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Parents get taste of homework in Washougal class

Partnership between school district and Clark College expands reach of English language learning

By Adam Littman, Columbian Staff Writer
Published: October 26, 2017, 6:00am
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Clarita Manrique, from left, originally from Colombia, Ali Alquraisha, a volunteer originally from Kuwait, and Fidelina Ayala, originally from Mexico, work through exercises in an English class offered at Hathaway Elementary School through a partnership between the Washougal School District and Clark College.
Clarita Manrique, from left, originally from Colombia, Ali Alquraisha, a volunteer originally from Kuwait, and Fidelina Ayala, originally from Mexico, work through exercises in an English class offered at Hathaway Elementary School through a partnership between the Washougal School District and Clark College. Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian Photo Gallery

WASHOUGAL — Bibiana Picho-Garcia has a new person to commiserate with this school year while doing homework: her mother.

“She always asks me if this is what I go through at school,” said Picho-Garcia, 16, a Washougal High School junior. “I’m like, ‘Yes, you finally understand me.’ ”

Picho-Garcia also helps her mother, Esmeralda Garcia-Marquez, with homework on occasion, specifically on some translation issues.

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