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Clark College student Hallie Tibbit, right, welds a bar to the bottom of a metal boat as River Fortier, center, watches during an Advanced TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding class at Clark College. The boat, the students' final project, will be put to the test at Lacamas Lake in less than three weeks, a rite of passage for those graduating from the program, a symbolic send-off to their next adventure.

Ridgefield Golden Grads’ scholarship will be for students interested in Clark College trades programs

March 22, 2024, 6:06am Business

A group of Ridgefield High School alumni — the Ridgefield Golden Grads — are looking to help graduates interested in trades programs at Clark College. Read story

VSAA, Hudson’s Bay High School students walk out to protest Vancouver Public Schools budget cuts

March 22, 2024, 5:56am Clark County News

Students at Vancouver School for Arts and Academics and Hudson’s Bay High School staged walkouts Thursday morning to protest Vancouver Public Schools’ $35 million budget cuts. Read story

Evergreen High School sophomore Rue Rollins, 16, from left, helps build a ramp Thursday morning under the helpful eye on Trillium Allison of The Home Depot while joined by classmates Domonick Good, 15, and Juan Abundiz Piz, 14. The volunteers helped students with their building skills in hopes of encouraging them to pursue trade careers.

Evergreen students get some constructive advice from the Home Depot Foundation volunteers

March 21, 2024, 3:32pm Clark County News

Evergreen High School’s track and field team will soon get new equipment, built by students in the school’s Geometry in Construction program — with help of volunteers from the Home Depot Foundation. Read story

Governor signs ‘Walking Start to Running Start’ bill

March 21, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee signed Sen. Brad Hawkins' bill to expand the Running Start program on Monday. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School students wave signs and chant outside Vancouver Public Schools headquarters on Tuesday during a walk-out to protest the district’s cuts to 262 staff positions next year.

Fort Vancouver students walk out of class to protest district staff reductions

March 19, 2024, 3:28pm Clark County News

Hundreds of Fort Vancouver High School students walked out of class late Tuesday morning, protesting district staffing cuts they say will disproportionately impact their school next year. Read story

Evergreen Public Schools’ leaders got $31K in extra pay during strike while bargaining with teachers union

Striking educators keep in step as Evergreen Public Schools entered its fourth day in September 2023.

March 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The four members of Evergreen Public Schools’ district bargaining team received a combined $31,100 in supplemental pay for their work in the final stretch of contract negotiations with the Evergreen Education Association last summer, according to district documents. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools approves $35M in cuts despite community pleas

Vancouver Public Schools board members talk in front of a packed room Tuesday, March 12, 2024, during a Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership. During the meeting, the VPS board unanimously approved $35 million in budget cuts for the district.

Vancouver Public Schools’ board of directors unanimously approved $35 million in budget reductions at Tuesday night’s meeting — despite a strong turnout from community members asking the district to find other solutions. Read story