Our favorite stories from Clark College’s 2014 commencement ceremony, held June 19 at Sleep Country Amphitheater.
#2014Clark: A Tale Told in Hashtags
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Photo Album: Spring Thing
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Umbrellas and ice cream brighten this year’s end-of-the-year celebration Ah, life in the Pacific Northwest! After a month of unseasonably sunny days, the Friday of Spring Thing featured rain and clouds. But like true Northwesterners, the Penguin Nation was undaunted by a little “liquid sunshine” pouring down on the annual event that celebrates…
Honoring Those Who Fell, Supporting Those Who Served
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Clark College marks Memorial Day with a ribbon-cutting at its Veterans Resource CenterOn May 22, the Thursday before Memorial Day, Clark College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its recently opened Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The event began with a color guard and the singing of the National Anthem by student Petya Grozeva. VRC Coordinator Kurt Kolch introduced…
Slideshow: Helping Crestline Turn the Page
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Clark College brings books and hope to fire-ravaged Crestline Elementary Monday, March 3, four Clark College Bookstore employees visited Crestline Elementary School’s temporary location, which was created after the school was destroyed in a fire last year. Their mission: To distribute to the school’s kindergarten and first-grade students the 190 copies of the…
The Year in Pictures
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Browse some of the images that defined 2013 at Clark Before we toss those 2013 calendars in the recycling bin, we wanted to pause for a moment to savor the year that was. Members of the college’s Communications and Marketing staff went through the Clark College Flickr site and pulled out some of…
Educating for the Seventh Generation
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Clark College hosts a celebration of indigenous cultures On Friday, November 1, the aroma of fry bread wafted through Gaiser Student Center as Clark College hosted its annual “Educating for the Seventh Generation,” a celebration of Native American cultures and mini-powwow. The event included food, music, dancing, and socializing among the estimated 275…
Choppers, Gunk, Bugs and Barges
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Clark College hosts the Southwest Washington Elementary Science Olympiad On Saturday, November 2, Clark College’s main campus was fizzing like a lab beaker as hundreds of students participated in the Southwest Washington Elementary Science Olympiad. Almost 300 third-through-fifth grade students from 19 local elementary schools participated in the half-day event, which included five…
Striking Developments
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Faculty and staff triumph in annual Students vs. Staff softball gameOn October 3, the Clark College community came together for an annual tradition, the Students vs. Staff softball game. One change to the tradition: After years of being held during spring quarter, this event was moved to fall quarter. (Expect another competition, possibly kickball, to…
