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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
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/>,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.
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