Grass Valley students fare well in ‘Math is Cool’ contest
Fifth-grade students from Grass Valley Elementary recently competed in the “Math is Cool,” competition. It featured 60 fifth-grade teams from Southwest Washington and Oregon. Grass Valley, the only Camas team, came in fifth-place.
Team members are Jeremy Mohn, Ryen Howard, Arnav Patniak, Jake Dolan, Kevin Klave, Olivia VanDaele, Hannah Ferdows, Grant VanHoff, Owen Walker and Ashley Bauer. The students are coached by math teacher Jackie Graue.
CHS senior will perform with VSO
Yun Teng, a senior at Camas High School, will play his violin as a guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Teng was one of three young musicians from the Clark County area to be selected to perform in the concert, set at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver.
Aside from his passion in music, Yun is a two-time National Science Olympiad medalist, National AP Scholar, and National Merit Semifinalist.