On the sidelines: National College Signing Day
The best part about being on the sidelines is watching the teams and the athletes you cover accomplish some pretty amazing things.
You get to ask them questions, tap into their emitions and share their stories.
From the time they arrive on varsity as freshmen, sophomores and juniors, to their final go around as seniors, you grow to respect these athletes for all the hard work they put into their sport for their teammates, coaches, school, family, friends and community.
As eight Camas High School seniors sat at the table in front of the packed North Commons area on campus for National College Signing Day Wednesday, Athletic Director Terry Cavender chose the perfect statement to describe these Papermakers.
Photo by Dan Trujillo
Papermaker wins top honor
Senior Zach Marshall was awarded the top prize, a $3,500 scholarship, at the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Banquet January 18. This marks the third straight year that a Papermaker has earned First Place honors: Stu Jergensen, Logan Grindy, Odin Coe, and now Marshall. Go Papermakers!
Photo: Zachary Kaufman
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Papermaker Brent Richards signs with Timbers
Brent Richards (pictured right) of Camas has been impressing Gavin Wilkinson with his soccer skills for more than seven years.
Now the Portland Timbers’ general manager hopes Richards will impress well into the future.
Richards, 21, signed a Major League Soccer contract with the Timbers on Wednesday, making him the first MLS Homegrown Player signed by the club. Contract details were not released.
“It’s awesome. It’s something that I wanted for a long time,” Richards said.
Read more at The Columbian. Photo: Steve Dipaola
Feeding the community
Fourth-annual Stuff the Bus brings in 61,600 pounds of food. Photo: Danielle Frost.
Robotics team earns spot at state
Team members in the photo above (all Camas except noted): Andrew Whitaker (Bethany, OR), Jordan Hendricks, Jordan Slotto, Maggie Wells, Tate Perry, Gabe Mukobi, Owen Wilks. The team coach/mentor was Jeff Hendricks and mentors included Steve Slotto, Ken Perry, Doug Wells, Rick Wilks (not pictured). The team was sponsored by Broker Knowledge Group of Camas.
The Camas Mechanakidz were selected among 20 teams at last weekend’s ORTOP First Lego League qualifying robotics tournament in Salmon Creek, earning them a spot in the upcoming state tournament January 14 and 15 in Hillsboro. The Portland region is the largest in the country with approximately 400 teams. Eighty teams were selected to compete at the upcoming state competition.
Mechanickidz was the only team to earn two awards: 1st place in the Robotics Performance and 3rd runner up in the overall competition. Teams were judged in four key areas: Robot Performance, Core Values, Team Presentation, and Robot Design.
These avid robot lovers worked tirelessly since the end of summer, meeting regularly for 4- 8 hours per week at Coach Jeff Hendricks’ home. They used their time understanding the requirements for the robot missions, strategizing robot development, hardware and software development, and fine tuning the one-of-a-kind creation. The goal was to have the robot complete as many successful missions in the robot “food factor” challenge. The coach and mentors helped guide the team in each of the four areas of development and prepare for the competition.
The project consisted of a skit demonstrating an innovative prototype to keep bacteria from forming on take n’ bake pizzas which was presented to a judging panel. An element of the Core Values scoring was to observe teamwork and problem-solving skills for a problem with which the team was presented. Overall, the team grew in areas that most kids will not experience until high school or college, performed very well at the competition, and had an amazing experience.
Papermaker named Outstanding Teen
Brianna Scott, a 16-year-old Camas High School junior, was named Miss Clark County’s Outstanding Teen 2012.
Junior Olympics National Cross Country Meet
Alexa Jones, Maddie Woodson and Alissa Pudlitzke competed this weekend in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Meet. Their team, Evergreen Storm, took 5th in the Nation! Go Camas!
Harris wins sportsmanship honor
Dylan Harris
Senior Dylan Harris, left tackle for the CHS football team, was awarded the WIAA Sportsmanship medallion at the November 25 State Semi Final game v. O’Dea High School.
CHS dancer in Portland Ballet production
Hope Garcia
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