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Helping Hands
King Elementary School Second graders from Connie Mode’s class take turns reading to visiting
pre-schoolers, Lonnell, from Helping Hands Development Center. Every month, reading activities,
sharing vowel songs with sign language, and follow up activities as “smart art flashcards," help to
reinforce the ideas, phonics and lessons the students have shared.
Art Student's Design Rose Festival Souvenir Pin
The tra d itio n a l R ose F estiv al
so u v en ir pin g ets a new tw ist for
1998, w ith next y e a r’s desig n
com in g from the h an d s o f a ta l
ented P o rtlan d high school s tu
dent. For the first tim e ev er, the
P ortlan d Rose F estiv al A sso c ia
tion ask ed local high sch o o l art
stu d e n ts to c reate a d e sig n for
the 1998 so u v e n ir pin, and young
a rtists from C le v e la n d , D avid
D o u g la s , F r a n k lin , L in c o ln ,
M ad iso n . M a rsh a ll, R o o se v e lt
and W ilso n H igh S c h o o ls re
sponded w ith several creativ e and
c o lo rfu l ideas.
The chosen design for the 1998
Rose Festival souvenir pin will be
unveiled on First T hursday, D e
cem ber 4, 4:30-5:15 p in. at the
Margo Jacobsen G allery. 1039 NW
G lisan. Each student who subm it
ted a design has been invited to
attend and all o f the original d e
signs will be on display
T he stu d ent w ith the chosen
pin desig n w ill receiv e a $500
sc h o la rsh ip from the P o rtlan d
Rose F estiv al A sso c ia tio n and a
$ 2 5 0 g ift c e rtific a te from Art
M edia. All fin a lists w ill receive
a $100 g ift c e rtific a te from Art
M edia.
"W e felt that having a high
school student d esign our so u v e
n ir pin was a great way to in
volve and reco g n ize the great
a r t i s t i c ta le n t o f o u r y o u n g
p e o p le ," said Tim L iefke, chair
o f the P ortland Rose Festival A s
so c ia tio n Pin C o m m ittee. "W e
th in k all o f these stu d e n ts and
th e ir d esig n s are w in n ers, and
w e 're pleased to help e n co u rag e
the dream s and ta le n ts o f these
young a rtists through o u r sc h o l
a rsh ip and gen ero u s c o n trib u
lio n s from A rt M edia. "
Today you know it was all worth it
Emmanuel Com m unity G eneral
Services, Inc. is the parent com pany
of H elping H ands D evelopm ent
Center, that serve children ages
two and a half to ten years old Both
sets of students get a chance to tell
each other what they are learning.
Then, the second graders read one-
on-one with the visiting students, as
the three teachers sm ile at the stu
dents encouraging one another. A ca
demic and self-esteem levels co n
tinue to rise with these once a m onth
meetings. Both sets of students look
forward to the days they can he
together.W ith the increasing num
ber of students attending the C en
ter, it was welcomed. More students
come everyday, increasing the num
ber of children ready to learn from
the teachers and peer tutoring. If
you have any questions regarding
Helping Hands D evelopm ent C en
ter. you may call us at (503) 281-
1511 and ask tor C inda Jackson,
D irector, or Irene E vans, H ead
Teacher.
“School Fair’ to
Highlight Programs
Choices In Portland Public Schools
Families can learn about program
choices available in Portland Public
Schools - from kindergarten through
high school - al a School Eair set for
Wednesday, Jan 14 from 7-9 p in . at
Benson High School (546 NE 12).
The free fair, c o -sp o n so re d by
P o rtla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls and
S chools for the C ity , is designed
to help paren ts m ake inform ed
cho ices for th e ir c h ild re n for the
1998-99 school year.
Parents of preschoolers and el
ementary-school-aged children will
find information on neighborhood
schools as well as magnet anil special
locus programs. Those programs pro
vide special emphasis on early child
hood education, foreign languages,
math, science and other curriculum
area.
Parenis and students interested in
learning about their middle and high
school choices can view presenta
tions and also meet personally with
re p re s e n ta tiv e s from d iffe re n t
schools. Middle and high school pro
gram s to be show cased include
neighborhood schools, the health sci-
ences/biotechnology magnet pro
grams, visual and performing arts
magnets, and Roosevelt Renaissance
2000.
"P o rtlan d P ublic Schools o f
fe r s p a r e n t s e x t r a o r d i n a r y
c h o ices w ithin the public school
e n v i r o n m e n t , ” s a y s B o b b ie
R egan, a parent and c o -o rg a n iz er
o f the e v e n t. "T h is Fair gives
paren ts o n e -sto p access to in fo r
m atio n so th ey can m ake in
fo rm e d d e c is io n s a b o u t th e ir
c h ild ’s e d u c a tio n ."
E n ro llm e n t p ro c e d u re s, s tu
dent tra n sfe r p o lic ie s, school re
form e ffo rts and o ther general
P o rtland S chool D istrict in fo r
m ation w ill be p resented at the
e v e n t. T h e s c h o o l d i s t r i c t ’s
School In fo rm atio n G uide and
o th e r b ro c h u re s and program d e
sc rip tio n s also w ill be a v ailab le.
Take A d va n ta g e Of Hope “ Scholarship
Students at Portland Community
College will be able to delay winter
term tuition and fee payments until
Jan. 5, 1998, in order to lx- eligible
for the Hope Scholarship, a new
federal tax credit. The new tax leg
islation applies to tuition and lees
paid after Dec. 31, 1997
Said Jan Coulton, director of PCC
Public Affairs/Foundation. "We
wanted to give eligible students an
opportunity to qualify So w e’ve
delayed payment dates to Jan. 5 to
allow them to take advantage of the
tax credit."
The college has printed informa
tion about the Hope Scholarship tax
credit - and the delayed payment op
tion in its winter term schedule of
classes, mailed to district residents It
is also printing a message on state
ments mailed out to students so they
are aware of the choice to pay their bill
after Jan. I for 1998 tax credit eligibil
ity.
The winter term at PCC begins on
Jan. 5 and approximately 33,(MX) stu
dents will enroll in classes. Returning
students are able to register as early as
Dec I; registration for new students
begins Dec. 5.
It allows eligible students pursuing
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the first two years of postsecondary edu
cation to receive a tax credit for l(X)
percent of the first $ I ,(XX) of tuition and
fees and 50 percent of the second $ I ,000
on their federal income tax. Students
must be enrolled at least hall tune (six
credit hours) in a degree, certificate or
other program leading to a recognized
education credential. The measure takes
effect on Jan. I, 1998, and applies to
education provided in academic periods
beginning after that dale.
For information about the impact
of the Hope Scholarship tax credit on
one’s taxes, it is best loconsult the IRS
or a tax advisor.
Business Leader Named Interim
Superintendent
Diana Snow den, PacificC orp E xecutive, agrees to
provide services for 6-9 month period
D iana S now den, a I 4-y ear e x
e c u tiv e w ith P a c ifiC o rp , has
agreed to serve as Interim su p e r
in ten d en t for the P ortland P ublic
Schools.
She w ill begin her d u ties on
D ecem ber I and c o n tin u e until a
perm anent S up erin ten d en t is on
the jo b , exp ected by next su m
m er, 1998
The S uperintendent position is
being vacated by Jack B ierw irth .
w ho resigned in late S eptem ber.
T alking w ith bu sin ess, c o m
m unity and education leaders, the
Search C o m m ittee o f the Board
has been pursuing interim le a d
e rsh ip o f the P o rtland School
D is tr ic t sin c e B ie r w ir th a n
nounced his resig n atio n .
All m em bers o f the B oard met
w ith her in d iv id u ally d u rin g the
last w eek. She agreed to the in
terim post, and the B oard c o n
firm ed her appointm ent at a m eet
ing M onday ev en in g , N ovem ber
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In ad d itio n to high level e x
ecu tiv e positio n s at P acifiC o rp ,
Ms Snow den has six y e a rs' e x
perience in public ed u cation. She
was the D irecto r o f E m ployee
and L abor R e la tio n s w ith the
A nch o rag e, A laska, S chool D is
trict.
S eeking talen t from both the
pu b lic and p riv a te se c to rs, the
B o a rd 's prim ary focus during the
interim is a balanced budget, su c
c e ssfu l labor n e g o tia tio n s, fair
im p lem entation ol new standards
for te a c h e rs and a d m in istra to rs,
and co n tin u e d p ro g re ss in im p le
m enting new sta n d a rd s for a c a
dem ic a c h ie v e m en t for stu d en ts.
"D iana S n o w d e n ’s w illingness
to serve the D istrict al this c r iti
cal tim e is a gift to the D istrict,
and we c o u ld n ’t be m ore g ra te
fu l," said Sue H agm eier, Board
C h air, "sh e will bring c o rp o ra te
e x p e rtise to the D istric t budget
p ro cess. L abor n e g o tia tio n s will
be c a rrie d out in this e n v iro n
m ent, and D ia n a ’s e x te n siv e e x
p erie n c e in la b o r re la tio n s both
in a p u blic sch o o l and co rp o ra te
se ttin g will serve us w ell.
“ In a d d itio n , we b e lie v e her
m a n ag em en t ap p ro a c h w ill be
very w elcom e by D istrict staff,
m any o f w hom are fe e lin g the
im p acts o f budget cu ts, p e rso n
nel re stru c tu rin g , and c o n tin u e d
in c re a se s in c la ss sized.
She is a w arm , ta le n te d indi-
vidual w ho w ill be good for the
D is tric t.”
D iana S now den is c u rre n tly
S e n io r V ice P re sid e n t o f O p e ra
tio n s for P acific T eleco m , Inc., a
$ 1 .7 b i l l i o n s u b s i d i a r y o f
P a c ifiC o rp sp e c ia liz in g in te le
c o m m u n ic a tio n s in 13 w estern
and m idw est slates.
Prior to this post, Ms Snow den
served in a variety o f e x e c u tiv e
p o sitio n s in c lu d in g the V .P of
O p e ra tio n s and V .P o f H um an
R e so u rc e s w ith P acific P ow er
a n d L ig h t, a d i v i s i o n o f
P a c ifiC o rp .
D iana S now den said, “ I was
both su rp rise d and e x c ite d about
this from the first m om ent o f b e
ing a p p ro ach ed by a B oard M em
ber, and I am even m ore e n c o u r
aged today.
T here is no issue m ore im p o r
tant Io the P o rtlan d com m unity
than the health and su ccess o f its
public schools, and I just c o u ld n 't
say no. I love ch ild re n and care
deeply about P o rtla n d 's c o m m it
m ent to pro d u ce w ell edu cated
young men and w om en.
I have tre m e n d o u s resp ect for
those in the d iffic u lt bu sin ess of
e d u c a tin g our youth.
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