Cape Students Create "New Years" Cards for Military Service Men and Women

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students created more than 150 beautiful handmade cards for Gorge-area residents serving overseas in the U.S. military. The Happy New Year cards will be sent in January as part of a gift package through the Gorge Heroes Club.

Washougal resident Margie Coursey coordinated the cardmaking project after she heard about the Gorge Heroes Club and its efforts. Coursey gathered donations from friends and purchased supplies, which she delivered to Cape Horn-Skye Principal Mary Lou Woody. Cape Horn-Skye staff worked with students to create the beautiful, individual cards.

Coursey said she was thrilled with the result. “It was really fun,” she said. “You wouldn’t believe how cute the cards are.”

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary staff and students regularly work with Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 122 on events throughout the year, such as canned food drives and essay contests.

“Our community really supports those who have served in the military,” said Principal Mary Lou Woody. “We have many military families and showing our support through partnerships such as this one is an important part of our community,” she said.

The Gorge Heroes Club is a non-profit based in Hood River, Ore. For more information on the Gorge Heroes Club, visit http://gorgeheroesclub.blogspot.com/

Cape Horn-Skye students create special message from home for Gorge area military personnel

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students created more than 150 beautiful handmade cards for Gorge-area residents serving overseas in the U.S. military. The Happy New Year cards will be sent in January as part of a gift package through the Gorge Heroes Club.

Washougal resident Margie Coursey coordinated the cardmaking project after she heard about the Gorge Heroes Club and its efforts. Coursey gathered donations from friends and purchased supplies, which she delivered to Cape Horn-Skye Principal Mary Lou Woody. Cape Horn-Skye staff worked with students to create the beautiful, individual cards.

Coursey said she was thrilled with the result. “It was really fun,” she said. “You wouldn’t believe how cute the cards are.”

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary staff and students regularly work with Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 122 on events throughout the year, such as canned food drives and essay contests.

“Our community really supports those who have served in the military,” said Principal Mary Lou Woody. “We have many military families and showing our support through partnerships such as this one is an important part of our community,” she said.

The Gorge Heroes Club is a non-profit based in Hood River, Ore. For more information on the Gorge Heroes Club, visit http://gorgeheroesclub.blogspot.com/

WHS Chamber Choir Boys perform "Straight No Chaser 12 Days" at the Choir Concert

Choir Concert 12-12-11 @ 7pm

We have had a very busy holiday season so far. The Chamber Choir and X-Tet performed at the
Grotto Christmas Festival of Lights on Nov. 30. The X-Tet has been caroling all over the local
area, including several Holiday Bazaars, private parties, and Tree Lighting Ceremonies.

WHS Choir has their Holiday 2011 performance on  Tuesday, December 12, 2011 at 7 PM in the Washburn Performing Arts Center.



All choir students were invited to attend the Washougal Tree Lighting on Friday Dec. 9, and we
led caroling with the crowd and performed some of our specialty songs.

The Chamber Choir will tour all Washougal Schools tomorrow to spread some happiness and
cheer. The X-Tet will continue it's caroling season, and wrap it up by singing downtown
Portland at the AMD/Dorenbecher Fundraiser on Monday Dec.19. The Sunshine Division is also
involved, and we have heard that the Mayor of Portland will be there as well. Yay, Washougal!
Thanks to the Stevens Family for setting that up for us.

Coming Up: Dec. 13 WHS Bands Concert
Dec.15 Blue Note Cafe (Holiday Edition!)

"Guys and Dolls" T-Shirts are on sale in the lobby...$20 each. Your purchase will help fund the
choir/band and drama departments here at WHS. Thank you!

Visit WHS Choirs, Bands, & Drama at
http://www.washburnpac.org

Stuff the Bus Raises 60,000 Pounds of Food for Local Charities

Camas Wins Stuff the Bus 2011
Washougal School District students from all schools raised around 20,000 pounds of food to support the East County Family Resource Center, part of Children's Home Society, here in Washougal. Camas School District students raised nearly 40,000 pounds of food, and won the competition between the two schools. Congratulations to the Camas students, but the real winners are the local families in need! Thank you to all the generous students, families, and staff who helped make this year's Stuff the Bus event a success. �

More about Stuff the Bus
For the last three years, Washougal High School has joined Camas High School in a friendly rivalry to see which school can gather the most food and toys for needy families on one day. The East County Family Resource Center of Children's Home Society, Camas Treasure House and other charities that provide food and household supplies to needy families joyfully accepted over 70,000 pounds of goods donated by our communities last December.�

Update: No Early Release for K-5 Schools Today Due to Lock-down

The Washougal School District has had four schools in lockdown since 8:30 a.m. this morning. Hathaway Elementary, Gause Elementary, Washougal High School, and Excelsior High School are all in lockdown and will remain in lockdown until the school district is notified by the authorities that it is safe to release students and staff. We will not be releasing students, even to parents at the regular early release time today, but will be holding them until the lockdown is lifted. The school buses will not be running until the lockdown is lifted. This will affect all schools in the district, including students attending Jemtegaard Middle School, Cape Horn-Skye Elementary and Canyon Creek Middle School. We recognize that this will create a hardship for parents who have been concerned about the safety of their children today. Our highest priority at this time is to assure that we protect our students and staff and we ask that parents remain at home, and out of the areas that the police have secured.

Some Gause Elementary students were still on school buses when the lockdown went into effect this morning. They were transported to the bus garage. Parents whose children are at the bus garage may pick up their child but must have a photo ID and must have filled out the registration card on file at the school. The bus numbers that were routed back to the bus garage are Gause buses: 10, 19, 14, 47, 23, & 25. The bus garage is located at 995 E Street.

Children attending Cape Skye-Horn Elementary, Canyon Creek Middle School, and Jemtegaard Middle School will be held at school if they are transported by school bus. The school buses will not be running to any school until the lockdown is lifted. Parents may pick their children up at Jemtegaard Middle School, Cape Horn-Skye and at Canyon Creek Middle School but the authorities are asking that citizens stay off of the roads that are located in the central area of Washougal.

All students and staff are safe. There have been no incidents at any district school. Please contact our Central Office if you have questions at 954-3000. �

Rotary Scholar of the Month for November: Jared Anderson

Congratulations to Jared Anderson, the Camas Washougal Rotary Scholar of the Month for November 2011.  Jared is a sophomore at Washougal High School with a 3.929 GPA taking advanced placement and pre-calculus classes.  His Spanish teacher Rochelle Aiton says, "Jared is both a gifted student and musician" and "he is the Vice-President of the Spanish Club."  Kelly Ritter, his Band Teacher, says "Jared is a trombone player in Jazz Band I, Pep Band, and Wind Ensemble" and that Jared is "highly committed, a great student leader" and has a positive attitude, always willing to help in class.  AP Biology Teacher Linda Miller says "Jared has a great work ethic" and is "keeping on top of his work and is a delight to have in class."  Jared is the son of Narren and Clarise Anderson of Washougal.  Congratulations Jared!

WHS X-Tet Performs at the Grotto Festival of Lights

Members of the Washougal High School X-Tet and Chamer Choirs performed on November 30th at the Grotto Festival of Lights in Portland.  Audio recordings from the performance are available on YouTube.

Click the links below to listen to the songs performed by the wonderfully talented WHS X-Tet and Chamber Choir groups!

Carol of the Russian Children

Still, Still, Still - Norman Luboff

What Sweeter Music - John Rutter