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Portland Observer, August 11, 1962 Section II Page 11 4-H conducts program A 4-H pilot "Learn to Earn” pro gram is underway in Portland’s A l bina district to test the feasibility of training young people in landscape care and maintenance for part-time employment. Conducted by the Oregon State University Extension Service with the support o f a small grant from the Jackson Foundation, six young men, ages 14 to 16, are being paid while they learn , reports W illia m Boldt, Extension Youth Specialist. The young men, recruited through the 4 -H urban program in Portland, are receiving 80 hours o f instruction in yard maintenance and care, small engine re p a ir, leader- ship, safety and business practices. H a lf o f the instructional lime will be spent in obtaining practical exper ience. year through the N atio n a l 4 -H C ouncil. The T o ro Company sup ported development of the materials at the national level. "O n e test of the effectiveness of the materials and training al the end of the four week training period will be whether or not the young men arc able to o btain p a rt-tim e jobs in landscape care and m aintenance," Boldt points out. The Extension Service s ta ff will also evaluate how well the instruc tional materials and plan worked. A sim ilar pro g ram , but one in which participants will not receive a stipend while being trained, is sche duled next fall for Clackamas Coun ty. Lance G lo ver, 4 -H program as sistant, is leading the project under the direction of Ira M um ford, OSU M u ltn o m a h C o un ty Extension agent. "Although six people are a small number in an area o f high youth un employment, we hope that what we learn this year can be applied on a much larger scale in 1983,” Boldt said. This in itial group will be testing the new 4 -H "L e a rn to E arn ” ma terials which became available this Mastering the college financial course Don Moore, representative of Computerland in Tigard, explain« computer techniques to Kim Mar tin (seated), Samuel Bernal and Robert Kellerhals (in doorway). Upward ound celebrates I successes You can ride the college tuition escalator without falling o ff. Finan cial writer Roger advised in the May issue o f Families, “ Don’t lose heart. Ironically, in these worst times for college costs, i t ’ s still the best o f times for scrounging around for va rious loans, scholarships, w o rk- study aids and other resources for meeting those costs.” Harris points out that if you don’t q u alify fo r a G uaranteed Student Loan or the National Direct Student Loan program s, you might check the A u x ilia ry Loan to Assist S tu dents. According to H arris, " L ik e the federal student loans, this loan ♦ t by ( 'luudia Fisher July 30 brought celebration o f in dividual and group achievement at the completion o f the course-work phase o f this sum m er’ s U pw ard Hound program at P ortland Stale University. Fifty students from fam ilies with low incomes were chosen to participate in the program’s sec ond year o f preparing students for post high school education. Enrollees in the PSU program , from federal government assigned schools including Lincoln, Marshall and Wilson High Schools, are 60-70 per cent black and 20 per cent S.E. Asian with the remainder Hispanic and white. Students from other city schools attend similar programs at the University o f Oregon and Paci fic University. W hile students were recruited in the past, there is now a waiting list of 40-50 students. Students interested in the PSU Upward Hound program must com pete for fifty positions based on po tential for academic achievement in colleg and on attitude, in addition, low -incom e guidelines, set by the U .S . D epartm ent o f Edu catio n , must be m et. A fam ily o f four qualifies if annual income does not ; exceed $8,6(X). ; The PSU program stresses math, ! English, and study skills like notc- • taking, text scanning and using the library. In addiiton, says Armando : L ag u ard ia, whose dedication and ■ enthusiasm are immediately appar ent, students can specialize in com- . puter study and journalism and are o ffered electives in Spanish, U .S . ethnicity, a rt, oral history and ca reer e x p lo ra tio n . W eekend field trips include visits to the Oregon coast, the Ashland Shakespeare I cs- . tival, Portland cultural events and steelhead fishing trips. PSU library and recreational facilities arc also open to enrollees. Laguardia was the first black U p ward Hound graduate to receive a degree, following emigration from Cuba and graduation in 1965 from Jefferson H igh School where he participated in Upward Hound. He says the program has changed and that the PSU program differs from others. Laguardia, who completed a master's degree in educational cur ricu lu m , has worked to develop a year-round, continuous skill build ing p ro g ram . D u rin g the regular school year students attend Satur day tutorial programs if desired, or if their G P A falls below 2.5. Three times a year outside speakers visit and high school groups meet month ly for discussion. Students receive s ta ff guidance and inform ation with stress placed on students accepting responsibility for directing their own futures and for viewing education as an active rather than passive process. Though too soon, says I aguardia, to predict college success o f students in the two-year-old PSU program, nation ally 90 per cent enroll in college and fare better than average in academ ics and continued attendance. This year, every graduating student in the PSU program will begin post-high school education. Students perform July 30 was Presentation Day for students and staff. Energy and close bonds between students, staff and parents were evident as the p ro gram 's and students’ accom plish ment were dram atized. Counselor Peggy Adams proclaim ed the day one o f celeb ratio n among the d i verse people and personalities con tributing to the program. In a "highly integrated, intellec tual, physical and emotional experi ence," with cooperative e ffo rt be tween s ta ff, students and parents, enrollees " to o k a step not just to ward college life, but toward know ing themselves, respecting others, and learning to listen and communi cate,” said staff. Presentation Day included stu dent interpretive readings, original poetry and essay reading by A lina M a lra y , Phung D an g , Stcphina Waldron, Vinh Nguyen, Cindy Kin- nam an, Lisa B lackm an , G lo ria Dempsey and Regina Johnson. To an amused audience, T ro y T h u r- good and L a rry Po rter presented "the loser’s approach" to a job in terview. Jackie Huskey, interview ing s ta ff m em ber Paul F ra n k lin showing the right approach, con cluded with the q u ip, " I ’ m sor/y, but we don’t hire grownups.” Spanish songs were sung, T-shirt silkscreening was described, compu ter equipm ent was displayed, and P u rnell M a rk s , obviously chosen for his ability to entertain with wit and humor, provided "commercial messages.” One prolific poet, Stcphina W a l d ro n , read tw o o f her moving poems, " T o o Young to U n d e r s ta n d ,” and " B la c k , W om en, C hild .” Vinh Nguyen read his essay on "Differences between Vietnam ese and American young people.” Nolan Kellerhalls described Irish im m igrant arrival to the U .S . and their clim b out o f p o verty. Dana Harris, Melody Johnson and Robert Kellerhals described the history o f Jews expelled from Palestine, tra vels to European countries and then arrival and success in the U.S. Manuel Bernal described the em ploym ent he’ ll begin this summer and, in an impromptu recitation of an original poem, thanked the staff of the program: Wc are like a school o f fish. We mustn’t spread apart or we will lose ourselves in the vast sea. So we must stay with the main fish o f Upward Bound, For we are here for the world to see. Awards banquet The day ended w ith an evening A w ards Banquet at W estm inster Presbyterian Church. The "S tra w berry G a m b le rs,” 12-18 year old singing sisters managed by their father, provided entertainment. Awards were presented for Most Improved Students in English, math and com puters. English awards went to Houmphan Vongsa, Samuel Bernal and D ana H a rris . M a th ■awards went to C h eryl M cG inn is, Ray M itc h e ll and Vinh Nguyen. Kim M a rtin received the Most Im proved C om puter Student A w ard with Nolan Kellerhals receiving the Best Computer Student Award. U p w ard Bound S p irit Awards went to Stephina W a ld ro n and Samuel Bernal. Perfect Attendance Awards were given to Phung Band A m h T ra n , C a rrie L ove, Dana Harris, Houmphan Vongsa and Ray M itc h e ll. M ost H e lp fu l Student . . ------ - . plan is guaranteed by the govern ment— only if carries a 14 per cent interest rate.” And scholarships are out there. “ In fact,” he writes, “ there’s an es tim ated b illio n d ollars a year in scholarship and tuition-assistance grants waiting to be plucked from various donors.” The trick is to find out who is do ing the o ffe rin g . C onsult high school and college financial aid o f fices, your state department of edu cation, and local civic and profes sional organizations to see what they offer. Don’t be reluctant to ap ply. Most scholarship commimttees don’t expect applicants to have ge nius IQs. A nd since housing costs play a large part in the rising cost o f col lege, you might want to consider co operative housing. Students can trade their labor for cost savings. In one cooperative house at the U n i versity o f M ichigan students were able to lop $450-5500 o ff the normal dormitory bill for the school year by working a mere four to six hours a week. Harris compares searching for all the available financial aid to taking a course: " T h e re ’ s plenty o f hard work involved, but if you master the course, it could be the most import ant grade o f your financial life.” Awards were presented to N atalie W h ite , L a rry W h ite and Samuel Bernal. limited to job experience assistance. Laguardia lauded the continuing as sistance o f firms including Interna tional Business Machines C o rp ora tio n ’ s local d istribu to r in T ig ard, C o m p u te rla n d , which loaned the program a com puter te rm in a l, a p rin to ut m achine, program m ing, and a representative to explain it all. Pacific N orthwest Bell Telephone Co. donated 50 instruction manuals and a computer terminal. U.S. Ban corp provided funds to hook the ter minals to local computers via tele phone lines. Tektronix will provide a tour o f its W ilso n ville facilities and dem onstrations o f com puter graphic products used in manufac turing, engineering, science and pre sentation graphics. Students to gain experience W ith six weeks o f summer classes accomplished. Upward Bound stu dents w ill begin a month o f entry- level work experience in areas in cluding law, banking and finance, medicine and h ealth, public ser vices, and com puter technology. C E T A grant funds allow them to ex perience two weeks each o f public agency and p rivate sector career areas. Public and private placements in clude: University o f Oregon Health Sciences, Portland State University, U .S . Forestry Service, U S A F R O T C , U . o f O . Radiology, Arm y Corps o f Engineers, Burnside Com m u n ity C o u n c il, P o rtla n d C ivic Theater, Providence Hospital, Pen insula P a rk , Brady T ro p h y C o ., N W E x -O ffe n d e rs , U .S . B ank, John Powers School, Forest Jenkins Insurance, Steve W right Construc tion, Qualitype, Fire Service, Jean Fegan school, Esquire Motors, Ore gon Trek, and two attorneys. Private sector involvement is not Funding in jeopardy Funding for the two-year-old Up ward Bound Program will continue one more year. H o w ev er, despite successes, the Reagan adm inistra tio n has cut n atio n w id e funding two-thirds from $66 million in 1981 to $24 m illio n in 1983. Extensive private sector involvement is touted these days, but thus far it is no means for survival for this program despite commitment and success. o if t i iiv iiiy t t c u iu iu iiy u m i a c c M iiy q u a iu ic u m inorities and w om en fo r the position. If- If you are interested in a career in law enforcem ent and are 21 years or older, have a high school diplom a or G .E.D , are a U .S . citizen and have no fe io n y convictions, the Bureau is interested in you. A pplications are now being accepted at Portland Civil Service 510 S W M o n t gom ery, Portland, Oregon betw een the hours of 8:00 and 5:00 Registration m ust be done in person. A pplicants w ill be notified by mail as to test date. For further information contact: Officer Paul Maxey, 248-5653. Personnel Division 222 S.W. Pine Street, Portland, Oregon
