Six employees were selected for the January 2015 recognition. They were honored at the Jan. 27 school board meeting. Pictured from left to right are: Stephanie Kennedy, teacher, Minnehaha and Lake Shore elementary schools Stephanie Jakubek, counselor, [...]
At the beginning of every chess game, Skyview High School senior Samir Sen tells his opponents two things: “Good luck” and “have fun." Fun is about the most that they can hope for when they [...]
When yesterday’s innovation is old news today, “Break things faster” is a good mantra. It’s the rallying cry at the Portland, Oregon–based OntheGo Platforms. The tech startup has created an interface that allows single 2D [...]
Pictured above, from left: Kimberly Claassen, Emily Liu, Donald William Higgins, Eva Stoumbos, Lauren Clark, Brent Hall, Jason Anderson, Dave Chartrey, Spencer Reid-Rice, Mason McCloud, Philip Denton, David Conditt and James O'Banion. Not pictured: Halie [...]
Earlier this month, fall state championships began around the state. Vancouver Public Schools athletes represented their schools in the following sports: 3A cross-country The state meet was held Nov. 8, 2014, at Sun Willows Golf [...]
Seniors from around the district recently were recognized as part of the two prestigious scholarship programs. National Merit semifinalists included Jason Anderson (pictured above on right), Columbia River High School, and Samir Sen, Skyview High [...]
How do you measure success? Co-teachers Zach Tautfest and Emily Corak combine their teaching talents for geometry (Zach) and English Language Learners (Emily). This is the first year of the successful program that solves vocabulary [...]
Columbia River, Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay and Skyview high schools, in addition to Vancouver iTech Preparatory, each received a $7,000 donation from the truck manufacturer to further science, technology, engineering and math education and career [...]
Original source: The Columbian, Oct. 30, 2014, and KPTV, Nov. 10, 2014 The Skyview football team showed its true winning spirit, but not through numbers on the board. The Columbian recently showcased an inspirational story about the Oman brothers, [...]
Four employees were selected for the February 2014 recognition. They were honored at the Feb. 25 school board meeting. Pictured left to right are: • Lou Braafladt, security supervisor, safety and security office • Zach [...]
