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February 28, 2012
School notes for Feb. 28, 2012
Sorensen named to EOU dean's list Stefani Sorensen of Camas has been named to the dean's list at Eastern Oregon University.
Sorensen named to EOU dean's list Stefani Sorensen of Camas has been named to the dean's list at Eastern Oregon University.
Camas student studies at Sea of Cortez Sean Boedeker of Camas spent January studying at the Sea of Cortez in the Gulf of California through a special program at Linfield College.
Camas High School will once again have strong representation at the state DECA contest in March. DECA, a business and marketing club, had 125 students compete at an area competition in Longview. Of those, 72 qualified for state by winning awards. Each student chose a particular marketing event where they competed in two event-specific role plays and one marketing based test. These scores were tallied at the end of the day where awards were distributed. Overall, CHS had 79 different students win awards, ranging from first- to sixth-place in each sub-category and 60 overall category medal recipients. Those who received medals in the overall category qualified for the State Career Development Conference and will compete Thursday through Saturday, March 8-10 in Bellevue, Wash.
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.
Kelley makes dean's list Megan Kelley of Camas was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Boise State University. Kelley is a 2011 graduate of Camas High School.
Local residents will soon hear their phones ring with eager middle school students on the other end of the line, seeking financial support for the Camas Educational Foundation. The 13th annual phone-a-thon will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Thursday, Feb. 23. This year, CEF is hoping to raise $18,000, which will go directly to mini and major grant programs at Camas schools.
As far back as Corie Hebert can remember, she and her mom, Kim, have attended the Rose City Classic dog show in Portland. After watching the handling portion, she decided to try it out. "I just thought it would be fun," she said.
Students graduate from WWU Kyle Ebersole of Camas and Jessica Young of Washougal earned degrees from Western Washington University in fall quarter 2011. Ebersole earned a bachelor of arts in psychology, and Young earned a bachelor of arts in theater.
Local student named to MSU honor roll Kierstyn Tuel of Camas has been named to the fall semester honor roll at Montana State University in Bozeman. To be named to the honor roll, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA for the semester.
Imagine for a minute that your child's entire life consisted of school, home and doctor's appointments. No friends, no play dates and no sports teams.