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Clackamas wrestling finishes ninth at
nationals. Read more about it on Page 8.
Women’s Basketball
Clackamas loses 1 « jm
to Mt. Hood
1 f
"Renaissance Man" Steven Dobyns shared his
poetry with Clackamas last Wednesday. Read
more about it on Page 4.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Amen
America
Reads
• Volunteers
read to K-3
students.
• All schools
within the
Clackamas
district are
participating.
•America
Reads meets
requirements as a
work-study class.
Robbie Nix: 17 pts.
Michelle McKinney: 14 pts., 8 reb.
Co-Editor-in-Chief
America’s children need you. At
Clackamas you have the opportunity
to work with children at local schools
in a number of different programs.
America Reads is one of those pro
grams. It gives students K-3 tutoring
in reading classes. The goal is for stu
dents to be reading on an independent
Robbie Buxton: 3rd; Dennis Olsen: 4th;
Leo Sandoval: 4th; Ron Holyoak: 8th
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K-3, college students
Reading Instructor Ann Whitmayer (left) with students Melissa,
Micah and Dianna. Volunteers, help K-3 students learn to read.
CHRISTINA MUELLER
Quick Stats:
Quick Stats:
Clackamas Community College
Wrestling
Clackamas places 9th at
nationals
level by the time they reach the end of
third grade.
“All of the schools in our district are
interested in participating,” Volunteer
Coordinator Amy Lundy said.
America Reads is also a service
learning project, which meets the re
quirements for earning work-study
credit. A student simply needs to in
dicate America Reads as his or her
choice. There is also an opportunity
to split jobs—for example, working 12
hours at one place and working seven
for America Reads, as long as the to
tal number of hours per week doesn’t
exceed 19.
“If they’re education students they
can be getting really good practical ex
perience, getting to know some teach
ers, getting some letters of recommen
dation and also earning money while
they’re doing it,” Lundy said.
America Reads can also be a way to
earn education co-op credits. If a stu
dent gives 60-90 hours of service in
one term they earn two tuition-free
education credits.
In addition, a tutoring class is avail
able. Gail Pincus, tutor coordinator,
teaches the course, which was origi
nally designed for peer tutoring. Now,
due to the America Reads program
there is a class focusing more on tu
toring children. The class meets twice
a week, but attendance is only required
five times per term. The class provides
one transferable education credit.
Anyone is eligible to volunteer in
the America Reads project but it is a
commitment they must stick with.
“We’re asking for students, although
we’ll take less of course, to give a mini
mum commitment of six hours per
week," Lundy said.
Clackamas student Sarah Ely is one
of the newest volunteers to join the
program. Ely volunteers six hours a
week at Eccles Elementary School in
Canby.
“The kids are great and they’re very
fun,” Ely said.
Ely works with one to three third
and fourth graders each day.
Still new to the program, Ely added,
“I’m really kind of unsure of what’s
going to happen, but it should be a lot
of fun.”
Another program offered at Clacka
mas is Lunch Buddies. This requires
a minimum one hour a week commit
ment. It’s just a matter of meeting a
child, who maybe doesn’t have as
many friends as the other kids, and
having lunch with him or her once a
week.
Right now Milwaukie, Oregon City
and Clackamas grade schools are spe
cifically requesting Lunch Buddies.
This program also carries college
credit, but must be in conjunction with
another project in order to earn the
minimum 60-90 hours per term.
Clackamas student Tara Foster has
been a Lunch Buddy since October.
“When I first started I was kind of
nervous, and I met Adam and I’d
heard about his past, and he’s had a
really rough life,” Foster explained.
Foster and her Lunch Buddy eat
lunch together, play dodge ball at re
cess, play Scrabble and more.
See Reads, page 3
Forensics' winning streak
Financial aid:
continues with new students in-depth look
CHRISTINA MUELLER
Co-Editor-in-Chief
The Clackamas Forensics team is at it again, winning
first place in six- of the seven tournaments they've com
peted in this year.
Last year, the team did very well working from a team
of 25 students. This year, with only 14 students, most of
them beginners, the team has shocked us again.
In the speech tournaments there are three divisions in
which to compete: Novice, Junior and Senior. And within
those divisions individuals may compete in up to six of the
eleven categories, not including debate.
The team competes with other two- and four-year col
leges in 10 tournaments throughout the year.
"Carroll College, which is a dominating force among the
four-year schools, their coach said just think about it, his
junior and senior competitors are competing against fresh
man and sophomores," said Kelly Brennan, forensics coach.
So far this year, the team has won over 150 awards, with
three tournaments still to go.
Brennan sent Brian Everest and his debate partner Tarah
Wheeler to compete in a tournament at Oregon State Uni
versity Feb. 21. Out of 10 teams the pair placed fourth.
Even more remakably, the two accumulated 12 awards and
earned 91 points, which was close to the 19-member
Willamette University team, which scored 94.
After this outstanding performance Everest and Wheeler
were introduced to the forensics coach from the University
of Alaska. They were each offered full tuition scholar
ships based on their excellent performance.
"They're all, in my opinion, superstars," said Brennan
when asked about other outstanding members of the team.
He did, however, manage to mention a few additional
names such as Ty Peterson, Scott Clegg and Regina Godfrey.
Five students will attend the national competition in
Atlanta, GA during April. The students who will be go
ing have not yet been chosen.
The competition will last nine days and provides national
recognition for the speech team as well as Clackamas.
Last year the Clackamas team placed third in the na
tion among other two-year schools.
In the year 2000 Clackamas hopes to be the host of the
national competition. They will bid for the honor this
year at the tournament. Selection is based on the school’s
past performance, national recognition and the ability to
accommodate the tournament.
"We’ve become a dominating force in the past few years,"
Brennan added.
Brennan feels that part of the team’s success is owed to
the administration for giving them a generous budget.
"Thank you to Dr. Keyser, Liz Goulard, Dian Connett,
Kay Davis and Jane Rickenbaugh for all of your support
and enthusiasm for the forsenics program," Brennan said.
Whether the team does well or not, they always remem
ber their motto: "When we are prepared we will have the
knowledge and the power that will give us the freedom to
reach new heights; with this knowledge we shall not be
bound to mediocrity."
JERRY MEEKS
Contributing Writer
Have you ever wondered how the Financial Aid De
partment operates? Many students believe that all they
have to do is fill out the appropriate forms and they
will receive financial aid, but it is a
bit more complex than that. Deter
Financial
mining a person’s eligibility is a long
Aid
process. Interim Director of Student
reminders
Financial Services Mary Jo Jackson
voiced several concerns involving • Keep personal
this process, in hopes of helping stu info current.
dents’ aid process move quickly and
• Read the
efficiently.
The single most important step for a paperwork.
student to take is to keep all their per • Participate in
sonal information current (address, the entrance
phone number, etc.) as well as enroll and exit exams.
ment status—most importantly any
changes in the total number of credit •Request The
Student's Guide
hours.
“First, it is the student’s responsibil from the US
ity to keep these files updated,” Jack- Dept, of Educa
son said. “If they don’t, it will result in tion.
slowing down their financial aid.”
The second step involves reading the paperwork one re-
See Aid, page 3