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Vision and Mission

Vision:
Together, entrusted with and accountable for the success of each student.

Mission:
Creating a supportive and welcoming environment for student success, our schools and community will collaborate to ensure all students become self- reliant, well-rounded, and productive citizens through a broad range of opportunities.

Our Goals are to assure that:
Each student will develop a strong academic foundation that includes the arts, health, technology, and second language skills.

Each student will develop the ability to use time effectively, think critically, work cooperatively, and utilize a variety of skills to solve real world problems.

Each student will develop civic and cultural understanding, an appreciation of diversity, and an ability to engage in civil discourse within a democratic society.

Each student will develop an understanding of life-long fitness and the skills needed to make healthy choices.

Each student will develop effective written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and communicating to a variety of audiences, and demonstrate positive and appropriate social interaction.

Each student will leave high school ready to assume adult responsibilities, manage resources, successfully apply for opportunities, live independently, collaborate as a member of a team, and commit to hard work.

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• Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Shares Data, Collects Feedback from Community (posted 4-18-2014)
  Members of the Washougal School District's Long Range Facilities Planning Committee met with community members and staff to share the results of their 6 months study of the facilities, and to gather community insights into the needs and concerns that parents, community members, and staff have about Washougal's Schools. The Long Range Facilities Planning Committee will use input received at this meeting to create a recommendation to the superintendent about future planning for Washougal's schools. The superintendent will review this input, and create a proposal to the Washougal School Board in June. Click here to review the information collected by the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee during their 6 month study of Washougal's facilities, please click here.
  
  
• Rotary Scholar of the Month for April: Dakota Payne (posted 4-11-2014)
  Dakota Payne was selected as the the Camas Washougal Rotary Scholar of the Month for April 2014. Dakota is a sophomore at Washougal High School and has a GPA of 3.62. Barbara Samojedny, WHS Family and Consumer Science teacher, says that "I had Dakota in Food and You. He was amazing! He is one of those kids who always does the 'Right Thing.' He would stick up for kids and put other in their place if they needed it! He was always pleasant and professional in his classroom behavior. He is a great role model." Rachel Webb, WHS Health and Fitness teacher, adds that "Dakota is a kind and polite young man to his peers and staff, and is always willing to do whatever it takes to go the extra mile. I am so proud of him." To read more, please visit our Student Success Blog.
  
  
• WHS 100th Commencement Celebration April 24, 2014 from 5 to 8 PM (posted 4-8-2014)
  Please join the Washougal Old Timers and the Washougal School District as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first graduating class of WHS. To help commemorate the occasion, all former Washougal students and staff from the far and near past are being invited to share their favorite memories via a survey. To share a favorite story or that of a loved one no longer with us, people use this link.
  
  Hard copies of the survey forms are available at Washougal High School and at the Washougal School District office at 4855 Evergreen Way, Washougal. These memories will be gathered into a document to serve as a lasting historic record for the community and school. The deadline is Friday, April 18, 2014 for contributions to be included.
  
  “We have a very enthusiastic and loyal group of alumni,” said Pam Clark, Washougal Old Timers organizer. “This survey will help capture their history and preserve the stories for generations to come.” Clark, WHS Class of 1964, manages a large data base of WHS alumni and helps organize a cruise in car show & potluck picnic each summer.
  
  Plans are also being made to bring the community, alumni and current students together for a celebration on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Washougal High School from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. There will be displays of Washougal High School memorabilia such as yearbooks, uniforms, programs and letterman jackets, a photo slide show and remarks from past grads. “This event will be a great way to celebrate the achievements of our grads and our school,” Tarzian said.
  
  
• A Message from Superintendent Tarizan about the Recent Post-Record Article (posted 3-27-2014)
  I am writing in response to the March 25, 2014 article titled “District clarifies boundaries between students, staff”. We appreciate the work done by the Camas-Washougal Post-Record to keep the community informed of work being done in the school district. The Washougal School District has been engaged in a major update of every school board policy, bringing all 298 of them into compliance with new laws, legal guidance, and renumbering them to match those in use in other districts. We are working with the Washington State School Director's Association (WSSDA) to review all policies, and our Board of Directors is adopting policies as recommended by WSSDA.
  
  The Post-Record article this week about policy 5253 regarding appropriate staff/student boundaries indicates that it is unacceptable to allow a student to confide any sort of personal struggle to a staff member. This is not what is found in the policy. The policy states that staff may hear concerns such as family problems and/or relationships confided by a student who initiates the communication with a staff member. It goes on to state that the staff member is expected to communicate with a counselor or member of the counseling staff to seek help for the student with the personal issues that are going on. As Superintendent, it is extremely important to me that our students know that they can bring their problems to any staff member they trust and depend on, and that the staff member knows what they need to do to help the student get the help and support that they need.
  
  This same policy has been adopted by several of our neighboring school districts, including Camas, Evergreen, and Vancouver. It is intended to balance the need for staff and students to work in a caring and supportive environment, and to still have clear rules about what constitutes a boundary invasion. Providing these clear rules help teachers maintain healthy, trusting relationships with students in ways that support the needs of students, but do not jeopardize the teacher’s reputation by creating the appearance of impropriety.
  
  I believe that teachers and staff work in very difficult times. Horrible breaches of appropriate boundaries are covered by the media regularly. At the same time, so many students are in need of the attention and support of educators as they deal with serious personal problems that keep them from being able to learn at school.
  
  Patrons who have questions about any board policy are welcome to visit our website, where copies of all board adopted policies may be found. If patrons have questions after reviewing the policies, district staff would welcome the opportunity to explain the rules the district has adopted.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  Dawn Tarzian
  Superintendent
  
  
• Gause Students Collect Food For Weekend Backpack Program (posted 3-25-2014)
  When Julie Bristol, Gause Elementary School Social Worker, told students that her only birthday wish was for enough food donations to last the Weekend Backpack Program for the rest of the school year, she got her wish and then some! “The goal was to bring in 2,400 food and personal items,” Bristol said. “The students and families exceeded that goal and brought in more than 4,200!”
  
  The Weekend Backpack Program sends food home with students who may not have enough food to eat through the weekend. “The goal of the Weekend Backpack Program is to make sure students do not go hungry and to help them come prepared to learn on Monday morning,” said Bristol. The program helps families Gause Elementary, Hathaway Elementary, Washougal and Excelsior High Schools. The program is in coordination with Children's Home Society, and also receives items from Stuff the Bus donations. To read more, please visit our Student Success Blog.
  

• Videos Highlighting Instructional Program in Washougal (posted 1-27-2013)
  The Washougal School District has produced two videos to help inform patrons about the amazing work going on in Washougal's schools. They are based on the work in the Washougal Commitment, a document that states our mission and vision, which were created through the year long community visioning process.
  
  

  Click here to watch a video showcasing the great work our students and staff are doing.		Click here to look at how our students are using powerful, 21st Century learning tools in their classrooms.

  
  
• Click here to read archived news stories that were previously featured on this page
  
  
  
  

  Non-Discrimination Policy

  Washougal School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

  Title IX Officer: Allan Fleck
  4855 Evergreen Way
  Washougal, WA  98671  
  (360) 954-3021

  ADA Coordinator: Allan Fleck
  4855 Evergreen Way
  Washougal, WA  98671  
  (360) 954-3021

  Section 504 coordinator: Allan Fleck
  4855 Evergreen Way
  Washougal, WA  98671  
  (360) 954-3021