Getting greener
Four Skyridge students attend Clark County Green Schools Summit
Skyridge Middle School seventh-graders, from left, Joey Emmet, Cooper McNatt, Michael Mattthews and Christian Nghiem attended a Green Schools Summit recently. They learned about additional ideas for resource conservation. Photo: Danielle Frost.
Camas schools rocket to the top at Science Olympiad
Grass Valley, Dorothy Fox earn awards
Students from Grass Valley Elementary School in Camas took part in the Nov. 19 Elementary Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament at Clark College. Pictured above are Grass Valley students (left to right) Luke Brewer, Zach Macia and Danilo Kamenko. The Camas school’s “Team 1” (groups A and B) earned Top Group awards in two events. Photo by Jenny Shadley/Clark College.
CHS #1 in WIAA Scholastic Cup
In recognition of varsity team grade point averages, achievement in state tournaments, and sportsmanship, Camas High School is currently atop the Scholastic Cup standings for all 3A high schools in our state.
Background on the Scholastic Cup: The WIAA Scholastic Cup recognizes performance in the classroom as well as on the playing surface. Schools that finish at the top of their respective classifications in state athletic competition receive points, as do schools that finish at the top in team academic performance. Sportsmanship is also a factor, with substantial points deducted for ejections from contests. At the end of the year, the school with the most points in their classification will be awarded the prestigious Scholastic Cup.
Click here for a summary of CHS Fall Sports accomplishments!
Liberty and Skyridge Combined Athletic Update
The fall season is complete and both schools did a great job on the field as well as in the class room. The Skyridge 8th grade football team went undefeated in league and also took top honors at the league football extravaganza. In Girls Cross Country Skyridge and Liberty finished 2nd and 3rd in the District meet. Liberty had the District champion in the 6th grade race and Skyridge the champion in the 7th grade race.
We had 55 girls compete in Cross Country at Skyridge and they maintained a GPA of 3.51. 34 girls competed at Liberty with a GPA of 3.48. In football, 27 Liberty boys competed with a GPA of 3.02. At Skyridge 26 players had a GPA of 3.0.
Overall, 142 student athletes competed at Skyridge and Liberty during the first season. They had a combined GPA of 3.36.
Winter season is underway and it looks like we will have large numbers again in volleyball and wrestling.
Individual Highlights
- Marley Lafore went undefeated in league and won the Cross Country 7th grade District title for Skyridge.
- Emma Jenkins won the Cross Country District Championship for Liberty in the 6th grade division.
- Maddie Woodson set a school record of 8:58:18 and was the best runner in the 8th grade division.
- Skyridge Cross Country had a team GPA of 3.51 and is leading in the race for the Athletic Academic Award at Skyridge.
- Liberty Cross Country, with a team GPA of 3.48, is leading at Liberty for the Athletic Academic Award.
Widdop, Ramey join ranks of CHS National Board Certified Teachers
Sarah Widdop (Humanities) and Kelly Ramey (Spanish), recently learned that their portfolios were approved by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Congratulations Sarah and Kelly! They join ten CHS teachers who have examined and improved their instructional effectiveness en route to earning National Board certification: Kristi Bridges, Melanie Clark, Mark Gardner, Sam Greene, Eric Linthwaite, Terry Nyquist, Christen Palmer, Val Parbon, Elizabeth Rollman, and Ashley Snyder. Best of luck to Tyler Morgan, who is currently pursuing National Board certification.
Sarah Widdop
Kelly Ramey
Sister City Award
The Camas Sister City organization, a partnership between the City of Camas and Camas Schools, won the Washington State Sister Cities Association Peace Prize Award. They were recognized for their 30+ year relationship with the communities of Hosoi and Taki in Japan and relatively new eight-year relationship with sister cities Krapkowice, Morawica, and Zabierzow in Poland. Click here to visit Camas Sister City blog for more information about the award.
Camas marshals on without star
Camas’ Zack Marshall (25), fighting off O’Dea’s Tyler Longmire, rushed for 51 yards on six carries in the first quarter before leaving with a dislocated thumb.
CHS Drama Fall Play a success
First-year Drama director Sean Kelly and his theater students brought some humor, sadness, and gravitas to the CHS Theatre with their production of Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. All of those involved in this play – on stage or behind it – deserve applause. Bravo, CHS Thespians!
JV girls soccer players make big donation to Rescue Mission
Congratulations to Coach Paul Della Valle and our Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Teams who this year collected donations that nearly equaled the $1,027 they raised for the Portland Rescue Mission in 2009 and 2010. Their third annual fundraiser totaled $957.08, which will feed nearly 480 people this year at Thanksgiving! The girls’ generosity made a big difference in the lives of many over the holiday season.
October CHS Pride Inside Award Winners
These students were nominated and selected by staff for epitomizing the character and qualities that teachers would expect from a “great CHS student.”
Seniors Aaron McMahan and Danielle Neblock; Juniors Dakota Safford and Valerie Campbell; Sophomores Nicholas McAfee and Lacey McBride; and Freshmen Stephen Jesmer and Lyvia Barret.