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■* W « * W W « w a *9 *e w *< o w W W W * * > • tr » » ♦ T w ▼ * V ▼ » w » » w » » # Z NOVEMBER 23,1989 "THE EYES AND EARS OF THE COMMUNITY" VOLUME XIX NUMBER 46 Excellence Takes A Giant Step by Professor McKinley Burt OCIE Trotter Building To Host Open House College Bound Students Things You Need To Know EDITO R’S NOTE: The nerve racking job of selecting a college is sometimes all too cumbersome. Parents andstudents alike find the task o f applications, financial aid, hous ing and other ' 'must d o '' items, a time con suming job. Recently, Danita Calhoun, a Grambling State University graduate (1989) stopped by the Observer to share some of her experiences upon her admission to the school. She had an interesting story to tell and felt that Portland students could benefit if they knew how to prepare fo r school and what to expect once they were accepted. We thought so too. This is the first of a series o f articles by Ms. Calhoun on "How to Prepare fo r a College Away from Home.” College bound students are urged to write to Ms. Calhoun, d o the Portland Ob server, P.O. Box 3137, Portland, Oregon 97208, if they need information on schools away from home. COM PLETE ALL APPLICATION PROCESSES This includes applications for adm is sion, housing and financial aid. G enerally, all of the applications require significant processing time. Make sure that you m eet all o f the deadlines well in advance to allow for any adjustm ent that you may need to make. D on’t make the m istake o f waiting until the last minute . . . It may be too late. HOUSING N o m atter what College/U niversity you choose to go to you need to have your hous ing applications filled out in a tim ely m anner so that your paperw ork can be processed and your housing can be secured. This way you can be sure o f having your housing once you get on campus. A D M ISSIO N Your admission papers go along with your housing papers. If you have completed one you have com pleted the other. It is ju st as im portant to fill out your admission and housing applications as it is to fill out your financial aid papers. Most colleges only except so m any students into their schools per term / sem ester so it is very, very im portant to get these applications in. FINANCIAL AID * G ift Aid, These awards include schol arships, grants, assistantships (generally not offered to freshman) and tuition waivers. ♦ Loan Aid, These are Ioans taken from various loan institutions and banks. • Financial A id Programs, These p ro grams are the m ost widely utilized by todays college students. Generally, combinations of each are used as financial support: Pell G rants, College Workstudy, Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL), National D irect Student Loans (NDSL), and Plus Loans. GSL, NDSL, and Plus Loans are loans that have to be paid back. College workstudy and Pell G rant are based on need. Pell Grants are generally offered to those students who apply early. College w orkstudy is not guaranteed to ev ery student. These are awarded based on the availability o f the jobs on campus. There is really no way o f ’ ‘applying” for these posi tions. The Center for Community Mental Health is hosting an Open House for the naming of their administrative headquar ters as the OCIE Trotter Building. The building is located at 6329 NE Marti,; Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The Open House will be held Nov. 28, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Dr. Matthew Prophet, Superintendent of Portland Public Schools, will make an opening presenta tion at 5 p.m., followed by an award being presented to Barbara Trotter for her late husband’s contributions to the agency. Mr. Trotter was the agency’s first executive director. Community leaders have been in vited and the public is welcome. Re freshments will be provided. The OCIE Trotter Building serves as the administrative headquarters of Cen ter for Community Mental Helath. Mental health services arc provided to area resi dents at this location and three others throughout the community. New Location: Portland Observer 4747 N I . M artin Lather King, Jr. Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97211 The N atio n al A ssociation fo r Schools o f Excellence held its first annual national conference in Portland, Oregon last week, from Nov. 12-14 at the Sheraton-Portland Airport Hotel. The historic meeting was convened by M r. Ron H ern d o n o f this city who has seen an idea that germinated through out 20 years of educational activism flower into a nationally recognized and respected organization in the urban learning structure. The m em bers o f this group come from the ranks o f the top principals in the country, having been cited repeatedly for their leader ship in devising effective intervention tech niques which have turned many failing schools into glow ing success models. National tele vision has featured these accom plishm ents, repeatedly emphasizing these principals’ techniques: High expectations, strong lead ersh ip , clea r vision, team w ork, stro n g staff developm ent, strong appropriate c u r riculum , genuine accountability, stro n g comm unity and parental su p p o rt “ A school should equal the best place you can be on a given day!” A m essage from S e n ato r M a rk H a t field cited the type of realities that educators are facing in today’s world, “ You are here because you believe that education is the highest priority.” He advised, “ Challenge your peers, challenge industry, and fully utilize the com m unication industry.” Rep. Ron W yden queried "H o w can the federal governm ent help you?” He was given suffi cient information to structure, if possible, I Ullysses Tucker, Jr. Receives “ Vocational Service Award” new and effective legislation, action that could implement nationally the success modes of these gifted teachers. The preview of excerpts from a nearly com pleted ed u catio n al video held the rapt attention o f the audience. The film is being produced through the generosity of Bruce O ’N eal, president of W estcom Productions. Individual interviews interspersed with file tapes are used to capture the essence o f the teacher’s successful techniques and strong leadership qualities. The narrator is Port land's Symphony Director, O scar DePriest - the im pact o f his delivery was electrifying and effective. H isstylegave deeper meaning to the phrases chosen to describe the princi pals approach to learning. The completed video will be d istrib u te d nationw ide to all segments of the education community, and to all related institutions including congress, legislatures, governors, mayors and indus try. It was observed that “ it seems such a short time since the initial planning confer ence at Gearhart, Oregon in July o f 1988.” This was the seminal first meeting hosted by the T om P eters G ro u p ( “ In Search o f Ex cellence,’ ’ ‘ ‘ Thriving On Chaos ” ). Am id all the hard work o f organizational logistics and adm inistration it was also noted that “ this is not only an idea w hose tim e h as c o m e -b u t one th a t h as been im p lem en ted ." Present at the conference with their usual unflagging support were R ian B utrick, O regon Asso ciation of Industries; Ed B uw alk o f Security Pacific Bank; Bill P row s of U.S. W est Com m unications among others. Qftanlçs!!! In this moment of reflections of events during the year, we thought it only proper to give thanks to some of our many friends and sponsors who continue to provide enormous support. To each and every one of you, we wish the very best on Thanksgiving. To the N/NE Community -- For bucking the odds and withstand many crisis that con- ing the challenge during the after neighborhood in fronted neighborhood 1989. -•for his outspoken To Ron Herndon muntiy issues and leadership on Corn- injustices. Clark - for heed- To Mayor Bud many and apolo- ing the advice of theCuff” remark gizing for his “ Off cans. about African-Ameri- and the Skaner staff To Bernie Fos- t e r support demon- for the wonderful the year, strated throughout vertisers - for their To our many Ad- continue support To Governor Goldschmidt - for providing National Guard support during the summer to fight drugs and crime. To the Albina Ministerial Alliance -- for the One Church, Once Child Program. To the many Agencies -- for feeding the hungry and housing the homeless. To the Observer staff - for an outstanding job. And most of all, Jesus Christ -- for making it all possible. Ullysses Tucker, Jr. “ Vocational Service Award Ullysses Tucker, Jr., Public Affairs Producer for KATU -TV 2 (ABC), w as one of six recipient of the second annual “ V oca tional Service A w ard,” presented by the Rotary Club o f Southwest Portland, Oregon. Rotary members nom inated outstanding employers on their jobs, who have made positive contributions to the comm unity and workplace. T ucker's nam e was subm itted to a select com m ittee by Dana Clark, the per sonnel m anager at KATU and also a mem ber of the Rotary Club of Southw est Portland. Tucker, w ho produces the weekly tele vision program Sunday Northwest, was rec ognized for his work with Jefferson High School, the O pen Meadows Learning C en ter, Portland’s Opportunities Industrailiza- tion Center, the Center for Community Mental Health, where he is a Board M em ber, and as a Consultant for Junior Achievement at Grant High. Tucker was m entioned recently in a O regonian story featuring Junior Achieve ment in the Portland area, this past Monday. He is also active with the Urban L eague's Career Awareness program and involved in many other causes. A native o f W ashington, D.C., Tucker has worked with young people in every city he has resided in and believes that he has a social responsibility to give som ething back to the comm unity. He is a graduate o f the U. o f Portland (M.A. in Com m unications, 1982 & B.A. in Radio/TV in 1979) and a mem ber o f Kappa A lpha Psi fraternity. He is also a freelance w riter for the Portland Observer Newspaper. Hillsboro Beauty To Be Featured On Oprah Winfrey Show, Nov. 23 Happy Thanksgiving PCC “Career Pathways” Program Seeks Mentors Gwen Reid The Portland Comm unity College ‘ ‘Career Pathw ays” program is looking for volunteer m entors to work with selected high school juniors and seniors. M entors will help the high school students attain their diplomas, build self-esteem and either gain adm ission to college or find full-tim e jobs. "V olunteer m entors are needed to encourage and challenge the students, provide a model for success, offer a view of the business world and suggest realistic methods for dealing w ith that w orld,” said mentor specialist Lucinda L. Tate. The Career Pathways The Oprah Winfrey Show featuring Gwen Reid of Hillsboro, Oregon will air Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, at 4:00 program is based at Cascade Campus in North Portland. V olunteer mentors arc needed in num erous career fields, she said, including computer program m ing, analysis and repair; fashion design, m arke.ing and modeling; television production and broadcasting; graphic art and design; nursing; pediatrics; business m anage m ent in banking and retail; horticulture; Secondary and elementary education; performing arts, music and dance; cosm etology; electronic and architectural engineering; law, attorneys and legal assistants; autom otive and diesel mechanics; and secretaries, travel agents and clerical workers. Those interested in volunteering arc asked to call Tate at PCC Cascade, 244-6111. cxL ... , ✓ • - - • • » -.» • • , ♦ • * < • * 9 > 4 *►>>< * * * • • ’ , . . . ' . ft» V f , . ' tä ti t I