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Hilda Lail, Vancouver Public Schools' bilingual family and community engagement partnership coordinator, was named the 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year.

Classified School Employee of the Year: VPS honoree attributes success to background as immigrant from Mexico

Hilda Lail, Vancouver Public Schools' bilingual family and community engagement partnership coordinator, was named the 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year.

October 11, 2023, 7:38pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Hilda Lail will admit it: She cries a lot. Read story

Graduates, in blue at left, and faculty, in black at right, walk into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement Ceremony.

Clark College enrollment up 10.4%, still about 1,000 fewer students than pre-pandemic

Graduates, in blue at left, and faculty, in black at right, walk into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement Ceremony.

October 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Fall enrollment at Clark College is up 10.4 percent among full-time enrolled students compared to this time last year, rebuilding from a pandemic collapse in enrollment, according to data shared by the school Tuesday afternoon. Read story

La Center sophomore Sonja Austad backstrokes through the water Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, during swim practice at Gold's Gym Camas. Austad — diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months old — thrives on La Center's two-person swim team.

La Center swimmer Sonja Austad doesn’t let cerebral palsy slow her down in the pool

La Center sophomore Sonja Austad backstrokes through the water Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, during swim practice at Gold's Gym Camas. Austad — diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months old — thrives on La Center's two-person swim team.

October 11, 2023, 6:01am Editor's Choice

A swimming pool is a place of solace for Sonja Austad. Swimming for La Center High School brings confidence and joy for the sophomore diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months old. Read story

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga completes the weeklong sand mandala ceremony by singing, and sweeping the colorful sand into the center of the ceremonial table at Clark College on Friday afternoon.

Tibetan Buddhist monks complete intricate sand mandala then seep it away during Clark College ceremony

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga completes the weeklong sand mandala ceremony by singing, and sweeping the colorful sand into the center of the ceremonial table at Clark College on Friday afternoon.

October 6, 2023, 7:50pm Clark County News

Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed. Read story

Students Camilla Arelano, left, and Leslie Robles play with toy diggers while exploring career options at the Dozer Day Career Fair.

Clark County high school students get close-up look at trades during Dozer Day Career Fair

Students Camilla Arelano, left, and Leslie Robles play with toy diggers while exploring career options at the Dozer Day Career Fair.

October 6, 2023, 6:50pm Business

Hundreds of local high school students gathered at the Clark Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Friday to get a hands-on look at what a future career in the construction industry — a sector that is said to be facing a workforce crisis — might entail. Read story

Nora Larson, 2 1/2 , shares a moment with her mother Katie Larson before starting her day Wednesday morning at Washington State University Vancouver's on-campus child care facility. This week is the first week of on-campus child care at WSU Vancouver since the program was halted and reevaluated after COVID-19 restrictions.

WSU Vancouver relaunches on-campus child care to smiles for children and parents

Nora Larson, 2 1/2 , shares a moment with her mother Katie Larson before starting her day Wednesday morning at Washington State University Vancouver's on-campus child care facility. This week is the first week of on-campus child care at WSU Vancouver since the program was halted and reevaluated after COVID-19 restrictions.

October 4, 2023, 5:58pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Walter’s a little young to be learning on a college campus. Even still, he’s making the most of it: meeting new peers, playing with toys and adjusting to daily campus life. Read story

October is the first month of a food bank program sponsored by Vancouver Public Schools and the Clark County Food Bank.

Vancouver, Evergreen schools’ food pantries open for monthly fresh food pickup

October is the first month of a food bank program sponsored by Vancouver Public Schools and the Clark County Food Bank.

October 4, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Starting this month, the Clark County Food Bank’s School Pantry program will allow families to pick up free food at school locations across Vancouver throughout the school year. Read story

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga works on a sand mandala Monday at Clark College's Cannell Library. The mandala's creation began with the outline of a small orange circle at the very center, which was then filled with a soft pink.

Tibetan monks begin weeklong construction of sand mandala at Clark College

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga works on a sand mandala Monday at Clark College's Cannell Library. The mandala's creation began with the outline of a small orange circle at the very center, which was then filled with a soft pink.

October 3, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion Subscriber Exclusive

Enveloped in the studious silence of Clark College’s library, Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga used delicate metal tools to create a small circle of fine, orange sand. Read story