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March 15, 2011
School notes for March 15, 2011
Phone-a-thon raises $14,000 The Camas Educational Foundation's 10th annual Phone-a-thon was a success despite a snow day, according to president Ron Gompertz.
Phone-a-thon raises $14,000 The Camas Educational Foundation's 10th annual Phone-a-thon was a success despite a snow day, according to president Ron Gompertz.
The Japanese Culture Festival will return for its sixth year to Washougal High School this Saturday. Headlining events will include traditional Kendo (swordsmanship) exhibitions, Taiko drummers, jazz and opera singing, a Minidoka swing band and cultural dance. These events will take place from 2 to 5:45 p.m.
Gause Elementary School and the Gause Parent Boosters hosted its first Family Fitness Night recently. More than 300 attendees, which included students, parents and staff, came together to learn the importance of fitness and nutrition. There were five exercise stations that focused on cardio respiratory endurance, upper body strength, abdominal strength, flexibility and agility. Families spent 10 minutes at each station.
CHS students do well at Science and Engineering Fair Two teams from Camas High School earned honors at the Southwest Washington Science and Engineering Fair, held Feb. 26 at Skyview High School in Vancouver.
4.0 GPA Alexis Adams, Mahrukh Ahsan, Jordan Allen, Sydney Allen, Kara Amber, Zachary Anderson, Agne Babarskaite, Austin Barr, Nathan Beasley, Kelsy Benton, Mark Brown, Logan Buma, Cierra Christianson, Riley Christianson, Blake Christopher, Jessica Clive, Ryan Cobleigh, Athena Cole, Matthew Danis, Madeline Deeds, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Jacob Freedman, Brooklynn Friesen, Mackenzie Frye, Claire Goss, Mikeala Graham, Taylor Grew, Joanna Guo, Stephanie Guo, Rebecca Hamilton, Chelsea Hardy, Brandon Harryman, Tyler Hart, Haylee Haskin, Riley Hein, Martin Horn, Jake Hsu, Alicia Huegli, Emily Hull, Gabriele Cara Ilarde, Nicholas Jaech, Olivia Janson, Jason Jay, Morgan Jensen, Katelynne Jones, Sarah Kelley, Evan Klein, Tenzin Lama, Macy Leaptrott, Devin LeBlanc Jeffery Lee, Joanna Liao, Nicholas Lim, Samuel Lin, Deborah Lubanga, Carly Marshall, Stormie Mash, Christopher Meritt, Kevin Minnick, Ashley Moncrieff, Hayley Nakamichi, Martha Nanson, Lisa Nicholson, Lauren Oljar, Ariel Orasud, Sydney Ott, Alexander Pien, Triton Pitassi, Kendra Preuninger, Alexa Rakoski, Jennifer Richey, Tessa Rinnen, Michael Ross, Tyler Ruthem, Jessica Schneider, Sawyer Schultz, Brianna Scott, Megan Scott, Victoria Slaven, Sara Slayton, Lucas Smith, Molly Smith, Sulamitta Stepanyuk, Nadine Stone, Samuel Svilar, Christy Swan, Megan Templer, Chesley Truitt, Hannah Tweet, Noah Wachlin, Savannah Ware, Austin Warner, Austin Webberley, Dylan White, David Wright, Madeline Yi, Jacob Young, Quqi Zhang, Yu Qiong Zhu.
Paige Wade has watched her best friend, Robyn Pfeifer, battle Crohn's disease since the eighth grade. The girls, who are juniors at Washougal High School, have been best friends since first grade. Watching Pfeifer spend 66 days in the hospital during the summer of 2009 and endure six surgeries, inspired Wade to do something to help. "Seeing what she has had to go through really inspired me to do something," she said. "So I talked to my mom about how to get the word out and she suggested a benefit concert."
Last week was like Christmas all over again for several local schools. That's because the Camas Educational Foundation came through with its annual "prize patrol," awarding 32 mini-grants to educators across the Camas School District. Grant requests funded items ranging from play equipment for the Papermaker Pre-School to seed money for student science research projects at Camas High School.
Three Camas schools were among 186 statewide that earned an Achievement Award, considered the highest honor from the state of Washington. Skyridge Middle School, Liberty Middle School and Camas High School made the list for overall excellence. The schools were judged on overall excellence, language arts, math, science, extended graduation rate, improvement and achievement.
CHS presents 'Hello Dolly!' Camas High School Theater's performance of "Hello Dolly," will open Thursday. "Hello Dolly!" is the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, complete with upbeat songs and personality.
The Camas High School Key Club recently raised nearly $700 on behalf of the Portland Rescue Mission. But instead of handing over a check, Key Club members got personally involved and used the money to purchase fleece to make snuggies for the homeless. Snuggies are wearable blankets with sleeves.