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June 12, 2012
School notes for June 12, 2012
Zeviar earns mastee's degree Dorothy D. Zeviar recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida with a master's degree in public health and a certificate in disaster management.
Zeviar earns mastee's degree Dorothy D. Zeviar recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida with a master's degree in public health and a certificate in disaster management.
When a Camas resident approached Marilyn Boerke to ask if she'd like to have a piece of history, the Liberty Middle School principal was intrigued."Eunice Abrahamsen contacted me to see if I was interested in procuring and displaying a 'piece' of a Liberty ship in order to teach our students the history of the local mill and the reasons why Liberty's name was chosen," she said. "I anticipated a small piece of the ship, so I was astounded and thrilled to learn the salvage company was offering to donate one of the ship's anchors." The anchor came from a decommissioned Liberty ship known as the SS Davy Crockett, which had been turned into a flat deck barge. Last summer, an extensive recovery and destruction process began on the ship after it went aground in the Columbia River near Cottonwood Beach. That effort lasted 211 days. The ship was built between 1941 and 1945, when the United States increased its shipbuilding capacity during World War II. At the Camas mill, now known as Georgia-Pacific, workers built ship rudders, cranes and other wartime materials for the Liberty ships being constructed by Kaiser Aluminum in Vancouver.
Liao earns Eagle Scout rank Jonathan Liao of Camas has earned his Eagle Scout, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America. Liao, 16, will be recognized in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Camas United Methodist Church.
The Camas High School Science Olympiad team showed they could compete with the best in the nation at a recent tournament in Orlando. On Saturday, May 19, the team placed 11th in the competition, the highest in school history. There are no school classifications, so the Papermakers' win was against schools of all sizes, both public and private. Students medalled in five events. The most notable was Marcus Bintz and Rachel Fadlovich, who were named national champions in the "Disease Detectives" portion of the competition. They will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta for themselves and two coaches.
Teens invited to audition for vocal competition Registration is open for auditions for this year's Sing Fourth Teen Vocal Competition presented by Davidson Insurance and Liberty Northwest Insurance Company.
"Kids don't care what I know until they know I care."This tagline is included at the end of every e-mail John Condon sends out. "I have always had a challenge for myself to build that trusting relationship with classroom kids on an individual basis," said Condon, who teaches seventh-grade at Skyridge Middle School.
'Pridelands' to open this weekend Christian Youth Theatre will perform “Pridelands,” this weekend at the Washburn Performing Arts Center at Washougal High School, 1201 39th St. The play is inspired by the story of “The Lion King,” and celebrates music, dance and harmony. It incorporates African dance rhythms, colorful comedic characters and a coming-of-age story.
The FIRST Robotics Team Mean Machine, based out of Camas, recently competed in the World Championships in St. Louis Missouri in the Newton Division. After three days of matches against the best in the world, Team Mean Machine was chosen by the second seeded team from Santa Barbara and another Michigan team to be a part of their alliance, earning them a spot in the elimination round.
Students at Hathaway Elementary School are reaping the benefits after their teacher secured grants to purchase nearly $4,000 worth of xylophones, metallophones, and other mallet instruments.Amy Switzer applied and received a $1,000 Creative Classroom Grant from the Washougal Schools Foundation, and more than $3,000 from the school's Booster Club. "It is awesome to work in a district that supports its music programs," she said.
In an effort to define what makes a healthy community, Washougal has been selected for a statewide grant that will focus on prevention and intervention. It is one of two cities in Clark County, and 12 in the state, that were chosen for the 4-year Prevention Redesign Initiative. "Washougal was selected based on community readiness and responsiveness," said Camille Saari, who will coordinate the local grant.