Use Your Voice event prepares next generation of leaders
On December 8, Teens for Tomorrow facilitated the annual Use Your Voice student-led training event at Excelsior High School to empower and educate the next generation of leaders and change-makers. Use Your Voice youth trainings prepare student leaders to participate [...]
Nominations open for Regional Teacher of the Year and Classified School Employee of the Year
Educational Service District 112 is currently accepting nominations for the Teacher of the Year and Classified School Employee of the Year. These annual awards honor an outstanding teacher and classified school employee from Southwest Washington. Recipients of these regional awards [...]
Hockinson High School Band Students Perform at Memorial Sites in Honolulu on Pearl Harbor Day
In early December, nearly 100 students from Hockinson High School performed at the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Pearl Harbor Day. The student musicians traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to perform as the only non-military band to take part in National Pearl [...]
1-2-3 Grow and Learn Program prepares young learners for success at school
At 1-2-3 Grow and Learn playgroups, an ESD 112 early learning program, families of children ages 0-5 interact and observe as their kids gain important early childhood development skills. The program prepares children for kindergarten by encouraging social-emotional learning and [...]
Local CTE teacher Margaret Rice earns YouScience Innovative Educator Award
In recognition of her exceptional contributions in guiding and inspiring students, Margaret Rice of Washougal School District is one of two educators nationwide to earn the YouScience Innovative Educator Award this year. Rice serves as the Career & Technical Education [...]
Washington school leaders advocate for adequate and equitable funding at ESD 112 Legislative Forum
Sharing stories of hope and discussing unmet funding needs were the focus of the November 27, 2023, ESD 112 Legislative Forum. The forum, convened virtually for the fourth year in a row, garnered the attendance of 11 legislators and one [...]
Students qualify for North County Honor Band, earning county-wide recognition
Approximately 150 student musicians across Clark County have been selected to participate in the ninth annual North County Honor Band this year. The North County Honor Band performance will be held on February 3, 2024 at 6 p.m. at [...]
Spero Center takes flight in new facility
In September, Spero Center welcomed students back to a fresh, new facility on the ESD 112 campus. An existing office space was converted into a welcoming environment where students could learn, socialize, and participate in group or individual activities and [...]
Drug take-back event in Southwest Washington collects 1,504 pounds of unused medications and syringes
More than 413 residents in Clark and Klickitat counties safely dropped off a total of 1,504 pounds of unused medications and syringes during a multi-site drug take-back event on Saturday, October 28. The medication disposal event was held at six [...]
