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Evergreen Public Schools

Evergreen school district puts two replacement levies on February ballot

November 13, 2024, 1:12pm Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools’ board voted Tuesday to put two replacement funding levies on the Feb. 11 ballot. Read story

Vancouver and Evergreen schools want to have student cellphone policies in place by next fall

November 5, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The two biggest Clark County school districts, Vancouver and Evergreen, are among those developing cellphone policies they hope to have in place in time for the next school year. Read story

A complaint has been filed against Chuck Keplar, who is running for Clark County Council, for allegedly failing to disclose payments in excess for $12,000 to the Public Disclosure Commission.

Complaint against Clark County Council candidate Keplar claims he failed to report payments in earlier campaign

October 23, 2024, 3:21pm Clark County News

A complaint filed with Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission claims Clark County Council candidate Chuck Keplar violated state campaign finance rules when he failed to disclose earnings he received while running for an Evergreen Public Schools board seat in 2023. Read story

Teen arrested in social media bomb threat at Heritage High School

October 15, 2024, 5:01pm Clark County News

Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 16-year-old Tuesday for posting on Snapchat that he planned to “blow up” Heritage High School. Read story

Mekhi J. Parker, 18, of Vancouver appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, felony harassment and possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds. He’s accused of threatening a shooting at Mountain View High School to target a student who’d talked to his girlfriend.

Evergreen district staff were not made aware of Monday shooting threat until after school ended

September 12, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools officials and Mountain View High School administrators did not inform teachers and staff of a shooting threat made against the school late Monday morning until after the school day ended. Read story

Cars sit in a parking lot Tuesday at the former Image Elementary in east Vancouver. SEH America purchased the former school property at the end of August. Plans are for Southwest Washington's regional law enforcement training academy to continue operating there.

SEH America buys old Image Elementary building from Evergreen Public Schools for $5.7M

September 12, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

For years, the old Image Elementary building served as a “houser” school for students and teachers whose buildings were being reconstructed and then as a storage site. But Evergreen Public Schools never intended to keep the property once it was no longer needed, a district spokesman said. Read story

League of Women Voters partners with Evergreen parent group to raise the bar on communication

School board meetings across Clark County have become more contentious in recent years, with parents squaring off with boards on budget cuts, priorities and unions. But an Evergreen parent group is working with the League of Women Voters to make communication better.

September 5, 2024, 5:13pm Clark County News

Post-pandemic education chaos has rendered school board meetings across Clark County hotbeds of emotion. Students are more stressed than ever, and districts struggle to pay for services they never had to provide before. Read story