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Clark College President Bob Knight holds up his 3-month-old granddaughter, Willow Knight, during his retirement party Thursday afternoon at the Vancouver campus.

Clark College, community bid fond farewell to Bob Knight

Clark College President Bob Knight holds up his 3-month-old granddaughter, Willow Knight, during his retirement party Thursday afternoon at the Vancouver campus.

June 13, 2019, 7:54pm Clark County News

Clark College saw President Bob Knight off in style Thursday with an ode to the longtime leader’s tenure at the Vancouver campus. Read story

Fifth-grader Lason Spencer, left, answers a question during a mock congressional hearing Wednesday at Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground. Through the We the People curriculum, students learn about history with hands-on lessons, such as Wednesday’s presentation.

Fifth-graders field questions at mock congressional hearing

Fifth-grader Lason Spencer, left, answers a question during a mock congressional hearing Wednesday at Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground. Through the We the People curriculum, students learn about history with hands-on lessons, such as Wednesday’s presentation.

June 12, 2019, 9:07pm Clark County News

If you’ve caught much C-SPAN in the last couple of years, this is probably a familiar scene: elected officials staring down fidgeting panelists, grilling them on what they know (or don’t know) about current affairs. Read story

Clark College trustees OK 2019-2020 budget

June 12, 2019, 7:57pm Clark County News

After months of deliberation, Clark College on Wednesday adopted a 2019-2020 budget that includes about $3.05 million in across-the-board cuts and reallocations. Read story

Hockinson Superintendent Sandra Yager hugs Mussè Barclay, 17, at a farewell party Monday night. Yager is leaving the district after 17 years, the last eight as superintendent. She has had an impact on plenty of students, including Barclay, who said she made him feel welcome in the area after he was adopted from Ethiopia.

Hockinson says farewell to Superintendent Sandra Yager

Hockinson Superintendent Sandra Yager hugs Mussè Barclay, 17, at a farewell party Monday night. Yager is leaving the district after 17 years, the last eight as superintendent. She has had an impact on plenty of students, including Barclay, who said she made him feel welcome in the area after he was adopted from Ethiopia.

June 12, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

When Mussè Barclay started sixth grade at Hockinson Middle School, he was feeling self-conscious about his appearance, but Superintendent Sandra Yager told him something that has stuck with him more than six years later. Read story

Howard Seaworth, left, and Jakkob McCallin chat with their instructor Lauren Zavrel during her GED class at Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt on May 14. Clark College recently received international recognition for its GED tutoring program at Larch, which pairs inmates preparing to take their tests with trained peer tutors. The program is now certified by the College Reading and Learning Association, which recognizes tutor-training programs across the globe.

Clark instructors help Larch inmates earn GEDs

Howard Seaworth, left, and Jakkob McCallin chat with their instructor Lauren Zavrel during her GED class at Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt on May 14. Clark College recently received international recognition for its GED tutoring program at Larch, which pairs inmates preparing to take their tests with trained peer tutors. The program is now certified by the College Reading and Learning Association, which recognizes tutor-training programs across the globe.

June 9, 2019, 6:04am Clark County News

YACOLT -- Posted on the walls in the Larch Corrections Center's education building are photos of inmates, beaming in blue caps and gowns. Read story

Camas School District Assistant Superintendent Charlene Williams, right, rehearsing her TED talk last month at the Camas Public Library. She and other staffers started a new professional development series this year, and one event was a semester-long discussion group on race.

Camas School District series explores race up close

Camas School District Assistant Superintendent Charlene Williams, right, rehearsing her TED talk last month at the Camas Public Library. She and other staffers started a new professional development series this year, and one event was a semester-long discussion group on race.

June 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

When Charlene Williams was growing up in Wilmington, N.C., a teacher told her about how few black women were working in math and science, and asked what Williams was going to do about it. Read story

Battle Ground’s Rose Float mini-float won best mini-float at the 2019 Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade in Portland on Saturday.

County continues to represent, reel in awards at Portland’s Grand Floral Parade

Battle Ground’s Rose Float mini-float won best mini-float at the 2019 Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade in Portland on Saturday.

June 8, 2019, 9:02pm Clark County News

Clark County continues to announce its presence each year as a highlight of Portland’s annual Rose Festival. That trend continued Saturday, as representatives from the county grabbed multiple awards in the 4-mile 2019 Spirit Mountain Grand Floral Parade. Read story

Students gather outside Heritage High School on Friday in a show of solidarity with a student who claimed school officials were turning a blind eye to bullying, harassment and sexual assault on campus.

Heritage students walk out in support of student barred from ceremony

Students gather outside Heritage High School on Friday in a show of solidarity with a student who claimed school officials were turning a blind eye to bullying, harassment and sexual assault on campus.

June 7, 2019, 1:46pm Clark County News

Dozens of Heritage High School students walked out of class Friday in solidarity with a classmate who alleges school administration has turned a blind eye to bullying, harassment and sexual assault on campus. Read story