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Evergreen schools missed past income checks

April 5, 2016, 7:31pm Clark County News

Paperwork for kids' subsidized meals catches auditor's eye Read story

Incoming WSU President Kirk Schulz is welcomes by faculty and students as he visits WSU Vancouver Monday April 4, 2016. Shultz is touring a branch campuses around the state.

New WSU president visits Vancouver campus

Incoming WSU President Kirk Schulz is welcomes by faculty and students as he visits WSU Vancouver Monday April 4, 2016. Shultz is touring a branch campuses around the state.

April 4, 2016, 12:08pm Latest News

Waving crimson flags, the VanCougs were out in full force to welcome Washington State University President-elect Kirk Schulz and his wife, Noel Schulz, Monday morning to the WSU Vancouver campus. Read story

Nicole Fry drops off her niece Rylee Yarra for the first day of teacher Nora Pettebone's morning kindergarten class in September 2007 at Daybreak School in Battle Ground. Beginning in fall 2016, all Battle Ground kindergarten students will be in full-day programs.

Sign-up is open for full-day B.G. kindergarten

Nicole Fry drops off her niece Rylee Yarra for the first day of teacher Nora Pettebone's morning kindergarten class in September 2007 at Daybreak School in Battle Ground. Beginning in fall 2016, all Battle Ground kindergarten students will be in full-day programs.

April 2, 2016, 4:52pm Community

District will offer the free program at all schools starting in fall Read story

Visitors enjoy tulips at Holland America Bulb Farm in Woodland in April 2012.

Five fun but frugal activities for families during spring break

Visitors enjoy tulips at Holland America Bulb Farm in Woodland in April 2012.

March 31, 2016, 5:36pm Clark County Life

Schools across Clark County and Southwest Washington will be on spring break April 4 through 8. Students in the Battle Ground, Camas, Evergreen, Green Mountain, La Center, Hockinson, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal and Woodland districts will enjoy a week's vacation from school. School resumes April 11. Read story

Battle Ground teachers, who had been without a contract since Sept. 1, wave banners last year in support of a fair contract.

Battle Ground school board OKs teacher contract

Battle Ground teachers, who had been without a contract since Sept. 1, wave banners last year in support of a fair contract.

March 28, 2016, 10:03pm Clark County News

BATTLE GROUND -- School board members at Battle Ground Public Schools approved the new teachers contract at their Monday night regular meeting. The school board's approval is the last step in approving the agreement. The new two-year contract is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2015. Read story

Juniors Cody Henderson, from left, Raoul Russ and Mitchell Russum work on circuitry for an ozone sensor Friday at Washington State University Vancouver.

WSU Vancouver students prepare weather balloon

Juniors Cody Henderson, from left, Raoul Russ and Mitchell Russum work on circuitry for an ozone sensor Friday at Washington State University Vancouver.

March 28, 2016, 9:52pm Latest News

Engineering and computer science students at Washington State University Vancouver have been hard at work designing and building a high-altitude weather balloon they plan to launch in less than three weeks. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School medical magnet student Makena Kerr discusses her recent trip to Peru with the humanitarian group, Faces Foundation, to observe surgeons performing cleft palate surgeries on children March 11 at Fort Vancouver High School.

Medical mission to Peru seals Vancouver student’s dream

Fort Vancouver High School medical magnet student Makena Kerr discusses her recent trip to Peru with the humanitarian group, Faces Foundation, to observe surgeons performing cleft palate surgeries on children March 11 at Fort Vancouver High School.

March 25, 2016, 10:01pm Clark County News

In a hospital in Chiclayo, Peru, a brother and sister being prepped for surgery were unsure what to expect. Both had been born with cleft palates and cleft lips. Read story

Mark Adams of Adams Interiors heat seals the chemical-resistant floor outside the chemical storage room in the new STEM Building on Thursday morning at Clark College.

Clark College’s STEM Building gets finishing touches

Mark Adams of Adams Interiors heat seals the chemical-resistant floor outside the chemical storage room in the new STEM Building on Thursday morning at Clark College.

March 24, 2016, 9:08pm Clark County News

Workers were bustling on the construction site of the new STEM Building at Clark College on Thursday morning as the facility nears completion. At 70,000 square feet, it is the largest building on Clark's main campus. It's as long as a football field and is three stories tall. The $40… Read story

Eighth-grader Sophia Pettis, right, on Friday sets up a 360-degree camera next to carpenter volunteer Mick Robins at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Students from iTech Preparatory Middle School are creating a virtual reality tour of Fort Vancouver.

Virtual reality gets real at Fort Vancouver

Eighth-grader Sophia Pettis, right, on Friday sets up a 360-degree camera next to carpenter volunteer Mick Robins at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Students from iTech Preparatory Middle School are creating a virtual reality tour of Fort Vancouver.

March 23, 2016, 6:08am Clark County News

Armed with the latest in digital technology, middle school students stood in the carpenter shop at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site documenting 19th-century technology. Read story

Teachers in Battle Ground ratify new contract

March 21, 2016, 8:18pm Clark County News

After 10 months of contract negotiations, Battle Ground teachers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a contract agreement between the teachers union and the school district at a general membership meeting Monday night at Chief Umtuch Middle School. Of the 450 members who voted, 97.5 percent voted to ratify the contract. Read story