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June 7, 2011
School notes for June 7, 2011
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.
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."
The Washington Association of School Administrators recently presented Community Leadership Awards to several outstanding volunteers who have gone above and beyond to support students and schools throughout the Education Service District 112 region.
WWU releases winter quarter dean's list Camas resident Hannah Glynne Manning has been named to the winter quarter 2011 honor roll at Western Washington University.
Stacy Yakouba used her love of popular culture to create a winning cartoon. The Liberty Middle School eighth-grader, along with more than 1,300 other students from around the country, entered the First Amendment Cartoon Contest. "Our teacher had the whole class do it, and I didn't want to get a zero for the unit so I just thought of what I liked and put it together." The contest was sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Yeager accepted in National Society of HS scholars Breanna Yeager, a Washougal High School sophomore, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. Membership in the group entitles qualified students to enjoy a varity of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, academic competitions, free events, member-only resources, publications and more. Yeager participates in dance, cheerleading, and the yearbook. She will be the promotions manager for the Associated Student Body next year, as well as a varsity cheerleader.
Most 16-year-olds would be apprehensive about leaving everything and everyone they know behind to go to a foreign country for a year. But not Eidelynn Stagg. "I spent a summer traveling all over the country with my grandparents when I was little and I loved it," she said. "And I always have wanted to go outside the country to see more people and get a better understanding of where they live."