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Early advanced education also plays a part
in a student’ssuccess in high school and their
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probability of movingon'to college. Education
Northwest’s website said, “Programs that provide
studentstheopportunitytoeam collegecredits
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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,”
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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
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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,”
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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’
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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
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Hodgkinson said.
ON THE COVER:
M unson sets h o m e r u n record. By Jacob Thom pson.
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