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March 20, 2012

School notes for March 20, 2012

Camtown poster contest open to local youth Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 Camtown Youth Festival poster contest. These must be turned in by Friday, March 30. Camas youth of all ages are eligible to participate in the poster contest. Winning designs will be used for Camtown promotional flyers, posters, etc. Poster designs must be drawn on white, 8.5 inch by 11 inch paper.

March 20, 2012
Tiffani Pekkala, 17, organizes an annual community blood drive. The Hayes Freedom High School junior has a rare genetic disorder that requires regular treatments of plasma to help her body fight off infection, and wanted to do something to give back.

Local girl organizes annual blood drive

Tiffani Pekkala is serious about her efforts to secure donors for the American Red Cross Blood Drive."I have bribed classmates to donate with food and movies," she joked.

March 20, 2012
The Camas High School Knowledge Bowl Team celebrates its third state championship in a row this past weekend at Marysville-Pilchuk High School.

It’s a three-peat for Camas Knowledge Bowl team

The members of the Camas High School Knowledge Bowl team are all smiles after capturing their third state championship in three years. The team traveled to Marysville-Pilchuk High School to compete in the 30th annual Knowledge Bowl state championship over the weekend. There, teams from all over the state competed at the 4A, 3A and 2A levels in three separate tournaments. The Papermakers beat out 17 other teams in the 3A division to secure a win.

March 13, 2012

School notes for March 13, 2012

Library hosts Hunger Games party The Camas Public Library is hosting a party for teens to celebrate the debut of the best-selling book “The Hunger Games” as a major Hollywood movie. The party will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Teens in seventh- through 12th-grade are invited to come to the library for an afternoon of themed activities.

March 13, 2012

Maguire is semi-finalist in scholarship contest

James Maguire, a senior at Washougal High School, is a semi-finalist in the 43rd annual national Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship competition. The awards are granted to high school seniors for best all-around presentation about why they are planning a career in government service. According to a press release, the semi-finalists represent, "The most talented and accomplished of our country's young leaders." The foundation is located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa.

March 6, 2012

Camas students work as legislative pages

Rep. Ann Rivers (R-La Center) hosted two Camas students as pages this legislative session in Olympia. Both students were at the state Capitol from Feb. 13 to 17.

March 6, 2012
T Walker Anderson, Luke Block, Cortney Gonzalez and Austin Smith-Brown are all smiles after performing in the Washington Music Educators Symphonic Choir All-State concert recently. The four were selected out of hundreds of students from across Washington state.

WHS vocalists and ensembles perform well at recent events

Walking through the hallways of Washougal High School last week, students were greeted by a large, orange and black poster congratulating various choir and band members. And there were several reasons to give kudos: On Monday, Feb. 20, several students performed with the Washington Music Educators All-State Honor Symphonic Choir and Wind Ensemble. In addition, many of the same vocalists and instrumentalists performed well at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest the following weekend. "This is great," said Jen Mahorney, choir director. "We've been preparing since right after Christmas. There are some pretty stellar schools in the region, It's fortunate that we have this level of competition."

February 28, 2012
Andrew Cottrell added 12 red leaf maple trees to the Washougal River Greenway Trail for his Eagle Scout project.

Local Boy Scout adds 12 maple trees to greenway

Years from now, Andrew Cottrell will be able to walk along the Washougal River Greenway trail and see trees he planted towering above.Cottrell, 14, recently added a colorful variety of 12 maples to the trail, located in Camas off Second Avenue, for his Eagle Scout project.