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Columbian Education Reporter

Wheelock to lead schools nonprofit

April 26, 2016, 8:29pm Clark County News

Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools makes pick Read story

Skyview High School (Susan Parrish/The Columbian)

Vancouver schools’ email system hacked by student

Skyview High School (Susan Parrish/The Columbian)

April 22, 2016, 12:19pm Clark County News

A Skyview High School student has been expelled for hacking into the district’s email system and using it to send more than a quarter of a million messages to district addresses. Read story

Vocalists Tomoko Parsons, from left, Maki Polley, Saichko Mizunoya and Yukiko Vossen sing the "Song of Spring" at Clark College's annual Sakura Festival on Thursday.

Clark College celebrates Sakura Festival

Vocalists Tomoko Parsons, from left, Maki Polley, Saichko Mizunoya and Yukiko Vossen sing the "Song of Spring" at Clark College's annual Sakura Festival on Thursday.

April 21, 2016, 7:59pm Clark County News

Under fading pink cherry blossoms and a vivid blue sky, Clark College celebrated its 11th Sakura Festival on Thursday afternoon. Although the cherry blossoms were in full bloom two weeks ago, some stubborn blossoms still clung to the 100 cherry trees despite record-setting warm weather this week. Read story

VSAA junior Benjamin Kuppler, 17, joins classmates in weeding a lilac bed on Wednesday morning at Silver Buckle Horse Ranch in Brush Prairie. The volunteer project was part of the school's annual Day of Caring.

VSAA students volunteer on Day of Caring

VSAA junior Benjamin Kuppler, 17, joins classmates in weeding a lilac bed on Wednesday morning at Silver Buckle Horse Ranch in Brush Prairie. The volunteer project was part of the school's annual Day of Caring.

April 20, 2016, 8:46pm Clark County News

BRUSH PRAIRIE -- The artistic students of Vancouver School of Arts and Academics have painted masterpieces before, but Wednesday morning they picked up paint brushes and rollers for a different reason: painting two new horse shelters at Silver Buckle Ranch. Read story

Eighth-grader Sophia Pettis, right, sets up a 360-degree camera next to carpenter shop volunteer John Miller on March 18 at Fort Vancouver. Students from Vancouver iTech Preparatory Middle School created a 360-degree virtual tour of the fort. Vancouver iTech Preparatory is one of seven schools to receive the state's Innovative Schools designation for 2016.

Vancouver iTech Preparatory receives Innovative Schools honor for 2016

Eighth-grader Sophia Pettis, right, sets up a 360-degree camera next to carpenter shop volunteer John Miller on March 18 at Fort Vancouver. Students from Vancouver iTech Preparatory Middle School created a 360-degree virtual tour of the fort. Vancouver iTech Preparatory is one of seven schools to receive the state's Innovative Schools designation for 2016.

April 20, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Vancouver iTech Preparatory is among seven schools to receive the state's Innovative Schools designation for 2016. Read story

NW NOGGIN volunteer Angela Gonzalez, a neuroscience student at WSU Vancouver,  talks with Noah Tukhashvili, a Skyview High School biology student, about the parts of a sheep brain at Skyview in April 2015. Gonzalez is part of a NW NOGGIN team traveling to the nation's capital to discuss how the group develops K-12 students' enthusiasm for brain science.

Brains, artwork merge for trip to D.C.

NW NOGGIN volunteer Angela Gonzalez, a neuroscience student at WSU Vancouver,  talks with Noah Tukhashvili, a Skyview High School biology student, about the parts of a sheep brain at Skyview in April 2015. Gonzalez is part of a NW NOGGIN team traveling to the nation's capital to discuss how the group develops K-12 students' enthusiasm for brain science.

April 17, 2016, 4:58pm Clark County Health

A neuroscience outreach group that brings human brains and art into K-12 classrooms is taking its show to the nation's capital later this month. Read story

Clark College student Nick Ashitey-Kendrich looks over the men's section at the Career Clothing Closet. The program provides students with job-interview and career clothing at no cost.

Clark College collects career clothing to outfit students for the job search

Clark College student Nick Ashitey-Kendrich looks over the men's section at the Career Clothing Closet. The program provides students with job-interview and career clothing at no cost.

April 13, 2016, 6:08am Clark County Business

When Clark College students meet with employers at the college's career fair, they will have been coached on developing a résumé, cover letter and interview skills. But many students won't have professional clothing to wear for a job interview. Read story

Microbiologist Roberto Anitori prepares to enter an ice cave on Mount Hood to collect soil samples for his research regarding extremophiles, organisms that have adapted to extreme conditions. Anitori teaches at Clark College.

On the hunt for extremophiles

Microbiologist Roberto Anitori prepares to enter an ice cave on Mount Hood to collect soil samples for his research regarding extremophiles, organisms that have adapted to extreme conditions. Anitori teaches at Clark College.

April 11, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

Clark College instructor's study of tiny organisms that can live in extreme environments could open up study of whole new worlds Read story

Wearing red, white and blue star-spangled earrings and an embroidered Boeing badge, Janice Rickard, 92, speaks from her Vancouver home on Tuesday about working as a Rosie the Riveter for Boeing during World War II.

Vancouver woman was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII

Wearing red, white and blue star-spangled earrings and an embroidered Boeing badge, Janice Rickard, 92, speaks from her Vancouver home on Tuesday about working as a Rosie the Riveter for Boeing during World War II.

April 9, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

Vancouver woman, 92, reflects on WWII work for Boeing in Seattle Read story

Zoe Chan, 7, adds a donated book to the Clark Avenue Little Free Library. Creating the little library was Zoe's idea.

7-year-old serves as inspiration for Little Free Library on Clark Avenue

Zoe Chan, 7, adds a donated book to the Clark Avenue Little Free Library. Creating the little library was Zoe's idea.

April 6, 2016, 6:08am Clark County Life

Standing on Clark Avenue with her family and neighbors, Zoe Chan cradled the Nancy Drew book that was the seed of a brilliant idea: The Clark Avenue Little Free Library. Read story