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______________ L WEdNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 27, 20Û2 ThE CI ac I camas P rint Campus Crusade for Christ hosts event Columbine victim’s father speaks at Clackamas DAISY BAIN A&E Editor Darrel Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, who died in the Columbine High School tragedy, spoke Friday, Feb. 22, about how Rachel’s life and death has affected her friends, family and even the nation. Students met in the Community Center Friday for the talk spon sored by Campus Crusade for Christ. It began with Justin Miracle, CCC student and a Cam pus Crusade for Christ club mem ber, summing up the topic of the hour-and-a-half afternoon session with the words, “Rachel’s entire life was just like, wow!” Scott has been traveling all over the world spreading Rachel’s words. He had two meetings with the president of the United States, and has spoke to over 24,000 stu dents in New Zealand, and at vari ous high schools and junior col leges around the world. He is the leader of “Rachel’s Challenge,” an organization whose goal is to stop school violence by targeting young people who will be the par ents of the next generation. The goal is to target people like CCC students. “I have this theory that if one thank you.” These words were written on May 2, 1998, less than one year prior to her death. According to Scott, Rachel used to befriend those in school who didn’t have any friends. Rachel’s childhood dream was to become an actress and a missionary. In an essence, she has achieved both person can go out of their way to show compassion, then they will start a chain reaction of the same,” said Rachel Scott, in an essay titled, “My Ethics, My Code Of Life” writ ten in one of her classes. Scott’s mission is to carry on Rachel’s code of life. He wants to start a “chain reaction.” After the shootings at Colum bine occurred, Darrel Scott went to the school. “I saw the body parts, I saw the blood,” he said. He said he wanted to feel what his son felt. Rachel’s brother Craig, was in the library where most of the shooting took place. Craig had both of his best friends shot down on either side of him and witnessed eight other classmates fall to their deaths in a matter of minutes. 12 students and one teacher were killed on 4- 20. Scott asked himself why and investigated. Scott listened to a one-hour video of Eric and Dylan (the stu dents responsible) planning the shooting. “We need to get a chain reaction going here,” Eric said to Dylan. These very same words were used in many of Rachel’s own writing; and chills went up Scott’s back, he says, as he heard those words. The basis of “Rachel’s Chal lenge” comes from the many dia ries Rachel kept. Rachel had told PHOTO COURTESY WWW.RACHELJOYSCOTT.COM Columbine High School student Rachel Scott was killed In the April 20,1999 massacre at her school in Littleton, Colorado. her father she was inspired to keep those journals because of Anne Frank’s diaries. She wanted them to carry on what she felt even af ter she died. “Iwrite- -Notfor the sake of glory -Not for the sake of fame -Not for the sake of success -But for the sake of my soul. ” This was on the front cover of the diary that was in her backpack the day of her death. There is a bullet hole through the cover; she was shot in front of the cafeteria entrance, where she thought she would eat a peaceful lunch. As many of Rachel’s friends, and family expressed in TV interviews, Rachel knew she was going to die young. She just wanted to use her life now to make a difference in the world. “This will be my last year, Lord. I have gotten what I can, goals. “I am so grateful she landed the leading role in her high school play,” said Scott. And because of Craig, who spent last summer in South Africa in honor of Rachel’s ideas and her father, her words are spread around the world. Scott concluded his message with this, “Don’t look just for the future.” He would like us all to live for today and to remember others when we decide our actions. To learn more about Rachel’s ideas, or about Columbine, there are two books for sale. “Rachel’s Tears,” and “Chain Reaction,” are both $15 and a video is available, “Untold Stories,” for $25. You can also log on to www.RachelJoyScott.com for more information. “These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of peoples' hearts,” Rachel had written on the back of her dresser next to a trace of her hands when she was 13 years old. GED: Students have to now make appointments to take tests Continued from page 1 “The last major revision was con ducted in 1988. This version ended Dec.31,2001.Anyonewhodidn’tccHn- plete the GED by the end of2001 must start completely over with the 2002 series,” said Judith Miles, testing and assessment services coordinator at Gackamas. GED tests at Clackamas are given 2 days per week. On busy days, the num ber of tests per day range from 112 to a high of 179 tests a day. “We had our busiest days until No vember. There was no testing in Janu ary while new materials were delivered and the staff was planning the new testing process,” said Miles. With the new testing process, stu dents have to make an appointment to takeaGEDtest. “Before that, students could just walk in and take their test Alotofpeople were walking in and out and it was kind of distracting,” said Miles. “Now that we have set up times for students who want to take a test, it’s more quiet, and there is not as much distraction. The new version of the test is more up dated to what is being taught in high school at this time.” Through the Skills Development program, Clackamas not only gives individuals the opportunity to take the GED but also offers classes to pre pare them for the testing. “We cover four things here in our department, including GED and adult high school diploma preparation. We offer a state diploma through the col lege and basic skill development,” said Michael Watkins, skills development department chair. According to Watkins, there are vari ous reasons why students decide to get their GED. “For some of the youth, they find the high school environment not to be the best..or sometimes they have dif ficulties with attendance or social prob lems. For some, it is hard to buy into the system,” said Watkins. For students who want to get their GED at Clackamas, they must be at least 18 years old, unless they have a release from school or a parental C oum * permission. The GED program is funded by local high schools, and they refer the most test takers to the col lege. “Our program goes beyond just pre paring students for their GED,” said Watkins. “We offer a variety of re sources about what to do after you get your GED. It’s not the end; it’s the beginning. It’s where the door opens.” To reach Maggie Jirasek, e-mail bunny_y7222@yahoo.com or drop by. B-104. 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