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$200,000 Grant Awarded to Build Jeffs TV,
Computer Programs
Students e n ro lle d in te le visio n and
com puter classes w ill be able to learn
m ore sophisticated concepts and a p p ly
T h is fa ll O c k le y Green w ill receive
16 term inals fro m Jefferson's com puter
science lab. Jefferson w ill receive re
w h a t they have learned as a re su lt o f a
substantial federal grant received b y the
placements w ith more memory and speed,
P ortland schools. The P ortland M agnet
P roject was funded through the U.S.
O ffic e o f Education under the M agnet
S chool Assistance program . F iv e P o rt
on bigger, m ore com plex program s. A
board o f d irectors w ill be established fo r
the com puter Science Program and an
O n-The-Job T ra in in g com ponent fo r
land schools are in clu d e d in the p ro je c t -
- B uckm an, B o is e -E lio t, T ubm an, L in
co ln , and Jefferson. The grant is re n e w
able. The Jefferson com ponent o f the
grant comes to $243,000 and w ill cover
upper level students w ill be implemented.
"A n y th in g students see on te le v i
sion they can do i f they w a n t to w o rk
hard," beams L e n n y Edw ards, Je ffe r
son's te le visio n departm ent head. T h is
a va rie ty o f e x c itin g o ptions fo r stu
dents.
"T h is grant w ill greatly enhance o u r
thus enabling the high schoolers to w o rk
w ill be possible as a re su lt o f the M agnet
P roject grant. The o b je ct o f the added
fu n d in g in te le visio n is to position the
program so students w ill be better pre
program s. It a ffo rd s us the o p p o rtu n ity
pared fo r the real w o rld o f video p ro d u c
to increase the e n ro llm e n t in o u r p ro
tio n . T o accom plish th is the c u rric u lu m
grams and o ffe r more e x c itin g classes to
w ill be revised and several item s o f
o u r students," stated Paula K in n e y , vice
equipm ent w ill be acquired n o t o th e r
principal. A ccording to G len Hampshire,
w ise possible w ith the e xistin g budget.
com puter science departm ent head, one
B y the end o f the th ird quarter, a tim e -
o f the results o f the grant w ill the lo g ic a l
code e d it system, tw o m ore so p h isti
sequence o f co m puter science concepts
cated recorders, a broadcast q u a lity
fo r students 6-12.
character genertator and an A m ig a
A n ele ctro n ic m a il interface w ill be C om puter w ill be in place fo r students
in sta lle d w h ich ties com puter science use.
students at Jefferson to students at O ck-
Students w ill be able to produce
ley Green. T h is w ill a llo w m id d le school pieces w h ic h in clude an im a tio n , g raph
students to obtain assistance fro m Jef
ferson students. D a ily co m m unication
between the tw o school w ill be possible
w ith h igh school students serving as
m entors fo r m id d le school students. A s
the program u n fo ld s, m o n th ly seminars
and outside speakers w ill be provided.
ics, w ith the ca p a b ility o f slo w , fast, and
freeze m otion.
"W ith the additon o f th is e q u ip
m ent, o u r students w ill be able to p ro
duce some e x c itin g program s and learn
in a m ore re a listic e n v iro n m e n t,” e x
p lained Edwards.
Preparing For The ’’Drug Free”
Preparing fo r the D ru g (Free) Years is a C o m m u n ity Service P roject whose
goal is to reduce the level o f use o f a lco h ol and other drugs by young people in the
S u te o f Oregon.
The first five week session at Whitaker Middle School is being taught Nov.
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th and Dec. 4th at 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. in the school's library.
L o c a l governm ent o ffic ia ls
and
serv ice agency directors w ill h old a press
conference at 10:00 a.m., M on d a y, O ct.
23rd to m ark one year o f successful
operation o f the C o lu m b ia V illa /T a m a -
rack C o m m u n ity Service P roject. The
event w ill be held in the C o m m u n ity
Room o f the H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rt
land A d m in is tra tiv e o ffic e located at
8920 N . W oolsey Avenue. A tte n d in g
fro m p a rticip a tin g governm ents and
agencies w ill be G la d ys M cC o y,
M u ltn o m a h C ounty C hair; Bud C la rk ,
C ity o f Portland M a y o r; don C la rk ,
H ousing A u th o rity o f Portland D ire cto r;
D a vid Parradine, U n ite d W a y E xe cu tive
D ire c to r; John B a ll, E xecutive D ire c to r
o f the State C h ild re n and Y o u th Services
C o m m issio n ; B ob S kipper, M u ltn o m a h
C ounty S heriff and Dr. Matthew Prophet,
S uperintendent o f Portland P ublic
Schools.
Is It, Here We Go Again
Once again we fin d o u r c o m m u n ity
d e veloping strong concerns in a fa m ilia r
area: A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n : The P ortland
C o m m u n ity C ollege System is at the
focus o f these concerns. Apprehensive
citizens have advised th is newspaper
that they are s tro n g ly dissatisfied w ith
the inadequacies in the present structure
o f its a ffirm a tiv e a ction program .
Those close to the situ a tio n in fo rm
us that despite a m ore than adequate
in p u t and o rie n ta tio n fro m the system's
A fric a n -A m e ric a n C o u n c il, a num ber o f
basic steps have yet to be taken tow ard
p o lic y . W h ile we have on s ta ff several
persons w ith background in this fie ld ,
they have n o t yet had tim e to con d u ct the
indepth inte rvie w s necessary to develop
an accurate assessment o f this im p o rta n t
issue. The reader m ay be assured that a
com prehensive in ve stig atio n w ill be
pursued, and that he O bserver w ill fo l
lo w through in succeeding editions.
These sessions w ill focus on the eleven factors that put adolescents at ris k fo r
fu tu re a lco h ol and drug problem s.
F o r no w , w e are able to state that a
p a rtic u la r item o f concern is that the
A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n O ffic e is sorely
understaffed, m aking it v irtu a lly " im
These factors are:
possible to con d u ct inve stig atio n s, ad
dress grievances, o r to p ro v id e m uch
needed cultural awareness training. Also,
we are to ld that there m ay not be a
cu rre n t lis t o f e thnic cla ssifie d fa cu lty
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A fa m ily histo ry o f alcoholism
F a m ily m anagement problem s
Parental drug use and attitudes fa v o rin g drug use
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E a rly A n tis o c ia l beh a vio r and h y p e ra c tiv ity
A cadem ic fa ilu re be g inn in g in m id d le to late elem entary school
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L ittle co m m itm e n t to school
A lie n a tio n , rebelliousness, and la c k o f po sitive bonding to society
A n tis o c ia l b e h a vio r in e a rly adolescene
and administrative sta ff available to serve
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H a vin g friends w h o use drugs
H a vin g favorable attitudes to w a rd drug use
E a rly firs t use o f drug (before age 15)
A c tio n O ffic e r "is not a p a rt o f the in te r
The parent education program designed b y D r. H a w kin s and his associates
focuses on these ris k factors and teaches parents e ffe c tiv e ways to reduce them.
Parents learn how to c o n fro n t the p ro b le m o f a lcohol/drug use in o u r society by
m aking clear to th e ir ch ild re n the parents' v is io n o f a happy and healthy life , free
fro m problem s w ith drugs. Parents learn to teach th e ir ch ild re n ho w to stay o u t o f
tro u b le and s till have fu n and keep th e ir friends. T h e y learn how to manage c o n flic t
w ith in th e ir fa m ily and h ow to express th e ir anger e ffe c tiv e ly . T hey are taught the
s k ills to strengthen fa m ily ties so that ch ild re n eel "bonded" to th e ir fa m ily , a key
fa cto r in preventing a lco h ol and other drug problem s.
Parents, we encourage you to attend these sessions and be part o f the
m ovem ent in O regon that is preparing th e ir ch ild re n fo r the "D ru g Frc Y ears". I f we
a ll w o rk together to try and end o r become aware o f the alco h ol/d ru g problem , then
we can and w ill make a difference.
The sessions w ill be taught by Edna M ac P ittm an, students Services S pecial
ist; Ron L e w is , Student M anagem ent S pecialist. C a ll W h ita k e r M id d le S chool at
280-5620, E xt. 408 fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n . The F a m ily A c tiv ity B o o k was $10.00,
but there are scholarships available.
on screening com m ittees fo r jo b open
ings. I f it is also true that the A ffirm a tiv e
nal
d e cisio n -m a kin g
process",
sonnel. M o st recently, he has been w o rk
A u th o rity o f P ortland (H A P ) was ap
C la rk at b u ild in g new relationships w ith
pointed to serve on the H ousing C o m
p u b lic and private organizations to cre
ate m ore housing o p tio n s fo r lo w in
H ousing and R edevelopm ent O ffic ia ls
(N A H R O ). M r. W alker s extensive know l
ing with H A P s Executive Director Donald
come people.
M r. W a lk e r is a 15 year m em ber o f
N A H R O and is also the V ic e President
fo r H ousing fo r the regional N A H R O
edge o f housing issues and his 15 years
o f experience at H A P earned him the
valued appointm ent. He has been in
Chapter. The professional organization
volved in a ll areas o f H A P 's p u b lic hous
ing from housing management to per-
represents m ore than 2,500 local p u b lic
housing and c o m m u n ity developm ent
Black College Recruitment Rally
Draws 460 High School Students
(R e p rin te d by p erm ission o f "The
Oregonian" newspaper, October 2 2 ,1989
e d itio n )
A record 4 6 0 high school students
attended the 10th annual conference o f
the B la ck C olleges C om m ittee on Satur
day in the M e m o ria l C oliseum to learn
about o p p o rtu n itie s at p re -d o m in a n tly
careers o f the fu tu re and p reparing fo r
the firs t year o f college.
B rooks said that 70 percent to 80
bla ck college in terms o f education o r
business o p p o rtu n itie s," she said.
percent o f the bla ck youngsters fro m the
P a cific N o rth w e st w h o attend bla ck c o l
leges graduate; a m uch lo w e r percentage
o f bla ck students graduate fro m O re
U n iv e rs ity in O h io and received a mas
te r’s degree fro m A n tio ch C o lle g e and a
doctorate fro m Oregon State U n iv e rs ity .
The Rev. T yro n e C rid e r, associate
indeed, this situation m ust be pursued
and rectified. W e w ill keep you informed.
"Y o u learn that you ow e it to y o u r
s e lf and to your people to get an educa
tio n ," he said.
One o f the conference’s founders
fo rm e r Portlander Pearl Spears G ray,
w ho's now assistant to the president o f
the U n iv e rs ity o f V irg in ia , said the con
ference was established because organ
izers fe lt there was a need fo r youngsters
to learn about b la ck colleges in a su te
w ith a sm all b lack population.
New Location:
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4747 NJS. Martin Lather
King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97211
agencies and more than 6,000 in d iv id
ual professionals w o rk in g in the housing
and co m m u n ity developm ent fields
throughout the nation. N A H R O 's head
quarters arc in W ashington, D.C.
A s a H A P manager and a m em ber o f
the N A H R O H ousing C om m ittee, M r.
W a lk e r w ill paly an im portant role in
id e n tify in g housing issues and the de
velopm ent o f N A H R O p o licie s in the
area o f housing fo r lo w incom e people.
G ray is a graduate o f W ilb e rfo rc e
gon's n o n -b la ck in s titu tio n s o f higher
dean o f students at C entral State U n iv e r
black colleges.
The attendance riv a ls s im ila r ses
sions in m ajor cities that are p re d o m i
n antly populated by blacks, said c o n fe r
education.
sity at W ilb e rfo rc e , O h io , said that there
is a resurgence o f interest in b lack c o l
ence chairm an Samuel B ro o ks o f P o rt
tions.
H e credits the success rate to the
m ore in d iv id u a liz e d care and attention
students receive at m ost b lack in s titu
land.
" In a b la ck co llege you are not o n ly
"W e don't have this tu rn o u t in cities
lik e D e tro it," said B rooks, w h o has a
daughter that graduated fro m Spelman
C ollege, a m o stly bla ck in s titu tio n in
A tlanta. "O regon has a p ioneer s p irit -
w elcom e and accepted, you are treated
as a hum an being and are not a llo w e d to
graduate w ith o u t having a good educa
tio n ," she said. "Y o u no t o n ly receive an
education, you learn about your history.
C orporate A m e rica and o ther c o l
leges, partly because so many black leaders
in A m e rica are graduates o f those in s ti
tutions.
C rid e r said the bla ck in stitu tio n s
p ro vid e a fa m ily atm osphere in w h ich
students can gain s e lf esteem when they
see blacks as presidents and vice p re si
dents o f colleges and universities.
One o f the students at Saturday's
session has already made up her m in d to
the w ill to achieve."
Students spent the m o rn in g m eeting
w ith representatives o f 10 black college,s
leges and u n ive rsitie s, she said, active ly
re c ru it at bla ck colleges.
attend a bla ck college.
S im one B ro o ks, 14, a student at
w h ile the afternoon was devoted to le c
tures on topics in c lu d in g fin a n c ia l aid.
" I am a liv in g exam ple o f the fact
W ilso n H ig h S chool, said that she w ill
that you are n o t hindered by attending a
be attending C la rk A tla n ta U n iv e rs ity in
A tlanta. H er father was ch a irm a n o f
Saturday's conference.
then,
Housing Authority of Portland Manager
Appointed to National Housing Committee
W illia m S. W a lk e r, D ire c to r o f
A d m in istra tive Services fo r the H ousing
OCTOBER 26,1989
Columbia Villa Project
Celebrates One Year
Of Success
d e ve lop in g a re a listic a ffirm a tiv e action
m ittee o f the N ational A ssociation o f
ERVER
"THE EYES AND EARS OF THE COMMUNITY
VOLUME XIX NUMBER 42
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National Safety Council Offers
Halloween Safety Tips
C H IC A G O -H a llo w e e n , one o f the
m ost festive holidays, w ill soon be here.
in fo rm a tio n on the ch ild 's costume.
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M asks can obscure a child's
W h ile m any parents' tric k -o r-tre a t w o r
ries concern c h ild abductions and candy
v is io n . Use n o n -to x ic m ake-up instead.
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Be sure kid s travel o n ly in
tam pering, such easily o verlooked dan
gers as pedestrian accidents and fa ll are
m uch m ore com m onplace, according to
the N a tio n a l safety C o u n cil. T o help
ensure a safe H allow een fo r parents and
ch ild re n , the C o u n cil o ffe rs these safety
guidelines:
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C h ild re n 's costumes should be
fa m ilia r neighborhoods, and that they
d o n 't enter strange homes o r apartments.
T h e y should fo llo w a designated travel
route w ith a d e fin ite return tim e , and not
jtric k -o r-tre a t past d a rk . G ive them coins
to c a ll hom e i f any problem s arise.
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R e m in d kid s not to eat any treat
before you have inspected it. G ive tric k -
large enough so that w arm clo th in g can
be w o m underneath, yet short enough so
that a c h ild w o n 't trip . A v o id shoes that
or-treaters a snack before they start to
make w a lk in g d i f f ic u lt
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F o r v is ib ility , use lig h t colors
in costum es and attach re tro -re fle ctive
W a lk on sidew alks, n o t in the streets. In
areas w ith no sidew alks, w a lk on the le ft
tape to them . Have trick-o r-tre a te rs use
w ay as possible. W hen crossing, stop at
the c u rb o r co m e r, and look le ft, then
rig h t, then le ft again. Keep lo o k in g u n til
re tro -re fle c tiv e treat bags.
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A tta ch a sm all ch ild 's name,
address and phone num ber inside his
sleeve, in case he gets lost. D o not,
h ow ever, o p e n ly display this personal
PORTLAND OBSERVER
'The Eyes and Ears of the Community’
Office: (503)288-0033
Fax«: (503)288-0015
curb th e ir appetites.
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Teach k id s pedestrian safety:
side, fa cin g tra ffic , as far o f f the road
you have crossed the street safely.
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M o to rists should slow dow n in
residential areas and w atch fo r children.
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