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Volume 42 • No. 31
MAY 21, 2021
McNary Latino
scholars honored
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
As each of 18 McNary High School
seniors collected scholarships from the
Latino Action Committee (LAC) last
week, Roland Herrera had a message for
each of the students as they departed:
“We believe in you and don’t forget about
your community.”
For the past several years, the LAC
has provided scholarships to graduating
Latinx seniors and every year the level of
support grows.
“We were planning
on giving the students
$350 again like we
did last year, but then
an anonymous donor
stepped forward an
gave us $900 and we
were able to add $50 to
each student’s award this year,” said Olga
Gloria who, with her husband Arturo,
were founding members of LAC.
There were plenty of smiles to go
around as Gloria handed out certifi cates
honoring the students’ achievements
and cash to those arriving in the parking
lot of the Keizer Civic Center. Pandemic
precautions forced the event to move
outdoors and drive-up style the past two
years.
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Olga Gloria (right) helps Manuel
Sandoval collect his scholarship from
Keizer's Latino Action Committee.
Photo by ERIC A. HOWALD of Keizertimes
Students submit essays along with
their scholarship applications and Gloria
said reading about the students – what
they’ve already overcome and what their
plans are for the future – is a highlight of
her year.
“They always talk about the
ways they want to make their
parents proud and what they plan
to do for their communities after they fi n-
ish their education,” Gloria said. “Those
things are in every one of the essays.”
LAC scholarship honorees this year
were:
• Nathalie Alvarado who will attend
George Fox University and transfer to
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Bard’s Midsummer
is outdoor affair
By BROOKLYN FLINT
Of the Keizertimes
Creativity and practicality were both considerations when
Tom Cavanaugh picked A Midsummer Night's Dream for stu-
dents to end the year.
“I was looking for something that we could let the kids
put as much of their own creativity into. One of the awesome
things about Shakespeare is that we have the freedom to
make it whatever we want it to be,” Cavanaugh, director of the
theatre program, said.
The play worked on a practical level because characters
are in the play are largely broken up into smaller groups
which is helpful in complying with COVID-19 precautions.
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The cast of McNary High School's production of A Midsummer Night's
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