August 24, 2010
School notes for Aug. 24, 2010
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Back-to-school nights, kindergarten orientation
There is a saying in Scouting, "Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout." And this is something that Keith McLeod, 78, holds near and dear. McLeod resides at Highland Terrace, a nursing home in Camas. Sometimes he has trouble speaking and recalling details, and his right hand often trembles. But McLeod didn't let these personal difficulties get in the way of helping out local Boy Scout Troop 565 assist some of its young members in need.
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At 15, Brandon Hanks is on the young side to earn his Eagle Scout badge, Scouting's highest and most coveted honor. But the Camas High School sophomore had two motivating reasons to do so. "I really wanted to finish my Eagle Scout project before my Dad is deployed again," he said. "And my Dad told me I couldn't get my driver's license until I finished it." Hanks has been going to the Jack, Will and Rob Boys & Girls Club since he was a fourth-grader, so he decided it was a great place to do his Scouting project. "Dad and I were talking, and he asked what I thought about fixing up the storage room and making it more usable," Hanks said.
The Fort Vancouver Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently chose Hannah Jones, a Camas High School senior, to receive the Good Citizens award. It is open to all seniors in high school, and is based on the qualities of good citizenship, including dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Hannah is the daughter of Steven Jones and Emily Ransdell.
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In an effort to both think green and save green, the Washougal School District has begun several energy conservation initiatives. These include putting a 'green team' of staff, students and parents at every school, and completing energy audits in all facilities with the goal of reducing energy consumption and costs. "Perhaps one of our most important gains has been in the area of staff and student awareness that energy conservation is a priority," Superintendent Teresa Baldwin said.
With school starting in just a few weeks, Clark County Public Health department is encouraging parents to schedule their children for a vaccine update. "Vaccinations are important because they protect children against serious and preventable illnesses, some of which have no cure or treatment," said Robin VanLiew of the health department. "Vaccinations not only protect the children receiving them, but the children around them as well, including their younger siblings."
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