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Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday. October 27. 1977 Portland youth study Health Administration As a result of her summer job on the HSC campus, an Oregon college student has won a $150 prise and special plaque Toni Haynes, a sophomore at the University of Oregon, was one of two students who worked on campus this summer as part of the National Work Study Recruitment ITogram In Health Administration for Minority Group Students. The program is sponsored nationally by the Association of University Pro grams in Health Administration. It is sponsored locally by the Portland Metro politan Steering Committee. Howard Dahlslrom. contract officer in the busi ness office, coordinated the program on campus. TOM HAYNES personnel system She worked closely with Myron Roberts, budget director. She also spent time under the supervi sion of Stan Urban. University Hospital administrator, and Rudy Rallies. Hospi tai budget manager When the program ended in late August, the students submitted project papers outlining problem solving situa lions with which they had been involved. Judges of the papers chose Miss Haynes' work as the most outstanding. She received a cash award which she plans to us«- toward college expenses this year. About her summer experiences. Miss Haynes said. “Of all the health facilities in which students in the program worked, the Health Sciences Center was unique. I got to do a little hit of everything. I have been interested in the business field, hut had never thought of a career in health administration. Now. I’m seriously consi dering it.” Haley Peoples, a sophomore at the University of Oregon, also worked at the HSC this summer. His projt-ct was supervised by Dr. William Morton, pro Thirteen Oregon college students par lictpated and were stationed at various health related facilities throughout Port land The program was designed to acquaint them with careers in health administration. While at the Health Sciences Center. Miss Haynes was involved in defining certain aspects of the HSC's new payroll/ lessor and head of the division of environ mental nwdicinc. Dr. Morton is studying the distribution of cancer in the community according to several factors: geographical, orcupa lional. and socio economic. According to Ur. Morton, cancer does not simply strike randomly. Lifestyle is a factor. For example, some cancers orcur more often among the poor, and other types strike the wealthy. This summer, Mr. Peoples worked to compile socio economic "scores" for va rious population groups in a number of states and cities. Ur. Morton commented. “Haley was particularly interesttul in documenting evidence that illustrated the socio «»co nomic status of various minority groups." Mr. Ifeoplcs addt-d. "As I compiled the figures. I was able to sec patterns forming. It was interesting to see whether or no! my theories were proven by the data." Toni is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Haynes Jr. Haley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Haley Peoples, taken from Health Sciences ('enter News. Vice-principal predicts good year for Jefferson by l-aun Green f)r larrv Ayers has been curriculum vice principal at Jefferson High School for three years Before working at Jefferson he was curriculum vice princi pal at Adams High School. he was the coordinator of a federal program call«-d "Education System for the Seventies." administrative intern at Jackson, a coun selor at Cleveland, and taught a special education class for the academically gift ed in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a B.S. from Bob Jones University with a degree in biology and chemistry, a master's in psychology from Peabody College, and a doctorate from Oregon Slate University in curriculum and in st ruction. REPORTER: What exactly is your job her«- at Jefferson? AYERS. I'm the supervisor for the leaching staff: 1 evaluate the staff, assist the principal, coordinate the orientation of student teachers and interns, super vise the in service training program, produce a master schedule. I also authorize the spending from the instruc lional budget and guide the curriculum portion of Project Turnabout. REPORTER Jefferson is accused of not preparing students academically. What are your feelings on that? AYERS: Those are false accusations. 1 would like to meet and talk to people who say that and find their point of reference. We leach students the skills to make it in society. They are taught employable, social and occupational skills, as well as academic content. REPORTER: How do you decide which classes to drop and which to keep? AYERS: By the number of students enrolled. If there are less than fifteen students in the class, we drop it. But if it's an important or developing class, we keep it even with the low enrollment. We then try to build the class by increasing enrollment. REPORTER: How do you make your teacher evaluations? AYERS: First we meet in what we call a pre conference. We talk about both my and the teacher's expectations. We then agree on an evaluation, the process and goals. Then I visit classes. Each visit is followed by a conference with the leach er. After a minimum of three confer ences. a post conference is held. Then the written evaluation is prepared and dis cussed. REPORTER W hat are your goals for this year? AYERS: I want to work with the math department as they modify the math program and include special math compe tencies. I also want to work with the English department to emphasize the English skills and implement the Ian guage arts competencies. There is yet much to do with the regular program as well as the magnets. REPORTER: What are the biggest problems you hope to settle this year? AYERS: I want to get the appropriate transportation for students coming here from other areus. It’s hard to get the students to come here Then when we do, there’s a big problem with transporta tion. The only really big problems are recruiting and transportation. I would like to assist the faculty in dealing with competencies and measure students against the competencies. We have to prepare students as required in the new graduation requirements. REPORTER: What are you enthusias tic about for the coming year? AYERS: I’m more so than in the years before. W e had a good opening with lots of cooperation. We have a direction and clear goals. The environment is healthy and we're not bogged down. I feel this will be one of our better years. Ur. Ayers is a very busy man with an important job to do. With as much enthusiasm as he has, there is no doubt that he will be successful with his goals in his job as the curriculum vice-principal of Jefferson High School. Edward Pierson, bass-baritone with the New York City Opera Association, will make two ap;«earaaees in Portland. He will ¡-resent a conrert of sacred music at Marylhurst Education ( enter October 30th. The conrert will be held in St. Ann s ( ha;*el at 3:00 p.m. and is tree to the public. He will join with the Portland Symphonic Choir in its season oj-ening with a ¡-erformance of Felix Mendelssohn's “Elijah" on November 5th, 8:00 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium. Reserved seats are available at the box office. Portland State University and the usual outlets. Pierson is known in the Portland area through his three years residence at Marylhurst. Eighth graders attend Jefferson by Adrian Kaiel This is the fourth year eighth graders have been coming to Jefferson High School for classes. Fifty seven eighth YMCA initiates programs for North, Northeast ’ by Jim Brown North YMCA “Project Move" will implement several new programs in the North and Northeast community. Some of the programs are: 1. Junior Drama Club. In this pro gram, youths will be encouraged to participate in various cultural classes. There will be drama, dancing, art. voice, and music, (including all types of musical instruments!. This program is available to children from the ages of seven on. Adults are also welcome. 2. Y-BMX. This program will give youths a chance to display their racing Okay, suppose I put storm windows over all 311 square feet Wow' I d cut my heat bill about $80 this year' ** skills on bicycles. The YMCA has built a gram,” Baseball Clinic. Softball league 1.000 foot track in Gladstone. Oregon. - and volleyball leagues, Y-BMX clubs are now forming in the a Events that are available to Y mem north and northeast areas. bers are dances, ski trips, pool, fooshall 3. YBA. This is a basketball program tournaments, swimming, campouts, fish for youth twelve to seventeen years of ing trips, trips to the coast and much more. age. This program is set up in conjunc tion with the NBA. In the near future, an Some of the "IN CENTER" offerings NBA player will be at the King gym to will be counseling, referrals and rap explain the program to as many as groups. There will also be tickets for the interested. This program will also have Trailblazers game for some memliers of coed or girls basketball teams. Volun the North YMCA. teer coaches are urged to call the YMCA about team availability. The center is located at King Neighbor Other programs the north YMCA will hood Facility. 4815 N.E. 7th Avenue. For sponsor are "Senior Citizens Yard Pro information call 287-2523. Looks like I m not the only one who could use a winter coat If I bought a wrap for my water heater, I d cut my electric bill about $10 a year many Jefferson feeder schools including Chief Joseph. Peninsula. Beach. Kenton. and Ockley Green. Mr. Frank Tarr, typing teacher, com ments about having the eighth graders in his class, "I really like it." Ingrid Reini ger, an eighth grader at Ockley Green, says that she really likes it and she's coming here next year. This program offers more above aver age students a chance to get ahead and advance more quickly than students of their own grade level. Most students are taking first year Algebra, beginning Typing, and Biology. The eighth graders will be here all year and are getting high school credit for the Here s an idea, honey Instead of perching on that rickety old ladder why not put up these storm windows on the inside? At least for the third story classes they are taking. Mr. Jack Hopper, algebra teacher, feels that the eighth graders do "at least as well" as regular Jefferson students Usually they're excellent eighth graders, but it's loo early to tell. The advance placement program didn’t help much in recruiting freshmen this year. Only five out of eighteen from Peninsula registered at Jeff this year. Renee Harris, an eighth grader at Peninsula, is taking first year algebra, beginning typing and biology. She likes the advanced placement program, but she doesn’t want to go here. When asked why she said, "since I've been here this year. I want to find something different." Kathy Smith of Chief Joseph is taking first year algebra and beginning typing. She thinks Jeff is okay, but she's not coming here next year even though she wants to. She shyly smiled. "My mom doesn't want me to." Who d suspect such a teeney little doohickey could save me up to $40 a year on my electric bill? Why. I believe I could put that behind the shower head all by myself
