One step at a time, local kids are working to help steer their peers clear of alcohol and drugs. "It's about trying to help kids who are abusing drugs or have family problems," said Skyridge Middle School eighth-grader Micaela Healea. "As you get into high school, there will be temptations. We would rather save a kid than lose a kid."
Jemtegaard book fair is next week Jemtegaard Middle School librarians are currently preparing for the school's upcoming book fair. The event will be held Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30, from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Thursday, March 31, from 7:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., for a family night event.
When Katie Verdecchia entered the world on March 31, 2008, she appeared to be a normal, healthy child. But by the time she was one month old, her parents, Maryalicia and Brian, knew something was wrong. Katie had violent seizures, some lasting as long as 10 minutes.
Phone-a-thon raises $14,000 The Camas Educational Foundation's 10th annual Phone-a-thon was a success despite a snow day, according to president Ron Gompertz.
The Japanese Culture Festival will return for its sixth year to Washougal High School this Saturday. Headlining events will include traditional Kendo (swordsmanship) exhibitions, Taiko drummers, jazz and opera singing, a Minidoka swing band and cultural dance. These events will take place from 2 to 5:45 p.m.
Gause Elementary School and the Gause Parent Boosters hosted its first Family Fitness Night recently. More than 300 attendees, which included students, parents and staff, came together to learn the importance of fitness and nutrition. There were five exercise stations that focused on cardio respiratory endurance, upper body strength, abdominal strength, flexibility and agility. Families spent 10 minutes at each station.
CHS students do well at Science and Engineering Fair Two teams from Camas High School earned honors at the Southwest Washington Science and Engineering Fair, held Feb. 26 at Skyview High School in Vancouver.
4.0 GPA Alexis Adams, Mahrukh Ahsan, Jordan Allen, Sydney Allen, Kara Amber, Zachary Anderson, Agne Babarskaite, Austin Barr, Nathan Beasley, Kelsy Benton, Mark Brown, Logan Buma, Cierra Christianson, Riley Christianson, Blake Christopher, Jessica Clive, Ryan Cobleigh, Athena Cole, Matthew Danis, Madeline Deeds, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Jacob Freedman, Brooklynn Friesen, Mackenzie Frye, Claire Goss, Mikeala Graham, Taylor Grew, Joanna Guo, Stephanie Guo, Rebecca Hamilton, Chelsea Hardy, Brandon Harryman, Tyler Hart, Haylee Haskin, Riley Hein, Martin Horn, Jake Hsu, Alicia Huegli, Emily Hull, Gabriele Cara Ilarde, Nicholas Jaech, Olivia Janson, Jason Jay, Morgan Jensen, Katelynne Jones, Sarah Kelley, Evan Klein, Tenzin Lama, Macy Leaptrott, Devin LeBlanc Jeffery Lee, Joanna Liao, Nicholas Lim, Samuel Lin, Deborah Lubanga, Carly Marshall, Stormie Mash, Christopher Meritt, Kevin Minnick, Ashley Moncrieff, Hayley Nakamichi, Martha Nanson, Lisa Nicholson, Lauren Oljar, Ariel Orasud, Sydney Ott, Alexander Pien, Triton Pitassi, Kendra Preuninger, Alexa Rakoski, Jennifer Richey, Tessa Rinnen, Michael Ross, Tyler Ruthem, Jessica Schneider, Sawyer Schultz, Brianna Scott, Megan Scott, Victoria Slaven, Sara Slayton, Lucas Smith, Molly Smith, Sulamitta Stepanyuk, Nadine Stone, Samuel Svilar, Christy Swan, Megan Templer, Chesley Truitt, Hannah Tweet, Noah Wachlin, Savannah Ware, Austin Warner, Austin Webberley, Dylan White, David Wright, Madeline Yi, Jacob Young, Quqi Zhang, Yu Qiong Zhu.
Paige Wade has watched her best friend, Robyn Pfeifer, battle Crohn's disease since the eighth grade. The girls, who are juniors at Washougal High School, have been best friends since first grade. Watching Pfeifer spend 66 days in the hospital during the summer of 2009 and endure six surgeries, inspired Wade to do something to help. "Seeing what she has had to go through really inspired me to do something," she said. "So I talked to my mom about how to get the word out and she suggested a benefit concert."
Last week was like Christmas all over again for several local schools. That's because the Camas Educational Foundation came through with its annual "prize patrol," awarding 32 mini-grants to educators across the Camas School District. Grant requests funded items ranging from play equipment for the Papermaker Pre-School to seed money for student science research projects at Camas High School.
