T he P ortland O bserver • J une 12, 1996
Education
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Oregon Students Win Discover Card Awards
The Discover Card T ribute Award
scholarships, given in cooperation
with the American Association o f
School Administrators ( A A S A ), are
presented to three Oregon students
as part o f Discover C ard ’s fifth annu­
al Tribute Award program. Hanh Ta
o f Portland, Hataya Poonyagariya-
gom o f Portland and Sasha Spencer
o f Salem are outstanding juniors on
both the state and national levels in
the U S. and Am erican schools
abroad.
The Oregon Association ofSchool
Administrators coordinated the pan­
el o f judges who based their deci­
sions on information from applica­
tion materials submitted by each stu­
dent. The judges represent area com­
munities as well as the state’s educa­
tion and business sectors.
State Tribute Award rec ipients win
a $2,500 gold award, a $ 1,500 silver
award or a $ 1,000 bronz award. The
gold award winners in each state
compete for nine national scholar­
ships, 3 each for $20,000, $15,000
Hanh Ta
Hataya Poonyagariyagorn
S a sh a S p e n c e r
and $10,000. These national awards
w ill be presented at a June ceremony
in Washington, D C . Individual stu­
dents can win as much as $22,500.
H anh T a is a state winner o f the
$2,500 gold Tribute Award scholar­
ship. Hanh, a student at Benson Poly­
technic High School, is one o f seven
high school juniors in Oregon to win
a Tribute Award scholarship. An
honors student, Hanh shares her ac­
ademic skills and interests with oth­
ers in a variety o f w ays. She tutors a
local student, and participates in the
Health Occupations Program which
allows her to explore the field o f
healthcare through work in various
healthcare settings. Hanh recently
participated in the Health Occupa­
tions Students o f America National
LeadershipConference in Louisville,
Kentucky, and received first place in
an extemporaneous writing comple­
tion. In school, she is secretary o f her
school’s National I lonor Society, and
serves her peers as executive assis­
tant for the junior class student coun-
Older Volunteers Needed
E x p e rie n ce C o rp s is lo o k in g
fo r tw enty active o ld er men and
wom en to w o rk w ith d isa d v a n ­
taged youth in N o rth Portlan d
elem entary scho o ls.
E x p e rie n ce C o rp s m em bers
w ill m o b ilize their talents and
resources on b e h a lf o f elem en­
tary sch o o l ch ild ren .
E x p e rie n ce C o rp s has im m e­
diate o p e n in gs for vo lun teers to
w ork in teams to coordinate Su m ­
m er C a m p pro gram s, su p ervise
youth a c tiv itie s , help elem entary
sch o o ls raise funds and increase
parent in vo lvem e n t in sch o o ls.
T o ap ply, men and women must
be 55 ye ars o f age or o ld e r and be
able to volunteer 5 to 20 hours
a w eek. T ra in in g , stipends and
other benefits w ill be offered.
I f you w ould like more in fo r­
m a tio n c o n ta c t E x p e r ie n c e
C o rp s at 2 49 -0469 . E xp e rie n ce
C o rp s is part o f M etropolitan
F a m ily S e rv ic e , a n o n -p ro fit
agency.
I f you like w orking with children
in a fun yet meaningful way, consid­
er training to become a K id s on the
B lo ck Awareness Program puppe­
teer. K id s on the B lo ck is a national­
ly recognized program that uses
child-sized puppets to teach school-
aged children to understand and val­
ue differences in themselves and oth­
ers and to protect themselves in dif-
ficult situations.
V o lu n te e r puppeteers lean the
B u n rak u style o f puppetry, the
art o f a n sw erin g c h ild r e n ’ s ques­
tio ns and relevant to p ic in fo rm a­
tion. C u rre n t to p ics in clu d e : a g ­
in g , b lin d n e ss, ce re b ra l p a lsy,
c u ltu ra l d iffe re n c e s, d eafn ess,
d iv o rce , altern atives to g an g in ­
vo lvem e n t, le arn in g d is a b ilitie s ,
m ental retardation, and personal
safety/sexu al abuse.
N o experience is required. A ll
that’s needed is enthusiasm, a com­
mitment to children, and a desire tq
help them understand and value dif­
ferences.
For more information about the
Fall training class, call Cathy Darby
at 246-5818.
Arts Education Leaders Honored
According to Young Audiences
Executive D irector Sarah A ve ry
Johnson, “ The community leaders in
arts education have been unsung he­
roes long enough. I f we don ’ t want to
lose the arts in our schools, it’s time
to start singing.”
Five local leaders in arts educa­
tion w ill be honored this June by
Young Audiences.
Alameda Elementary School for
“ Educational excellence in advanc­
ing learning through the arts.”
Starbucks Coffee Company for
“ B uilding awareness about the value
o f the arts in children’s lives.”
U.S. Bank for“ Philanthropic com­
mitment to the arts in education.”
Mural artist Nancy Helmsworth,
fo r“ Artistic excellence in enhancing
young people’s education.”
Fred Meyer for“ Building schools’
capacity to access the arts."
The Sunburst Awards w ill be pre­
sented by Young Audiences at its
annual Arty Party in the Pearl D is-
trict. The festivities began 7pm Sat­
urday June 15 at the S .K . Josefsberg
Studio, 401 N W Eleventh. Tickets
are $50 per guest. Reservations may
be made by calling Young Audienc­
es at (503) 224-1412 or (360) 693-
1829.
The Sunburst Award winners are
selected by the Board o f Directors of
Young Audiences o f Oregon and
Southwest Washington to recognize
outstanding contributions in our re­
gion to the arts in education.
cil Hanh enjoys volunteering to help
others in the community , and recent­
ly worked for the Catholic Com mu­
nity Services o f Portland Refugee
Resettlement Services. Hanh plans
to attend college and medical school,
and hopes to become a physician.
H ataya P o o nyagariyagorn is a
state winner o f the $1,000 bronze
Tribute Award scholarship. Hataya’s
interest in medicine has led her to
introduce others to the field through
her position as president o f the local
Medical Explorers program. In this
role, she plans and facilitates meet­
ings that explore different aspects o f
medicine through guest speakers and
hands-on demonstrations. Hataya
spends much o f her free time playing
the piano, and has earned the oppor­
tunity to perform at many Oregon
Music Teachers Association honors
recitals. Last summer, she volun­
teered at a local camp as a junior
counselor, a position that required
organizing and participating in nu­
merous art and educational programs.
In school, she is a good student who
has shared her math skills with others
through tutoring. She plans to attend
college and medical school, and
hopes to become a heart surgeon.
Sasha Spencer is a state winner
o f the $2,500 gold Tribute Award
scholarship. A strong student, Sasha
has demonstrated solid leadership in
her many activities outside the class­
room. She currently serves her peers
as class president, and is responsible
for planning and organizing major
events including homecoming and
prom celebrations. Sasha is also vice
president o f the French Club and o f
the City o f Salem Youth Advisory
Board, a group o f students providing
input into local issues. Her contribu­
tions were recently recognized with
an invitation to represent her school
district at an education conference in
W ashington D .C . Sasha enjoys
sports, and last year won the 400-
meter race at the state track champi­
onship. She plans to attend college,
and hopes to become a lawyer.
Classmates Sought For 100th
Anniversary Of Ontario School
N o rth east O re g o n resid en ts
who attended P io n e e r S ch o o l
near O ntario are in vited to a 100-
year an nive rsary celebration S a t­
urday, June 22.
T h e even, w ill begin at 10 a m.
at the sch o o l, w ith a barbecue
sponsored by the reunion co m ­
m itte e b e g in n in g at 1 p.m. B rin g
a salad or dessert.
Th e school is located a, 4744
P io n e e r R o a d , O re g o n S lo p e ,
O ntario.
A photo d isp la y is planned in
the gym , so please b rin g or send
any old cla ss photos with your
name and address on the back.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll
Jeanne H offm an o f H erm iston a,
(54 I ) 567-923 I . Tho se who plan
to atten d are a s k e d to c a ll
H offm an so the o rg a n izin g co m ­
mittee w ill know how many to
expect.
The Portland Observer
would like to
congratulate
all area graduates.
“ L a st W e e k , I
W a l k e d I n t o U.S. B a n k
A n d D r o v e O ff W it h
A ’92 A c c o r d .’
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Vernon Playground Project Funds Go Over The Top
Fundraising for a playground
structure at Vernon Elem entary
School (2044 N E Killingsw orth)got
a final push June 4 when Portland
Parks Com missioner Charles Jo r­
dan presented a check for $2,000 to
the school at an assembly.
Vernon fa m ilie s have w orked
for a year ra is in g m oney fo r a
m uch-needed p lay structure for
Portland
Student
Graduates
With Honors
Sabrina Godfrey, a graduating
senior from Portland, received de­
partmental honors in sociology and
anthropology at Lew is & C la rk C o l­
lege’s recent honors convocation.
Honorees are required to have a
minimum grade point average o f 3.5
in their department and are encour­
aged to pursue an in-depth indepen­
dent-study in an areaoftheir interest.
The student’s senior thesis must be
deemed outstanding by the depart­
ment faculty.
For her project, titled “ Domestic
Colonization,” Godfery studied the
parallels that exist between popula­
tion control policies in third-world
countries and those in the United
States.
Lew is & C lark College, founded
in 1867, is a select, national ly-ranked
liberal arts college with a global
reach.
the sch o o lyard . A scho o l c a rn i­
v a l, penny d rive and T -sh irt, can ­
dy and ornam ent sales helped to
raise the $1 1,500 needed for the
p re ss u rize d w ood and p la s tic
p laygro u nd .
“The district committed to help­
ing us install the playground if we
could raise the money we needed by
June,” says Playground Committee
c o -c h a ir S h e lle y C o c k b u rn -
Lichtenberger. The Portland Park
Bureau contribution ensures that the
project w ill be completed. “ We hope
to have the playground ready when
school begins in th efall,” Cockbum -
Lichtenberger says.
For More Information, please con­
tact Shelley Cockbum-Lichtenberger
at Vernon Elementary, 280-6415.
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