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Applause

The Columbian
Published: March 18, 2015, 12:00am
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Dana Coppernoll-Houston
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On campus

MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Marla Caesar, counselor at Battle Ground Public Schools’ Laurin Middle School, has received the state Middle School Counselor of the Year Award from the Washington School Counselor Association. She joined Battle Ground Public Schools in October 2012 after counseling at elementary and middle schools in the Camas School District for 17 years. Caesar’s colleagues nominated her for the award and she was selected by the WSCA for her impressive and comprehensive counseling program.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND ORCHESTRA — ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK COMPOSITION

Dana Coppernoll-Houston, a senior at the University of Portland, and music faculty member David De Lyser composed an original soundtrack for the silent movie, “The General,” starring Buster Keaton. An audience at the university’s Buckley Center Auditorium heard the soundtrack premiere, with the movie, on March 3. Coppernoll-Houston is the daughter of Stephen Houston and Rita Coppernoll of Vancouver and a 2011 graduate of Mountain View High School. She is pursuing a degree in Environmental Science.

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

These local students were named to SPU’s fall 2014 dean’s list:

o Battle Ground

Emma Fix and Darya Yastreb.

o Camas

David Akiyama; Timothy Liu; Christine Nghiem; Megan Scott; Samantha Stevens and Jennifer Young.

o Ridgefield

Kamille Dobbins.

o Vancouver

Shamele Battan; Cherise Blondefield; Tyler Breier; Briana Chui; Kaitlin Davies; Lynelle Decker; Taylor Donahue; Siera Flintoff; Gabrielle Gasche; Max Gettles; Natasha Harris; Christopher Howard; Kimberly Lowery; Kara Martin; Daniel Mudge and Samantha Schulz.

o Washougal

Megan Simms.

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HONOREE

Mark Ray, Vancouver Public Schools’ director of instructional technology and library services, has been named one of “20 to Watch” honorees for 2014-15 by the National School Boards Association’s Technology Leadership Network. The honor recognizes education leaders nationwide for their work embracing innovative technology solutions that contribute to quality instruction and more personalized learning experiences. Ray will be recognized in March at the 2015 Consortium for School Networking conference in Atlanta and during the National School Boards Association’s annual conference in Nashville.

INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER AWARD

First-year honor students at Eastern Oregon University nominated high school educators for Inspirational Teacher Awards. Hudson’s Bay High School English teacher Shadbreon Gatson will receive an award. He was nominated by Charli Torres, a 2014 Hudson’s Bay High School graduate.

WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE ALUMNI AWARD

Jim and Terri Teague of Vancouver were selected for Warner Pacific’s 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. The Teagues have served on the Board of Trustees, the President’s Advisory Council, and they chaired the selection team to choose Dr. Cook as president. Their two children are also Warner Pacific College alumni.


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

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