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 [...]
Partners in education join forces against opioid epidemic
Gov’t entities urge #SafeUse, #SafeDisposal and #SafeStorage to deter opioid misuse among youth OLYMPIA, APRIL 19, 2017 — In 2015, an average 60 Washingtonians died [...]
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” [...]
Washougal class tracks classmate’s travels around the world
Washougal, WA -- It all begins with the question "Where in the World is Zylus Italiano?" From there it becomes a rich and very personal [...]
nPower Girls helps teachers get more girls interested in STEM subjects
Research shows that from middle school on, girls are much less likely to show an interest in studying STEM subjects than boys. Today, only 23% [...]
Eleven ESD 112 region schools receive state’s highest honor
Eleven schools in the ESD 112 region are 2016 Washington Achievement Award winners for 2016. Given by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, [...]
BEST program offers support for new teachers
One year ago, Hannah King of Beacon Hill Elementary in the Kelso School District was new to the profession and having a hard time managing [...]
Quest Academy provides extra support to Cowlitz County students
In late 2016, the long-awaited Quest Academy opened its doors to a handful of students in a newly renovated building in Longview. Several months later, [...]
Woodland Public Schools employee named ESD 112 Region Classified School Employee of the Year
A Woodland School District employee has been named 2017 Classified School Employee of the Year for the ESD 112 region. The award is given by [...]
STEM expands Hockinson kids’ academic, social skills
Ask second-grader Kieran what his favorite class is, and he won’t miss a beat: “STEM.” Ask him about his favorite STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics—project, [...]
Supreme Court case plaintiff visits Covington Middle School
Simon Tam is the bass player for, and the founder of, the Asian American dance rock band The Slants. Tam recently visited Covington Middle School [...]
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