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Clark College to host financial aid, enrollment info sessions
VANCOUVER – In an effort to better serve its community and broaden the availability of education, Clark College will host free information sessions to help those interested in pursuing their educat…
Annual Community Toy Drive being held in north Clark County
YACOLT — The 13th annual Community Toy Drive, put on each year by North Country EMS and Yacolt Fire, is going on now and will continue until Dec. 15. The toy drive has been going on since Nov. Kim…
Youth-generated video and graphics will show why ‘Weed Can Wait’
VANCOUVER ‒ The Youth Now video and graphics contest running through Nov. 30 provides a forum for youth 12 to 20 to document why they choose not to use marijuana. The contest encourages youth to en…
La Center students ‘climbing’ into real-life lessons
LA CENTER — The questions inside Room 415 at La Center High School are coming fast and furious: How tall is too tall? What are the costs for having a more natural-looking structure? Will there be c…
Glee group more than just song and dance
VANCOUVER — The doors aren’t yet open at the New Hope Church, across the street from Hough Elementary School in Vancouver, but it’s a nice November day and a small group of parents and children are…
Battle Ground Public Schools’ bond doesn’t get enough ‘yes’ votes
BATTLE GROUND — According to the most recently released election results, it looks like the $80 million school bond that the Battle Ground School District decided to run on the Nov. 8 ballot won’t…
Team Mean Machine is creating professionals
CAMAS — Participants and organizers of the FIRST Robotics Competition like to refer to the program as the “Varsity Sport of the Mind. ’’ “An amazing thing about FIRST is that every single one of ou…
Battle Ground School District purchases 20 acres for future expansion
This information was provided by the Battle Ground School District. VANCOUVER — Battle Ground Public Schools recently purchased 20 acres of property located in the southeast portion of the district…
Full-day kindergarten aims to build a foundation of learning
This information was provided by the Battle Ground School District. BATTLE GROUND — Meadowlark Clark’s kindergarten class at Tukes Valley Primary School sat on the floor with their legs crossed, ey…
Ridgefield High School STEM students take part in first robotics competition
This information was provided by the Ridgefield School District. RIDGEFIELD — On Sat. , Oct. 22, nine members of Ridgefield High School’s newly created robotics team traveled to Gladstone High Scho…
Cub Scouts encounter mock crime scene at Battle Ground Police Department
This information was provided by the city of Battle Ground. BATTLE GROUND — It was a hands-on study of forensics when the Cub Scouts of Den 1, Pack 443 recently took a tour of the Battle Ground Pol…
Chief Umtuch custodian connects with students through learning
This information was provided by the Battle Ground School District. BATTLE GROUND — It’s lunchtime at Chief Umtuch Middle School, and a group of students seated at the tables in the corner of the l…
Camas’ newest school breaks from tradition, focuses on collaborative learning
CAMAS — The girls are hunched over potted plants inside Camas’ newest middle school, pulling out measuring tape and calling out numbers. “What are you doing? ” a visitor asks the sixth-graders. “Me…
Future U Fair explores wealth of post-high school possibilities
VANCOUVER — What happens after high school graduation? For some students, the answer isn’t as clear-cut as “go to college” or “get a job. ” For many students, the answer might include a career that…
Parent night scheduled on new school safety protocol in Ridgefield
This information was provided by the Ridgefield School District. RIDGEFIELD — The Ridgefield School District, in partnership with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, has scheduled a parent night on…
Making a difference: Hailey Landon
Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun For ClarkCountyToday. com BATTLE GROUND — “Life changing. ” That’s how Hailey Landon describes the six hours she spends each week with six-year-old Asher Trigg and his famil…
Battle Ground Public Schools aim to improve attendance with student support
This information was provided by the Battle Ground School District. VANCOUVER — Prairie High School Principal Travis Drake knows the toll that student absences take on grades and graduation rates a…
Long-anticipated La Center High School football stadium nearly done
LA CENTER — Work on the long-awaited La Center High School football stadium is nearing completion, but residents won’t see the final, covered stadium until after this year’s football season. “The s…