June 24, 2014
School notes for June 24, 2014
Retirement celebration set for Dale Croswell There will be a retirement celebration for Camas High School teacher Dale Croswell.
Retirement celebration set for Dale Croswell There will be a retirement celebration for Camas High School teacher Dale Croswell.
Excited, boisterous voices filled the air as potential buyers haggled with sellers during Ancient Market Day at Liberty Middle School. Blankets, filled with handmade goods ranging from perfume to pottery, took up every inch of available ground space. Sellers, eager to earn money for their goods, encouraged potential buyers to have a look.
Students can learn how to pay for college at Washington State University Vancouver's, "A - Z of Financial Aid and Scholarships" workshop, offered multiple times through the spring and summer. Free and open to the public, this workshop is considered by organizers as a jumping-off point for all college-bound students no matter what their age, current financial situation or school they plan to attend.
Shalese Mosley inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society Shalese Mosley of Camas was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society at Oregon State University.
Students at Grass Valley Elementary School in Camas are back in class this afternoon following a bomb threat this morning.
The mission: Design, build and program a robot "dragster" to race down a narrow lane and accurately stop when it "sees" the finish line. That is the challenge which students at Camas High, Hayes Freedom High and Liberty Middle schools accepted.
Norcross graduates from University of Montana Katie Norcross, a 2010 Camas High School graduate, has earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Montana.
Gause Elementary School students have enjoyed the chance to explore their creative side, thanks to the school's Artist in Residence program. The program, sponsored by the school Boosters, connects kids with visiting artists, who demonostrate their specific genre, be it oils, pastels or charcoal pencils.
Art show set at Boys & Girls Club There will be an art show at the Jack, Will & Rob Boys & Girls Club from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 4.
A special education teacher with a passion for his craft, along with a fifth-grade teacher who supports both students and colleagues, are being recognized for their efforts. Mike Brasch and Marie Klemmer are being recognized as Teachers of the Year by the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce. They will be honored at a banquet on June 4. Brash is a special education teacher at Hayes Freedom High School in Camas, while Klemmer teaches fifth-grade at Gause Elementary School in Washougal.
