For many Southwest Washington families, the beginning of this school year was particularly challenging, featuring teacher strikes and last-minute scrambles for child care. But one thing remained unchanged: Dozens of Clark College students could depend on Clark employees to purchase and fill backpacks so that their children could start the school year off prepared. The…
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Young scientists unite
by Contributor •
Clark College hosts Southwest Washington Regional Science Olympiad Burning marshmallows, miniature hovercrafts, robotic arms, and the perennial favorite, bottle rockets, were a just a few of the 48 activities featured at this year’s Southwest Regional Science Olympiad Tournament, which took place at Clark College on Saturday, March 4. More than 350 young scientists…
Free Children’s Dental Health Day on Feb. 4
by herickson •
The Clark College Dental Hygiene Program will hold a free children’s dental clinic on Saturday, February 4, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main campus of Clark College. The event will take place in the Firstenburg Dental Hygiene Education and Care Center in the Health Sciences Building on Clark’s main campus. Dental hygiene…
Watch our Penguins walk
by Contributor •
It’s that time of year again: Preparation is underway to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2016 at this year’s Commencement Ceremony on June 16, and the college needs volunteers to make the event successful for our graduates. There are a variety of opportunities for the college community to get involved, ranging from assisting…
Seussing Things Up
by Contributor •
Bookstore’s annual book drive benefits King Elementary Smiles dominated the scene at King Elementary School on March 2 as volunteers from the Clark College Bookstore read Dr. Seuss’s classic The Cat in The Hat to four kindergarten classes as part of Read Across America Day. Following the book readings by volunteers Kaina Barba…
The Race is On!
by herickson •
Once again, academic advisor Joe Jenkins is organizing a Clark College team to run in the next Shamrock Run, held March 15 in Portland. Last year, 96 members of Team Penguin completed one of the courses–which range from a 3.1-mile walk to a 13.1-mile half-marathon run–raising $480 for the Alex Montoya Scholarship Fund at Clark…
Helping Our Community
by herickson •
Clark College earns recognition from Clark County Food Bank Clark College was recognized for volunteering more than 400 hours at the Clark County Food Bank on Monday, June 9, during the food bank’s Volunteer Appreciation Night. Clark has a long relationship with the food bank, which provides bulk food to 29 different food…
Watch Our Penguins Walk
by herickson •
It’s that time of year again: Preparation is underway to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2014 at this year’s Commencement Ceremony, and the college needs volunteers to make the event successful for our graduates. There are a variety of opportunities for the college community to get involved, ranging from assisting with the distribution…
Slideshow: Helping Crestline Turn the Page
by jshadley •
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…
One Book, Two Books
by herickson •
Clark College’s sixth annual “Seuss-a-Palooza” benefits fire-ravaged Crestline Elementary As Theodor Geisel (aka “Dr. Seuss”) once wrote, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Heeding those words, Clark College has chosen to make the beneficiary of its sixth annual “Seuss-a-Palooza” book drive and…