danielle.frost@camaspostrecord.com
December 13, 2011
Creating holiday cheer
From the Oregon Ducks to origami, the themes of 16 fully decorated Christmas trees varied as much as the designers' imaginations.
From the Oregon Ducks to origami, the themes of 16 fully decorated Christmas trees varied as much as the designers' imaginations.
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, neighborhoods finally re-opened and power restored following a tense situation that began just after 8 a.m. and involved a house fire, explosions and numerous gunshots fired from a Washougal residence.
The classic tale of an aging toy maker and his puppet, Pinocchio, will come to the stage at Washougal High School's Washburn Performing Arts Center.
Science Olympiad has frequently been referred to as "a track meet for the mind." It involves a team of students who demonstrate their knowledge of science by working together on events ranging from biology and physics to hands-on creations. On Saturday, the Camas High School Science Olympiad team will host its annual tournament for middle schools. The students come from Washington, Oregon and California to participate in the competition. "We invite anyone of all ages to come experience this display of intelligence and hard work," CHS Science Olympiad team member Eugene Hsu said.
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As people begin decking out their homes for the holidays, they'll have the opportunity to glean ideas from four elaborately decorated residences in the Camas area.
For the past three years, Skyridge Middle School has been at the forefront of the environmentally friendly Washington Green Schools program, which provides resource conservation tools for students, teachers and community members. Recently, four seventh-graders were selected to attend a county wide student-teacher Green Schools Summit. They included Joey Emmet, Cooper McNatt, Michael Matthews and Christian Nghiem. They were selected because of a keen interest in being environmentally friendly, according to teacher Gale Cooper. "These kids are really excited about our existing programs at the school and are avid recyclers," she said.
Citing a statistic that 54 percent of high school graduates in Washington state are not prepared for college, the state Board of Education took action to implement new requirements. Beginning with the class of 2016, graduates will be required to earn four credits in English/language arts instead of three, and social studies requirements will increase from 2.5 to three credits. In addition, there will be a "two-for-one" policy established to allow students taking a career and technical education equivalent course to satisfy two graduation requirements while earning one credit.
Although it's not quite Thanksgiving, at local tree farms, the Christmas spirit is in full swing.
Micah Lewis was watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last year, checking out the bands.
Some people look forward to making Thanksgiving dinner like others enjoy watching the Superbowl. For days they plan menus and spend hours in the kitchen, preparing the big meal. But for the more kitchen phobic or time strapped, sometimes having dinner out can be a huge burden taken off their shoulders.
