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Neighbor-to-neighbor on National Night Out
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A: A large amount of food, a
bounce house and neighbors
aplenty were at the event on
Merlot Street Tuesday.
B: Neighbors gather in a large
circle and chat on Newberg
Drive.
C:
Aristeo
Burrows,
6,
practices shooting water
from a fi re hose under
guidance from members
of the Marion County Fire
District No. 1 as other youth
eagerly await their turn.
D: A large crowd mingled
at the NNO event on Kirby
Avenue Tuesday evening.
E: Offi cer Jeff Goodman with
the Keizer Police Department
meets Caesar, Beth and Brad
Melendy’s dog, at the NNO
event on Lakefair Place.
Nearly three dozen locations
hosted NNO events in Keizer.
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Photos by
Craig Murphy
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Keizer grad
joins Teach
for America
Teach For America an-
nounced a former McNary
High School student, Nicholas
Tolman, has been accepted into
the organization’s 2015 teach-
ing corps.
Teach For America is a na-
tional nonprofi t working to
expand educational opportu-
nity for students in low-income
communities. Corps members
commit to teach in high-need
urban or rural public schools
and become lifelong advocates
for educational equity.
Tolman, a 2011 graduate of
Early College High School and
a 2015 graduate of Knox Col-
lege, will teach in Indianapolis.
“I would never have made
it to my undergrad without
the help of a few infl uential
teachers in my K-12 educa-
tion,” Tolman said. “Steve San-
chez, my guidance counselor
at Claggett Creek, taught me
the importance of listening and
trying to see the best in people.
John Mangan, my high school
German teacher (at McNary),
showed me how infl uential
believing in your students
can be. Finally, Jackie Blain of
Chemeketa Community Col-
lege helped me break free of the
structures that limited my voice
in my writings. I will never for-
get the lessons I learned from
these amazing educators.”
In low-income communi-
ties, 6 percent of students will
graduate college by the time
they’re 25. Nicholas joins a net-
work of 50,000 corps members
and alumni working alongside
parents, principals, and commu-
nities for social justice change.