In Our View:
Campus Brings Many Benefits
Clark College’s
big plans for a satellite campus in north Clark County reflect the importance
of education in a developing and sustainable economy — and not only in the
obvious way of training people for the workforce.
The Columbian, May 27, 2014
Edmonds
Veterans Plaza unveiled in Memorial Day dedication ceremony
Myra Rintamaki placed the first wreath on the memorial in memory of her
son, Steven, who lost his life in 2004 in the Gulf War. She is accompanied
by Mike Reagan of the Fallen Heros Project. Reagan, who draws portraits of
fallen military heros, had earlier presented Rintamaki with a portrait of
her son. The wreath was made by students in the Edmonds Community College
horticulture program.
My Edmonds News, May 26, 2014
Students to
tidy up fire station to say thanks for Oso response
A group of Everett
Community College students plan to travel to Rockport on
Sunday to spruce up the local fire station. Rockport is the first town
on Highway 20 north of Darrington, in southeast Skagit County. The town's
volunteer firefighters were among the first to respond to the Oso mudslide,
including EvCC student Riley Gaggero's father, Ben Gaggero.
Everett Herald, May 24, 2014
Clark County
Historical Museum turns 50
Let us eat cake. That's the philosophy of Roman Wright, 3, whose
family was visiting the Clark County Historical Museum to celebrate its
50th birthday Saturday. ... Indeed, there was cake. Created by
instructors and students in the Clark
College baking program, the enormous cake was a replica of
the museum building, a red brick Carnegie Library built in 1909.
The Columbian, May 24, 2014
Clark College
wins $400,000 grant for STEM building
Meyer Memorial Trust has provided a $400,000 grant to Clark College for
equipment, furnishing and educational materials for the college's planned
science, technology, engineering and mathematics building.
The Columbian, May 24, 2014
Students take
care of their own hungry peers
At least five years ago, students of
Olympic College noticed their fellow classmates were coming
to school hungry and leaving school hungry.
Bremerton Patriot, May 23, 2014
Students learn
about energy at Solar Races
The Solar Races are an annual event sponsored by the Grant County PUD and
held for the last two years at Big
Bend Community College. The idea is to teach kids all about
energy, especially renewable energy, according to PUD officials.
Columbia Basin Herald, May 23, 2014
A canvas of a
different type: P.C. welding students become artists
Amazing things happen to metal when it is put in the hands of an artist and
the artist also happens to be a welder. At Peninsula College, three welding
students are channeling their technical and creative talents into
breathtaking pieces of art and redefining welding as a career.
Sequim Gazette, May 22, 2014
Blind athletes
association wins big grant
The Northwest Association for Blind Athletes has reached a milestone. The
homegrown nonprofit agency, the big vision of legally blind Billy Henry,
has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 grant to expand its programs and
services. ... Henry, whose love of athletics despite being visually impaired
led him to start the association in his parents' Hazel Dell garage in 2007
— when he was all of 15 years old — has paid only himself and a part-time
clerical assistant thus far. He is also a full-time student who just
graduated from Clark
College and is getting ready to start a course of study in
business administration at Washington State University Vancouver this fall.
The Columbian, May 22, 2014
Names of Fallen
Soldiers Read Out Loud In Honor Of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is Monday and to some people that means the kick off to summer
or a extra day off work. Today Columbia
Basin College reminded us who Memorial Day is for and what
it's all about. Students and veterans read the names of
fallen soldiers from the state of Washington one at a time.
KVEW, May 22, 2014
County's drug,
HOPE and SAFE courts share graduation ceremony
Nowadays, Misty Monize is pulling down a 3.3 grade-point average at Lower Columbia College
and raising two young children. As recently as two years ago, before
she found “stability” and “accountability” in Cowlitz County’s Drug Court,
narcotics ruled her life.
Longview Daily News, May 22, 2014
Clark College
to build north Clark County campus in Ridgefield
Clark College
has purchased 59-acres of land in Ridgefield for a north Clark County
campus.
Vancouver Business Journal, May 22, 2014
Video: Big Bend
hosts Solar Race and Energy Science Day
It was all about the power of the sun, wind and water Wednesday and
Thursday at Big
Bend Community College.
iFIBER One News, May 22, 2014
Redevelopment
plan for historic Tumwater Brewhouse
A new partnership wants to redevelop the historic brewhouse in Tumwater and
restore the site's original purpose: Brewing beer. ... Referred to as
the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center, the proposal was announced
Thursday as a key step in transforming the vacant area into an economic hub
that generates jobs and tourism. Several entities have committed to the
project. Tumwater will partner with property owner Falls Development, the
Port of Olympia,
South Puget Sound Community College, Thurston Economic
Development Council, Olympia Tumwater Foundation, Washington State
University Extension, and the WSU School of Food Science.
The Olympian, May 16, 2014
Finally,
positive momentum at historic brewery
If the City of Tumwater and its partners can make the Tumwater Craft
Brewing and Distillery Center a reality, it will be time to pop a bottle of
champagne. ... We’re particularly excited about how South Puget Sound Community
College and Washington State University might work together
to train future brewmasters and distillers. SPSCC might create an Associate
of Applied Technology degree with a transfer option into WSU’s Craft
Brewing and Distilling Bachelors degree.
The Olympian, May 16, 2014
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