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V ¥ $ » « /. ^4 h ‘ V.» • lune 10, 1002 ‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community’ V o lu m n X X II, N u m b e r 2 4 t f £ r 25* V Â< 4. - ■ ■■ Future Community Learning Center Local Students From Jefferson High, Ockley Green Middle School And Harriet Tubman Middle School Receive Newly Established Opera Scholarships 5» « A *# BY D. B ELL C arl Parker and his w ife ’ Andrea are b u ild in g a fa c ility called the C o m m u n ity L e arning Center. It is the out grow th o f a program that orig in a te d in 1985 whose acronym was C .I.T .Y . citizens in vo lve d in teaching. The p ro gram addressed the needs o f children kindergarten through sixth grades and focus in on reading and math s kills. •f . 4 . » ‘ » .'C s , S a .- a - From 1985 - 1992 the c ity p ro gram has served 600 students and p ro vided over 40,000 hours o f tu to rin g •/•.•tr- ■»; ? . . Parker said that parents have express to him concern about the p u b lic educa rr * tio n system, and some have encour aged him and his w ife to consider an alternative education program . In September 1991 they began a private elem entary school, en ro llm e n t reached high as 16 students and ended 1 •r X » the school year w ith 13. Parker w ho holds a P .H .D . from Oregon State U n iv e rs ity , and is em ployed by Portland C o m m u n ity C o l lege as a vocational C ounselor and his w ife also an educator have long held a vision o f a learning center. Th is spring it started to m aterialize. Am erican State Bank has provided interim fin a n cing w h ile the learning center is under construction. Venerable B ooker o f the A m e ri can State B ank said that Parker had approached other banks b u t they de Middle School Winners annual scholarship presentations, a p ro gram designed by the O pera the recog nize and rew ard the achievem ents o f m in o rity students in the fie ld o f per fo rm in g arts. High School Winners A lth o u g h o rig in a lly envisioned as an award fo r high school Seniors, The Portland Opera Perform ing A rts Schol arship program was expanded to include ten $100 awards to local m iddle school students through the generosity o f M r. D a vid N ero, C EO o f D a vid N ero & Associates. W inners were selected by the in d ivid u a l school staffs based on students’ interests and dedication. M r. Nero at H arriet Tubman's gradua lio n cerem onies on June 9th. Scholarship Awards Background And History T h is year marks the firs t annual C o m m u n ity Learning a tru ly com m u nity based e ffo rt. A m erican State Bank is orchestrating the sale o f sponsorship consist o f a day-school fo r p re -K through sixth grade an after school program that w ill provide tu to rin g in bricks. The adopt a b ric k program is s im i lar to the b ric k sale fo rm a t used at the areas o f science, com puters, m u sic, and a ctivitie s in arts, crafts, and presentation o f the Portland Opera Per fo rm in g A rts Scholarships. O ffic ia lly announced in A p ril, 1992, the scholar ships had been envisioned in the Opera's long range plan and were instituted in its recently adopted C u ltu ra l D ive rsity pioneer square. Persons or corpora tions may purchase a b ric k fo r fiv e > -lia rs , and it w ill be la id in fro n t o f the learning w ith the in scrip tio n o f the person o r com pany w ho purchased it. plan. The awards are created out o f is also getting help from the M aranatha International a group o f p rim a rily se niors that are donating labor w h ich is helping defray cost, that arc estimated to run between $250,000 - $300,000. Parker said that the learning center w ill R e ce ivin g the Opera's $ 1,000 scholarship was Jefferson H ig h the re alization that the region's g r a d u a tin g S e n io r , D w y a n e F le m in g . M r. F le m in g has d is tin guished h im s e lf d u rin g his high school career in the areas o f m u si cu ltu ra l future resides in its youth. T o o o fte n talent in the m in o rity c o m m u n ity has gone w ith o u t rec o g n itio n or encouragem ent, le a v ing the fu tu re o f the p e rfo rm in g cal perform ance and co m p o sitio n In a d d ition to his trom bone v irtu osity, his accom plishm ents include p a rtic ip a tio n in Jefferson H ig h arts b e re ft o f the v ita lity and cre a tiv ity o f this large and im p o rta n t p a r to f o u r society. A s one o f the School's European to u r, the cre ation o f o rig in a l w o rk , and the establishm ent o f num erous m usi- region's m a jo r p e rfo rm in g arts o r ganizations, the Opera feels a keen re sp o n sib ly to pro vid e leadership j cal groups. T h is fa ll M r. F le m in g w ill attend the U n iv e rs ity o f the and re c o g n itio n to these deserv The C o m m u n ity L e arning Center her scholastic and dance achieve ments. M s. Thom as, w ho w ill dents. It is hoped that the im p o rta n t goals o f these awards w ill be rcc ognized by other institutions and —-------------- attend Portland State U n ive rsity Dwyane Fleming receives congratulations from Portland Opera General Director Robert Bailey, Mr. Fleming was the recipient of the Portland Opera Performing ArtsScholarship. this fa ll, has also received the P o rt land State M in o rity A chievem ent Scholarship. These w inners were selected by a com m ittee that included Dr. D arrell M illn e r, D avid N ero, Louis Bos ton, M ich a e l G rice, R obert B a ile y, and Jim F ullan. M r. B ailey and M r. Boston presented the awards at the Senior Rec og n ition Aw ards cerem ony at Jefferson H ig h School on June 2nd. in d ivid u a ls w ho w ill add their fi- nancial support, a llo w in g these awards to include more students each year. A1 though the firs t year's awards On M onday afternoon, June 1,1992, some 116 school volunteers were hon ored at the M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. El e m e n ta ry Law rence, A shanti M c C a llis te r, and School, it is hoped that additional Port L a rika Patterson. O ckley Green M id d le Awards were made by M r. B ailey and land Schools can be added in future part o f a educational V in ce n t P adilla, w ho has three ch ild re n at LaVern Davis, the school. K a tie L u tz, another V o lu n te e r, indicated that she a s s is te d in th e cla s s room and any “ other th in g that the teacher wanted me to d o " Karen Jack- T ickets are now on sale at all i*.«*» ers. P rincipal D avisexplained that there son w orked in her daughter’ s kindergar ten class. A ll three o f these volunteers indicated that because o f this experi- f e f e were given a free book. Each volunteer was requested to spend at least one hour per week, assist ing the teacher in the classroom. Some v o l u nteers gave m o re tim e . M s . P a m e la Rogers exceeded a ll “ expectations in th a t she gave a total o f 816 hours. F or her e ffo rts, she w a s g iv e n a |$ 7 5 .0 0 g iflc e rtific a te * 4..J ► x that each v o l- . .-M tm u n lccr received. “ M ost X ■■flu /."i of fe». th e schools in o u r area ha ve s im ila r p r o grams, said P rin cip a l Davis, parents should check w it h Principal, presents Volunteer Award to Vincent Padilla th e ir re s p e c tiv e s c h o o ls fo r th e type o f in v o lv e m e n t w erc fo u r scheduled n ig h t programs du rin g the year and in each program , over 300 parents attended. These p ro grams included a “ creative arts ’ n ig h t and a “ reading” nig h t where sta ff and at that school. Ms. D a visexplained that next year. K in g school w ill focas again on th is parent involvem ent w ith an emphasis on reading and math. I f your c h ild attends guest storytellers entertained. The c h il dren that attended this reading n ig h t K in g and you are interested in th is p ro - gram, please call the school at 280-6155. VT. • i’ i along w ith the c c r tifi- ». A * C M «• A * M - • Í ■ *. -* *• « • 4 - & - •^wpajH^Mcatcd "Careers '92"Special Edition * ir'» . I thing d iffe re n t, co m m e n te d v o lu n te e r 1992 African American Festival Final Event m ajor tic k e t outlets. D on't miss the fin a l event! ence.thcy m ig h t w ish to become teach strategy to in vo lve par ents in the learning pro cess o f th e ir children. “ It was nice, some years. June at the A rlene S chnitzcr P e rfo rm ing A rts Center. The curtain is sched Carl Parker children and adults. ca tio n and persever ance” said P rin c ip a l D avis in her opening comments to the group. P rin c ip a l D a v is e x plained that the school volunteer program is uled to go up at 7PM shapr. Be there!! » These 116 volunteers donated 10,000 hours. “ Y o u are to be co m mended fo r yo u r dedi were lim ite d to students at Jclfcrson H igh School, O ckley Green M iddle The spectacular N orthw es Gospel Jubilee w ill be held on the 13th day o f ment. Parker stated that he and his w ife were inspired to pursue this project because o f the tremendous need in the com m unity to provide positive educa tional and developm ent activities fo r S c h o o l. R eceiving the awards from O ckley Green M id d le School w ere C hrissy B lacknall, T im o th y Rodgers, Shauntcll School, and H arriet Tubm an M iddle •V /A y *7 - fered that address personal develop 10,000 Volunteer Hours: One Volunteer Gives 816 Hours donors lik e M r. D avid Nero, whose fin a n c ia l assistance this year a l through the Opera, was made to M s. Thom as o il the basis o f both 's, « by the Opera Board o f D irectors and the generosity o f in d iv id u a l lo w e d the O pera to in clude the ten $ 100 awards to m id d le school stu sewing. In the evenings there w ill be an adult education program that w ill fo cus p rim a rily on lite ra cy, and basic education, other classes w ill be o f School is Out! Summer Days and Fun Are Here! Please drive safely and watch outfor children^ in g students. The scholarships are funded A rts in P hiladelphia. The Pordand Opera also pre sented Jefferson H ig h School Se n io r M s. Eam estine Thom as w ith a $ 1,000 P ortland State U n iv e rs ity tu itio n scholarship. T h is award, made possible by PS U and awarded ' A * * : • clin e d . The in v o lv e m e n t o f A m e rica n State Bank makes developm ent o f the Portland Opera Performing Arts Scholarship winners from Harriet Tubman Middle School. L-R: Torian Thompson, Anthony Jones, Shadera Stevens, Portland Opera Director Robert Bailey, Tienna Joseph, and Renesa Tucker. P ortland Opera G eneral D ire cto r, Robert B a ile y , today announced the winners o f the P ortland Opera Per fo rm in g A rts S cholarships. These awards m ark the inauguration o f the U/. • ’ >• ’ . ££>. •w-;.
