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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 Camp puts girls on STEM trajectory An emphasis on science, math and technology By HANNAH SIEVERT The Daily Astorian TILLAMOOK — Eighth grade may seem too young to design and create an app, but by the end of the week, the 13- and 14-year-old girls at Tech Trek will have made up to 10. One app displays an inter- active magic eight ball, another an interactive cowbell. One app allows users to draw on a screen and switch between different colors. And lessons in computer hacking, coding, structural engi- neering and robotics? The 31 campers in Tillamook are up for the challenge. This week, the Ameri- can Association of Univer- sity Women sponsored its fifth year of Tech Trek at Tillamook Bay Community College. The weeklong summer camp for girls going into eighth grade is designed to inspire them to pur- sue science, technology, engi- neering and math. The association began Tech Trek camps in 1998 and now operates 22 camps around the country. The camp was cre- ated to combat the statistically low levels of women entering STEM professions compared to men. Campers spend the week going to daily app-building and cybersecurity classes, and take part in engineering, marine biol- The camp was created to combat the statistically low levels of women entering STEM professions compared to men. Photos by Hannah Sievert/The Daily Astorian A summer camp for teenage girls headed into the eighth grade stresses science and math. ogy and robotics workshops taught by women. “It’s so valuable for girls to explore these fields and for us to empower them,” Nadja Pau- lissen, a Neah-Kah-Nie High School biology teacher and a cybersecurity instructor at the camp, said. “I feel like the atti- tude that some of these fields are just for men is still really prevalent.” All of the girls who attended this year’s camp are from the Oregon Coast, including Asto- ria, Warrenton, Seaside, Tilla- mook and Newport. To partici- pate in the camp, the girls must be nominated by their middle school teachers and show an interest in science and math. A study published by the American Association of Uni- versity Women in 2015 found that girls start to lose interest in STEM classes and careers around middle-school age, which is why the Tech Trek camp focuses on eighth-grade girls. “This is the age they start to lose confidence and start to think, ‘Is this a good fit for me?’” Emily Henry, the co-di- rector of Tech Trek at the col- lege, said. “We’re trying to build up that confidence and help them realize that they are actu- ally really good at it and can continue on in it.” Darby Doyle, who is from Astoria, said the camp has given her opportunities she wouldn’t be able to experience otherwise, like learning how to code and dissecting a squid. Both of Dar- by’s older sisters attended Tech Trek before her. “I really like the opportunity … to see the different STEM field careers that are an option and learn more about what I can do,” she said. Up until last year, Tilla- mook Bay was the only com- munity college that held a Tech Trek camp, according to Kathy Gervasi, the camp’s student and family coordinator and a mem- ber of the association. Other Tech Trek camps take place in larger colleges and universities. Gervasi, a retired elementary school principal, hopes the camp is able to show girls the job pos- sibilities that aren’t always obvi- ous in small, rural communities. “We’re in such a small com- munity,” Gervasi said. “We’re looking at these other camps that are at universities, that are big time. We’re very unique in that we’re small but we’re mak- ing a difference.” SUB-BIDS REQUESTED Seaside School District-New Middle/High Schools Seaside, Oregon Bid Package: #2 Supporters of weapons ban throw in the towel By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau PORTLAND — Support- ers of an initiative petition to ban certain firearms in Ore- gon say they’ll withdraw the initiative, but maintain efforts to restrict firearm possession in the state. Initiative Petition 43, an effort to ban certain types of semi-automatic firearms and magazines holding more than 10 rounds, was proposed by a coalition of faith leaders in the wake of the shooting that killed 17 people at Mar- jory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February. Supporters were enthusi- astic, but encountered legal opposition to their efforts when gun rights advocates filed challenges at the Ore- gon Supreme Court against the language used to describe the measure. Opponents said the petition language didn’t adequately describe the types of firearms banned by the measure or the extent of its proposed regis- tration requirements. The measure would have required people who already own the firearms specified to register them with state police if they wished to keep them legally. Going forward, Oregonians wouldn’t be able to buy those guns, and could only legally obtain them by Paris Achen/Capital Bureau Rabbi Michael Cahana speaks in front of a group of other supporters of gun control at Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland on Thursday. way of inheritance. Supporters may propose another petition, or multiple petitions, in 2020, said chief petitioner Rev. W.J. Mark Knutson. Knutson and other sup- porters say they made prog- ress in the months since the initiative was first proposed. “Every appeal process was used against us, a lot of money was used against us,” Knutson said. “We have no apologies for our process. We heard the voices of the young and we moved right in.” Supporters were already contending with a tight turn- around time to get enough LEWIS & CLARK TIMBERLANDS Recreational Access Permit Public Notice All recreational activities on Lewis & Clark Timberlands Oregon will require a no fee recreational permit effective June 1, 2018 To acquire a permit (available 5/21/18): Go online to greenwoodresources.com and click on Recreation Access, or Scan the QR code using your smartphone at one of our access gate signs. Call 503.755.6655 for recorded information. Our goal is to provide a quality recreational experience while improving communications with our timberland visitors. signatures by July 6 to make it to the November ballot. They needed 88,184. That timeline became more daunting after multiple legal challenges were filed to the ballot title language, and on Wednesday, when the Ore- gon Supreme Court said that the ballot title needed signif- icant changes before the peti- tion could be circulated. At best, that gave petition- ers one day to gather the sig- natures they needed to qualify for the ballot, since the attor- ney general needed time to change the ballot title and for a public comment period. Supporters of another gun control initiative peti- tion, IP 44, which would have imposed new storage require- ments on gun owners, with- drew the petition last week due to time constraints and said they’d lobby for those changes in the 2019 session and try to get on the ballot in 2020. Secretary of State Den- nis Richardson advocated for changes that would allow supporters of a petition to gather signatures after a bal- lot title has been approved for a petition, but before any legal challenges have been resolved. He took the opportunity Thursday to tout his efforts to reduce barriers to petition circulation. “Whether I agree or not with a particular cause, I strongly believe Oregonians should have the right to peti- tion their government with- out the deck stacked against them,” Richardson said in a statement. “I urge the Legis- lature to adopt the grassroots petition protections that I have consistently advocated.” The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. 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