Top 10 Reasons You know you are from Camas:
- Your mom worked at the high school (or any school you attended) at some point in your life.
- You believe in the theatre ghost that moved from Garfield to the new high school.
- Sometimes you just say you are from Portland
- One lecture class in college has more people than your entire graduating class.
- You have had a membership to LaCamas Swim and Sport Club and refered to it as "the club."
- You can remember meeting people you graduated with for the first time...back in kindergarden.
- When in bathroom stalls you check the toilet paper dispenser to see if it is James River or Georgia Pacific brand.
- Wearing hats to class in college was at first a novelty (along with tank tops and pajama pants).
- You have seen "the man in the tree" at LaCamas lake, and it has scared you.
- You remember the tall slide in Crown Park.
More about "Camas"
Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States, with a population of 12,534 at the 2000 census. Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas lily, a plant with an onion-like bulb prized by Native Americans. At the west end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific paper-mill from which the high school teams get their name "the Papermakers".[+] Post a Comment | toggle meta
More reasons You know you are from Camas
- 'The Brothers K' is one of your favorite books.
- You defend the mill; "It doesnt smell THAT bad"..."You get used to it"..."The wind blows the smell away to surrounding cities."
- You were a freshman...but you were still in middle school.
- You think people who use umbrellas are wussies.
- You swear by Top Burger fries (and ask for extra seasoning!)
- The Fern Prarie Market is a geographical landmark for giving directions.
- You are SO excited to have racial/religious diversity at your new school!! Finally!
- You accept the name "prune hill" although you have never actually seen prunes there before.
- 'The Columbian' is more than just a river to you. It's a paper.
- A "night out on the town" consists of driving over to 164th.

