Schools

Union to picket Vancouver Public Schools headquarters

September 22, 2021, 5:54am Clark County News

A union representing Vancouver Public Schools support staff plans to picket tonight at the district’s headquarters. Read story

Students work in the "Internet Cafe" on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at Captain Strong Primary School in Battle Ground. Students are set up with Chromebooks in the gymnasium if they need internet to access remote learning.

Battle Ground schools plan levy meetings

September 18, 2021, 3:01pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools is planning two in-person community information nights in advance of its Nov. 2 school levy try. Read story

Martin Stadium is seen on the Washington State University campus before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Oregon in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

Eastern Washington colleges begin crackdown on submission of student, staff vaccine statuses

September 17, 2021, 10:16am Latest News

With Eastern Washington University’s fall quarter set to start Wednesday, college officials are hoping for a big push in the coming days to collect the campus community’s COVID-19 vaccination information. Read story

Helene Abbott, left, helps her daughter, Josephine Abbott, 14, as she prepares for a portrait at her home. Josephine has become the first female Eagle Scout in Southwest Washington.

Vancouver Eagle Scout, 14, first female to earn rank in region

September 17, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

Josephine Abbott was once on the outside looking in as part of a Vancouver family deeply involved in the Boy Scouts of America. Read story

Clark County food experts say: Think outside the lunch box

September 17, 2021, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Let’s admit it: The pandemic made us forget how to pack a lunch. Now that school and work are in person, we’re digging for container tops and trying to figure out what to put in all those little plastic boxes. Read story

Anti-mask protesters return to outside Skyview High School

Skyview High School students pass dueling protests outside their school Friday afternoon. Opposing groups expressed different points of view on the Vancouver Public School's injunction prohibiting protests, rallies or other demonstrations that "disrupt educational services" within a mile of Vancouver schools.

Protesters again brought signs, flags and megaphones to the sidewalks outside of Skyview High School on Friday, this time rallying against a court-ordered injunction prohibiting demonstrations that “disrupt educational services” within one mile of Vancouver Public Schools buildings. Read story