July 8, 2023, 5:51am Community
Thanks to a state grant, a Ridgefield wetland will be preserved and restored by students over the next school year, becoming an integrated outdoor learning space for the View Ridge and Sunset Ridge campuses. A similar space at South Ridge Elementary will become a schoolyard/backyard habitat. Read story
July 8, 2023, 5:50am Community
High school senior Elizabeth Keller of Vancouver, a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy (which she attended on a full tuition scholarship), is the winner of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Medal for her senior writing portfolio. Read story
July 8, 2023, 5:50am Community
On June 16, Club Green Meadows hosted an event and fundraiser benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association. Read story
July 8, 2023, 5:49am Community
As part of Woodland’s Planters Day festivities, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries invited the public to take part in helping “plant” the community’s newest library with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 17. Read story
July 1, 2023, 5:53am Community Free
The Ridgefield High School Knowledge Bowl team proved to be fierce competitors, earning fourth place at the National Knowledge Bowl and narrowly missing the playoffs at the larger National Quiz Bowl. Read story
July 1, 2023, 5:50am Community Free
Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington has announced the winners of the third annual Students for Clean Water video contest. Clark County middle and high school students submitted more than 60 videos for the contest. Five $500 first-place prizes and five $100 honorable mention prizes were awarded to the following: Read story
July 1, 2023, 5:45am Community Free
Stephanie Marshall, a science teacher at Woodland High School, has received the Glenn and Jane Crosby Award for Excellence for the Northwest Region for 2023. The award recognizes her efforts as an extraordinary high school chemistry teacher, based on the quality of her teaching, her unusually effective teaching methods, and… Read story
July 1, 2023, 5:15am Community Free
The Taco Bell Foundation recently awarded Assistance League Southwest Washington a $15,000 grant. The money is designated to benefit the league’s Operation School Bell program, which supplies new clothing and literacy supplies to local schoolchildren. Read story
June 24, 2023, 5:55am Community
Volleyball player Lizzy Andrew, a junior at Ridgefield High School, is finishing an incredibly busy school year. In addition to finals exams and school projects, she was one of 20 athletes nationwide selected for the U.S. Volleyball Under 19 (U19) National Team. Read story
June 24, 2023, 5:54am Community
The Ridgefield Lions Club recently awarded a club-record $27,000 in scholarships to area students. Read story