Local students make president's list at Gonzaga Local students earned placement on the Gonzaga University president’s list for spring semester 2012. Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 GPA to make the list.
School District serving free summer lunches The Washougal School District will serve free lunches to all children living in the district boundary who are younger than 18 years old, regardless of family income.
When Camas resident April Sutherland found out the special needs camp her autistic son attends would be eliminated due to budget cuts, she and other moms rallied to save it.They went to Vancouver City Hall and gave officials a proposal: They'd provide the funding for staff and make reductions, such as eliminating field trips, and volunteering to set up and clean up, if the camp could be saved. The city agreed with a few conditions, including one that seemed quite daunting: Raise $25,000 in 30 days. Undeterred, Sutherland and other moms did what seemed almost insurmountable. They raised $27,411 in 26 days. "It was a huge collaboration," she said.
Three Papermakers will trade in their red-and-black uniforms for Husky purple and gold this fall. Camas High School seniors Paul Cooper, Sam Svilar and Annie Kanicki are taking their musical talents to the next level by marching in the Husky Band at the University of Washington. Sam Svilar, a drum major, said that stepping onto the field for his first halftime show as a Husky will be the fulfillment of a long-standing dream.
Zeviar earns mastee's degree Dorothy D. Zeviar recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida with a master's degree in public health and a certificate in disaster management.
When a Camas resident approached Marilyn Boerke to ask if she'd like to have a piece of history, the Liberty Middle School principal was intrigued."Eunice Abrahamsen contacted me to see if I was interested in procuring and displaying a 'piece' of a Liberty ship in order to teach our students the history of the local mill and the reasons why Liberty's name was chosen," she said. "I anticipated a small piece of the ship, so I was astounded and thrilled to learn the salvage company was offering to donate one of the ship's anchors." The anchor came from a decommissioned Liberty ship known as the SS Davy Crockett, which had been turned into a flat deck barge. Last summer, an extensive recovery and destruction process began on the ship after it went aground in the Columbia River near Cottonwood Beach. That effort lasted 211 days. The ship was built between 1941 and 1945, when the United States increased its shipbuilding capacity during World War II. At the Camas mill, now known as Georgia-Pacific, workers built ship rudders, cranes and other wartime materials for the Liberty ships being constructed by Kaiser Aluminum in Vancouver.
Liao earns Eagle Scout rank Jonathan Liao of Camas has earned his Eagle Scout, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America. Liao, 16, will be recognized in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Camas United Methodist Church.
The Camas High School Science Olympiad team showed they could compete with the best in the nation at a recent tournament in Orlando. On Saturday, May 19, the team placed 11th in the competition, the highest in school history. There are no school classifications, so the Papermakers' win was against schools of all sizes, both public and private. Students medalled in five events. The most notable was Marcus Bintz and Rachel Fadlovich, who were named national champions in the "Disease Detectives" portion of the competition. They will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta for themselves and two coaches.
Teens invited to audition for vocal competition Registration is open for auditions for this year's Sing Fourth Teen Vocal Competition presented by Davidson Insurance and Liberty Northwest Insurance Company.
"Kids don't care what I know until they know I care."This tagline is included at the end of every e-mail John Condon sends out. "I have always had a challenge for myself to build that trusting relationship with classroom kids on an individual basis," said Condon, who teaches seventh-grade at Skyridge Middle School.
