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A -..*» » ♦ V ** .W99V*’* * ' * ' * * * * * 4 ♦ June 22. 1988, Portland Observer, Page 9 Upward Bound And Still A ’ Climbing local rainbow c o a litio n of som e 35 m otivated high school s tu d e n ts has decided to forego the lazy unfettered plea sures o f a sum m er vacation to c o m m it them selves to the devel opm ent of th e ir fu tu re careers. These y o u th fu l men and w om en participated in th e ir firs t o rie n ta tio n at Portland State U niversity Saturday m orning. The Upward Bound program is under the d i rection o f Arm ando LaGuardia, h im se lf an alum nus of a s im ila r p ro g ra m a t J e ffe r s o n H ig h School. He is assisted in the year round program by Peggy Adam s, the perm anent counselor. The sum m er program has been augm ented by a diverse num ber o f pedagogical s p e c ia lis ts c o ordinated by Bobby Jam es. Mr. Jam es is best know n fo r his c o u n seling w ork at L in fie ld C ollege. He presently heads an alternative program at Franklin H igh School. The s tu d e n ts w ill pursue a fu ll tim e co lle g e preparatory academ ic program . E x p e c ta tio n s are high, the w ork is dem anding and se lf-d is c ip lin e is m andatory. The com prehensive m athem atics pro gram w ill be under the d ire c tio n o f Sandy Lillevik. Vic M ig lio re tto w ill guide his s tu d e n ts th ro u g h a n o v e l e x p lo r a tio n o f th o s e periods w h ich had a d ire c t im p a ct on the developm ent of the o rie n tal civilization. George B ruender w ill head an all im portant tu to ria l to im prove the w ritin g s k ills o f the students. Prior to jo in in g the sum m er ses sion, each person was required to w rite a s p e c ific essay about the person w ho had the greatest in fluence in se le ctin g the d ire c tio r, each has taken thus far in life. D uring the six week sum m er p eri od they w ill hone th e ir in itia l e f fo rt in to a literary m asterpiece. S tephen E. M cPherson, a sp e c ial correspond ent to the P ortland O bserver and also a Research A s sociate in N eu ro b io lo g y at P ort land S tate U niversity, w ill c o n d u c t a ground school in several d is c i p lin e s of A erospace S cie n ce along w ith a v is it to an a irp o rt and A Garland Lee Thompson hands-on experience w ith a flig h t sim ulator. Mr. M cP herson is an avid private w ith 35 years and th o u sa n d ’s of hours of flig h t tim e as the p ilo t in com m and. He taught the standard version of th is course to Englew ood, New Jersey high school stu d e n ts for m any years under the a u spices of N egro A irm en International. Kathleen H o w le tt w ill teach a course in p u b lic speaking. M iss H o w le tt w ill focus on the fact that speech is concerned not only w ith c o n te n t but also w ith the body language and se lf c o n fid ence the speaker com m ands. A m y S utton w ill get the s tu dents involved w ith jo urnalism . D uring previous sum m er ses sions the group has pu b lish e d a newspaper. D uring the current sum m er session th e ir goal w ill be to co m p le te at least one jo u r n a lis tic exercise. ANNOUNCEMENTS Girls’ Pageants Seeking g irls 4-6 and 7-9 to repre sent Oregon in 1988 fo r N ational L ittle or J u n io r Star Pageant. Place: Portland. A p p lic a tio n s call 1-800-654-6808. S A LT & PEPPER RO CK P R O D U C TS 289-3512 M o b ile No. 781-7274 PACK 29 •A “ T h e S k y Is T h e L im it ! ” Several o ther support groups w ill add a supplem ental d im e n sion to the six w ee* program . G arland T h o m p so n , e n te rta in m ent correspond ent for the P ort land O bserver and also w ell know n in the theater arts, w ill pro duce a co llo q iu m on video pre- production . He also w ill c o o rd i nate recreational and cu ltu ra l ac tiv itie s w hich w ill include a w eek end at Cam p Arrah Wanna. Support classes in Career De velopm ent w ill be guided by Pat rick Tem pel w ho also w ill present a num ber o f invited professiona ls to m ake presentatio ns to the en tire group. A Bridge course in Language A d s D evelopm ent w ill be given by Linda G erber as an a d junct to the required course in w riting. The sum m er project is funded p a rtially by the Private Industry C o u n cil o f Portland. S tudents receive a tw o hour stipend fo r each day they attend classes. A t tendance is m andatory. A t the end of the academ ic session they w ill be em ployed in sum m er jobs. N ikii M urtaugh is the Job Devel oper th ro u g h w hom sum m er e m ploym ent was arranged. U pw ard B ound at P ortland State U niversity is a m odel fo r the rest of the nation. S tudents w ho participate in th is program are as sured of adm issio n to all state U niversities. O nce in college, th e ir survival rate is a rem arkable Pack 29, is a m u lti-cu ltu ra l group. The Pack has been in ex istence since the sixties, but never be active as it is now. Two years ago the Urban League of Portland agreed to help revitalize the Pack through its sponsorship. T hrough local parents e ffo rts from both schools, Pack 29 is the m ost active m u lti-cu ltu ra l Pack througho ut N orth and N ortheast Portland. T his year the Pack started w ith eighteen boys and registered th irte e n as o ffic ia l m em bers. The slogan of the Pack is, "The sky is the lim it.” The Pack has tw o dens that m eet every T hurs day, one at 3:15 p.m. and the other m eeting at 6:00 p.m. Using the them e, "T he sky is the lim it,” the boys have m ade w ith in the dens — houses, w ig w a m s , bridges, and tow ers, made out of po p sicle sticks. They have scu lp tu re d anim als out of a bars of soap. The m otto, is ‘ S e lf-R e lia n c e and In te r dependency.’ The Pack fo r the firs t tim e is p a rticip a tin g in a m ajor parade, and w ill be representing the C om m u n ity and the Urban League in a S p irit of C o m m u n ity Pride and T ogetherness.’ The young men p a rticipating are: Karonja Crews, Andre Jenn ings, Sylvester Jordan, C edric J o r dan, Shelby Kyles, Tom m ie M it 6 5% ! c h e ll, A le x a n d e r S tange, A ri Kraemer, Aaron U nderhill, L.C. Young, Brian M cD ow ell, Darren Advertising Sales M cD ow ell, Tori Thom pson. Pack $3,000-$4.000 m onthly c o m m is Chairm an, C harles Crews, Cub- sio n s and bonuses. M ust have 2 m a s te r, B arb K ra e m e r, Den years d ire ct co m m issio n sales ex M others - Mabel Kyles, Julie p e rie n c e . L im ite d o v e r n ig h t Stange, Janice Jennings, Laura tra ve l. C a ll S teve B ro w n at M itchell, Rose Jordan, and Becky 1-800-777-7444. U nderhill. Pack 29, w ishes to thank the R.N.’ s & L.P.N.’ s Needed Urban League and invite any P ositions available fo r R.N.'s & young person betw een the ages L.P.N.'s, all u n its and sh ifts. Ex of 8-10 to jo in them . Call 282-3960. c e lle n t b e n e fits , c o m p e titiv e wages, based on experience. P O R T L A N D O B S ER VE R C ontact: H oly Rosary H ospital, “ The Eyes and Ears o f the C o m m u n ity” Personnel D epartm ent at (503) 288-0033 889-5331. ext. 299. jast® Was ■ A M E R IC A ’ S BIG TO P G IA N T . ALL NEW 1988 EDITION J Hey. Kids' D o n 't m is s th e w o rld 's la rg e s t B ig •T o p fro m 10 X I to N o on , 7 /8 at th e W a s h in g to n Co. F a irg ro u n d s . 7 /1 2 Salem , at th e O re g o n S tat F air and 7 /1 5 V a n co u ve r, C la rk C o Fair. Free M o th e r's C o o k ie s for th e firs t 500 C h ild re n A n im a ls o n d isp la y 3 K ,7 - P O R T L A N D /H IL L S B O R O FR E E C h ild r e n ’s C o u p o n s a t A ll F R E D Washington County Fairgrounds Sunset (Hwy 26), Cornelius Pass Exit, South to Cornell Road M EYER! Tickets On Sale At: Beaverton Mall, Salem Center Mall, Vancouver Mall and at the Circus. S h o w T im e July 8 th ru July 11 8:00 12:30, 3:30 & 7:30 1:00. 4:00 & 7:00 4:30 & 7:30 Friday 7/8 Saturday 7/9 Sunday 7/10 Monday 7/11 F o r M o re In fo rm a tio n C all: (503) 644-2569; (206)574-1374 Oregon State Fairgrounds 17th Street N.E. at Silverton Road N.E. Clark County Fairgrounds 179th Street Battlefield Exit Off I-5 J u ly 12 th ru J u ly 14 S ho w T im e Friday 7/15 Saturday 7/16 Sunday 7/17 7:30 4:30 & 7:30 1:00, 4:30 & 7:30 Good Any I m p r CHILD'S < tlCaCa TICKET ADM IT ONE C H ILD 11 YEARS AND UNDER 792 cheers for Hie Home Team. 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