MST Sr. Madi Williams recently earned the prestigious Johnson Scholarship to her self-declared dream school, Santa Clara University. She “competed” for six hours with other students, including the writing of a timed essay. This full …
Congrats to MST/CHS senior Ayla Crowell who was recently named as a recipient of the 2024 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship! In her own words, “I filled out their application a few months ago with essays …
Thank you to those who were able to make it to last night’s Zoom Info Night Webinar for the CHS MST Magnet Program. If you were unable to make it and/or you’d like to review …
We are pleased to announce that a couple of MST student artists recently won awards at this year’s ESD 112 Art awards ceremony. Congrats to Laura and Ryan and all the CHS/MST students who were …
The Southwest Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair took place via Zoom on Saturday, March 2. Numerous MST students presented their research and received awards for their work, including being promoted to the Washington State …
We’d like to invite current 8th grade parents, guardians, and students to an informational Zoom webinar about the Camas High School MST Magnet program that’s scheduled for Thursday, March 28th, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm: …
Congratulations to CHS students Aarav Shah (MST) , Maile Yancey, and Rafa Lavagnino (MST) for finalist and semi-finalist selections in the highly competitive national merit-based scholarship to participate in an intensive international language and cultural …
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 …
Congratulations to MST student Zaina Abu Hweij and Iris Ta for being selected as an NCWIT National Award Recipient for 2023-2024. They were selected for demonstrating an outstanding interest in and passion for computing and …
Thank you for your patience with the shuffling of our admissions timeline. See below for the revised dates and deadlines for this year’s CHS MST Magnet admissions process. Our application is live, but we recommend …
As a member of the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools, the CHS MST Program is pleased to invite our students and their parents to the NCSSS Virtual College Fair from 5 – 7 p.m. EDT Thursday, October 13. It might be a little tough to attend since the EDT time overlaps with our school day, but I wanted to make sure you at least had the info. Register by clicking here.
Invited NCSSS Member colleges include, but are not limited to:
Things are off to a running start at CHS and in the MST Magnet Program. It was fantastic being back together during our annual freshman MST orientation that was held on 8/24 from 330-545pm at CHS. There was much laughter and hijinx as our newest students, staff, and upperclassmen played ice breakers, collected passport stamps in a tour of the school, and competed in the annual Magnet Olympics. Congratulations to this year’s winners of the games. Their names will be inscribed on our trophy and preserved for posterity for years to come. The winners are Kevin H., Rafa L., David L., Thatcher M., and Akhila P.
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 of which, we offer a hearty congratulations to the Class of 2022 and best wishes to them on the next phase of their journey! We will miss you!
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 range of project topics, showcasing their hard work in the program and getting a chance to demo their findings in front of a live audience of peers, mentors, and parents. In the second half of the evening, a few of these students will also make formal presentations of their work and MST experiences in the theater.
We look forward to seeing you at Camas High School on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022. Please join us in celebrating their work!
Student winners are in ninth through twelfth grades who earned the right to compete at the Regeneron ISEF 2022 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.
In a “typical” school year we have two MST parent sponsored breakfasts. During the first semester, we usually have one on the Friday before winter break. The second semester breakfast usually takes place on a Friday before AP exams begin. Our last breakfast was about two and half years ago, in December 2019. You know the reason why.
The joy in the faces of students, staff, and parents was evident on Friday, 04/29, as we met before school in rooms 507 and 508 to scarf down pastries, casseroles, and various savory and sweet treats donated by the MST parent group. It was a welcome celebration and gathering after a long break from the fabled MST breakfasts. Thank you to the MST parent group for coming to our aide to revive this beloved tradition. And best of luck to all as we head into the AP testing next week and beyond … Cheers!
We love hearing from our graduates and seeing how the varied paths they diverge onto after graduation take them to great places near and far. Last week we heard from 2017 CHS/MST graduate Jason Kim who was excited to share a personal update and an unexpected but serendipitous reunion he recently had with another 2017 CHS/MST grad. Who better than he to relay this in his own words?
“Just wanted to share a cool update/coincidence. After graduating CHS in 2017, I went off to study undergraduate at Princeton while Nathan Chilian went off to study at the military academy at West Point. While at Princeton I joined the Army ROTC program and was commissioned in 2021 as an Infantry Officer. Similarly, Nathan also commissioned in 2021 as an Infantry Officer and we both were sent to Fort Benning, GA for basic infantry officer training (though at slightly different times). In February, however, we both started the Army’s Ranger School at the exact same time and were put in the same platoon and ended up going straight through and graduated together today. Just thought I’d share this fun example of two magnetos going off on two diverging paths only to meet up together at the same time and place unexpectedly!”
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, Top 20 (3rd round)
WA state SEF – 3rd place in Biomedical Science category
Summary: Our project involved using a force plate to measure the postural sway of athletes before and after practice with the goal of assessing the effect of fatigue on the balance and fall risk of athletes as it relates to injuries.
MST Sophomore Heather Wu:
WA state SEF – 3rd place in Biomedical and Health Sciences category
Summary: We are testing to see how exercise will affect an athlete’s balance by measuring their balance before and after their practice. The test groups were differentiated by sport: soccer and swimming.
MST Freshmen Alex McNutt and Jenny Wang:
WA state SEF – 2nd place in Material Sciences category
Summary: Our project is about the corrosive and erosive effects of seawater/saltwater on common building materials (wood, steel, and concrete).
MST Freshman Yuna Lee:
WA state SEF – 2nd place in Earth and Environmental Science.
Summary: The goal of this project was to see if green cleaners could be a proper substitute for toxic commercial cleaners when disinfecting bacteria.
For his efforts in the Science Talent Search, Sunny earned a $2,000 award, as well as an additional $2,000 to be put back into STEM education and project study here at CHS. As for being named a National Merit Finalist, what does that entail? Sunny likely scored in the top 1% of all juniors in our state who took the PSAT last year then was selected from a nationwide pool of some 16,000 Semifinalists to become a Finalist. Double wow!
From the Regeneron Science Talent Search Press Release: “On behalf of Society for Science and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., we are pleased to notify you that Sunny Wang has been named one of the top 300 young scientists of the 80th Regeneron Science Talent Search. Your school is one of 185 across the U.S. from which one or more Regeneron STS Scholars were named this year. This is a proud reflection on your school and its educators who support dedicated young researchers, particularly in an era that has presented so many challenges.”
Let’s go!
03/30/22, MST Sr. Sunny Wang with his National Merit Semifinalist certificate
03/30/22, MST Staff and student, from left to right: Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Greene, Sunny Wang, Mrs. Abraham, Mr. Morris, Mrs. Jarvis, and Mr. Bohac
MST Jr. Joy Young was recently awarded the 2022 Oregon and Southwest Washington Affiliate
Honorable Mention distinction from the Aspirations in Computing program. Ms. Young was selected from a field of nearly 3500 applicants. Congratulations, Joy!
What’s AiC?“NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) changes what’s possible for women in technology from K-12 through career by offering the kind of encouragement that combats isolation, enables long-term persistence, opens doors, and changes lives. AiC uses program elements that spark interest in computing (AspireIT); recognizes and celebrates women’s technical aspirations and abilities, as well as the educators who support them (AiC Award Recognitions); and, provides an expansive, supportive network (AiC Community). Find out more about each of these program elements below.”
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