The Woodland Works Job Fair will bring together nearly 50 area companies looking to hire new employees for a free one-day event for job-seekers looking for both part- and full-time careers on Thursday, October 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodland High School located at 1500 Dike Access Road, Woodland WA 98674.. There are no admission costs of any kind for... READ MORE >

Students at Woodland High School learned the dangers of distracted driving and how they could help prevent fatal accidents for both themselves and others during a special presentation by Joel Feldman, the co-founder of End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org) whose 21-year-old daughter was killed by a distracted driver while crossing the street in 2009. Feldman started... READ MORE >

More than 600 students from Woodland, Kalama, La Center, and other local school districts received free backpacks filled with school supplies at Woodland Public Schools’ third annual Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Catherine Pulliam, a counselor at Woodland High School, organized this year’s Back to School Bash by lining up donors and volunteers... READ MORE >

Career-Life-College: Preparing students to succeed in life after school At Woodland Public Schools’ annual kick-off staff meeting, Superintendent Michael Green announced a new district-wide initiative designed to prepare students for life after high school, Career-Life-College. “Traditionally, the goal for school districts was for students to earn a high school... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools helps parents and students prepare for the start of the new school year on Tuesday, August 27 With the first day of school rapidly approaching on Tuesday, August 27, Woodland Public Schools offers the following resources and tips for parents and students to get a jump start on preparing for the new school year. All School... READ MORE >

Woodland Middle School was selected to receive a State Recognized School Award from the Washington State Board of Education (SBE), Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) during the inaugural year of the state’s new recognition system. Woodland Middle School... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools’ two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM, the district’s alternative high school, celebrated their 2019 graduates during commencement ceremonies on Friday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 5, respectively. TEAM High School Commencement TEAM High School's Class of 2019 had 31 graduates. TEAM High School recognized 31 graduates during a... READ MORE >

Woodland High School's Class of 2019 Graduation Festivities kick off tomorrow Friday, June 7 with graduates participating in a Graduate Parade through all of the districts' schools where each school's student body and staff will cheer on the graduates as they walk through wearing their caps and gowns. Due to weather forecasts predicting thunderstorms, the... READ MORE >

Drama students at Woodland Middle School performed the school’s first play in more than five years in May, ‘Big Bad,’ a courtroom drama depicting the trial of The Big Bad Wolf, a character in many fairytales, with characters from other stories providing witness testimony. The play involved a cast of sixth through eighth graders directed by Ronda Oathes who teaches... READ MORE >

Looking for a great family dinner with live music this weekend? Come to the 22nd Annual Hot Chili / Cool Jazz Concert at Woodland High School this Friday, May 31, 2019 at 6 p.m. Three musical acts will entertain attendees while a chili feed dinner is served: the Woodland Intermediate School Honor Choir, the Woodland High School Jazz Choir and the Woodland High... READ MORE >

*ALL students who plan to ride the bus next year must register even if they currently ride the bus.* Will your student(s) be riding the bus in the 2019-2020 school year? If so, then we need you to register your student(s) as soon as possible! KWRL is introducing new features that will offer better transparency and an easier user experience for parents and... READ MORE >

Woodland High School’s SkillsUSA team members dedicate themselves to honing their areas of expertise, and this dedication certainly shows as four students brought home six medals from the 2019 State Conference held in Yakima. In addition, organizers selected Kimberly Miller, a Woodland High School teacher who also serves as the team’s adviser, as the SkillsUSA... READ MORE >

Cascadia Technical Academy selected three Woodland High School graduates to receive accolades for their exemplary work in their respective areas of focus while taking part in the Running Start program: Katherine Paloutzian received the 2018-2019 $2,000 GAC Scholarship for Applied Medical Sciences. Kyle Mouat received the 2018-2019 $1,000 GAC Scholarship... READ MORE >

Art Fest 2019 is May 20-23! Art Fest starts next week on Monday, May 20 and runs through Thursday, May 23 featuring more than 1,000 pieces of art from all grade levels Kindergarten through 12th on display in the auxiliary gym at Woodland High School. Gallery HoursMonday-Wednesday: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Art Fest 2019 Closing EventFollowing... READ MORE >

Horticulture students at Woodland Middle School learn how to research plant growing requirements; develop their own natural herbicides and pesticides; practice proper seed germination; cultivate soil to ensure healthy plant growth and much more from Joe Bosch, a science and math teacher who has a green thumb in and out of the classroom. Bosch enjoys inspiring... READ MORE >

Woodland High School’s Drama Club proudly presents “She Kills Monsters,” highly-acclaimed by The New York Times and a 2013 AATE Distinguished Play Award Winner. Set in the 1990s, Agnes and Tilly Evans are sisters in high school together (Agnes is a senior and Tilly is a freshman) and they get along about as well as two bickering sisters can until Tilly is killed... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools’ Partners in Transition (PIT) students learn how to live and work in the adult world by learning from industry professionals, working in local businesses and taking part in adult experiences. Recently, students attended the Night to Shine dance and learned about aerodynamics and the theories of flight. Each year, D’Ann Horrocks, the... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools along with Kalama, Ridgefield and La Center School Districts joined KWRL to throw a special KWRL Appreciation Luncheon to honor our dedicated school bus drivers and transportation staff on Friday, April 26. Administrators from all four districts served KWRL employees a lunch catered by Baja Fresh featuring soft tacos, salad, a variety of... READ MORE >

Woodland High School’s Jazz Choir won first place in Vocal Division 3 of the Commencement Bay Jazz Festival for the second year in a row – and this is only the festival’s second year! “The quality of our program is what differentiates Woodland High School from our competitors,” said Brent LiaBraaten, WHS Choir Teacher. “We receive so much support from the... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools serves nearly 2,500 students in grades PreK-12 living throughout Clark and Cowlitz Counties. In order to support and educate students from such an expansive geographic area with incredibly diverse backgrounds and living situations, the district’s teaching and support staff use a variety of methods to ensure students attend school, meet state... READ MORE >

Woodland elementary students in second through fifth grades competed in the third annual Future Chefs of America event by cooking their own recipes for judging and enjoyment by attendees at Woodland High School on Tuesday, March 26. Woodland Public Schools’ food services provider, Sodexo, sponsors the event each year to give students the opportunity to exercise... READ MORE >

Elizabeth “Liz” Vallaire, TEAM High School’s Math and Science Teacher, was selected as Teacher of the Year for the state of Washington by the Washington Association for Learning Alternatives (WALA). TEAM High School, Woodland Public Schools’ alternative high school, offers students an alternative to the traditional high school experience. “For some students, the... READ MORE >

Kindergarten registration has started for the 2019-2020 school year for Woodland Public Schools! Kindergarten packets are available from Jody Brentin, the district’s registrar, at the Business Services Office (one of the portables near TEAM High School by the district office location). Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. year-round from Monday through... READ MORE >

AP Government students at Woodland High School get in on March Madness each year by debating the merits of 16 different Supreme Court cases to determine which ones have the most significance on American society. Sharon Conditt, WHS government teacher, came up with the idea of an annual class project around March Madness after attending a social studies conference.... READ MORE >

Woodland High School held its annual Top 5% Ceremony on Thursday, March 21, 2019 celebrating the 2019 graduates with the highest overall GPAs in the school. The students with the top 5% GPAs are (in alphabetical order): Audrey Adams Ashlyn Daugherty Michael Gabalis Kyle Groce Franics Helling Lane Koistinen (not pictured) Hannah Landrigan ... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools invites parents and guardians to take part in an online survey to provide feedback on their community schools. The results of this survey will help identify what Woodland Public Schools is doing well, where we need to improve, and how to set our planning priorities for the future. Woodland Public Schools has hired School Perceptions, an... READ MORE >

Woodland community members, school district staff and students attended the annual $50k-for-20 High School Scholarship Trust Fund’s annual fundraiser on Thursday, March 14, 2019! Board Director Steve Madsen served as the Master of Ceremonies for the eventAttendees toured the Career & Technical Education (CTE) facilities and munched on delicious appetizers prepared... READ MORE >

Celina Green wanted her 11-year-old daughter, Dakota Wilcox, to learn a valuable lesson about giving back. “Kids should learn what it means to put in the work to earn the satisfaction of knowing what you did will benefit others,” said Green. “As children, we don’t realize the amount of hard work it can take to purchase necessities and provide for others, and I... READ MORE >

The staff and students of Woodland Public Schools celebrated their Board of Directors during the district’s regular board meeting on Monday, February 25, 2019. Although School Appreciation Month is traditionally held in January, board director schedules caused a delay in the date of the celebration however there was no decrease in the district’s... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools celebrates National School Breakfast Week (March 4-8) with FREE breakfast for all students! Students can enjoy free breakfast each day during National School Breakfast Week from March 4-8 and learn the benefits of a healthy school breakfast. Breakfast Menus for the Week Woodland Primary Yale Elementary ... READ MORE >

Eighth-grade students at Woodland Middle School learned the importance of not dropping out school through CHOICES, an interactive workshop presented by the CHOICES Education Group, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, in partnership with community outreach specialists from Fibre Federal Community Union. The two-day CHOICES workshop uses a... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools invites the community to Name Your Schools! The finalists are in! Vote for your favorite name-pair to replace Woodland Primary School and Woodland Intermediate School by clicking this link: http://bit.ly/NameYourSchoolsFinal Voting will close on Friday, February 15 and the final names for the district's elementary schools will be... READ MORE >

Although more than 20 miles separates Woodland Public Schools from Yale Elementary School, one of the district’s three elementary schools serving K-4 students, the location is all that’s remote about the school as the staff remains very much a part of Woodland Public Schools. With a total school enrollment between 40-50 students and multi-grade classrooms,... READ MORE >

Mike “Coach Woody” Woodward, one of Woodland High School’s physical education teachers and recent football coach, announced his retirement from coaching at the end of the 2018 season. Over his 20 years of coaching football, Woodward learned a great deal from his players and students about teaching as well as coaching. Woodward started coaching football immediately... READ MORE >

The Clark County Public Health Department is investigating a measles outbreak in the community. As of January 21, 2019, the department has identified 22 confirmed cases and three suspect cases. Although no cases of measles have been found in Woodland Public Schools at this time, the district is advising parents and guardians to take proper precautions to protect... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools invites the community to Name Your Schools! With Woodland Primary and Woodland Intermediate serving K-4 next year, both schools will need new names and we want the community to give suggestions! Anyone who wants to can suggest as many names as they want (fill out multiple forms, if you'd like) at the following online form: ... READ MORE >

Three seniors at Woodland High School – Evan Ailinger, Michael Gabalis and Orion Hollar – recently received their results from their Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) and were excited to discover they each earned a perfect score – 800 – on the math section of the test. What is the SAT? Many students planning to attend college take an assessment test... READ MORE >

Woodland Middle School’s sixth graders worked as customer service representatives, store managers, and even CEOs when they attended JA BizTown, a culminating day-long visit to a simulated town developed by the Junior Achievement program. Robin Uhlenkott teaches financial literacy to Woodland’s middle school students as part of the school’s new Personal... READ MORE >

Woodland Primary and Woodland Intermediate Schools will be reconfigured to join Yale Elementary in serving grades K-4 beginning with the 2019-2020 school year and all three schools will have attendance area boundaries. Click the image for a larger print-quality version Reconfiguration boundary plan In order to develop the optimal boundary... READ MORE >

Luke Cook will graduate from TEAM High School, Woodland Public Schools’ alternative high school, later in December in order to pursue his dream of working in law enforcement. TEAM offers Woodland’s students a path to earning a high school diploma which accommodates each individuals’ life circumstances including full-time work, family responsibilities, or simply... READ MORE >

Woodland’s Chief of Police Jim Kelly and Officer Brent Murray visited Katie Klaus’ government class to discuss the methods law enforcement uses to ensure they protect individual rights while also protecting the general public as a whole. Klaus’ students spent the past weeks studying the Bill of Rights with visiting speakers including Woodland High... READ MORE >

You are invited to attend a gallery showing of artwork from students in Woodland High School’s AP Studio Art class on Friday, December 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lovejoy Gallery located at 226 Davidson Avenue, Suite A in Woodland. The show features ceramic works from each student artist’s concentration. “Students need to demonstrate a range of media and... READ MORE >

Woodland High School band students took part in “Music Major for a Day” at Washington State University’s School of Music in Pullman followed by a private tour and instruction at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho. The ten band students experienced life as a music major including experiencing a college student’s typical schedule. Students... READ MORE >

More than 700 students learned about career opportunities right in their home region from more than 40 businesses at the inaugural Woodland Days Career Fair, a partnership between Woodland Public Schools and the Port of Woodland to offer a career fair specifically designed for students considering living-wage careers after high school not necessarily requiring a... READ MORE >

Woodland High School partnered with the Providence Heart Institute (PHI) to offer youth heart and health screenings for Woodland students between 12-19 years old including height, weight, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) scans at no cost to the students or the school. PHI started offering free youth health screenings after noticing a series of... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools brings awareness to technology use and living in a digital world with Digital Citizenship Week from Monday, November 5 through Friday, November 9. Students will learn to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in a world that’s becoming more and more digital. “With the increased amount of time students spend in... READ MORE >

In order to reduce the financial burden on students to attend school events and participate in athletics, Woodland High School provided ASB cards to every student free-of-charge for the 2018-2019 school year. ASB cards enable students to get into home games and student performances free-of-charge. Students also receive discounts on away games and school dances. In... READ MORE >

September is National Attendance Awareness Month and Woodland Public Schools would like to remind parents and students of our ongoing priority to ensure students receive the best opportunities for learning and personal growth. A postcard reminder of the district attendance policy has been sent home with all students not high school age:Woodland Public Schools... READ MORE >

In preparation for the new school year, Woodland Public Schools faculty and staff gathered for an annual all-staff breakfast and collaborative meeting on Monday, September 10, where they reviewed their progress during the prior school year and reinvigorated their focus for continuous improvement in student learning across the entire district in the future. The... READ MORE >

Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, Woodland Primary School and Woodland Intermediate School will join Yale School to serve students in grades K-4 as neighborhood schools, reconfiguring from their existing grade structure of grades K-1 at Woodland Primary and grades 2-4 at Woodland Intermediate. The current enrollment of Woodland Public Schools already exceeds... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools employees and community member volunteers handed out free backpacks filled with school supplies to students from Woodland, Kalama, and La Center School Districts at Woodland Public Schools’ second annual Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Leslie Mohlman, Coordinator for Woodland Public Schools' Family Community Resource... READ MORE >

With the first day of school rapidly approaching on Tuesday, August 28, Woodland Public Schools offers the following resources and tips for parents and students to get a jump start on preparing for the new school year. Stay up-to-date with Woodland Public Schools’ new smartphone app and website Over the summer, Woodland Public Schools launched a new... READ MORE >

While students enjoy their summer vacations, many school teachers and staff spend their summers developing their teaching skills through professional development opportunities, helping out in their communities, offering students opportunities to make up class credits and preparing for an upcoming exciting school year. Team members from Woodland Primary School... READ MORE >

Tree Removal on Thursday, July 26, 2018 The district facility team removed the Pin Oak trees on the north side of the Woodland Middle School campus today (Thursday, July 26, 2018) as part of a three-year program started last year to continue the district’s priority of ensuring the safety of students and community members. Beginning last year, old... READ MORE >

Rhys Thomas, a performer who uses juggling and circus tricks to teach science, visited Woodland Primary School to perform “Gollyology,” a show he developed in partnership with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) to inspire young minds to learn more about science. Rhys taught students scientific concepts including gravity, gyroscopic stability,... READ MORE >

Woodland Intermediate School held its first Career Day featuring guest professionals who taught students about career choices including firefighting, dog grooming, being a railroad engineer, working as a seamstress for Nike and many more on Tuesday, June 12. Patti Cutler, a fourth grade teacher at Woodland Intermediate, invited professionals from around the county... READ MORE >

Woodland High School celebrated its largest graduating class with 155 graduates in a series of events culminating in the Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 15. Graduates took part in a Senior Breakfast, paraded through district schools in the Parade of Graduates, and concluded by walking in the 110th Annual Commencement to receive their diplomas. Senior... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools’ TEAM High School offers an alternative path for students to achieve success in their K-12 education by offering flexible lesson schedules, self-directed lesson plans and personalized teaching in a focused learning environment. Students who enroll at TEAM range from those who have full-time jobs to those looking for a more flexible high... READ MORE >

Art Fest 2018 is almost here! Art Fest 2018 starts next week on Monday, June 4 and runs through Thursday, June 7 featuring more than 1,000 pieces of art from all grade levels Kindergarten through 12th on display in the auxiliary gym at Woodland High School. In addition, there are free events throughout the week including live music and dramatic... READ MORE >

Children 18 years and younger can receive free meals at Woodland Middle School throughout the summer thanks to the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children.From Monday, June 25, 2018 through Tuesday, August 17, 2018, children under the age of 18 can receive breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. free of charge at the... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools’ Family Community Resource Center offers the Food Pantry Program, a free service offering families-in-need free food and other resources to help make ends meet, thanks to donations of local businesses and organizations along with volunteering community members. As summer approaches, Leslie Mohlman, the district’s Community, Family, Student... READ MORE >

Woodland Public Schools makes safety for students and staff the top priority with new technology; regular review and updating of security procedures; staff training; and holding practice drills at all schools. Capital facilities improvements and training thanks to community support of district levies and bonds help to ensure safety at every school throughout... READ MORE >

Smokey the Bear visited Woodland Primary School along with Amanda Dales, School Instructor for the USDA Forest Service, to teach students the importance of fire safety and how to prevent forest fires. Smokey and Amanda also taught the students how to put out forest fires, the importance of taking everything with you when you leave a forest, and what to do if you... READ MORE >