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Magnet Alumna Plays Key Role in UW Coal Divestment

2014 Magnet/CHS Alumna Carly Marshall has been working hard all year long with the student group Divest UW to convince the UW Board of Regents to “divest” from its investments in coal.  Her efforts have paid off with the following announcement and Board action this past week:  “The University of Washington (UW) will divest roughly …

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8th Annual Research Symposium

Dear Students, Parents, & Guests, We’d like to cordially invite you to join us for the 8th annual Camas High School Magnet Program Student Research Symposium, on Wednesday, May 20th,  2015. At this event, student groups from grades 9-12 will present their research findings from this year’s study of a wide range of project topics.  …

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Magneto Meets Mr. President

Magnet senior Reese Pathak recently traveled to Washington D.C. as part of his being named a 2015 finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015. Shown in the picture below, President Barack Obama greets the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search finalists, including our very own Reese (second from right), who was recently accepted to Stanford and Yale. Congratulations, …

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Magnet Senior Sophie Shoemaker published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Over the last two summers, Sophie has worked with Dr. Victoria Roberts studying the impact that Vitamin C has on ameliorating the effects of nicotine on placental blood flow. Sophie and the team were published in the March 2015 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Congratulations, Sophie! We look forward to watching …

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Mr. Pathak Goes to Washington

Magnet Senior Reesab Pathak was named yesterday as a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015.  Mr. Pathak conducted an internship over the last year and a half at OHSU where he worked on a research team to better understand HIV.  His work there, including a recent co-author credit in a study published in the December 2014 Journal of Immunology:  Universal, MHC-E …

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Magnet Senior Sheth Published in Journal

Magnet Senior Meghal Sheth’s internship work over the last year or so took her to WSU Vancouver where she worked in partnership with Dr. Allison Coffin to better understand the effects of toxins in the environment by studying zebrafish.  Through this work, Ms. Sheth has received her first co-author credit via the publication of their …

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Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalist

Senior Magnet student Reesab Pathak was recently selected as an Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalist.  Over 4,000 people applied, but only 300 students were chosen as semifinalists. The top 40 of the 300 semifinalists receive trips to Washington DC, where they meet President Obama and also are judged on poster and oral presentations to judges/notable …

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Senior School Board Showcase

On December 8th, 2014, the entire Magnet senior class presented their summer internship work and projects to the Camas School District school board and community at the Zellerbach Administration Center.  After the poster fair, staff, students, and community convened for the regular school board meeting and listened to formal presentations of internships by seniors Meghal Sheth and Reesab …

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Bubble Lab for MST APES

Mrs. Dean’s MST APES class (AP Environmental Science) recently did some hands-on lab work using bubbles as models to understand survivorship curves.  Go APES!

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Saturday Academy ASE Program

The  ASE Application is OPEN Saturday Academy’s ASE Program matches current 9-11th grade students with scientists and engineers for eight-week, full-time summer internships. Benefits: Learn about scientific & engineering careers Enhance your college application Gain professional experience Receive a $1,000 stipend We encourage interested students to attend an information session this winter, OR visit our …

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