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NEW S Summer camps grant college credit opportunities Z CLACKAMAS PRINT Early advanced education also plays a part in a student’ssuccess in high school and their Editorial probability of movingon'to college. Education Northwest’s website said, “Programs that provide studentstheopportunitytoeam collegecredits Editor-in-Chief Autumn Berend chiefed@clackamas.edu Managing Editor , 4 a n Van Ord.en chl-ejed@clackamas.edu Copy Editor Victoria Durling cotived@ciac,kam'as.edu News Editor Jeanette Wright newsed@ciackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Jared Preble aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor Jacob Thompson sportsed@ clackamas.edu Photo Editor Jonathan-Villagomez photoed@clackamas.edu Multimedia Editor Summer Barraza webeditor@clackamas.edu Ad & design Editor W illiam Farris admgr@ clackamas.edu while still in high school have a positive effect on both high school graduation arid postsecondary enrollmentrates.” Clarke believes it’s important to introduce students to the concept of higher education as soonas possible. “The sooner w e can connect with students, the better, interm sofhelpingthem envisionafuture *' for themselves, a p a th forward,” Clarke said. “Although these are high school students takingcollegecourses,ourhopeisthattheyare treated the same, and with the same expectations that a ‘regular’college student would experience,” saidCCCacademicandcareercoachKatieHarvey. Members of the automotive department give a demonstration to a visiting high school class during their tour of the college. The leadership forClackamasCounty’sregional promise grant, dubbed the “Clackamas Promise,” BY 13942029 ELECTED ASG PRESIDENT 3Y JEANETTE WRIGHT MEWS EDITOR * | | | | | | O n M onday Clackamas Com m unity College announced th e new Associated Student G overnm ent president and vice president. FranciaLockerby and Clare H ansen will be replacing Jairo Rodriguez and Daniel Rom ero-Vasquez as th e ASG president an d vice president respectively. Lockerby led th e race w ith 103 votes, and D uncan Garcia following w ith 93 votes. There w ere no Candidates running for th e position ofvide president, w hich m ea n t candidates could be elected throug h w rite-in. D uncan Garcia led w ith 13 votes, b u t declined th e position an d H ansen w as elected as th e new vice president w ith eight votes. “Rom ero-Vasquez w as a good vice ANETTE WRIGHT NEWS?EDITOR _ , T / j includes representatives from each of the eight participating schools’school districts: Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is hosting four free N o r th C la c k a m a s , W est Hnn-Vfilsonvilfe, Canby, sum m ercam psthisyearforhighschcolstudents Molalla River, Gladstone, Estacada and Colton. Theteam isw orkingonasixyearplanfor ^ tC T n g n i n th |radei^m atW ptM fal^tiiem in Clackamas County. Qasses in health sciences, industrial technology, horticulture and invention w iU beheldJunei8-22from 9a.m .to3p.m . through the first two years of college. “ [Iheplanis] so that theycan see that path, an d b eem ted ab o u tsch o o l,an d th atit’sn o t just school, th at it’s leading towards something. in Milwaukie. Tuition, materials, lunches and Som ethingthat maybe they’re m ore interestedin transportationfrom students’ high schools will be provided. Students entering ninth through 12 th an the d assthey’re sitting in,” Clarke said. ByMay2, w ith am o n th stillto g o ,th e team had grade this faU can register b y ju n ei for a chance to received 180 signups for th e camps, which is over participate, participants willbe announced JulyL thelim itofi40. “Initially it hadbeen m y intention to increase . Spotsinthecam psw iU bechosenthrougha . weighted lottery, w ith priority given to “historically underrepresented students,^defined i n a news release from CCC as “students of color, students w ith disabilities, studentswithlowsocio- economic status and students w ith limited access to accelerated college credit courses.” The camps are funded by a regional promise sections sowew ouldn’thave to turn anyone away,” Clarke said. “Unfortunately and fortunately, w e’ve had so m any students sign up CCC instructors willbe teaching th e horticulture, industrial technology and health sciences camps and invention w illbetaughtby Philip Clark, a teacher at the W est Linn-Wilsonville school president, always m aking sure everyone w asconnectedahtiw orkingtogeth erw ell,” ; Education- the grant focuses on underrepresented students working toward their goal to increase the districts’ Arts and Technology High SchooL If CCChopes to continue offering these camps Lockerby said. Lockerby w ants to continue Rodriguez’s college-bound population. The grant team will in th e foture,Clarke said the teamwfflptobably m eetonM ay 23to finalize the weighing process. w ork ill connectingthe students an d th e ' “It’s another offeringand it’s something new andinterestingfor students to do,” said Jaime Clarke, CCC director of education partnerships, have to find corporate sponsors. “My hopes are that students participate all week, that there’s lots of learning and fun and w hoisleadingtheteam organizingthecam ps. concerns and bringing those concerns to th e right people and m ake sure they’re being For some students, these camps could be the firstexposuretheyortheirfam ilyhavehadtoa addressed,” Lockerby said. “Jairo h as done a really great job as college atmosphere, said Ashlee Hodgkinson, a president, to m ake sure ASG h a s tak en CCC in th e right direction,’’ Lockerby said. Lockerby and H ansen’s first year leading ASG w illbegin th e firstday of sum m er term . CCC enrollment specialist. “Byestablishingaoonnection w ith these students, even as little as a week-long sum m er a m p , Iwould hope thatthisw ouldlead to these studentseventuallywantingtocometoCCC,” Contributors we’re not going to be able to do t h a t ” grant supportedbytheO regonD epartm ent of college. “My hopes are to basically serve th e students by listening to th e studen ts’ < Ihreeofthecam psw iflbeheldontheC G C * OregonCity cam pusand the invention camp will be held at the Sabin SchellenbergTechnical Center students partidpatingcould, at the end, see themselves being college students here,” Clarke ; said. “And th at everyone is safe. That’s m y hope. ” CCCislookingforcollegestudentstohelpout with the camps by volunteering to be another adult in the dassroom w ith the teacher. Any volunteers workingwith high schoolers are required to have a Greÿson Mbock Mason Ctawley Adviser Crystal Kang crystal.kang@clackamas.edu I The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and pro fessional manner. Content published The Print is not screened or subject censorship. background check. Anyone interested can contact Jaime Clarke at 503-594-3220. Hodgkinson said. ON THE COVER: M unson sets h o m e r u n record. By Jacob Thom pson. CORRECTION: M u ltip le e rro rs w ere p rin te d in last week’s b aseb all story. The Clackamas Print is free,••but please take only one copy. Any person remov ing our papers in bulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. May 9, 2018
