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February 19, 2013

Trip leaves a lasting impact on CHS grad

A volunteer trip to Costa Rica nearly four years ago changed the direction of Adrienne Engel's life. Engel, of Camas, stayed with a host family in the small village of Herradura. There, she worked alongside other high school students in the community, helping to build a church and a community center. "It was a real collaborative effort," she said. "We spent a lot of time with our host families as well. "I even learned how to milk a cow. I've always had an itch to travel and see how people really live. I thought this would be fun because it was also service oriented."

February 19, 2013
Nail technician and WHS graduate Tina Palmer shares her story with students on Career Day last week. The event, in its second year, included more than 40 area professionals who work in a variety of career fields.

Exploring future careers

Architecture, photography, fire fighting and more were featured at the Washougal High School Career Day last week. It was organized by Marsha Spencer and Sharon Watts of the WHS Career Center."We wanted to create a unique opportunity for students to meet people from all career paths who love their jobs," said Spencer. This is the second year for the event, which drew nearly 40 professionals from Washougal, Camas, Vancouver and Portland. "The students can read about different careers, but it is just not as good as listening to people talk about what they do," said Watts. "These professionals explain to the kids how they got to where they are and their training. They even talk about what they like best and least about their work so students know what to expect."

February 19, 2013

School notes for Feb. 19, 2013

Excelsior names first student of the month Excelsior High School, the Washougal School District's alternative school, has just launched a student of the month program called "Phoenix on Fire." Students of the month exemplify the characteristics staff would like to see all Excelsior students achieve, according to a press release.

February 12, 2013
Jemtegaard Middle School students (left to right) Corey Barton, Casey Schulenbarger and Kim Kanning hold signs which accompany a poem for their anti-bullying performance, based on the T.V. show, "What would you do?"

JMS students try a new approach to curb bullying

After a rash of recent tragedies, a group of Jemtegaard Middle School students are hoping to help curb the epidemic of bullying by taking an unusual approach. Instead of having adults talk to students about bullying's sometimes devastating impacts, the students are taking the reigns. They've written and produced a video segment, based on the T.V. show, "What would you do?" "At first, they were thinking it was just another bullying presentation and they didn't think other students would listen," said music teacher Jennifer Snapp. "So I asked them to figure out a way to grab their interest. Most everyone knows about this show, so it will catch their attention."

February 12, 2013

Student musicians receive top honors

Several student musicians from the Camas School District have received top honors by being selected to participate in state and national ensembles this school year.These are the Washington Music Educators Association ensembles and the National Honor Choir. The WMEA musicians include 150 from all over the state, who will work with a nationally known conductor and perform for the All-Northwest Music Educators Conference on Saturday at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Students who were selected for an All-Northwest ensemble represent a select group of students from the six states who will participate in the music conference. The National Honor Choir represents the final 300 selections from approximately 3,600 auditions across the country. Students will participate in the Community Youth and Boychoir Honor Choir at the American Choral Directors Association Conference in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday, March 13 to Saturday, March 16.

February 12, 2013

School notes for Feb. 12, 2013

Locals land on WWU honor roll Two Camas students were named to Western Washington University's honor roll.

February 5, 2013

Student musicians receive top honors

Several student musicians from the Camas School District have received top honors by being selected to participate in state and national ensembles this school year.

February 5, 2013

School notes for Feb. 5, 2013

Cape Horn-Skye names Super Citizens Cape Horn-Skye elementary school has named its Super Citizens for January. They include:

February 5, 2013

Local student competes for Miss Pre-Teen Portland title

Darian Reeves of Camas was selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Pre-Teen Portland pageant competition on Sunday Feb. 24. Reeves learned of her acceptance into this year's competition when the pageant announced its selections following interviewing in the local Portland area.

January 29, 2013

Nerland, Tarzian discuss ‘state of the schools’

The mission of local school districts is "success for all," whether it is students, staff or administrators. That was the message of the annual State of the Schools address at the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday. Camas Superintendent Mike Nerland and Washougal Superintendent Dawn Tarzian spoke about their respective districts after some good-natured ribbing.