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Speech team competes in New classes send students on journeys
Phi Rho Pi Nationals
JASON LINGEL
Staff Writer
Students are embarking on new
journeys this spring where no
Clackamas students have ven
tured before.
With compass and map in hand,
students from Physical Science In
structor John Snively’s Global Po
sitioning System (GPS), Maps and
Compass Techniques class, learn
the basics of land navigation.
“The ¿lass is for anyone who
A banquet was held Monday night for speech team
members, advisors and judges. The banquet featured
music by the Clackamas Jazz Band, and College President
John Keyser spoke. Nationals are being held at the Marriot
in Portland and are hosted byCCC. 473competitors from 73
schools are participating from all over the U.S.
wants to learn compass and GPS
work,” informed Snively.
The class was originally a geol
ogy lab but is now open to any
one.
Another journey students will
take this term will be without the
use of maps and compasses. It’s
an abstract journey of the mind
into the field of Asian Philosophy.
“Students will gain a basic un-
derstanding of history and idea of
Asian Philosophy,” explained Phi
losophy
Instructor Randy
Thornton. “Here is a society that
has a totally different way of
looking at the world.”
Students can also add to their
academic journey this spring two
new humanities courses. A Latin
American Studies class taught
by English Instructor Jeff Knorr
and Latino
Services Di
rector Tina
Perez; and
Gender &
Material Cul
ture taught
by
Social
Science In-
structor
Jackie Flow
ers and As
sociate Dean
of Arts/Hu-
manities/Social Science Kay
Slusarenko.
For those with a green thumb
who want to experience what
spring has to offer them, Linda
Beutler is offering a Flower Ar
rangers Garden class.
For more information on
classes and availability contact
the instructors or the Help
Center.
Phi Theta Kappa recieves 3 regional awards Tips for filing your taxes
DIANA SCRIVNER
Associate News Editor
Phi Theta Kappa, Clackamas' honor
society, brought home several awards
from the regional convention in Albany,
OR, the weekend of March 24-26.
Awards were given on five levels
(one-star through five-star) in the cat
egories of leadership, fellowship, schol
arship and service.
“We competed at the five-star level
which we obtained, which is a fairly
significant accomplishment,” said
Sean Mersereau, vice president of
scholarship.
Clackamas received first place in
leadership, second in scholarship, and
second for most distinguished officer.
The distinguished officer award rec
ognized Jan Baer, who is the vice presi
dent for fellowship.
At the beginning of the year, mem
bers established acomprehensive plan
that included projects and events in
the four areas, leadership, fellowship,
scholarship and service.
To qualify for each award, members
wrote essays about the significance
of each project completed. They also
included how it fit into their overall plan,
and what they gained from the experi
ence.
The projects included such events
as traveling to the End of the Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center, and explor
ing how the pioneers' lives were
changed by their journey to Oregon.
This event fit the year’s theme of “Past
is Prologue, Into the New Millennium.”
‘ We looked back at them (pioneers)
to see how we could apply their ideals
and level of determination to ourselves
for pioneering the future,” said
Mersereau.
Members also hosted an art discus
sion on campus, followed by a trip to
the Portland Art Museum.
For service, the honor society read
to children at the YMCA, served as
mentors for high school students and
collected children’s books, all of which
benefited the America Reads program.
All members who wished could be
involved in the activities; however the
officers were mainly in charge of writ
ing the essays about each event
In addition to taking home awards,
Phi Theta Kappa also received schol
arships to attend the International Hon
ors Institute June 18-25 in San Diego,
California.
If you are interested in finding out
more about Phi Theta Kappa, there is
an informational meeting tomorrow,
April 6, in M204at 11:30 a.m.
TUITION WAIVERS AVAILABLE TO MUSIC STUDENTS!
PEP BAND —drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, horn. Play rock, R&B, pop, soul.
JAZZ COMBO —funk, fusion, Latin, jazz in small groups, all instruments. Play rhythm, solo, group and improvise.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE —this instrumental performing group has toured Europe and performs throughout the
Northwest. Play jazz, Latin, funk.
BAND AT NOON —wind, string and percussion. Large ensemble to play concert band and chamber music.
"If It Isn't A Pogy- It's A Pity
TAM OLIVER
Staff Writer
You can possibly save money on
your taxes by considering these tips.
If you or your parents paid tu
ition in 1999, check out the Hope
Scholarship and Lifetime Earnings
credits. The instructions in the 1040
publication are almost non- existent;
however, on-line at www.irs.gov/
you can find form 8863, which
comes with easy-to-follow instruc
tions. The Lifetime Earning Credit
increased one adult student’s re
fund by $152.
The Earned Income Credit can
be beneficial to those with low in
comes in 1999. Instructions for this
credit can be found on page 38 in
the 1040 instruction pamphlet.
If you have already filed and dis
cover you are eligible for these
credits, it might be worth your time
to file an amended return. You can
find information at the above web
site; or phone 1-800-TAX-FORM,
or go to the local library. Even if
the forms and instructions you
need aren’t available on the shelf,
some local libraries and IRS offices
have huge books that contain all
forms and instructions for you to
photocopy.
Scholarships awarded for speech
MANDY GOOD
Sports Editor
Eight students enrolled in Speech
111 competed for scholarships dur
ing the Clackamas College and Allen
& Bacon Speech Scholarships Con
test March 9,2000.
The guideline the students fol
lowed was delivering an informative
speech between six and eight min
utes long. The speech needed to
include visual aids for each point
and be reinforced with source cita
tion.
Students from Clackamas' Speech
and Debate Team were the judges.
They evaluated delivery style, in
troduction, conclusion, how well re
hearsed the speech appeared, and
the main points of information.
The speeches were evaluated in
the same style as in school com
petitions between forensics com
petitors.
The students with the top
scores were: Pearl Froses, who
placed first and was one point
away from a perfect score by all
three judges; Krista Everson who
placed second; and Laurie Sullivan,
third. All three competitors will re
ceive speech scholarships.
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David Martinez gives blood to help out the community.
The blood drive was Monday in the Gregory Forum.