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Evergreen Public Schools considers schedule changes

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March 4, 2017, 5:04pm Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools students may see some changes to the school year schedule next year, as the district explores options for including a built-in snow day in its schedule. Read story

Battle Ground High School student Laney Pham won the Poetry Out Loud competition at her school on Dec. 14.

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Battle Ground High School student Laney Pham won the Poetry Out Loud competition at her school on Dec. 14.

March 3, 2017, 5:23pm Clark County News

In mid-December, after weeks of conjuring up the right emotions and tone of voice, Laney Pham stepped onto the podium at Battle Ground High School to recite a poem. Though the Vietnamese-American student once struggled with English, Pham flawlessly delivered “Personal” by Tony Hoagland. She was awarded first place in… Read story

Clark College students Tullee Stanford, left, and Andrew Stofiel join classmates as they lend a hand to restoration efforts at St. Cloud Park in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday afternoon. Native plants were started in a greenhouse at Clark College and transplanted to their new home in the Gorge.

Students in Clark College ecology class get real-world lesson

Clark College students Tullee Stanford, left, and Andrew Stofiel join classmates as they lend a hand to restoration efforts at St. Cloud Park in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday afternoon. Native plants were started in a greenhouse at Clark College and transplanted to their new home in the Gorge.

March 2, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

There’s a lot of talk around academia about providing students an education with a real-world application. Read story

Battle Ground: Connect Battle Ground Executive Director Curtis Miller, from left; Lydia Sanders, the Battle Ground Public Schools&#039; family resource services coordinator; and Tobie Bryant and Glynda Hamilton, both from Connect Battle Ground.

Battle Ground schools get grant for new program

Battle Ground: Connect Battle Ground Executive Director Curtis Miller, from left; Lydia Sanders, the Battle Ground Public Schools&#039; family resource services coordinator; and Tobie Bryant and Glynda Hamilton, both from Connect Battle Ground.

March 1, 2017, 6:00am Community

Battle Ground Public Schools received a $25,000 grant from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for the development of a volunteer program to help teach resilience skills to students faced with housing instability. Read story

Nonprofit will award more than $1 million in scholarships this year

March 1, 2017, 5:59am Community

The Clark College Foundation will hand out more than $1 million in scholarships this school year, the first time the nonprofit has awarded that much in its 43-year history. Read story

Witnesses are sworn in Feb. 16 before testifying during the mock trial at the Clark County Courthouse, where eight teams from six local schools competed for a chance to go to the state competition. The top three teams came from Camas High School, Cascadia Tech and Columbia High School.

High-schoolers head to court for mock trial tournament

Witnesses are sworn in Feb. 16 before testifying during the mock trial at the Clark County Courthouse, where eight teams from six local schools competed for a chance to go to the state competition. The top three teams came from Camas High School, Cascadia Tech and Columbia High School.

March 1, 2017, 5:59am Community

The Clark County District Mock Trial Tournament was held Feb. 15 and 16 at the Clark County Courthouse, with eight teams from six local high schools competing. Read story

Orchards: Heritage High School students Amy Rodriquez and Luis Reyes worked on getting Heritage&#039;s school-based enterprise certified and will be recognized at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Heritage students recognized for eighth straight year

Orchards: Heritage High School students Amy Rodriquez and Luis Reyes worked on getting Heritage&#039;s school-based enterprise certified and will be recognized at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

March 1, 2017, 5:59am Community

Heritage High School’s school-based enterprise was one of 360 enterprises around the country to achieve Gold Level re-certification this year, and will be recognized at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif. Read story

Ariane Kunze/The Columbian 
 Maria Medina, right, and Georgina Beltran try a Mexican chicken and rice soup Tuesday at the Fresh Food Pantry at Ellsworth Elementary School in Vancouver. The Family and Community Resource Center provides a Fresh Food Pantry twice a month, sometimes featuring samples of meals cooked with food from the resource center.

Evergreen schools’ resource centers offer food-prep classes

Ariane Kunze/The Columbian 
 Maria Medina, right, and Georgina Beltran try a Mexican chicken and rice soup Tuesday at the Fresh Food Pantry at Ellsworth Elementary School in Vancouver. The Family and Community Resource Center provides a Fresh Food Pantry twice a month, sometimes featuring samples of meals cooked with food from the resource center.

February 28, 2017, 8:42pm Clark County News

You can smell the Family and Community Resource Center at Ellsworth Elementary School before you can see it. Read story