<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday,  November 7 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Schools

Odyssey Middle School eighth-graders Taryn Cavill, left, and Haley Crowell talk about the Power Pivot on Dec. 1. The team's inclusion of middle-schoolers allows students to get a head start in project-based learning programs like robotics before they start high school.

Power of Pivot: Students design device to help people move from cars to wheelchairsvideo icon

Odyssey Middle School eighth-graders Taryn Cavill, left, and Haley Crowell talk about the Power Pivot on Dec. 1. The team's inclusion of middle-schoolers allows students to get a head start in project-based learning programs like robotics before they start high school.

December 6, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

Team Mean Machine’s laboratory is that of a mad scientist. The tireless whir of a dozen 3D printers and other machines working away alongside a team of genius engineers ensures there’s never a moment of complete silence — almost like the room itself is alive. Read story

Julian Gomez, 5, left, works with teacher Sandy Becker, red mask, as he learns the letters of the alphabet at Jack and Jill House on Thursday morning. The day care is one of Clark County's 86 licensed child care centers.

Clark County, Southwest Washington child care in crisis

Julian Gomez, 5, left, works with teacher Sandy Becker, red mask, as he learns the letters of the alphabet at Jack and Jill House on Thursday morning. The day care is one of Clark County's 86 licensed child care centers.

December 4, 2021, 6:01am Business

In early 2020, Educational Service District 112 was serving more than twice the number of students in its child care and early education centers than it is today. Read story

Battle Ground Public Schools seeks volunteers for sexual health education committee

December 3, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Health

Battle Ground Public Schools is assembling a committee of parents, teachers and community members to provide input on proposed curricula on comprehensive sexual health education in grades 5-12. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools COVID test sites to open later than planned

December 2, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Health

Plans to launch COVID-19 testing sites next week at a handful of locations in Vancouver Public Schools have been put on hold, according to a Wednesday press release from the school district. Read story

Clark County Public Health seeks nominees for Green Awards

December 2, 2021, 6:03am Business

Clark County Public Health is accepting nominations for the 2022 Green Awards, an annual celebration and awards program recognizing leaders in environmental sustainability. Read story

Hockinson school board approves operations levy for February ballot

December 2, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

The Hockinson school board unanimously voted Monday to approve an operations levy to be placed on the Feb. 8 special election ballot. Read story

Giving Tuesday campaign spurs bump in charitable donations across Clark County

December 1, 2021, 6:55pm Clark County News

Many nonprofits across Clark County saw increased donations during the nationwide Giving Tuesday campaign, an event that promotes charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Read story

Discovery Middle School is seen in the snow as winter weather closes Vancouver area schools Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, 2018.

Vancouver schools COVID-19 test sites plan on hold

Discovery Middle School is seen in the snow as winter weather closes Vancouver area schools Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, 2018.

December 1, 2021, 6:06am Clark County Health

Editor's Note: Vancouver Public Schools said Wednesday morning that a press release about testing sites was sent prematurely and plans for COVID-19 testing sites are on hold for now. Until a vetted partnership is established, the district will continue offering free optional testing at the Jim Parsley Center for current… Read story