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March 13, 2012

Maguire is semi-finalist in scholarship contest

James Maguire, a senior at Washougal High School, is a semi-finalist in the 43rd annual national Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship competition. The awards are granted to high school seniors for best all-around presentation about why they are planning a career in government service. According to a press release, the semi-finalists represent, "The most talented and accomplished of our country's young leaders." The foundation is located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa.

March 6, 2012

Camas students work as legislative pages

Rep. Ann Rivers (R-La Center) hosted two Camas students as pages this legislative session in Olympia. Both students were at the state Capitol from Feb. 13 to 17.

March 6, 2012
T Walker Anderson, Luke Block, Cortney Gonzalez and Austin Smith-Brown are all smiles after performing in the Washington Music Educators Symphonic Choir All-State concert recently. The four were selected out of hundreds of students from across Washington state.

WHS vocalists and ensembles perform well at recent events

Walking through the hallways of Washougal High School last week, students were greeted by a large, orange and black poster congratulating various choir and band members. And there were several reasons to give kudos: On Monday, Feb. 20, several students performed with the Washington Music Educators All-State Honor Symphonic Choir and Wind Ensemble. In addition, many of the same vocalists and instrumentalists performed well at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest the following weekend. "This is great," said Jen Mahorney, choir director. "We've been preparing since right after Christmas. There are some pretty stellar schools in the region, It's fortunate that we have this level of competition."

February 28, 2012
Andrew Cottrell added 12 red leaf maple trees to the Washougal River Greenway Trail for his Eagle Scout project.

Local Boy Scout adds 12 maple trees to greenway

Years from now, Andrew Cottrell will be able to walk along the Washougal River Greenway trail and see trees he planted towering above.Cottrell, 14, recently added a colorful variety of 12 maples to the trail, located in Camas off Second Avenue, for his Eagle Scout project.

February 28, 2012
The Camas Mechanickidz took home first- and second-place finishes at a recent state tournament. Here, team members Tate Perry and Owen Wilks focus on a task.

Mechanickidz fare well at tourney

A local group of students came home with two trophies after competing in the Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program FIRST LEGO League state tournament.The Camas Mechanickidz competed against 89 other teams, taking first-place in software programming and second-place in robot performance, coming in only one point shy in that category than the winner. The team was selected for the state competition in December, out of 20 teams at a qualifying competition in Vancouver. According to team co-coach Jeff Hendricks, the Portland region is the largest in the country with 400 teams.

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.

February 21, 2012

School notes for Feb. 21, 2012

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.

February 21, 2012
Brandon Vega (left) and Ben Hagen both "double qualified," for the state DECA competition in March. DECA is a business and marketing club at Camas High School.

Camas DECA shines at recent competition

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.