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DECA students place in top 10 at international competition
Nineteen Camas High School marketing students traveled to Anaheim, Calif., for the DECA International Career Development Conference in April. Students competed in a variety of marketing competitions against others from the United States and Canada.
The local CHS chapter had six of its students qualify for the final round of competition, and four place in the top 10. DECA students come from the various marketing classes at the high school.
Finalists included Megan Napier, Amanda ...
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- May 21, 2013
Student Stride marks 10th year
Approximately 550 participants and countless volunteers celebrated the 10th Annual Student Stride for Education Saturday, raising almost $20,000 for the Washougal Schools Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that provides teacher grants and scholarships.
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- May 21, 2013
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‘Annie, Get Your Gun,’ comes to Washougal
Journey Theater Arts Group will present, “Annie, Get Your Gun,” at Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St., Washougal Friday through Sunday, May 24 to 26, and May 31 to June 2.
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- May 14, 2013
Robotics team returns from world championships
For the third year in a row, the Camas-Washougal Robotics Team has competed at the world championships.
FIRST Robotics Team 2471, or "Team Mean Machine," as it's known, has had a successful season, winning first place alliance honors at both Portland and Spokane FIRST Robotics competitions during March and April.
The team also brought home awards for team imagery, safety and quality. Adding to that success, team members recently returned from the FIRST Robotics ...
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- May 14, 2013
Camas-Washougal eighth-grade projects help local students prepare for success
Eighth-grade students at Canyon Creek and Jemtegaard middle schools in Washougal are preparing for success at high school and in the real world through two differently specialized programs.Each is designed to help students as they develop new skills and a broader understanding of society and themselves.
The project at Canyon Creek is based on volunteerism. Students choose an area of interest, then are required to write a research paper, complete a minimum amount of ...
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- May 14, 2013
Helping save sensory camp
Raise $27,000 in just a few months.That’s a daunting task for anyone to undertake, but for a group of local moms, it was worth all the efforts.
In 2012, April Sutherland, a nurse in the Camas School District and mother to a special needs child, found out that the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation summer sensory program would be shut down due to a $1.2 million budget reduction.
Her son, who has ...
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- by Danielle Frost
- May 7, 2013
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Camas student places at SkillsUSA competition
Seth Albert of Camas was the runner-up at the state SkillsUSA competition.
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- April 30, 2013
Exchange students planning authentic Italian dinner to benefit pregnancy clinic
Gianluca Volpe and Francesco Ughi are hoping to bring a little of their homeland to Camas High School. As a part of their senior project, the two are preparing an Italian dinner from scratch, which includes making noodles by hand, creating two different sauce recipes, preparing appetizers, and decorating the CHS commons.
Tickets are $15 each and proceeds benefit the Community Pregnancy Clinic of Camas-Washougal.
The dinner will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May ...
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- by By Danielle Frost Post-Record Staff
- April 30, 2013
Maria Lattanzi helping young minds bloom
The 4-year-olds buzz around the brightly decorated preschool classroom, zooming from station to station.Two students paint pictures of the yellow and purple tulips that are displayed in a vase on a table. Another child sits in front of a tray of plastic toy dinosaurs and reptiles, examining them closely under a magnifying glass. Meanwhile, a few others work on alphabet recognition exercises with a parent volunteer.
The calm voice that resonates through it all ...
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- by Heather Acheson
- April 23, 2013
Meghal Sheth and Sophie Shoemaker are making school history
Meghal Sheth and Sophie Shoemaker are making Papermaker history. They are the first Camas High School students to qualify for the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition, they are just sophomores and only 10 students across the state of Washington were selected for the prestigious event.
"At first, I was in shock," Shoemaker said. "I wasn't really expecting it, but it was great to know something I worked on was ...
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- by Danielle Frost
- April 16, 2013
School notes for April 16, 2013
Environmental education class set for teachers
Teachers from Camas and Washougal are invited to participate in the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Day Saturday, May 4.
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- April 16, 2013
School notes for April 9, 2013
Locals graduate from WSU
The following students earned bachelor's degrees from Washington State University for fall term 2012.
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- April 9, 2013
Paige Maas, local elementary school student, advocates for those with diabetes
On April 25, 2011, Paige Maas’s life changed forever.
It was the day she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
An active 7-year-old, Paige became lethargic, constantly thirsty and just wasn't herself.
When her parents brought her to the doctor, her blood sugar level was dangerously high. She was admitted to Legacy Emanuel Hospital, where Brad and Pam were quickly immersed into the world of diabetes. There, they learned how to check her ...
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- by Danielle Frost
- April 9, 2013
Camas Iron Chef gets a new look
Camas Iron Chef is getting a new look and a new location.
This year, the popular Camas Educational Foundation fundraiser will cost less, include all ages, and have hands-on activities.
The festivities will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Camas High School commons.
"In addition to the cook-off with secret ingredients, we're changing the format so that it is a family-friendly, food filled-festival," said Debbie Mrazek, event chair ...
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- by Danielle Frost
- April 2, 2013
