Union High School CSO Jamal McKenzie receives state award for safety
Shane Gardner (left), Manager of School Safety and Security, congratulates Jamal McKenzie (right) on being chosen Security Officer of the Year from among 3,000 [...]
Educators, community partners provide valuable training at 2018 Safety Summit
More than 450 educators and community partners attended the 2018 Annual Safety Summit, sponsored by the Clark County Safe Schools Task Force. Attendees represented 13 school [...]
ESD-U kicks off classes this summer to train and certify teachers in shortage areas
July 16, 2018 marked the beginning of classes for ESD-U’s first cohort; teachers and future educators dedicated four weeks of their summer to attending classes [...]
Teachers receive free professional learning during STEM-tastic Summer Symposium
Teachers experiment with whirly-gigs and then build this simple activity into an integrated STEM unit on transportation. For three learning-packed days in August, [...]
nPower Girls STEM program changes name to reflect expanded focus
nPower Teachers hear from Tetra Pak in Vancouver about how they utilize air scrubbers to prevent pollutants from entering the air around their plant. [...]
VPS Superintendent Webb receives national award for communications
Dr. Steve Webb, superintendent of Vancouver Public Schools, received the 2018 Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award. The award, given by the National School [...]
Woodland teacher named ESD 112 Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Miller, a family and consumer science teacher at Woodland High School, has been named ESD 112’s 2019 Regional Teacher of the Year. Kimberly [...]
Prevent Coalition, in collaboration with nine partnering coalitions, recognizes volunteers for prevention efforts
Mayor McEnerny-Ogle of Vancouver, Mayor Coston of Washougal and Vancouver Councilmember Stober were among those recognized for their support More than 65 community [...]
1-2-3 Grow & Learn program and Washougal community groups team up to deliver early learning
The 1-2-3 Grow and Learn Program at Hathaway Elementary School in Washougal has come to a close for the 2017-18 school year. The program is sponsored by [...]
Manufacturing jobs event presents high school seniors with career options
As the school year comes to a close, many seniors—especially those who aren’t planning on attending college—are grappling with that all-consuming question: what now? “A [...]
Ergonomics: Three Tips for Using a Mouse
Consider the following when using your computer mouse. Location It should be located as close as possible to you and the keyboard, preferably at or [...]
Spectator safety
Whether they are inside a gymnasium or outside at your football stadium or baseball field, bleachers are subject to wear, weathering, corrosion, abuse and metal [...]
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