Nov 11
Thank you for your service, veterans! A quick shout out to our CHS/MST grads who are either in the service or who have served:
US Army: Camille R. (14), Nathan C. (17), Riley H. (14)
US Navy: PJ B. (12), Noah W. (13)
US Air Force: Jimmy C. (12), Jeffrey F. (17)
See where they and our other graduates have studied here: MST Graduate College Map
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Oct 30
Lots of Magnetos in the news this past week celebrating District titles in tennis, Soccer Senior Night at Doc Harris, and even a grad playing football at WSU who was captured on a recent HBO special on the Cougs. These are just a few of the many student athletes in our program who are proud to call themselves Papermaker athletes and Magnetos. Who says Magnet kids can’t play sports!?!? Clockwise from top left: Aanya Friedman, Akash Prasad and Shiva Narayanan, Friedman and family, Elizabeth Parker, Andrew Boyle (CHS/MST ’19), Parker and family.
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Oct 27
We are often asked why we include English as a core component in our MST Magnet curricula at the freshman and sophomore level. Simply put, these courses are the backdrop and context for the work we do on essential soft skills that allow students to practice learning how to work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and develop a deeper understanding of the human condition.
According to a recent Washington Post article, The world’s top economists just made the case for why we still need English majors, “Some prominent economists are making the case for why it still makes a lot of sense to major (or at least take classes) in humanities alongside more technical fields.” One prominent economist even extrapolates this to suggest that learning how to craft and interpret narratives, in economics at least, can have a profound impact: “Economists can best advance their science by developing and incorporating into it the art of narrative economics … What people tell each other can have profound implications on markets — and the overall economy …”
There are also some counter-intuitive salary and long-term career satisfaction implications that are noted in this article and another recent one on this topic: In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.
So, yes, humanities courses matter. The stories and the narratives we tell each other and embrace matter. And that’s why it’s a part of our program.
Permanent link to this article: https://chsmstmagnet.com/2019/10/top-economists-recognize-the-value-of-humanities/
Oct 25
Calling all Magnetos,
It’s that time of year. The annual all-nighter will take place from 6 pm on Friday, November 22 to 7 am Saturday, November 23. If you show up BEFORE 6 pm, you can hang in the Commons until it officially starts. No chaperones are on duty until 6 pm. The cost is $5 to cover pizza and needs to be paid to ASB starting November 1. The maximum number of students is 60, so first PAID, first served. We also need a permission form (see link below) submitted to ME (Abe) NLT Wednesday, November 13.
Feel free to bring food/drinks for snacks, board/card games to play, PG-13 (and school appropriate) movies to watch, and (if you plan to sleep) a sleeping bag and pillow. It can get cold in those early morning hours, so a blanket might be nice. If you can’t come at 6 pm, feel free to join us later that evening but no later than 10 pm. If you need to leave the all-nighter at any point, there will be no re-admittance.
If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Abe.
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Oct 24
Check it out, sophomores and juniors! CHS/MST jr. Tyler Stanley is currently involved in phase 1 of this. We’ve had several others over the course of the program participate in this and report back positive experiences.
“Western Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is an online distance learning course and summer experience specifically designed for high school sophomores and juniors interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pathways through the exploration of space and space travel. The online curriculum is a University of Washington college course focused on NASA’s space exploration program as well as topics in Earth and Space Science. If scholars successfully complete the online curriculum, they are invited to participate in multi-day summer experiences that provide them the opportunity to work with STEM professionals, NASA scientists, university students, and STEM educators.”
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Oct 23
Greetings, Magnetos! The MIT (Yes, that MIT) Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for talented students who will be entering their senior year in high school. The four-week program teaches STEM skills through project-based, workshop-style courses.
We’ve had about 6 Magnetos over the last few years take advantage of the MIT BWSI, which is a pretty remarkable experience from what I can gather. Spend a month living on campus at MIT in Boston doing super cool science stuff? Sounds like a winner to me. Anyone interested? If so and you’re serious about doing the pre-req mods over the winter and applying to BWSI for the summer, I’d be happy to recommend you, which is what they’ve asked me to do (be the point of contact for you and this program …). So if that’s you, send me an email to let me know you’re interested and/or stop by and see me in room 710 at CHS.
P.S. You might also talk to MST seniors Odessa and Bailey if you want more info. They have firsthand insight on this awesome experience.
Short Pamphlet … Long Pamphlet
Requirements/Info:
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Oct 23
CHS/MST junior Faith Bergstrom excels in the classroom and on the court. She was recently showcased in the subscription web portal Prep Girls Hoops Washington as a rising Division 1 prospect. Congrats, Faith, and best of luck in the upcoming season.
“Continuing on with our recent series of individual spotlights before the high school season begins, the latest feature will be on Camas High School’s Faith Bergstrom. Faith had a strong club season playing on Al Aldridge’s Columbia Cascades top team and she hopes to keep the momentum rolling into her junior year of high school. I recently had the chance to catch up with the 6’2 post and talk about her plans for this upcoming season and how the recruitment process is coming along” (Prep Girls Hoops).
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Sep 26
The Camas High School MST Magnet program (50 students and 5 staff) took a field trip this past weekend to Ashland, Oregon, the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to see productions of Alice in Wonderland and Hairspray, as well as participating in a workshop on Saturday morning with OSF staff. The trip was a rousing success! A special thanks to the students, staff, and parents who worked together to make this yet another memorable trip. We are already counting the days till the 2021 trip!
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Sep 25
Camas High School recently received notification of this year’s National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. This program “honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability.” Congrats to the five CHS students (four of whom are Magnetos) honored with this distinction: Sierra Mellor, Xiang Liu, Jaden Kim, Rose Leveen, & Kenneth Wright. Bravo!
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Sep 25
Congrats to freshman Magneto Ananya Pattamatta for winning the regional National School Bus Safety Poster contest. Each winning entry from the region earned $50.00 and advanced to compete at State competition, where Pattamatta’s poster placed 1st in her division winning an additional $50.00 from WAPT State board; her poster is now competing at the National level.
Ananya and the other CSD winners were recently feted at the School Board Meeting on Monday, September 23rd, where they were recognized for their accomplishments and presented with their winnings.
Bravo, Ananya!
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