Sam Greene
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May 22
2013 Magnet Graduate Hollar Earns Research Award
Recent CHS / MST Magnet grad Sierra Hollar was awarded a $2,000 summer research grant by Boise State University and their STEM Summer Research Community. “The Boise State Summer Research Community program hosts several activities in partnership with several student research programs to involve the participants to unique interdisciplinary learning and research opportunities. Interaction with …
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May 19
Magnet Sophomores Get Hands “Dirty” in AP Bio
Basking in the glory of their post AP Bio haze, Magnet sophomores got their hands “dirty” this week doing fetal pig dissections. Way to go, sophomore Magnetos!
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May 16
Magnet Juniors Earn Honors at Intel ISEF!
“This year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair featured more than 1,700 young scientists selected from 435 affiliate fairs in more than 70 countries, regions and territories. In addition to the top winners, more than 500 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research …” Among those 1,700 were two of our very own, Meghal …
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Apr 29
MST 9 Romeo and Juliet
Students in Mr. MacGowan’s MST English class performed their scenes from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to the delight of their instructor. He raved over their performances which were rendered with uninhibited spirit and passion. Mac said of their efforts, ”These students were wonderful to work with. To see the kids in this element and …
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Mar 27
Magnet Junior’s Mentor Fêted in WSUV Magazine
Meghal Sheth, a junior in our Magnet program, has presented her research at two professional conferences this year and has won several awards, such as first place in the Washington State Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium. On pages 9-12 in the WSU-V Crimson & Gray magazine, Meghal’s mentor (Dr. Allison Coffin) is featured—the article includes …
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Mar 26
Adventures in Non-Fiction
Sophomore Pre-AP English students in the Magnet read Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers, in which he explores the hidden factors that play into achievement and success. For our study of the book, students are assigned sections of the book to teach the class. They design lessons tied to the Common Core standards, develop learning targets and …
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Mar 22
State 4A Knowledge Bowl
Senior Magnet students Rachel Fadlovich, Kyle Binder, Tim Liu, Lindsay Weinberg, Xinyang Chen, and Shicon Wen competed this past weekend in the Washington State Knowledge Bowl Tournament. They did Camas High School and the Magnet proud, overcoming a tough start to place second in state at 4A, missing first place by only 1 point! Shown with …
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Mar 14
APES EcoColumns
In the EcoColumn project, students in Mrs. Dean’s AP Environmental Science class design, build, and monitor the interconnected chambers of an “EcoColumn”. Each student becomes an expert in one of the three environments: aquatic, decomposition, or terrestrial. Measurements and adjustments are made to create a healthy system. This week we started observing the changes in these …
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Mar 02
Regional SEF Results
CHS/Magnet students in grades 9-12 participated in the regional Science and Engineering Fair (SEF) on Saturday, March 1st. Chaperoned by SEF guru Ron Wright and CHS teacher extraordinaire Kim Newman, Camas students entered seven projects. The results were amazing. Each project earned first place in its category. Additionally, best in show was earned by two …
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Feb 21
STEM Summer Program at UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst in offering a 6-week Research Intensive, which places high school students in professional working labs. Several departments are participating, including Biology and Psychology as well as Biochemistry and Food Science. Descriptions of all of the labs available can be found at the following link: http://www.umass.edu/summercollege/research-intensives. They are also offering several 2-week intensives in …
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