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Monday, March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024

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The Columbian
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FUTURE CHEFS EVENT WINNERS

Third- and fourth-graders from Battle Ground Public Schools presented their culinary skills at a Future Chefs competition last month at Battle Ground High School. Judges included Jeff Norton from Northwood Public House and Brewery and Kevin Taylor from South Pacific Cafe and Lounge, both in Battle Ground.

Dalon Goodwin, a fourth-grader from Captain Strong Primary, earned the Best Overall Grand Champion award for his strawberry-spinach-turkey club. Dalon will advance to the regional competition.

Other notable entries were CAM Academy fourth-grader Makayla Furguson for Ant Hill; CAM Academy third-grader Haley Hankel for spring rolls with sweet chili sauce; Yacolt Primary fourth-grader Morgan Godfrey for watermelon lollipops; River HomeLink fourth-grader Ryley Engstrom for red pepper boats. Ryley was also runner-up for Best Overall. A video of the challenge is at https://youtu.be/KU7D3O7l93U.

WASHINGTON SCHOLARS

Recently, 654 high school seniors from 263 schools throughout Washington were honored by the state as Washington Scholars in recognition of their academic achievements, leadership and community service. The students, representing the top 1 percent of graduating seniors, are nominated by their principals. Local students honored were:

Battle Ground High School: Kira O’Connor,; Kyla Pohl, Danielle Russell, William Shannon and Hallie Wyles.

CAM Academy: Alexandra Probst.

Camas High School: Rachel Greene, Jonathan Ho, Reesab Pathak, Sophie Shoemaker and Yun Teng.

Columbia River High School: Jason Anderson and Jessica Ekeya.

Hockinson High School: Hannah Ballo and Joshua Carter.

Mountain View High School: Ian Douglas, Ritika Jain, Peter Lu and Christopher Xue.

Ridgefield High School: Bridget Beatson and Bailey Smithline.

Seton Catholic College Preparatory: Mason Bruce.

Skyview High School: Katherine Cooke, Samir Sen and Nathan Wreggit.

Union High School: Victor Chang, Christina Chow, Eric Hou, Pauline Kim, Michael Kinkley and Daniel Rodricks.

Washougal High School: Madeline Gregory and Adam Krout.


Submissions: pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or 360-735-4524.

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