Microsoft IT Academy certification offered at Camas High School
Helping students be globally competitive
Contributed photo Several ninth-grade students earned PowerPoint certification at Camas High School. They are (from left): LeFore McKinley, Amber Weese, Skyler Wade, Juliana Chau, Matthew Clay, Alec Gantar, William (Isaiah) Ephraim and Val Kovalenko. Not pictured: Talon Edmiston and Bayley Stevenson. Linda Barnes
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
With the goal of helping students thrive in a difficult job climate, Camas High School is offering a pilot program to help them become certified in different Microsoft Office products.
The pilot program is offered through a partnership between Microsoft and the state of Washington. All participating schools receive testing vouchers, which normally cost $100 each.
This year, CHS is offering certification to ninth-grade students as a part of the Freshman Academy, which is a transitional class to help the youngest students adjust to high school.
Since it is a pilot program, this year PowerPoint is being offered, with the goal of expanding it to Excel, Word and Publisher next year, and eventually offer the program to the entire high school.
