The Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce has named its Teachers of the Year for 2018, and will honor Camas High School photography/graphic arts teacher Doug Huegli and Cape Horn-Skye Elementary first-grade teacher Darcy Hickey at an upcoming awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at Camas Meadows Golf Club.
Camas High’s Doug Huegli ‘great example of lifelong learning’
Camas High teacher Doug Huegli started creating graphic arts for the Camas School District in 1990. He transitioned from his role as the district’s print shop manager into a photography, digital drawing and graphics design teacher job in 1997.
“Doug is a great example of lifelong learning for his students,” Derek Jaques, career and technical education director, said. “He stays current with photography, graphic design and other digital tools used in his trade. Doug continually updates his knowledge and skills along with the technology in his classroom. His classroom is a blend of technology, high expectations and learning by doing.”
Huegli dabbles in a fair amount of commercial photography and has worked with Chase Bank, LA Fitness and Red Robin.
He often talks to his students about his professional process, so they can see the small steps that it takes to get to a finished product and see how what they are learning is relevant to the real world.