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Vednesday. October 17, 2001
CI ac I< amas P rìxt
Clackamas Community College ’
Oregon City, Oregon
Volume XXXIV, Issue 2
Speech and debate team places first
score,” said Brennan. “The
individual points add up to
the team score.”
The speech and debate
Clackamas’ speech and team consists of 16 mem­
debate team placed first at a bers, including returning
debate tournament held at students Kerrie Baker,
Lewis &Clark College last Samantha Griffin, Paul
weekend and brought home Southwick, Laura Pimentel,
20 individual awards.
Jenifer Gile and Dan Graves,
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to attend the
very pleased. "
never know
nationals,
Kelly Brennan
if you are
which will be
communications
ready for it
held in Texas
Instructor
or not,” ex-
next spring.
plained
In
2003,
Kelly
Clackamas
Brennan, communications will be hosting the Nation­
instructor.
als for the second time since
Students on the team 2000.
won their individual awards
“It’s an honor for a Com­
by performing speeches in munity College to host some­
areas such as debate, im­ thing like that,” informed
promptu, dramatic speaking Brennan. “That means that
and persuasion.
they thought we had done
“Depending on how such a great job the first time
everybody does individu­ that they wanted to come back
ally, it all affects the team to Clackamas.”
MAGGIE JIRASEK
Editor-in-Chief
MAGGIE JIRASEK / Clackamas Print
Bottom, from left to right: Students Melissa Jones, Jenifer Gile, Amy Perin, Paul
Southwick; backrow, from left to right: Dan Graves, Brian Everest, and Kelly
Brennan, speech team coach, are all part of Clackamas'speech team.
College supports students in financial need
MAGGIE JIRASEK
Editor-in-Chief
To assist students
who are in financial need,
Clackamas offers a variety
of scholarships, grants,
loans as well as financial aid
packages throughout the
school year.
“We want people to
know that it’s not too late to
apply for financial aid,” said
Mary Jo Jackson, director of
financial services.
Financial aid applica­
tions will be accepted
throughout spring term.
When applying for financial
aid, there are different vari­
ables that are taken into ac­
count, including information
on how many credit hours a
student is taking, income,
parent’s income and how
many family members go to
college.
“When you file an ap­ mas is trying to support stu­
plication, it goes through a dents financially is to offer
federal process where they a wide variety of scholar­
look at the information and ships.
make a determination where
“Right now, we have
you fall within the range for our mini open session for
financial
scholarships
aid,” ex­
going on,”
pl a i n e d
said Jackson.
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Jackson.
“Those schol­
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arships are
app/j/or/ma»-
processing
mainly geared
cial aid."
financial
for second-
aid applica­
year
students
Mary Jo Jackson
tions, offi­
because we
director of financial
cials deter­
have given
services.
mine how
those
stu­
much
dents an op­
money the
portunity to
student’s
get through
family needs to contribute that whole first year and then
before financial aid kicks in. come in and apply in fall.”
“The higher your fam­
A lot of scholarships
ily contribution the less you offered on campus right now
are getting grants, and the are technical and automotive
more you are eligible for scholarships. A wider vari­
loans,” said Jackson.
ety of scholarships will be
Another way Clacka­ available in January when
MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print
Craig Nickles, financial aid coordinator, assists Brandy
Baker, on right, with her financial aid application.
Students can now apply for financial aid for winter and
spring.
the large annual open en­
rollment session starts.
Scholarships are based on a
variety of elements.
“Some of our scholar­
ships are based on simple
things such as whether you
are the first person in your
family to go to college,” ex­
plained Jackson.
As part of financial aid,
Clackamas is also offering
tuition waivers in order to
help students with financial
need. There are different
types of tuition waivers
See financial aid, page 4