MST sophomores recently finished their reading of Lord of the Flies and were challenged as part of their final assessment to create an artistic “sketch” or interpretation (colored, penciled, digitized, etc.) that blended both universal and constructed symbols from the book to show their understanding of symbolism and how the author used these to convey …
Category: English
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Sep 26
All’s Well That Ends Well: Ashland 2019 Recap
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 …
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Jan 28
MST Sophomore Joey Stanley Wins POL!
Performing in front of a packed house in CHS room 116 on January 23rd, Magnet sophomore Joey Stanley wowed the judges with his soulful interpretation of The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, winning the 2019 CHS Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition. Congratulations, Joey, as well as to all the other contestants and the six school competition …
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Sep 14
Micah the Mighty Marathoner!
MST junior Mackenzie Snell recently published a book, Micah the Mighty Marathoner, that chronicles the journey of her brother Micah. Check out her recent interview with Lacamas Magazine about the process and journey of putting this book together.
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Feb 07
MST Jr. Kaitlin Beel Honored by VFW
We mentioned back in December how Magnet sophomore Jaden Kim was honored by the local VFW (Jaden Kim VFW) through an extra credit assignment in Mr. Greene’s class, but little did we know until recently that Magnet junior Kaitlin Beel was also honored as a winner by the Vancouver VFW post! Kaitlin’s winning essay was …
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Feb 06
Senior Alaya Mays Statebound in POL!
Camas High School recently held its school contest for Poetry Out Loud during finals week. Some 40 students from the individual classroom competitions met that morning to recite poems they had selected and interpreted. Eight of those 40 advanced to the finals, and three of those eight were MST Magnet students. Sophomores Chloe Higgins, Thomas …
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Dec 07
Magnet Sophomore Jaden Kim Honored by Local VFW Post
Magnet sophomore Jaden Kim debated the effort to reward ratio when he considered the extra credit writing assignment Mr. Greene offered in early November via the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) essay contest. In the end, Mr. Kim decided it was worth it. Little did he know when he submitted his essay that (besides …
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Sep 20
Final Ashland Update
Good Afternoon, Ashland Crew! We are less than two days away from our departure for Ashland. Please review the important reminders below to make sure you know where to be, when to be there, and what to bring and expect for our trip. For the complete itinerary, load this document: Ashland Final Itinerary 17.18 Important …
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Feb 02
College Admissions and the “GPA Game”
Sophomore Magnet English students had a wonderful visit today from our esteemed Magnet counselor Mrs. Liebe. She walked us through an activity called “The GPA Game”, where students assume an identity and move up and down the ladder of admissions based on their fictional profile’s characteristics: GPA, extracurricular involvement, family connections, work history, etc. It …
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Jan 31
MST Junior Alaya Mays wins CHS POL!
Performing in front of a packed house in room 116, Magnet junior Alaya Mays wowed the judges with her soulful interpretation of More Lies, by Karin Gottshall, winning the 2017 CHS Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition. In order to advance to the school competition, she and the other students first had to qualify in their respective English …
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