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P o rtla n d . O re g o n SBBSSBBBSBSBBEBHBBBHBBaHBBBSSSSSSBBSBHHwBH O C T O B E R 1 2 ,1 9 8 9 VOLUME XIX NUMBER 40 5SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE55SSSSB 3B B B 5 The Woodlawn F.A.C.O. Program Reaches Out to Families Through Drug Education Oregon Celebrates Children's Day by Pat Fellers To the right, Delisha Jackson 6; to the Jessica Jackson 8, with their mother, Ada Reed Jackson, The Woodlawn School community Agent of FACO program developer. Edna Hicks and Ada Reed will train parents in a 10 hour workshop for preparing for the drug free years. Classes at Woodlawn School start Nov. 13 thru Dec. 11,1989. Frohnmayer Declares Candidacy Woodlawn Community Program The Woodlawn School family and Community Outreach Program kicks off its second year with a "Preparing For The Drug (free) Years" PRE DRUG RALLY scheduled for Octo ber 16,1989.from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at W oodlawn School, 7200 N.E. 11th, Portland, Oregon 97211, in the Multi- Purpose room. Participating guests will include The W oodlawn dancers; Multnomah C ounty Ciom m issioner, G ladys McCoy; State representative, Mar- gret Carter'; Mayor, Bud Clark; and Superintendent of Schools, Matthew Prophet. Ada Reed, the Woodlawn School Community Agent, and The Outreach Program developer, have coordinated the rally and will teach the five week, 2 hour classes with Woodlawn's Chapter I teacher , Edna Hicks, on Monday nights from November 13 to December 11,1989. Preparing For The Drug (free) Years is a special program for parents and their children, especially those under age 13 when prevention has its high est impact. The program is comprised of a series of fine workshops that equip families with the knowledge and skills which can actually help prevent their children from using drugs. The program is free to parents with only a $10.00 charge for work shop materials. (Parents needing special financial assistance may contact the school's Community A gent) Classes will run from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the W oodlawn School library on November 13, November 20, No vember,27, December 4, and De cember 11, 1989. Four Urban League Veterans To Receive Whitney M. Young, Jr. Medallion The National Urban League will resent its prestigious Whitney M. o u n g , Jr. Medallion at the League's headquarters in New York City on Sunday, October 22 at 2 p.m. The fourth annual commemoration rec ognizes the outstanding contribu tions of four "pioneers" who pro moted racial understanding and coo p eratio n in Ameican society. The recipients of the 1989 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Medallion were an nounced by John E. Jacob, Presidnet and Chief executive Officer o f the National Urban League. They are: Enid C. Baird, former Executive Assistant to Lester Granger, W hit ney M. Young, Jr., and Vernon E. Jordan, all former chief executive officers of the Natrional Urgan League; Dr. Daniel Collins, San Franciso dentist and former Board M emer of both the Bay Area Urban ano the National Urban League Dennis Dowdell, Syracuse, New York, talk show host and former Executive Director of the Urban League of Onondaga County; and W esley L. ? SAcott, former Executive Director of the Milwaukee Urban League. The medallion is named in honor of Whitney M. Young, Jr. thje fourth Executive Director o f the National Urgan League. The ceremony will also mark the firsr presentai ton of the Mollie Moon Distinguished volunteer Servie Awafd to Helen Harden, a long time volun teer for the Leauge Mollie Moon is the President and founder of the National Urban League Guild , a service support arm to the National Urban League. Its Beaux Arts Ball has been an important annual event since 1942. The ceremony will also memorialize five outstanding Urban Leaguers who, during their lifetime, made significant contributions to the Ur ban Leaguers movement The National Urban League is a nonprofit, community based service organization dedicated to secruing equal opportunity for African Ameri cans and other minorities. National College Representatives Recruit Oregon Students Representatives of more than 140 colleges and universities will be in Portland for the Portland National College Fair, October 15 and 16. The Fair will be held at the ch iles Center at the University of Portland on sSunday, October 15, from 12 noon until 7 p.m., and on Monday, October 16 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sponsored by the National Associa tion o f C o lleg e A dm issio n Counselors(NACAC), the PORT LAND NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR will provide students and par ents with the opportunity to talk di rectly with admission representatives from colleges and universities from throughtout the country. Admission to the Fair is free. At the Fair, special learning sessions for students and parents will explain college selection, application proce dures, admission deadlines, and fi nancial aid options. One-to-one counseling will be availblc for students and parents to answer any specific questions about the col lege selection • process. Representatives from The College Board (SAT) and the American Col lege Testing (ACT) program will provide inforamtiaon about standard ized testing and how to register for the college entrance examination. t Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer today declared his candidacy for governor in the 1990 election. The 49-year-old republican m ade the announcement at his family home in Medford. "Oregon needs a unique kind of leadership to unify our efforts and to meet the challenges leading to our 21stCcntruy, "Frohnmayer said. "With genuine surprise and mounting dis appointment, I and countless thou sands who have connveyed their views have not seen that leadership emerge. I want to offer my own understand ing of our shared vision for Oregon and draw on my long experience to make it a reality." Frohnmayer is serving in his third term as Attorney General. Prior to becoming the state's chief legal offi cer, he served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives from District 40 in Eugene. In announcing his candidacy, Frohnmayer said, This campaign will be about programs and issues. It is a campaign not about what we have done, but where we are going. We need to rediscover who we are, why we are strong and how we can work better together." National Alliance Of Black School Educa tors The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) 1989 confer ence will be held November 14th- 19th in Porland, Oregon. The Hilton will serve as the main headquarters. NABSE curretently has members in 40 states as well as Canada, Great Britain, West Germanuy, and the Caribbean , Membership includes superindents, administrators, curricu lum specialists, and teachers who serve in institutions of learning throughout the nation. 2,000 african- A mencan educators are expected to attend. Dr. Matthew Prophet, Superinten dent of Portland Public Schools, Dr. Ernest Hartzog, Assisant Superinten dent of Portland Public Schools and former NABSE president, serve as the Honorary Chair and co-Chair of the confemcc. Portland Public School's african- American Baseline essays and the orignal model o f Effective Schools Reserarch formulated by the late Dr.Ron Edmonds predicate NABSE's 17th annual conference theme: Afri can-American History and Life X This summer Congress passed a reso lution creating a national Children's Day. Gov. Neil Goldschmid pro claimed that Tuesday, Oct. 10, as Children's Day in the state of O re gon. Clearly the time has com e," he said, "to publicly cheer the contributions our children make in our lives and their tremendous potential." Goldschmidt has asked Oregfon stu dents to complete this sentence: "If I were governor for a day, the most important thing I could do for kids is...." The students at Holy Redeemer Area School shared their ideas: "1 would set up a place where chil dren could go where a loving adult would give them food, warmth, shel ter and encouraging words." -Michelle Burch, gread 6. ”1 would help all kids to learn in school." -Heather Ramey, grade 2 "I would deucate children about the dangers in the world." -Carol Godt, grade 7. "I would start a school for the little children." Quan Hong Vo, grade 2. "I would take the guns, drugs and cigarettes away from adults." Simon Niece, grade2. "I would make everything in propor tion to how kids think and see things. For instance, I would make kid-sized phone booths,." Jessica Gorham, grade 7. "I would make it so that everyone could learn the one thing they always wanted to know. Then I would say, "free ice cream for eveyone." -Jeremy Hanson, grade 6 . "I'd help the kids face the dangers of the world by facing them and then set an example for those who haven't been taught right from wrong." -’Suzanne, Stoffcl, grade 8. "I'd tell the kids that God loves you and will always take care of you." -Jadia Kammcryer, grade 1. "I'd help all the mean people to be nice." Sean Curie, grade 1. "I would invite all the children of Oregon to come together to hear a speeaker talk about the importance of education and a drug-free life. Afterwards I would ortanize a pa rade," Tamara Poe, grade 8. May all Oregonians take this Miss America Meets Self Enhancementyoulh Debbye T u rn e r, Miss A m erica By Dan Bell Miss America, Debbye Turner met and spoke with 100 elementary and high school age young women at the Heathman Hotel Tuesday evening. Miss Turner emphasized that she is an ordinary person who happens to be Miss America. She gave credit to the grace of God, and the influence of her mother, who brougtht her up in a small rural Arkansas town. Miss Tumer conveyed to the young people that they are at an age when they should be deciding what careeers they will pursue and decide on their ca reer goals. She encouraged them to familarize themselves with their fu ture professions by participating with persons and work experiences in the opportunity to recongize and pub field they desire to pursue. She licly appreciate the cohntributions of commented that they should not be discourage by failure, and to that children. (The writer is a teacher at Holy Re effect she related that her quest for deemer Area School, Portland, and the Miss America title was a seven year journey. It was not until her the author o f several books.) fourth attempt at regional competi tion that she finally acquired her title as Miss Missouri that led to her pres ent position. She freely admitted that the main motivation for her competition was the scholarship because her family could not totally finance her education in her chosen career as a Vetemarian. Miss Turner said that in the course of her pursuit for the Miss America title that she applied herself , worked hard, and keep an optomistic atti tude. During the course of her com- petion, every loss served maturity and she became aware that defeat is the way of the world. Miss Turner further expressed that with love and support a person can achieve any goal that he or she may set for themselves. After a brief question and answer period, the students were given the opportunity to be photographed with Miss Turner. New Location For The Portland Observer Newspaper 4747 N.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97211 President George Bush Greets National Sickle Cell Poster Children President George Bush greets the 1989-90 National Sickle Cell Poster Children in Oval Office of White House. Left to right: Anthony Wayne Smith, age 5 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, President Bush, and Lori Beth Bonnell, age 8, of West Palm Beach, Florida. Standing left, Dr. Charles F. Whitten, National President, and Xernona Claytors, National Association For Sickle Cell Disease.