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Page 6 -T h e Portland Observer—April 17, 1991
Lion At Bay IV:
Excellent Role Model
Keijo at KG W s Teen Hotline
“ I want to be a positive role model,
to learn about journalism and commu­
nication and to network with other teens,”
responded Keijo Hunter, Hashing her
infectious smile, Keijo, a junior at West
Linn High School, first became involved
w ith YTI during the 1990 Leadership
Conference on Violence Prevention.
know what to do to make it better,”
added Keijo.
When Keijo and Erin were asked
why they were willing to volunteer their
time on Youth Today, Inc. projects,
their responses were similar. As Keijo
put it, Teens need to be aware of what is
going on around them. In the state of
Oregon there is no other program like
YTI. YTI lets us write our own newspa­
per and be involved in decisions affect­
ing our lives.”
Keijo and Erin want teens to be
aware of who is making decision for
them and cited the new driving rules as
an example. Both young women feel
that adults are too protective. ‘‘They
are afraid that their children may make
mistakes but we need practice in know­
ing how to be responsible,’ ’ added Erin.
Both Keijo Hunter and Erin Kane
demonstrate that young people can be
fine advocates for themselves and their
peers. The entire community benefits
from the work that these young women
are doing.
Since that time Keijo has joined the
staff of the Youth Today newspaper as
the education editor and has become a
lead interviewer of the prominent per-
sonaliues for the paper. Keijo joined
other Youth Today students to run the
hot line for KGW television’s Teens
and Tough Decisions.
Recently Keijo and Erin Kane, a
top photographer for Youth Today and
also a junior at West Linn High School,
participated in a discussion on the con­
dition of racism in schools. Both Erin
and Keijo feel that prejudice definitely
exists in our metropolitan area schools.
Some of the prejudice is displayed openly
but more often than not it exists on an
unconscious level. ‘‘The schools just
ignore it. They don’t want to deal with
controversy,” exclaimed Erin. ‘‘They
are too busy trying to please...the par­
ents, the school board, the principal.
People are concerned that if they con­
front what is going on, they will only
make the situation worse because once
it is brought out in the open, they don’t
PSU Has Forum On
Child Sexual Abuse In
Our Community
Letter to the Editor:
The people of Oregon, like much
o f the rest of our nation, are suffering
from financial difficulties. A major cause
of these problems has been the erosion
o f our economic base by environmen­
tally extreme laws and regulation that
are destroying our basic industries;
farming ranching, lumbering, mining
and others who harvest the resources of
the earth. The basic wealth supplied by
these produces provide the raw materi­
als and necessary capital for all other
industry and business. The preserva­
tionists” demands for ever more wil­
derness and single use lands, plus con­
tinued restrictions on land and water
use for every conceivable environmental
concern is not only damaging our pro­
duction of food, forest products and
minerals but it is also destroying the tax
base that supports our education sys­
tem and vital services. You cannot
continue to eliminate basic resource
production and all its related jobs and
business, an expect the remaining tax­
payers to pay for everything.
Oregonians are more fortunate than
may people in other parts of the coun­
try. They are being given a second
chance to help themselves and their
economy, recently a number of gold
deposits have been discovered in South-
East Oregon. Some of these companies
are in the permitting stage. If there is a
reasonable balance of concern for man
along with concern for the environ­
ment these companies will be encour-
aged to invest considerable monies to
bring these mines into production. This
will result in the creation of hundreds
of new jobs, and numerous opportuni­
ties for business.
Until I recently moved this this
area I lived in Northern Nevada near a
number of mines similar to the Atlas
Property. The people who are concerned
have nothing to fear. Mining doesn’t
bother the surrounding area or nearby
communities. The waste products of
the mine are th same ones mother na­
ture has been eroding off those hills for
millions of years. The cyanide that is
used to recover the gold is a dangerous
chemical. So are many other chemical
compounds, some of which you proba­
bly have around your won home. Cya­
nide is a natural compound which breaks
down quite easily to harmless elements
used by nature. When used with proper
care, as all chemicals should be, people
in the surrounding area will not be
affected in any way.
The people of Nevada have bene­
fited in many ways from the mines that
have developed in their vicinity.
The people of Oregon now have
the same opportunity to harvest these
many benefits or they can be so ex­
treme in requirements that mine opera­
tors will be discouraged and leave Oregon
to sink further into economic depres­
sion.
The FREE Public Forum is Satur­
day evening, April 20, from 7:00pm-
9:00pm. The public forum will be held
at PSU’s Smith Memorial Center in
room 338, located on SW Broadway
between the cross streets SW Montgom­
ery and SW Harrison.
Kenneth E. Anderson
Summer Workshop
The School of
O regon
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James Canfield
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Guest Faculty:
Stephanie Adelman
Lorraine Graves
Haydee Guttierrez
Cherie Noble
Bruce Smith
For registration and
information contact:
The School o f
Oregon Ballet Theatre
1120 S.W. Tenth Avenue
Portland. OR 97205 • (503) 227-6890
THE VERNON V. CHAPMAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
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THE E. SHELTON HILL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Urban League of Portland and NIKE, INC. are proud to announce the 1st Annual
Vernon V. Chapman and E. Shelton (Shelly) Hill Scholarship Awards.
The two $1,500.00 Scholarships will be awarded to two African-American high school
seniors, one male and one female, who will be attending an accredited college or university
in the state of Oregon as a freshman in the fall term of 1991.
Eligible candidates must meet the following:
•
Must reside in the Portland area.
• Must have a high school GPA of at least 2.75
(copy of high school transcript must be provided)
• Must have a letter of acceptance for enrollment as a freshman for Fall,
1991 term from a college/university in the state of Oregon
• Three letters of reference (one from a high school faculty member)
• Letter stating fmancial need for the Scholarship award
Candidates may obtain applications through the Urban League of Portland. All
applications and support documentation must be returned to the Urban League of
Portland. Department of Education and Career Development no later than 5:00 p.m.
May 24. 1991. The scholarships will be awarded at the Urban League of Portland’s
Annual Dinner on July 11, 1991.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Herman L. Lessard, Jr.
Director of Education and Career Development
THE URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND
10 N. Russell Street
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 280-2600
Realistic Formats For Education
BY PROFESSOR MCKINLEY BURT
I will conclude this four-part series
on the very volatile issues that have
surfaced in the Portland School District
by expanding on that report of the ac­
tivities of concerned parents-black and
white. That is not too difficult a task for
me since I interact not only with hun­
dreds o f acquaintances from over the
years, but can identify entire clans of
hundreds of people of many ethnic per­
suasions. And these are form every
walk of life and institution-four gen­
erations.
In the days before our educational
systems began to degenerate (alter World
War II, and after ‘methodologists’ in­
vaded the Teacher Colleges), many K-
8 students would have been able to
identify the following quote from a
children’s book, “ Alice Through The
Looking G lass,” The ‘Red Queen” in­
forms Alice, “ I don’t know what you
mean by ‘your’way. All the ways HERE
are ‘m y’ way!”
When intelligent but confused and
disheartened parents meet that attitude
from either administration or its pro­
tagonists, then, they look for other ways
to go. They are doing just that, and with
a vengeance.
I reported earlier that my “ Busi­
ness Partner’ in Beaverton had fur­
nished vans to bring a group of north­
east parents out to his plant for a first
hand orientation in “ what your child
will need in math and science to func­
tion in a technical workplace.” Now,
other parents are going farther afield
than that.
A group of black and white parents
from the community have booked a
flight to Chicago at the end of the
month for a visit to that super-success­
ful innercity school of the noted black
Vo unteers!
Vo unteers!
Vo unteers!
Biographical Information
Volunteers of all ages and skill
levels are invited to donate one day of
their time to help North/Northeast area
seniors with minor home repairs, yard
work and interior/exterior painting. Call
Project Linkage at 249-8215 to volun­
teer. Project Linkage is part of the
Senior opportunities Division of Met­
ropolitan Family Service, a non-profit
agency.
Straight Talk
From Tne Outside
April 22nd 1991 6:30 p.m. Public
Welcome 20 N.E. Fargo St. Ages 6-99
Years old. A panel of brothers and
sisters from O.W.C.C., OSP & CRCI
are willing to share with our youth
today. Get the information first hand.
Gerald M. (Jerry) Chase
Jefferson High School - 1966 to 1968
Beaverton High School - Class of 1970
Harvard University - Class of 1974
University of Oregon Law School -
Class of 1977
Associate with the law firm of
Lindstedt & Buono from 1978 to 1980
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Private practice since 1981, concentrating in the areas of personal injury;
workers’ compensation, domestic relations; wills and estates
Free initial consultations
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Food Front
The Retired Senior Volunteer
Program of Multnomah County has many
special job opportunities for senior citi­
zens 60 and over. Volunteers are pro­
vided with limited accident insurance
to cover their volunteer work. Trans­
portation costs are partially reimbursed.
Call Helen Wahl, 229-7787 for addi­
tional information.
Neighborhood Aide: Help police
officers in Multnomah County bring
the national program PAL (Police
Activities League) to boys and girls 8-
16 years of age. Activities in which as­
sistance is needed include field trips,
athletics, team projects, tutoring, lead­
ership training and a summer sports
camp.
Child Care Providers: Care for
siblings of children involved in parent-
child interactive groups. Facilitate age-
appropriate activities, model appropri­
ate play behavior. All materials and
program training provided by Portland
Impact in S.E. Portland.
Calligraphy Instructor: Teach ba­
sic calligraphy, one hour class, eight
week session for senior adults at Salva­
tion Army Rose Center, N.W. Sandy
Blvd. Lunch provided. Flexible sched­
ule.
Receptionist Assistant Greet people
by phone or in person, direct them to
the appropriate employee. Give cleri­
cal assistance. Nursing administration
Office, Good Samaritan Hospital a&
Medical Center. Training provided.
Assistant Editor: Help with com­
piling, editing and lay-out of material
for the quarterly issucsof RSVP NEWS
letter. Contact Katrinka Eastcrday,
Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 229-
7787.
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people in industry. Simply stated, I put
it that “ if we are sincere about a realis­
tic advancement of our disabled educa­
tion system and meeting ‘international
competition’, then we had better OR­
GANIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTO
TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED CLUS­
TERS, with a full time, industry-expe­
rienced scientist or engineer as DEP­
UTY SUPERINTENDENT!”
Each individual cluster, a high school
and its “ feed” elementary an middle
schools, would have a ‘local’ full time
technology person from the ‘hard’ or
biological sciences. The primary task
of die technicians would be to advise,
guide and monitor the development and
teaching of the science-oriented phases
of curriculum-grades K to 12. Obvi­
ously, there is a parallel mode for adapt­
ing the text book procurement proce­
dure in a point-to-point correspondence
or correlation. How to finance the ‘new’
salaries? Substitute these people for the
many superfluous and redundant list­
ings found in any district’s ‘directory’
of personnel and services (you did see
last week that the Portland district plans
to add “ 64 NEW POSITIONS” ).
If you think that any of us are
kidding about implementing innova­
tive, survival programs in urban school
districts then try to attend at least one of
the teleconferences or workshops in
Beaverton this summer. My “ Business
And Education “ partner is reserving
the facilities of his company’s ‘guest
house’ for a weeks’ seminar I am con­
ducting for a number of educators’ from
out-of-state districts. Do not think that
the problem of securing more of the
necessary parent involvement will be
neglected. Two reps from the new “ Even
Start” program will attend. They will
examine curriculum I developed for
Montossori school tots.
educator, “ Father Clements” . From
there, they will spend two full days
over at the famed black, science-ori­
ented high school which has been fea­
tured on network television. I know
these people are serious for this is re­
scheduled time which would have been
their summer vacation.
I am especially elated over their,
itinerary. Not just that Chicago is a city
where tens of thousands of black par­
ents have coordinated their increas­
ingly successful efforts to gain control
over the education system-but, because
at a number of these schools the Port­
landers will see the math and science
lesson plans I fruitlessly designed for
the Portland district being used to ad­
vance student performance by several
grades. J h a n k goodness for teleconfer­
ences from Beaverton, my FAX ma­
chine and weekly pickups by Federal
Express. As I keep telling you readers,
you can’t be blocked if you are deter­
mined. Keep asking, I’ll show you new
ways to go.
There are other important devel­
opments ‘back there’-many more local
people will understand how many years
ago, at the Black Education Center, I
was able to teach six and seven-year
olds algebra, geometry and ‘powers of
numbers’. Interestingly, there is great
interest now in a ‘Technology Format’
I first suggested to this local school
district almost twenty years ago; soon
after I wrote “ Black Inventors of
America” as a motivational tool for
educators and parents to use in prepar­
ing children of ‘all’ colors for an “ Age
of Technology” .
My “ Technology Format” was
initially reviewed in two mid-western
cities by a core group of some of my
younger, ‘shirt-tail’ relatives who are
teachers, administrators or technical
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