Prevent Coalition hosts public forum on youth opioid use
The Prevent Coalition made youth opioid use the focus of its spring meeting, and hosted a free public forum on the topic on April 19, 2018. Community members and a panel of experts from public health, neuroscience, prevention, intervention and [...]
Diversity class creates positive change at Kelso High
“There’s stuff going on and we can’t ignore it,” said Zoe when asked why the diversity class she’s in at Kelso High School is important. Andrew Gragg, dean of students and facilitator of the class, agrees. He’s been troubled by [...]
Hough Elementary staff and students collaborate with ESD 112 for fun academic testing video
As students enter a season of state-mandated testing, Educational Service District 112 has released a catchy music video that takes some of the mystery out of the process. “Teacher’s got SBAC”—pronounced “S-BAC”—is a rap performed by staff and students at [...]
Clark County students head to world robotics competition
A robot named Atlas is taking some Clark County students to Houston, Texas this week. After winning the Pacific Northwest District FIRST Robotics Championship over spring break, Team Mean Machine emerged undefeated this year in district competition. Now the team, [...]
Governor Inslee visits ESD 112 to learn more about successful STEM Network
Governor Jay Inslee and his wife Trudy visited with school, business and community leaders to learn more about the Southwest Washington STEM Network, a transformative public-private initiative that brings K-12, higher education and business together to address Career Connected Learning. [...]
Kelso’s John Gummel named Washington High School Principal of the Year
In front of a school full of students and staff, Kelso High School Principal John Gummel was awarded the 2018 High School Principal of the Year by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). Gummel’s devotion to student achievement, making [...]
ESD 112 team receives prestigious state award
A trio from the Educational Service District 112 Communications Team has received the 2018 President’s Award from the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD), a network of all nine of the state’s ESDs. Lori Oberheide, Assistant Superintendent of Communications and [...]
Why affordable child care is so hard to find: Southwest Washington’s Child Care Crisis
On April 4, 2018 Senator Patty Murray visited ESD 112's Hough Early Learning Center to learn more about the parent perspective on the difficulty of finding quality, affordable child care. She's proposed a Child Care for Working Families Act to [...]
Senator Patty Murray visits Hough Early Learning Center to learn how the child care crisis is affecting families in Southwest Washington
As Senator Patty Murray entered the Hough Early Learning Center she was greeted with smiling preschoolers and a welcome sign speckled with the colorful handprints of the children enrolled there. This visit is one of many she’s making throughout Washington to [...]
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