The Columbian

Parkside Neighborhood Association President Cheryl Aichele walks through Diamond Park. Aichele, who recently adopted the park, walks the path every morning and evening.

Parkside neighborhood association reactivates, sparking residents’ optimism

September 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Residents say not much has happened in the Parkside neighborhood over the last two years, after its neighborhood association fell inactive. 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

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

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

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

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

Community

Ridgefield host transition days for new middle and high schoolers

Pioneer daughters welcome new members

Clark College names Presidential Award honorees

Give More 24! passes the $1 million mark

Everybody Has a Story: Kitty proves it’s a survivor after encounter with car

Parkside neighborhood association reactivates, sparking residents’ optimism

Lunch program brings cherry tomatoes to elementary schools

Washougal opens reworked high school programs in new building

Teachers hand out Chromebooks to sixth-graders

School foundation collects supplies for Stuff the Bus