Prevent Coalition awarded $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant
In the midst of what many are calling a national crisis, Vancouver-based Prevent Coalition was awarded a $100,000 Opioid Prevention Grant from the Division of [...]
A Family’s Journey: Truman Elementary
Every day, the Family Community Resource Center at Truman Elementary in Vancouver Public Schools helps kids be healthy, happy, and hopeful in school by helping [...]
Evergreen middle schoolers learn nutritional cooking with free six week class
Evergreen Public Schools has partnered with the Clark County Food Bank and Student Nutrition and Cooking (SNAC), to offer a Cooking Matters class for students. [...]
Prescription drug take back event collects over 2,454 pounds of pills
Over 1,000 Clark and Skamania County residents dropped off their unused and unwanted medications with local law enforcement officers and volunteers on Saturday, April 29th. [...]
“Life-changing” youth development program has 60 openings
Last August Marissa Riddall and her two daughters, now age 6 and 1, were homeless. They were living in a tent when Marissa was referred [...]
Youth substance use rates decline as Prevent Coalition celebrates 10 years
Over the past 10 years, Clark County youth culture has changed. Alcohol use has decreased from 30% to 20% and cigarette use has gone from [...]
Evergreen students gain life skills at Whole Foods
Heritage High School (Evergreen Public Schools) Life Skills students from Brenda Knight and Aaron Black's class were invited by Evergreen Public Schools community partner Whole [...]
Washougal High School art teacher featured in Maryhill Museum exhibit
Evan Rumble, Washougal High School art teacher, was selected as a featured artist at the Maryhill Museum of Art “Teachers as Artists: Washington Arts Educators” [...]
Klickitat Teens host senior citizen’s prom
Klickitat school district Teens Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse (TADAA!) hosted a senior citizen’s prom on February 11, 2017. The theme was “A Night Under [...]
Program connects STEM professionals with volunteering opportunities
The Southwest Washington STEM Network is powered by nConnect, which recruits and mobilizes STEM professionals as volunteers in the STEM learning community. By maintaining and [...]
Mill A School District to offer Innovation Academy this fall
Mill A School District Superintendent Bob Rogers On February 21, 2017, Mill A School District received final approval from the Office of the [...]
Vancouver’s mobilization of resources earns national award
Taking outreach services on the road has earned Vancouver Public Schools a Magna Awards 2017 Grand Prize given by the National School Boards Association. The [...]
