Students from Trout Lake and Cedar Tree Advance to State ‘Poetry Out Loud’ Competition
Mila Fuentes of Trout Lake School and Isaac Lu of Cedar Tree Classical Christian School were the top two finishers of the Southwest Washington Regional Poetry Out Loud competition. Students from nine schools read two poems each at the [...]
nPower Girls Program Featured in the Connected Science Learning Journal
nPower Girls, a program of ESD 112, is empowering female students in STEM through teacher development and community connections. The program is the subject of a newly published article in the national publication “Connected Science Learning Journal.” The journal, a publication [...]
Youth teaching youth to use their voice
Participants shared their poster making skills with the group At the third annual Use Your Voice youth advocacy training, roughly 45 students from Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat counties learned how to share their opinions and ideas with legislators and other [...]
Students: Meet Your Future Career!
The Southwest Washington STEM Network, in partnership with the school districts and local businesses, has taken bold steps to meet the demand of local skilled workers. The Network’s Worksite Learning internship program matches high school students with job training in [...]
Woodland’s sixth graders become sales managers and CEOs for a day at Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown
Woodland Middle School’s sixth graders worked as customer service representatives, store managers, and even CEOs when they attended JA BizTown, a culminating day-long visit to a simulated town developed by the Junior Achievement program. Robin Uhlenkott teaches financial literacy to [...]
School garden brings science, community to life in Hockinson
The folk tale “Stone Soup” starts with a cooking pot that contains nothing more than water and a stone. As passersby add ingredients, it evolves into a tasty soup the entire village enjoys sharing. Over the past few years, Hockinson [...]
Woodland’s TEAM High School lets students take charge of their futures
Luke Cook will graduate from TEAM High School, Woodland Public Schools’ alternative high school, later in December in order to pursue his dream of working in law enforcement. TEAM offers Woodland’s students a path to earning a high school diploma [...]
Stevenson-Carson School District introduces The Locker
Stevenson-Carson School District has a new resource for their students--just in time for the winter season. “We believe every student deserves a full belly, needed school supplies, warm clothes, and items needed for personal hygiene,” says Superintendent Karen Douglass. “Students’ [...]
Battle Ground schools’ technical innovation earns props from Google
Google is calling attention to how Battle Ground Public Schools' teachers (BGPS) use technology in the classroom. The school district has become the fourth in the Pacific Northwest region to earn the distinction: Google for Education Reference District. Reference Districts [...]
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