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M arch 29, 1995 • T he P ori lan d O bserver P age Bö Did You Know? Cft/PcP&K C w afo P&c&tf Ofa P < ■ ir-tßwd Alternative School Coming To Boise-Eliot T he p a re n ts and sta ff at B o is e -E lio t S c h o o l have a n nounced th at a new a lte rn a tiv e school w ill begin o p e ra tin g this fall for sixth, seventh and eighth grad ers. T he B o ise -E lio t S chool o f T hought (B E S T ) w ill be housed at the e x istin g sch o o l at 620 N. Young Audiences ofO regon is presenting "Faces ot Portland, an arts education exhibit celebrating the diversity o f Portland as seen through the eyes o f young people. T eachers from the Portland School District led students through the creation o f masks and flat art to depict faces and heads o f people o f all backgrounds. The subjects in clude friends, family members, peo ple in school. Portland celebrities and even people from Portland's past. Each participating school became eligible in a drawing to win a free artist residency and other artistic program ming for the spring of this year. The exhibit can be seen through April I . downtown at the lower level atrium o f Pioneer Place; from April 4 through April 27 at the Portland Pub lic Schools Administration Building in north Portland; and April 28 and April 29. downtown at the Young Audiences National Conference in the Benson Hotel. Schools involved in the exhibit in c lu d e A b e rn a th y . A lam eda, Beach. Bridger. Buckman. faubion, Glencoe. Harvey Scott. Irvington, Lent. Lewis. Rigler and Vernon. High school students from Arts and Com m unication High School in Beaverton assisted in the creation o f the display stands for the exhibit. Young Audiences is a national non-profit organization with 34 chapters nationwide. Women And Social Security T here’s a lot a woman should know about Social Security. What happens if you change your name because o f marriage, divorce, or oth er reasons? What happens if your career is interrupted? Does divorce or marriage change your benefits'1 The questions and more are an swered in Social Security...W hat Every Woman Should Know (Item 526B. Free), a new booklet from the Social Security Administration. O r der your free copy now by sending your name and address to Consumer Information Center. Dept. 526. Pueb lo, Colorado 81009. First o f all. it'su p to y o u to m a k e sure your Social Security record shows your correct name. Should yoif choose to change your name, report the change on a special form you can get at any Social Security office. You will also have to show p ro f o f identity under both your old name and your new name. O ther wise. your earnings may not be prop erly recorded, and you may not get all the Social Security credit you're entitled to. If you choose to have your employer keep your maiden name on all records after marriage, you d o n 't have to do anything. If you interrupt your career, and Social Security credits you have al w idows' benefits when they rem ar ry. But. benefits to a w idow (or W id- ower) who remarries at 60 or older, or at 50 if disabled, can continue without any reduction. If you are divorced, unmarried. 62 year o f age or older and were married at least 10 years, you can get benefits w hen your ex-husband starts collecting retire ment or disability payments. It your ex-husband dies, you may also get payments, provided you are 60 or older and were married 10 y ears or more, or you have young children. You can also get disability ben efits provided that you have worked long enough under Social security. ■Your unmarried children, including stepchildren and legally adopted chil dren. would get benefits, too. When you die. both y our w id ower and your dependent children may get monthly survivors' benefits. And. if y ou have dependent parents 62 or older, they may also be eligible F rem ont. T he pro g ram w ill o ffe r a sm all, fam ily and com m unity a lte rn a tiv e to the larg er m iddle sch o o ls. S tu d e n ts w ill be m ulti- age and lim ited to 50 p e rso n s in tw o c la ssro o m s. O fficials said fam ily, te a c h er and stu d en t Involvem ent w ill be the basic o p e ra tio n o f the sch o o l, w ith both p a re n ts and c h ild re n e x p e c te d to p a r tic i in pate. An a c c e le ra te d , e n ric h e d and in te g ra te d cu rriculum w ith a focus on higher o rd e r th in k in g sk ills w ill be o ffered . W ith the help o f te a c h e rs and p aren ts, stu d en ts w ill plan and research p ro je c ts o f th e ir own cho ice as th eir c e n tra l core o f study. D ai ly S panish language in stru ctio n w ill also be provided. Fam ilies with children in the sixth, seventh and eig h th grade in S ep tem b er are e n co u rag ed to apply. T he school is tak in g re g istratio n form 7:30 a m. to 4:30 p.m . at the B o ise-E lio t office. An in fo rm atio n al m eeting for in te re ste d stu dents and th e ir fam ilies w ill be held T h u rsday, A pril 6 at the school. R oberi N T n i or />,7/1 on A/mR’...that the metro politan area with the largest number o f black families earning $100,000 a year or more is New York, followed by Washington, D C., Los Angeles- Long Beach, California,Chicago, Il linois and Detroit, Michigan. D id You A«OH’...that ifyou want your marriage to last a long time, it may be a good idea to avoid living in an area where there are a lot o f single people. A study released last week by State University o f New York Professor Scott J. South found that the more single people there are in a metropolitan area, the greater is the likelihood that a young couple will get separated or divorced. D id You A/mw’...that according to a recent government study, black women are more likely to be over weight than any other segment ot the population. Experts cite laekot exer cise and genetic factors over which the women may have little control. Y W C A R a c ia l e q u it y W e e k A p r il 1 8 - 2 5 , 1 9 9 5 April 24, 1995 April 25. 1995 Mark Mathabane, Author of Kaffir Boy and Love in Black and White presents, “Healing the Racial Divide” Noon Time Rally in Pioneer Courthouse Square 7:30 pm Benson High School Auditorium, $10. M arking a 25 YEAR COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY Pledge Against Prejudice and celebrate Portland's work for Racial Equity. YW CA For More Information, Call 294-7400. for pay ments. March of Dimes WalkAmerica DENTAL ASSISTANT YOU CAN BE ONE! TRAIN NOW! In less time than You think...Be a part of a Professional Dental Team, working side by side with Dentists & Doctors. Call TODAY! New Classes Forming. 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