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Volunteers Bring Discovery | Redmond Teacher Named 1996
Oregon Teacher Of The Year
T e a c h e rs a n d
vo lun teers attend
a B o n n e v ille
Pow er
A dm inistration
se m in a r in
P ortlan d a im e d at
bringing excitin g
n ew s c ie n c e
ed ucation a n d
d isc o v e ry tools to
area children.
B P A C h ie f Operating O fficer
Sue Hickey helped present B P A ’s
new science outreach program to
Portland Public Schools Superin-
[ tendent Jack Bierwirth and Beaver
ton School District Assistant Su-
| perintendent H. Mack C lark on
Tuesday, Oct, 17. forty B P A em
ployees who volunteer to help teach
ers implement the science outreach
program also attended.
S O L D , S c ie n c e O utreach
Learning Through Discovery, of
fers professionally designed cur
riculum with hands-on activities to
demonstrate issues in energy, the
watercycle and fish and w ildlife for
students in grades K - l, 2-3, and 4-
5. Some o f the captivating activi
ties within the curriculum include
having students race water drops.
separate ink colors, construct a water
cycle model and make salt and pep
per dance with static electricity.
“ A llo w in g child ren to lean
through their own discovery makes
science much more exciting and the
information has a greater impact,”
says Joel Haugen, education consult
ant. “That’s what it’s all about for us-
-showing kids that science and tech
nology are fun and exciting, and that
these fields offer great opportunities
for their future.”
For more information on B P A ’s
S O L D Program and how your school
or class can learn about electricity
and the water cycle through captivat
ing experiments call Joel Haugen,
(503) 872-7861.
Bonneville is involved in com
munity education as an investment
tow ard
the
r e g io n ’s
future)
workforce; particularly those inter
ested in math, science and engineer
ing. I hrough education programs,
B P A provides opportunities and)
work-related experience.
The Bonneville Power Adm in
istrât ion markets and transm its pow
er throughout the Northwest, coor
dinates operation o f the Federal C o
lumbia River Power System and)
manages a large portion o f the Pa
cific Northwest-Pacific Southwest!
Intertie. Bonneville owns and oper
ates the nation’s largest network of)
long-distance, high voltage trans
mission lines. Unlike most federal
agencies, B P A does not receive
annual appropriations o f tax dol-1
lars. It covers its costs through elec
tricity sales.
American Education Week
November 12-18 is American
Education. ME/U Viewers have been
asked to thank cable companies for
carryingeducational T V .
What does American Education
Week have to do with watching televi
sion? It’s a great time to call your local
cable company and thank them for
carrying the educational T V programs
you watch all year long. That's what
MR/U (Mind Extension University)
believes; and the educational cable
channel will begin airing a public ser
vice announcement next week asking
its viewers to do just that.
“Channels like ME/U are an oa
sis for viewers who are thirsting for
knowledge and we often get over
looked in the day-to-day emphasis on
pure entertainment programming,”
stated Wally Griffin, president of Jones
Education Networks. “ We hear di
rectly from thousands of viewers each
week who are watching our channel
and now we’re asking them to take a
minute and tell their local cable com
pany about M E/U’s role in satisfying
their appetite for learning.”
M E/U, a subsidiary o f Jones
Education Networks Inc., is the only
basic cable television network de
voted to distance education and cur
rently reaches 26 million households.
ME/U works in conjunction with
more than 30 universities and the
nation’s leading providers o f dis
tance education, offering a board
range o f professional development,
skills based and college credit pro
gramming, including achoiceofeight
degree programs.
ME/U also features programming
from Jones Computer Network (JC N )
from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight E T . J C N ’s
programs help individuals become
more knowledgeable about comput
ers, communications, multimedia, soft
ware and microcomputer-based tech
nologies. ME/U and JC N are operated
by Jones Education Networks (JE N ),
a subsidiary o f Jones International,
Ltd. For more information, call 1-800-
777-M IND or visit the Internet Web
site ( http://www.meu.edu)
Industrial technology teacher
Ray Hasart, who played a pivotal
role in the design and construction o f
a $3.5 million technology wing which
opened this fall at Redmond High
School, is the 1996 Oregon Teacher
o f the year. Hasart was notified o f the
award today through a phone call
from State School Supt. Norm a
Paulus.
Described as a “real visionary”
by Dan Purple, principal o f Redmond
High School, Hasart, realizing that
the days of teaching repetitive skills
so common to industrial arts classes
were over, began researching curric
ulum but also for a new technology
wing.
“No public school in Oregon
has the aerodynamic testing, hydro
ponic gardening, video production
capabilities, laser/fiber-optic sys
tems, microelectron ic subsystems and
robotics program that Mr. Hasart has
brought to our high school," said
Redm ond S ch o o l Supt. Je rry
Colonna.
“Our students need to be pre
pared for tomorrow’s workforce with
strong skills in team building, prob
lem solving and hands-on learning,
said Hasart, who believes that bring
ing relevancy to the classroom is the
key to successful learning. “Students
work harder and achieve higher ex
pectations when they can see that the
lessons learned are relevant to their
everyday lives.”
Students in Hasart’s manufac
turing lab work in teams, becoming
individual companies with the entire
class asthemajorcorporation. Teams
keep budget and accounting books,
develop a product and create a mar
keting plan. Once the product is sold,
teams meet to evaluate and analyze
the process to determine what mod
ifications are necessary.
Com pany report are shared with
other teams at corporate meetings.
Hasart has earned strong sup
port from the Redmond business com-
inunity. The Redmond Chamber o f
Commerce named him its 1995 Out
standing Educator o f the Year.
“ Ray is an outstanding educator
who looks beyond the boundaries to
make things happen,” said Linda
Swearington, executive director o f
the Redmond chamber. “ He is a gift
ed dreamer. Unlike many other indi
viduals who just talk about changes
and making a difference, Ray puts
his hands and feet to his dreams.”
Hasart has been at Redmond
High School since 1987. H is 14-year
career includes Bend and G ilchrist
High Schools and Battle Mountain
High School in Nevada.
Hasart was honored by the Ore
gon Scho o l Boards A sso cia tio n
Nov 11 at 9 a m. at the Marriott Ho
tel in Portland With the award, he
becomes a candidate for national
teacher o f the year competition con
ducted by the Counc i I o f Ch ief State
School O fficers and sponsored by
Scholastic, Inc.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
tloh n n ie C och ran K e y n o te s B la c k s
The Puget Sound Education
Chapter o f B la c k s in G o v e rn
ments w ill host their first annu
al fu nd raising dinner in re c o g
nition o f the C e ntral A rea M o
tivation Pro gram ’s 30th A n n i
versary.
T h is e x citin g event w ill be
held on Saturday, Jan. 13, be
g in n in g at 6 p .m . at the
M eydenbauer C o n fe ren ce C e n
ter, I I 102 N .E . 8th Street in
B ellevu e.
T h is ye a r’s theme is: “ We
hold these truths to be s e lf e v i
dent that all men are created
e q u al.”
C A M P is the oldest African
American community action agen
cy serving low-income residents in
the greater Seattle area. T o assist
C A M P in meeting the needs o f the
community, proceeds w ill support
C A M P ’s efforts to raise $2,000,000
to secure and renovate a facility to
house their youth and employment
programs.
Keynote speaker is A tto r-
Jo h n n ie C o c h ra n
ney Jo h n n ie L . C o ch ra n , Jr., the
in te rn atio n a lly fam ous attorney.
C o ch ran is fo u n d e ro f the Lo s
A n g e le s and W ashington, D C .
based legal firm s o f C o ch ra n ,
A tk in s & E va n s and C o ch ra n ,
M itch e ll & L o tk in s.
An astute attorney, Cochran is
an inspiring positive African Amer
ican role model. He has been the
recipient o f numerous awards in
recognition o f this achievements
and community service.
Cochran V illa, a 10-unit, low-
income family housingcomplex, is
just one o f his notable achieve
ments o f community support.
F rid a y, A p ril 28, 1995, was
designated “ Jo h n n ie C o ch ra n
D a ,” in h is h o m e to w n o f
S h re ve p o rt, L o u is ia n a O ther
d istin gu ish e d achievem ents in
clude: Pioneer o f B la c k L e g a l
Lead ership A w ard from the L o s
A n g e le s B rotherhood C rusade,
D istin g u ish e d A lu m n i A w ard
from the U C L A B la c k A lu m n i
A w ard for E x c e lle n c e in P ro
fessional Achievem ent from the
U C L A A lu m n i A sso cia tio n , and
a L ife tim e A ch ie ve m e n t A w ard
from the Pasadena B ranch o f
the N A A C P
For tickets and reserve table
seating you can call (503) 282-
9547.
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