From Our Director
Spring is an exciting time at Cascadia Technical Academy! If you or someone you know is interested in joining us next year, select programs still have openings—don’t miss this opportunity! See the list of openings below.
We also have two key events coming up: Our VIP Tour on March 25 is a great chance to see our programs in action, and on May 2, we invite you to support the Cascadia Tech Foundation at Aspire, their annual gala. Your support helps provide scholarships and resources for our students.
We’re working on the construction document phase for the much-anticipated Building 100 replacement project.
Best of luck to all of our CTSO state competitors in SkillsUSA, HOSA, FBLA, and Mock Trial.
Enjoy this edition of our newsletter!
We are doing great things!
-Joan Huston
Foundation News
We NEED your help! Support Cascadia Tech Students!
Cascadia Technical Academy helps high school students across Southwest Washington build their future careers. Because the school doesn’t receive bond or levy funds, Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) raises money to provide essential equipment, scholarships, and emergency support for our students.
Our biggest fundraiser of the year—the ASPIRE Gala—will be held May 2, 2026, at ilani Casino Resort. We need your help securing exciting items for our Silent and Live Auctions!
Questions? Contact Dave Cole at 360.604.1098 or david.cole@evergreenps.org
Building 100 Update
We are requesting $4.5M for construction documents, the step that brings us to shovel-ready
Building 100 expands access by 29% for students who want hands-on career training
Every dollar invested returns $3.80 to our community through jobs and economic activity
This supports the growth of public safety and infrastructure programs, strengthening our community’s future
Important Dates
March 4 - Early Release (No Session 2/Cosmo 2)
March 11 - Dennis Kampe Scholarship Applications Due
March 18 - Early Release (No Session 2/Cosmo 2)
March 20 - Progress Report - T4 Ends
March 20 & 21 - Annual E-Waste Recycling Event
March 23 - Progress Report - T5 Starts
March 25 - VIP Tour
April 6-10 - Spring Break (No School)
April 15 - Career Fair
April 22 - Early Release (No Session 2/Cosmo 2)
April 29 - Dennis Kampe Scholarship Interviews
Cold and Flu Season is Here
E-Waste Event
Due to instructors by March 11th, 2026
1. This scholarship is intended for current seniors who have post-secondary plans. Scholarships can be used to pay for books, tuition or tools in order to support students as they go to colleges,
universities, technical schools or enter an apprenticeship program.
2. Scholarship recipients are initially interviewed and selected by each program’s Advisory Committee and may receive an award of up to $5,000.00.
Interviews with GAC Advisory and CTA Foundation committee members: 5:00pm-9:00pm Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Join us for a day of connection and insight to learn how Cascadia Technical Academy serves high school students across Southwest Washington.
This tour is intended for community members and parents. It is not for students.
Learn about:
Why Washington State Skills Centers work
How our programs prepare students for real-world careers
Summer school opportunities for incoming 9th–12th grade students
Recruiting staff directly from industry to bring real-world expertise to the classroom
Cascadia Tech operates as a cooperative serving 10 districts in Southwest Washington
Plus, take a guided tour of our classrooms and see students in action as they gain hands-on experience in a variety of career fields!
We look forward to welcoming you.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
$14 Lunch
Online registration and prepayment required by March 17, 2026.
Cascadia Tech Academy
Mt. Rainier Room
The event will be presented by Director Joan Huston. Enjoy a campus tour and a delicious lunch prepared and served by our Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts students.
For questions, please contact Wendy Anderson at 360.604.1050 ext. 2159 or wendy.anderson@evergreenps.org.
Scholarship Recipient
Maritime Technology student, Lucas Reich won a $1000 Shining Star Scholarship at the waterPOWER Workforce meeting, presented by Northwest Hydroelectric Association.
Business Principles coordinated a food drive to support our own Cascadia Tech families. The top four donating programs were Medical Assisting, Fire Science, Automotive Technology, and Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts.
Thank you all for making this food drive such a success!
Mock Trial
This year the program tried something new and brought three teams instead of two so more students could participate. It was a bit of a risk to spread the talent across three teams, but it was absolutely worth it to see how much everyone grew. More students competed than ever before, and the anticipation before the announcements was real.
The top three teams moving on to state:
1st – Columbia River High School
2nd – Cascadia Technical Academy CJ Red Team
3rd –Camas High School
While the Blue and White Teams’ final placements haven’t been announced yet, all three teams performed incredibly well. The students earned more Best Witness and Best Attorney nominations than any other team. With so many strong competitors, they often split votes each round which makes it harder to take the overall award but that’s a great problem to have.
Congratulations to the Mock Trail team!
BEST WITNESS
Luna Bracke, Olivia Keating, Peyton Winston, Jinx Brickley, Hailey Goldsmith, Mary Guiher, Valerie Salcedo, Zaine Maxwell, Lylah Carlson, Travis Jacobs, Jocelyn Cole
Best Attorney
Jinx Brickley, Soffia Samus, Mary Guiher, Hailey Goldsmith, Trapper Rayburn, Micah Nelson, Jack Baker, Izabella Metz-Chandler
