Posted: March 12, 2025
Learn About Discovery, Our Project-Based Learning High School The world has changed a lot since most of us were in school. Studies and surveys continuously show that colleges and employers are looking for individuals who can do more than memorize content. They are looking for effective collaborators, communicators, creators, problem-solvers, and time managers. Videos Student…
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Posted: August 9, 2024
Welcome to the 2024 School Year! We are excited to invite our students back to Discovery High School! Our team hopes you had a great summer and are ready to dive in! Here are some details about our back-to-school events: 9th Grade Orientation- August 29th, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 10th-12th Grade Open House- August 29th,…
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Posted: February 17, 2022
Camas-Washougal students win top honors for innovative medical device in national REACH Challenge A group of local robotics students has taken first place in a national STEM competition. The Camas-based robotics team — Team 2471, also known as “Team Mean Machine” — recently entered their Power Pivot(TM) medical device in the International Technology and Engineering…
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Posted: September 16, 2021
Schoolwide, mixed-grade project to form new, student-led clubs helps Camas teens bond after year of remote, hybrid learning Following an 18-month stretch of shuttered school buildings, remote learning, hybrid classes, mask mandates and canceled sports seasons, the start of the 2021-22 school year was never going to be completely “normal” for Camas-Washougal students. With that…
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Posted: December 3, 2020
Whatever needs are next in the pandemic, Bruce Whitefield knows his engineering students at Camas’ Discovery High School will meet it by continuing to develop innovative solutions. “I don’t know what’s going to come out,” he said, “but it’s going to be something.” That something out of Camas continues to be for the greater good….
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Posted: May 30, 2019
Discovery High youth turn 90-mile Gorge canyon into 9-by-9-foot display The 52 Discovery High School (DHS) Ember Team students learned a lot of things from their recent project, which involved creating an educational exhibit for display at Two Rivers Heritage Museum. The students constructed a model of the Columbia River Gorge, scaling a 90-mile wide…
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Posted: January 17, 2019
Students put youthful spin on sustainable farming practices Three groups of Discovery High freshmen from Camas recently competed with young innovators from Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington for cash prizes and the quest to solve one incredibly important problem — a lack of food for the world’s population by 2050. According to the Camas School…
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