Wednesday,  December 11 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
News / Clark County News

New schools in Clark County: ‘Warm and invited’

New La Center Middle School designed to embrace students, accommodate growth

By Meg Wochnick, Columbian staff writer
Published: September 26, 2021, 6:03am
success iconThis article is available exclusively to subscribers like you.
13 Photos
Seventh-grade students pause for the Pledge of Allegiance as they have their homeroom in the library, which is still being unpacked, at the new La Center Middle School. It's the first new school building in the district since the early 1990s.
Seventh-grade students pause for the Pledge of Allegiance as they have their homeroom in the library, which is still being unpacked, at the new La Center Middle School. It's the first new school building in the district since the early 1990s. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

LA CENTER — Lauri Landerholm jokes that leading up to the first day of classes in La Center earlier this month, she pegged herself a principal without a place.

That’s because contractors at the new La Center Middle School worked right up until the first day of school Sept.

Thank you for reading The Columbian.

Subscribe for only $99/year to get unlimited access.

Already a subscriber? Sign in right arrow icon

Support local journalism

Your tax-deductible donation to The Columbian’s Community Funded Journalism program will contribute to better local reporting on key issues, including homelessness, housing, transportation and the environment. Reporters will focus on narrative, investigative and data-driven storytelling.

Local journalism needs your help. It’s an essential part of a healthy community and a healthy democracy.

Community Funded Journalism logo
Loading...