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Page 4 * The St. Johns Review * #15 - JULY 24, 2015 Email: reviewnewspaper@gmail.com * Mail: PO Box 83068, Port. OR 97283 * Web: www.stjohnsreview.com * Phone: 503-283-5086 COMMUNITY NEWS Meet Roosevelt High School’s two new Vice Principals Dr. Keylah Boyer and Mr. Dan Malone will be Roosevelt’s new Vice Principals. Principal Fil- ip Hristić said, “I am absolute- ly thrilled to have them on our team. As you can see from their introductions below, Keylah Boy- er and Dan Malone have consid- erable experience and expertise in leading organizations, sup- porting students and families, and collaborating with teachers. They are both familiar with our school community and purpose- fully chose to return to Roosevelt. Please join me in welcoming them.” Dr. Keylah Boyer: I am proud to be a part of the Roosevelt team for the upcoming school year! In 2012, my nephew graduated from here so I know fi rsthand the dedication that staff consistently demonstrate with stu- dents and families. Here’s a little information about me that you may fi nd helpful…. I am a lifelong resident of North and Northeast Portland and grew up in a blended family. My parents and grandparents instilled a love for social justice in me at an early age. It is this love that has contin- ued to drive the work that I have done in education over the years. During my junior and senior year in high school, I tutored with my mom and that was when I decided that I could make an impact in the lives of students. It is defi nitely wonderful to be back in North Portland where I started my teaching career 16 years ago at Astor School. While at Astor I served as the building TAG Co- ordinator and volunteered to coach the Drill Team. After leaving I went on to teach 6th and 7th grade Language Arts at Self Enhance- ment Academy, a charter school. On a regular basis, I was able to collaborate with other content area teachers that proved to be benefi - cial for our students. My next role in education was as a director and full time profes- sor in the College of Education at Concordia University. During my time at Concordia, I supervised student teachers, worked to revise the curriculum with my faculty, and taught classes including the re- quired equity course for students. Additionally, I served on a number of faculty committees and partici- pated in student recruitment events with families. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed having the ability to work collaboratively with community organizations, school districts, and most recently with Faubion PK-8 School on the 3 to PhD Initiative. The 3 to PhD initiative is a vi- sionary partnership between Faub- ion PK-8 School, Portland Public School District, Trillium Family Services, Concordia University and a growing list of community organizations. Ultimately the re- sult of this partnership will be the rebuilding of Faubion PK-8 School in which the College of Education will be located. Through this in depth collaboration, I have real- ized the need to ensure that from an early age students are exposed to a culture of college. During the 2012/2013 school year I conducted my dissertation research at Roosevelt that was fo- cused on improving college access and career readiness, I had the op- portunity to observe fi rsthand the academic and social support to ad- equately prepare students for their postsecondary opportunities. I look forward to meeting each of you this year and working together to make it an amazing school year! Go Rough Riders! Mr. Dan Malone: I am honored to be named as vice principal of Roosevelt High School for the 2015-16 academic year. Some say you can never go home; I am very excited to say that I am an exception to the phrase, having spent the fi rst 23 years as an educator at 6941 N Central. I am a Roughrider at heart and look forward to a return to my roots. My association with the school goes back to my fi rst education class at the University of Portland and was interrupted for the past 11 years while I served as an adminis- trator at Newberg High School. For those who don’t know me, I began my teaching career as an English teacher, later adding gov- ernment, Economics and Fresh- man Survey to my resume. I was one of the fi rst members of the team that created Roosevelt Re- naissance 2000 to our campus and helped make it a nationally renowned program. In addition to my teaching duties, I served as head coach in Track and Field (20 seasons), Men’s soccer (16 sea- sons), Cross Country (6 seasons) and Men’s Golf (2 seasons) as well as spending two years as assistant AD during my fi rst stint. In that time I had the privilege of working with students who have gone on to do great things, including a couple of current staff members at RHS. I am sure that some of you parents had me in class and it will be great to reconnect with you. I am passionate about making sure our students have the equi- table opportunities that every stu- dent in the PPS system has. I am adamant that people in positions of decision making keep our kids at the forefront of their minds when curriculum, fi nancial and staffi ng decisions are made. Lastly, it will be great to work with Mr. Hristic again. We both served as small school principals at Newberg and I know he is a hard- working and dedicated educator who want the best for our school community. I believe our team will do great things in the coming year while dodging construction workers! Again, I look forward to getting started! City funds North Po watershed Environmental stewardship and edu- cation are the goals of two north Port- land projects this summer funded by Community Watershed Stewardship Program (CWSP) grants. The Port- land City Council approved CWSP grants totaling $100,000 to 13 com- munity groups for watershed health projects. CWSP provides grants of up to $10,000 to engage volunteers in stormwater management and water- shed restoration projects. This year’s CWSP grant projects include: * $6,200 to continue the Linnton Neighborhood Association’s work with Portland Parks & Recreation and the neighborhood on a restoration, outreach and pollution reduction project for Linnton Creek in Forest Park. The project will remove inva- sive vegetation, restore native plants, and install an interpretive sign and a plastic bag dispenser to encourage dog owners to pick up after their pets to reduce pollution in the creek. * $8,600 to the Columbia Slough
