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Schools

Freeman school shooting represents struggle to keep schools secure

September 20, 2017, 9:21am Latest News

When a sophomore student shot and killed a fellow Freeman High School classmate last Wednesday, he walked unimpeded into his high school building. Just like every other student that morning. Read story

Evergreen Public Schools offers community tours

September 20, 2017, 5:59am Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools will offer a series of community tours over the course of the school year. Read story

Fircrest: Fircrest Elementary School food service employee Stephanie Hilbert preparing the cherry tomato tasting at the school as part of the Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month.

Lunch program brings cherry tomatoes to elementary schools

Fircrest: Fircrest Elementary School food service employee Stephanie Hilbert preparing the cherry tomato tasting at the school as part of the Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month.

September 20, 2017, 5:55am Community

Fircrest Elementary School was home to Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month this month. The program worked with Evergreen Public Schools to feature a different local ingredient on lunch menus throughout the year. This month focuses on cherry tomatoes. At Fircrest, approximately 375… Read story

Washougal: The new Excelsior building in the Washougal School District, which opened this month with two reworked alternative high school options for students.

Washougal opens reworked high school programs in new building

Washougal: The new Excelsior building in the Washougal School District, which opened this month with two reworked alternative high school options for students.

September 20, 2017, 5:55am Community

Washougal School District’s new Excelsior building opened on Sept. 12. The alternative high school provides specialized support for students while helping them graduate on time. The school opened with new programs that were developed by teachers, counselors, community members, career specialists and administrators. The two programs they came up with… Read story

Battle Ground: Frontier Middle School sixth-graders were excited to receive their Chromebooks earlier this school. Evergreen Public Schools will hand out more than 800 to students as part of a multiyear effort to bring current technology to students.

Teachers hand out Chromebooks to sixth-graders

Battle Ground: Frontier Middle School sixth-graders were excited to receive their Chromebooks earlier this school. Evergreen Public Schools will hand out more than 800 to students as part of a multiyear effort to bring current technology to students.

September 20, 2017, 5:55am Community

Kids were giddy early this school year at Frontier Middle School, as teachers handed out Chromebook computers for sixth-graders to use in the classroom and at home. The school will distribute the Chromebooks to more than 800 students by the end of December. Giving out Chromebooks to students is part… Read story

Battle Ground: Volunteers from the Battle Ground Education Foundation took shifts outside of various Wal-Mart entrances handing out a list of school supplies to shoppers and collected what they bought for the district’s Stuff the Bus event.

School foundation collects supplies for Stuff the Bus

Battle Ground: Volunteers from the Battle Ground Education Foundation took shifts outside of various Wal-Mart entrances handing out a list of school supplies to shoppers and collected what they bought for the district’s Stuff the Bus event.

September 20, 2017, 5:55am Community

Six members of the Battle Ground Education Foundation volunteered in shifts at local Wal-Mart stores to help the foundation collect school supplies for students. The volunteers — Valerie Huey, Bonnie Rippengale, Mary Lee Miller, Johanna Hyatt, Joyce Lewis and Louise Tucker — each served two-hour shifts at Wal-Mart entrances to… Read story

Battle Ground: Firm Foundation Christian School graduate Emily Hoeflein will have one of her art pieces in next year’s Association of Christian Schools International calendar.

High school artist has work selected for international calendar

Battle Ground: Firm Foundation Christian School graduate Emily Hoeflein will have one of her art pieces in next year’s Association of Christian Schools International calendar.

September 20, 2017, 5:55am Community

Firm Foundation Christian School graduate Emily Hoeflein was one of 12 artists selected to have her work displayed in next year’s calendar from the Association of Christian Schools International. Hoeflein’s ink and watercolor piece, titled “The Sparrow,” will be the month of December’s featured image. She first entered her image… Read story

Teachers in the Washougal School District will vote on a new contract Monday or Tuesday.

Washougal teachers to vote on one-year contract

Teachers in the Washougal School District will vote on a new contract Monday or Tuesday.

September 18, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

It’s take two for the Washougal Association of Educators and Washougal School District. Read story