Schools

Service for late Vancouver Public Schools teacher Adam Joy set for June 30

June 22, 2023, 5:56am Clark County News Free

A celebration of life event for the late Adam Joy, a longtime teacher in Vancouver Public Schools, will be held at 5 p.m. June 30 at the Unity Center of Portland, 4525 Southeast Stark St., Portland. Read story

WSU Vancouver corpse flower to bloom again

June 21, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News Free

Washington State University Vancouver professors expect the famed corpse flower “Titan VanCoug” to bloom once again — either late this month or on July 1. Read story

Students wave goodbye to faculty and staff as their bus drives away Tuesday following the last day of school at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School.

All smiles for summer: Vancouver Public Schools students get happy send-off

June 20, 2023, 5:14pm Clark County News

The last of Vancouver’s schools bid goodbye to the 2022-2023 school year Tuesday, with the final day largely spent celebrating another year of pandemic recovery. Read story

Members of the Washougal High School jazz ensemble perform in the driveway of Ray Johnson's Vancouver home on April 25.

Washougal High jazz ensemble performs surprise concert to lift spirits of cancer patient in Vancouver

June 17, 2023, 6:09am Clark County Health

One day earlier this spring, Blake Perkins, a Washougal resident and Vancouver-based dentist, learned that one of his longtime patients, Ray Johnson, was struggling with cancer treatments and was in a lot of pain. Read story

A blanket of snow covers Walnut Grove Neighborhood Park in Vancouver on Feb. 24.

Snow days leave Clark County kids with final day of school after Monday holiday

June 17, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Remember those out-of-nowhere snowstorms in February and March that tore up Clark County? The snow’s long been cleared, but somehow students and teachers are still feeling the chaotic aftermath. Read story

More than 1,600 graduates honored at Clark College graduation

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 held its 87th annual commencement ceremony Thursday evening at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, celebrating 1,601 graduates receiving bachelor’s or associate degrees, program certificates and high school diplomas. More than 500 students took place in the in-person ceremony. Read story

Evergreen Public Schools teachers rally amid contract negotiations

Evergreen Education Association members and allies walk into the Evergreen Public Schools headquarters on June 14 in advance of a school board meeting. The union held the rally before the meeting to draw attention to priorities in this year's ongoing bargaining session and relay messages of feeling unheard by district leaders.

The Evergreen Education Association staged a rally outside Evergreen Public Schools headquarters Tuesday evening, saying district leaders have been unreceptive to reports of improper working conditions and safety concerns as the district navigates a shortage of support staff. Read story