Read story

The Camas School District is investigating allegations of racist taunts by students during a girls basketball game at Camas High School on Dec. 10. A complaint was made by Benson High coach Eric Knox, who at one point walked onto the court to confront the student section during a timeout.

Camas vs. Skyview baseball game postponed after alleged racial incident at JV contest

April 21, 2022, 6:21pm Clark County News

Thursday’s baseball game between Class 4A Greater St. Helens League contenders Camas and Skyview was postponed because of an alleged racist incident at a junior varsity game between the schools on Wednesday. Read story

Slight uptick in COVID cases in Clark County schools

April 21, 2022, 5:59am Clark County Health Free

Clark County schools are reporting 69 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, an increase from the 49 weekly cases that were last reported April 1. The Columbian halted its counting of cases in recent weeks as spring break presented pauses and inconsistencies in testing across the county. Read story

Evergreen's DJ Edmondson (5) drives towards the basketball during Saturday's 3A winner-to-state playoff at Mountain View.

Levy failure could hurt Evergreen’s middle school sports, high school athletic directors jobs

April 20, 2022, 10:56am Clark County Politics

Major cuts in Evergreen Public Schools will have significant impacts on high school and middle school sports if voters reject the district’s levy for a second time this year. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools’ proposed change to Highly Capable Program questioned

A group of parents in Vancouver Public Schools are concerned following emails sent to them last week that reveal the district's Highly Capable program may be coming to a sudden end after this school year.

A proposed systemic change to Vancouver Public Schools’ Highly Capable Program — a district-wide gifted-and-talented equivalent — was met with confusion and disapproval during Tuesday night’s board meeting. Both board members and parents cited concerns about communication and transparency regarding the research that prompted the proposal. Read story