At Camas High School (CHS), there are many seniors who are going into interesting and important majors in college.
One student who is going into an interesting major is Luke Vollintine. Vollintine is going to the University of Oregon (U of O) to study Art History.
Art history majors learn about a variety of topics. Vollintine explains the subjects related to his chosen area of study.
“As an art history major, you get to learn about different artists and learn about the conservation side of art,” Vollintine said.
Vollintine also shared what originally drew him to become an art history major.
“I really like reading articles about art, I also really enjoy going to (art) museums,” Vollintine said. “Sometimes you see a painting, and you think it’s boring, but then you learn so much more about it, and there’s so much cool stuff that you wouldn’t know without the history behind it.”
Art history is important to Vollintine, and he shares what the major has to offer in understanding art and its role in the world.
“I think with art history it should be just like any other history, where it is kept to a high standard,” Vollintine said. “I think being able to create art is a really cool part of human history. Lots of people think ‘oh it’s just a painting,’ but there’s a real artist behind the painting, and there’s so much more to it than just the picture.”
Another student going into an intriguing major is Selene Withington. Withington is going into Anthropology at the University of Washington (UW).
Withington shared why becoming an Anthropology major is compelling to her.
“I’m fascinated by how people operate globally and across all time periods,” Withington said. “It’s a really personal subject to me because of how I was raised. Growing up, I was exposed to a multitude of different cultures, both contemporary and old. I was always fascinated by other people who were special to me and how they were raised in contrast to me. I tend to view cultural exchanges as a love language and a really personal way I’ve bonded with people in my life, even when I was really young.”
Just as in art history, Withington explains what makes anthropology vital to our society.
“It (anthropology) gives an insight into how people operate and how that shapes their worldviews, making it a necessity in fields such as the medical field or policy making because implementation without factoring humans and their experiences into the equation will always backfire,” Withington said. “It breaks down personal perceptions of our own ‘norms’ and what it means for people in their own lives because it connects you to people across time who you never thought you could relate to.”
Emma Runge is also going into an integral major. Runge is majoring in Education Studies at UW.
Runge shared why it is important that more students look into majoring in education fields.
“Becoming an education studies major is really important to me because we as a community will always need more teachers,” Runge said.“Students need support when they’re at school, and having good and nurturing teachers is very important to sustain a supportive school system.”
Runge explained what an education studies major does and what careers someone can explore through this major.
“I’m going into education studies to learn how to become a teacher and how to communicate with students,” Runge said. “I want to become a teacher once I get out of college, and through this major, I get to practice teaching at different schools and learn how to interact with multiple grade levels and many students. I’m really excited to go around to different schools and learn how to become a teacher.”
