Category: Science

Sophomore Magnetos Win App Competition!

Our very own students Alyssa Wong, Chloe Luo, and Liya Zhao recently won the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for the 3rd Congressional District with Can-Screen, an app that helps users screen for cancer and explore educational resources. The competition is provided by U.S. House of Representatives to encourage students to pursue computer science, and practical …

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MIT Beaverworks Spring Opportunity for 9th and 10th Graders

Registration is now open for the Beaverworks Spring Yes You Can! program for 9th and 10th grade students! This is a Completely FREE program designed for students with little to no prior STEM experience, allowing them to explore a hands-on, confidence-building introduction to STEM Beverworks is also launching for the Spring Yes! You Can Do Computational Problem Solving, …

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Sophomore Magnetos Celebrate AP Exam Achievement!

Last Friday, 10th grade Magnetos had a pizza party in Ms. Robert’s class to celebrate their success on last year’s AP Environmental Science exam. Through hard work and dedication, the whole Magnet APES class finished freshman year with a 100% exam pass rate. Congratulations to the students for their success and commitment to excellence!  

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BWSI CREATE Challenge: Build Real Technologies That Make a Difference

Want to make an impact while learning exciting new skills? The BWSI CREATE Challenge is your chance to collaborate with high school and college students from across the country to design and build real assistive technologies that help people with disabilities. What is the CREATE Challenge?This virtual program (October–April) empowers students to brainstorm, design, and …

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MIT “Girls Who Can” STEM Program

See below for info about the Girls Who Can STEM program from MIT. Many of our students have taken advantage of their offerings.  We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for the Fall Girls Who Can Program — a free, hands-on STEM experience for high school girls in grades 10 and 11. This …

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NASA/SpaceX Crew 8 On Schedule for Tonight

We’re just under a couple of hours away from the launch of the NASA/SpaceX Crew 8. Pilot Michael Barrat, CHS class of ’77 and friend of the MST program, is strapped in and ready to go. On a trip to NASA in 2018, we had the rare treat of getting to visit with him and …

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BWSI Fall Program for Girls

Passing on some info about an upcoming program being offered by MIT to sophomore and junior girls. Who’s in? “We are excited to announce the BWSI Fall Program (virtual) for 11th Grade female students starting in October. The program is completely free, all students need are laptops and wifi to be a part of the …

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We’re Back! MST Symposium 2022

What a pleasure it was, indeed, to see all four grades of our program back together last night, May 25th, for our 15th annual MST Research Symposium. Students presented their work informally in the CHS Main Commons before migrating into the theater for formal presentations, awards, and a musical performance by the graduating seniors. Speaking …

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You’re Invited: MST Research Symposium

We’d like to cordially invite you to join us for the 15th annual Camas High School MST Magnet Program Student Research Symposium, on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, in the CHS commons and theater, from about 6-7:45pm. At this event, students from grades 9-12 will present their research findings from this year’s study of a wide …

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MST Students Excel at WSSEF

MST students in grades 9-11 recently competed in the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. Many of them took home awards and honors.  Congratulations, Magnetos! Here’s a summary of awards that were reported: MST Junior Aiden Bai: South Sound Regional SEF – 2nd place overall + ISEF qualification WA state SEF – 1st place qualification, …

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