Early Head Start and ECEAP parents build leadership and advocacy skills through Policy Council
When Ann and Dustin Miszczak first learned about the Early Head Start (EHS) program through ESD 112, their family was homeless and living with a friend because of a devastating house fire. They enrolled their 10-month-old daughter Calliope in Early [...]
Evergreen elementary students participate in building competition
Students at Evergreen Public Schools' Crestline Elementary School enjoyed participating in the Block Kids Building Competition sponsored by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) on Wednesday, January 25. The award-winning program introduces children to the construction industry in [...]
New band facility inspires Hockinson HS musicians
Hockinson High School’s new band room has only been fully operation for a couple of months, but band director Corey McEnry is already seeing big changes. “They’re not only practicing more—they’re practicing better,” he said. One reason is that the [...]
Clark County Skills Center becomes Cascadia Technical Academy
After performing an extensive communications audit with ESD 112 in the fall of 2015, the Clark County Skills Center decided it was time to refresh their brand. A broad constituent group concluded that the name of the 30-year-old regional [...]
CASEE students place first at annual forestry competition
In mid-December, high school students from Battle Ground Public Schools' Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education (CASEE) program placed first at a Future Farmers of America (FFA) forestry career development event (CDE) competition. Hosted by the Grays Harbor College [...]
Parents of Woodland Public Schools students can now track their student’s bus location in real-time
KWRL, the transportation cooperative serving Woodland Public Schools, is proud to introduce live Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking for the bus routes serving Woodland. Parents can now see the precise location of their student's bus in real-time using Skyward Family [...]
Battle Ground JROTC cadets partner with local restaurant to unite combat veterans with service dogs
Prairie High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadets sponsored a charity drive to highlight and support Northwest Battle Buddies (NWBB), a nonprofit that trains and pairs service dogs with combat veterans who are living with the effects of post-traumatic stress [...]
Kelso School Board president Patty Wood elected to the WA State Board of Education
Kelso School Board president Patty Wood has been elected to the Washington State Board of Education, ending her 13-year stretch on the Kelso School District Board. Wood was board president for four years, vice president for another four, and served [...]
Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students visited by knights
Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students were transported back to the Middle Ages with a fun and informative assembly by the Knights of Veritas on November 15. “Our new English and Language Arts program covers the Middle Ages in fourth grade and the [...]
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