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Meyer, Super use fashion to help Rwandans
u S arah C hicoine _____________
Forum Editor
"If you feed a hungry
person a loaf of bread he will
still be hungry tomorrow,
but if you teach them, to
make them educated, they
will have the building blocks
necessary to learn and
survive on their ow n," Eugen
Butera, a Rwandan native
and a speaker at the Blended
Colors Fashion Show held
Dec. 3 at the Oregon Golf
Club, said.
Ali Super and Danielle
Meyer, juniors, held the
fashion show to benefit the
Itafari Foundation which
raises money in order to
educate people in Rwanda.
Itafari, which means brick in
Kinyarwanda, the primary
language of Rwanda, is based
in Lake Oswego.
Meyer first heard about
the Itafari Foundation in
her Human Crisis class.
Robin Hamilton, employee
of the Itafari Foundation,
spoke to the class about the
foundation and what it does
to help. Meyer decided she
could contribute.
The fashion show
ultimately consisted of about
50 volunteers, 15 models and
a sold-out show of about
150 guests. The models
came from various schools
including West Linn, Wilson,
Lake Oswego and Tualatin
High Schools, Oregon State
University and Bolton
Primary School.
"I think it's really
great that all the m od els,*
companies and Ali and
Danielle are so supportive of
Rwanda and so willing to aid
a cause that really needs help.
Awareness is the first step of
the rebuilding process," Katie
Grimshaw, junior model from
West Linn, said.
The clothes in the show
were provided by local
boutiques including City
Girl, Ebee, Fleur De Lis,
Glass Butterfly, Grapevine,
Lucy, Meringue, Solstice
and Spoiled Rotten. Brad
Mackeson, Class of 2006
graduate, and KINK FM
102's Rebecca Webb provided
music and commentary.
The show consisted of
the live music, lunch, raffle
and the opportunity to buy
baskets made in Rwanda
and clothes from the stores
featured. Fleur De Lis
donated 20 percent of their
profits to the foundation
and Solstice is donating 30
percent of their online sales
through the end of Dec.
The Itafari Fashion show
was orchestrated in less
than a month and raised
approximately $4,200,
surpassing the original goal
of $1,000. Although the
amount of money raised was
raising enough money to
build a high school in Kigali,
Rwanda. After completing
the sixth grade, people of
all economic backgrounds
will be able to enter into this
school.
Butera is working on
raising money for another
school in another part of
Rwanda. Victoria Trabosh,
president of the foundation,
also spoke at Super and
M eyer's sold out fashion
show.
The motto that guided
Meyer and Super used was,
"N o matter the age, race, sex
or nationality we can all do
our part to help."
Mr. WLHS turns fun into good cause
a I ke M c G innss _______________
Staff Reporter
Laughter filled the
auditorium when Dan
Hennelly, senior, walked
out on the stage wearing
an orange plastic kiddie
pool around his waist
that coordinated with his
suspenders, towel, Crocs,
suspenders and hair. Hennelly,
the eventual winner, competed
against eight other seniors in
the Mr. WLHS Mangeant (Man
Pageant) held on Dec. 2.
Emceed by teachers Joe
Cerny and Nikki Stroup, the
competition featured seniors
Alex Shafer, Nick Kemner,
Nathan Gonzalez, Joe Lewis,
Rob Dinelli, Nathan Merlin,
Jack Ashby, Paul Morris and
Hennelly.
"It was more fun than
fighting communists. I look
forward to being your prom
king also," Hennelly said. "It
was epic," Ashby added.
Seniors Barbara Titus,
Amber Froescher, Denise
Griffith, Brooke Aus and staff
members Mario Schwarz,
Michelle Olson and Megan
Runyon picked up the idea
to have the pageant this year
after a two-year hiatus.
"Last year, we went to a
leadership conference and
two girls gave a presentation
on how it was a big success
Kaleidoscope searches fo r submissions
lalfiliseigi____________ u
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The names on submissions
are covered and club
members vote on each piece
individually. Once a piece
receives a certain number
of yes votes or no votes, it is
either approved or denied
for the final Kaleidoscope
issue.
One piece of artwork is
chosen for the cover. W hile
club members go through
work and decide on the ones
they like, they may pick out
photographs or artwork that
they believe could be good
enough to land the spot on
the cover.
In the end, around 10 to
15 are selected, and everyone
votes again until the running
is narrowed down to three.
Finally, the cover piece is
selected with another vote.
The hardest part is
prepping everything to be
sent to the printer, according
to West. Just days before the
final product is printed, they
scramble to put everything
together. For probably three
days that week, they may
stay as late as 8 p.m. to finish.
"The most rewarding part
of creating the Kaleidoscope
each year is getting the new
Kaleidoscope in your hand. It's
aw esom e," West said.
W hen the issue is ready
to be printed, it is sent to
a pleasant surprise, educating
those who attended was
another one their goals and
they believed that it was
achieved.
"Everyone walked out
with a new perspective,"
Meyer said.
The Rwandan genocide,
in which 800,000-1,071,000
people were massacred
within 100 days, stunted the
already suffering growth
of the country. Before this
genocide, educating the
people of Rwanda became
an essential in order for the
society to prosper on its own.
The Itafari Foundation
is currently working on
Dan Hennelly, senior, receives a $3,000 check from Mr. WLHS proceeds
which will be donated to various charities. Hennelly was crowned Mr.
WLHS on Dec. 2 after competing in swimwear, evening wear, talent,
and an interview segment.
Photo by Aubree White
Over $3,000 dollars was raised
for the charities and over
$2,000 was contributed to the
school.
at their school and a big
fundraiser. I thought it would
be really fun and we haven't
done it for a few years," Titus
said.
Each senior designated a
charity to donate money to.
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church wins approval
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staff Reporter
Kaleidoscope officers Jordan Grelewicz, Issac Cohen and Derrick
Scholz, seniors, lead a lunch meeting in adviser Andy West’s room.
Kaleidocope members are currently reviewing submissions for the 2007
publication of the literary magazine. The deadline for submissions is
Feb. 1 .
Photo by Cole Fiaia
the Educational Service
District. For the last couple
of years, they've produced
275 Kaleidoscopes per year,
and sell around 100. The rest
are given away to those who
submitted to Kaleidoscope
and any left over are sold
the following year. The cost
of printing for one year is
$ 1 , 200 .
M ost of the funding is
provided by the Associated
Student Body which
contributed $800. The rest of
the cost is covered through
fundraising and sales. This
year, Cohen dressed up in
a dragon costume at the
Homecoming Carnival and
let students throw tennis
balls at him to raise funds.
This and other means
of fundraising provide
enough, if not a surplus, for
production costs. Any left
over money is put toward
the next year's Kaleidoscope.
West would eventually
like to see some new and
interesting changes such
as printing a color edition
or having better quality
printing.
Students can submit their
work by either e-mailing
it to kscopesubmissions@
gmail.com, or bringing them
directly to West in Room
D202. According to West,
participation in Kaleidoscope
also looks good on college
applications and contributors
receive a free Kaleidoscope.
A plan to build a West
Linn chapel for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints brought one o f the
largest crowds on record to
City Hall on Nov. 9. The pro-
posed churchconstruction, to
be built on 4.43 acres on the
com er of Shannon Lane and
Rosem ont Road, w as later
approved by the Planning
Commission.
”M y only concern is that
there will be excess traffic on
m y street, w hich has always
b een pretty quiet," C asey
Crawford, sophomore, w ho
id.
to
and trees to help alleviate
noise, and moving the build-
ing. Two thirds of an acre
has also been added to the
property.
Thebuildingplanis 16,558
square feet, with an adjacent
parking lot of 1 7 9 ----
spaces. Church officials are
trying to work out an agree-
m ent w ith the West Linn-
W ilsonville School D istrict
to offer access to the nearby
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ing lot. There is also a plan
for an underground w ater
retention facility, although
the city w ants it exposed at
the surface.
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there is a church closer to
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