News and Events
Congrats to all our recent grads. About 600 students took part in graduation ceremonies Saturday, June 14. Click here and here for articles spotlighting two of them. Best wishes to all as you move forward in your careers and in life.
Chemeketa’s transfer engineering program held its annual bridge competition earlier today. Students worked on the weight-bearing structures for much of the term before subjecting them to the weight test.
The structures had a to have a span of 14 inches, a maximum height of 7 inches and max weight of 2.5 oz.
Kyle Bonnet, Jonathan Boyd and James Lofton won the competition. Their 2.16 oz. bridge held a whopping 942 pounds, or 6,978 times it’s own weight. They’re in the last picture of the photo gallery here.
Congrats to Bethany Schott (above), the new Chemeketa Idol. Bethany belted her way through the second season of the singing contest and emerged as victor on Thursday, May 29.
More pictures from the semifinal round are here.
Chemeketa honored its student leaders for the 2007-08 academic year Tuesday, May 20. The college congratulates all the honorees and thanks them for their tremendous service in moving Chemeketa forward.
For a full list of recipients and descriptions of the awards, click here.
(Photo: Student Misha’al Almuntafki with Cheryl Roberts, Chemeketa president.)
The Chemeketa Chapter of the International Code Council held the Stan Davey Classic Car Show last Wednesday, April 7. The event is in its 28th year and a staple of spring term at Chemeketa.
In addition to giving students an opportunity to vent their vehicular vexations (photo at left), the show raised money for the Marion County Fire District No. 1 Dislocated Residential Fire Victims Fund.
More pictures here.
Chemeketa ’s student leaders hosted a spring craft fair last Friday, May 2. Click here for a slideshow of pictures.
Chemeketa’s Juntos Club sponsored Cinco de Mayo performances on the Salem campus yesterday, a round-up of photos is available by clicking here.
Woodburn residents got an early start to Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Friday, May 2, courtesy of Chemeketa. More pictures from the event are available here.
Local high school students were on campus Friday, April 25, to compete in a Technology and Robotics Competition.
Photos of the event are available here.
(Pictures by Lila Strasser)
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