January 7, 2014 12:00 am
Schools 
From left, Lacamas Heights Principal Julie Mueller, alumna Sharon Carmichael and parent volunteer Karen Wood, with the help of a committee, are organizing a celebration to mark the school's 50th anniversary.
Photo courtesy of Lacamas Heights Elementary Team teaching was a new concept 50 years ago, but Lacamas Heights was designed especially for it with moveable walls between classrooms. Here, sixth-grade teachers Duane Freeman (front) and Lynn Carroll (back, right) team teach in 1963.
In 1964, The Civil Rights Act was signed into law, the “race to the moon” made headlines and a new home cost $13,050.In Camas, Lacamas Heights Elementary School opened its doors to 500 students for the 1963-64 school year.
On Jan. 17, the school. located at 4600 N.E. Garfield St., will celebrate that milestone with a birthday party. Duane Freeman, a sixth-grade teacher that first year, will be attending the party, along with several alumni and current students and staff members.
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