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May 31, 2011
Nani Sasaki (left), a junior at Washougal High School, is organizing a live music concert to benefit the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan. She was inspired to pursue the project after discussing the issue during her Japanese studies class taught by Shoko Fuchigami (right). The concert will be held Friday, June 17, at Coffee Revolution inside River Rock Church in Camas.

Kids helping kids

When 16-year-old Washougal High School student Nani Sasaki first heard about the massive earthquake that hit Japan in March, she wasn't sure how to respond. "It was really sad," she said. "I didn't know what to think about it at first. Nothing like that ever happens in Washington. I just don't know what I would do in that situation." The 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast of Japan on Friday, March 11. It then triggered a tsunami that produced waves estimated at up to 128 feet. According to news reports, the event left more than 10,000 people dead, as well as thousands who injured. There now are tens of thousands of displaced survivors.

May 31, 2011
Camas High School DECA recently competed at the International Career Development Conference in Florida. Pictured left to right are: Keira Alkema, David Meyer, Sara Slayton, Evan Klein, Scott Feather, Elijah Kent and Chad Wiley.

Papermaker DECA shines at international competition

Camas High School DECA, an organization of marketing students, has fared well in international competition this year. Nineteen students, a school record, qualified to participate at the International Career Development Conference, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., April 28 through May 4.

May 31, 2011

School notes for May 31, 2011

Grass Valley teacher receives grant Second grade classrooms in the Camas School District annually put on theater productions of a bug-themed play called "Goin' Buggy."

May 24, 2011
A young Camtown attendee takes aim at the basket in the hopes of winning a prize. This year's festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at Crown Park.

Celebrating 10 years of fun

Camtown, the city of Camas's annual youth festival, will mark 10 years this June. "We are looking forward to a fun event, rain or shine," said Krista Bashaw, special events coordinator for the city's parks and recreation department. "We always get great crowds no matter what the weather."

May 24, 2011

Volunteers receive community leadership award

The Washington Association of School Administrators recently presented Community Leadership Awards to several outstanding volunteers who have gone above and beyond to support students and schools throughout the Education Service District 112 region.

May 24, 2011

School notes for May 24, 2011

WWU releases winter quarter dean's list Camas resident Hannah Glynne Manning has been named to the winter quarter 2011 honor roll at Western Washington University.

May 17, 2011
Stacy Yakouba, an eighth-grader at Liberty Middle School, won honorable mention in a nationwide First Amendment contest. Her cartoon depicts staffers at the entertainment news website, TMZ.com, discussing freedom of speech.

LMS student creates a winning cartoon

Stacy Yakouba used her love of popular culture to create a winning cartoon. The Liberty Middle School eighth-grader, along with more than 1,300 other students from around the country, entered the First Amendment Cartoon Contest. "Our teacher had the whole class do it, and I didn't want to get a zero for the unit so I just thought of what I liked and put it together." The contest was sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

May 17, 2011

School notes for May 17, 2011

Yeager accepted in National Society of HS scholars Breanna Yeager, a Washougal High School sophomore, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. Membership in the group entitles qualified students to enjoy a varity of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, academic competitions, free events, member-only resources, publications and more. Yeager participates in dance, cheerleading, and the yearbook. She will be the promotions manager for the Associated Student Body next year, as well as a varsity cheerleader.

May 10, 2011
WHS sophomore Eidelynn Stagg won the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship, which will provide her with an all-expenses paid year as an exchange student in Germany. She leaves in July.

Fulfilling a dream

Most 16-year-olds would be apprehensive about leaving everything and everyone they know behind to go to a foreign country for a year. But not Eidelynn Stagg. "I spent a summer traveling all over the country with my grandparents when I was little and I loved it," she said. "And I always have wanted to go outside the country to see more people and get a better understanding of where they live."

May 10, 2011

School notes for May 10, 2011

Excelsior student wins Watershed Reflections contest Travis Hibbs, a junior at Excelsior High School in Washougal, was selected as a winner in an art contest. His photo was chosen as the winner for the ninth to 12th-grade category in the Clark Public Utilities Stream Team 2011 Watershed Reflections Contest.