Longtime Camas School District teacher Gail Welsh is retiring after 42 years. Last week, co-workers, friends and families bid her farewell at a party at Skyridge Middle School, where she teaches fine arts and leadership. Welsh has also taught the talented and gifted program, and has always worked with middle schoolers. "I love middle school kids," she said. "They are wet cement, they are still very willing to be molded."
McPherson College announces honor roll Chad Ediger has been named to the spring honorable mention roll at McPherson College in Kansas.
Keeping students engaged and focused as the end of the school year looms on the horizon has long been a struggle for teachers.
Washougal resident receives college honors Sarah J. Walker of Washougal attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks during the 2010-11 school year and completed the year with dean's list honors for spring semester.
Challenging. Rewarding. Enjoyable. That is how teachers Kathy Beckman and Penny Andrews describe their time in the classroom. Beckman is a reading specialist at Lacamas Elementary in Camas. Andrews is a fourth-grade teacher at Cape Horn-Skye Elementary in Washougal. Both have been named Teachers of the Year by the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Riverview Community Bank. Today, the two were honored at the annual awards banquet at Camas Meadows Golf Club, along with Business of the Year, Lacamas Community Credit Union, and Citizen of the Year, Carrie Schulstad.
Burgerville to donate 10 percent of proceeds to Camas library The Camas Burgerville, 518 N.E. Third Ave., will donate 10 percent of all proceeds from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday to the Camas Public Library.
When 16-year-old Washougal High School student Nani Sasaki first heard about the massive earthquake that hit Japan in March, she wasn't sure how to respond. "It was really sad," she said. "I didn't know what to think about it at first. Nothing like that ever happens in Washington. I just don't know what I would do in that situation." The 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast of Japan on Friday, March 11. It then triggered a tsunami that produced waves estimated at up to 128 feet. According to news reports, the event left more than 10,000 people dead, as well as thousands who injured. There now are tens of thousands of displaced survivors.
Camas High School DECA, an organization of marketing students, has fared well in international competition this year. Nineteen students, a school record, qualified to participate at the International Career Development Conference, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., April 28 through May 4.
Grass Valley teacher receives grant Second grade classrooms in the Camas School District annually put on theater productions of a bug-themed play called "Goin' Buggy."
Camtown, the city of Camas's annual youth festival, will mark 10 years this June. "We are looking forward to a fun event, rain or shine," said Krista Bashaw, special events coordinator for the city's parks and recreation department. "We always get great crowds no matter what the weather."
