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Gullah Images
The Interstate F irehouse C ultural C en ­
ter presents G ullah Images: T he Paintings
o f Jonathan G reen. T he paintings will he
on view through M arch 28. Exhibition
hours are M onday - Saturday from 10 AM
- 6 PM. A dm ission is free. Call 823-2071.
International Week
International W eek at University o f Port
land focuses on cultural diversity. C ultural
diversity will be highlighted during the
U niversity o f P o rtla n d ’s In tern atio n al
W eek '98 through February 2 1. T here will
be traditional foods offered from represen
tatives o f G reece, C olum bia, T hailand
H aw aii, Japan, and the M iddle East. Per
form ances by the A frican A m erican B al­
let, M ilagro B aladores and the M urray
School o f Irish D ance. Call 283-7367.
National Dance Festival
The Jefferson D ancers, the perform ing
arm o f a n ationally-recognized dance pro
gram at Jefferson Perform ing and V isual
A rts High School, in existence for over
twenty years, have been selected to show ­
case two w orks at the N ational H ighS chool
Dance Festival in M iam i, F loridaon M arch
26-29, 1998.
Boy Scouts Save
Dinosaurs
Know som eone with a dinosaur in their
closet? On M arch 7, folks in O regon and
Southw est W ashington have the opportu
nity to save those dinosaurs too and the
environm ent through G o o d w ill’s 47th A n­
nual G ood Turn D ay. D uring the last w eek­
end o f this m onth thousands o f Scouts
invite their neighbors to recycle their reus­
able clothing and housew ares by donating
them to a good cause. G ood T urn D ay is
the largest used-goods collection drive o f
its kind anyw here in the nation.
Committed to cultural diversity.
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FEB. 18, 1998
Sean Waller Named enson Football Coach
B y N eii . H eii . pern
Brent M cA llister
ook out Portland Interscholastic
On offense, he plans to transform B enson's
League! T he blitz is com ing back
traditional I-form ation into "a m ultiple for­
to Benson High School, w ith the
m ation offense with a west coast attitude,
selection o f form er T echm an star spreading
Sean
the field both horizontally and
W aller as the new head football coach.
vertically with m ore short passing to the
W aller is taking over the position held by
backs.”
h 's fo rm erco ach Bill D ressell, w hodirected
“Speed kills” will be the theme, he said. “I
the T echm en for 21 years, retiring in No­
have five speedsters, all fast, skilled position
players that can catch and run.”
vem ber as one o f the top 10 w inningest
coaches in O regon.
W a lle r m e n tio n e d A n tju a n T o lb e rt,
“I was a linebacker and utility offensive
B en so n 's leading receiver; Devon Saahir, a
player for him in 19 8 0 -8 1,” W aller told The
100 yards per gam e rusher; Jimi H enderson,
Portland O bserver, recalling earning the
“O ur best possession receiver”, Ryan Sharp,
m ost valuable player aw ard in his senior
w ho is m oving up from the Jv program ; and
years and m aking second team all state and
his own son JR W aller, last y ear's leading
all league in his ju n io r and senior years.
scorer who runs the 4 0 in 4.2 seconds.
Now, at 33. W aller w ants to continue the
Emphasizing "bigger and stronger," W aller
D ressell tradition o f hard hitting team play­
envisions his players spending a lot o f tim e in
ers, both on and o ff the field. "I w ant to bring
the w eight room.
back excitem ent to Benson football and fill
“ I’m going to build com m unity, increas­
the stands.”
ing avenues for parents to get involved with
“O ur kids are perform ing to the best of
a booster club," said W aller.
their ability in the classroom and social
He red shirted at L infield College, but a
environm ent as well as on the field,” said
car accident stopped him cold, and he went
W aller.
into coaching. Last year his freshman pro­
Last year the T echm en w ent 7 and 3,
gram w ent 4-2 in league play, with a 4-4
taking second in the league, bow ing to the
overall He has coached 11 years, including
cham ps at Grant.
two sixth grade team s in Dayton and O regon
“ Benson won the state cham pionship in
City.
1988, the first PIL team to win it in the 80s,”
W aller has been on the gridiron since age
he said. “ I w asn ’t part o f that staff.”
eight as a Pop W arner team player in Los
“ Benson is know n for running a five two
Angeles.
defense," said W aller, “but I’m a pressure
“My m other has never seen me play, be­
person, and w e’ll do more blitzing to create
cause of the violence in the sport, but she
turnovers with a more aggressive 4-2-3 d e­
alw ays asked about it.”
fense to reflect my personality.
At 12, he moved to Portland to live with
“W hen I w ent to school we w ere known
his father, w ho "pulled me out of the program
for our O range C rush defense, only giving
in the m iddle of the eighth grade because of
up seven points a gam e. W e are going back
my grades T hat im pacted how I raise my two
to that era, shutting everyone dow n and
children and athletes not earning at least a 2.3
scoring points.”
grade point average must sign a contract
W aller said he will build a Techm en
before being allow ed to continue in foot­
defense around line-backer Bill Fairly, d e­
ball.”
fensive end G reg Lew allen and lineman
C ontinued T o P age B2
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Former Benson High School football player Sean Waller, with his own most
valuable player trophies, has been named Benson's new head football coach.
(Photo By Neil Heilpern).
Irish Festival
K ells - P ortland’s Irish R estaurant and
Pub are having the Kells E ighth A nnual
Portland St. P atrick’s Irish F estival. This
y ear’s festival will be held on Saturday and
Sunday, M arch 13 and 14 in dow ntow n
Portland. The streets around K ells on SW
2nd will be tented and filled to the brim
with world renow ned C eltic m usic from
North A m erica and Europe, Irish dancing,
arts and crafts, pony rides, clow ns, face
painting and m uch m ore. C all 215-2228.
Library Hotline
R eference help available through L i­
brary Hotline. N eed inform ation from an
autom obile Blue B ook? An address and
phone num ber for a relative in N ebraska?
The correct spelling for a difficult w ord?
Q uick inform ation from A to Z is available
at 2 4 8 -5 2 3 4 , the M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty
L ib rary ’s R eference Line. R eference Line
is available during Central L ib rary ’s open
hours except for Sundays. T here is a limit
o f tw o questions per call. Call 248-5498.
Get Your Library Card
‘G et C arded,” a countryw ide drive to
encourage m iddle school and high school
students to get library cards, is currently
under way. Students, teachers and other
school personnel who sign up for a library
card through M arch 20 will receive a “Gel
C arded” discount card good for special
offers at several Portland-area businesses
during the m onth o f A pril. Call 736-6004.
AT&T Wireless Services’ School Safety Program Gets Underway
w est W ashington selected to participate in
en Portland Public S ch o o ls’ e l­
the A T & T Safe Schools program . The pro­
em entary and m iddle school prin
gram
is designed to im prove the learning
cipals met yesterday at the Port­
atm
osphere
for students by increasing safety
land Public School D istrict adm inistration
on
and
around
school cam purss.
offices to receive A T & T Safe S chools phone
“T he districts w e’re w orking with us, to
training. The A T & T Safe S chools program
tell us that one o f the ways to im prove student
provides schools nationw ide access to digital
achievem ent is to help im prove the en viron­
w ireless phones and free local airtim e. O f the
ment in which students are trying to learn,’’said
1,000 schools across the U nited States that
w ere aw arded A T & T Safe School grants,
Neil Grubb, general m an ag ero f A T & T W ire­
fifty-two went to schools in Oregon and South­
less Services in Oregon and Southw est W ash­
ington. “W e are thrilled that school officials
w est W ashington, and ten o f those were is­
believe our technology can indeed help im ­
sued to Portland Public Schools. Aw ards
prove student and teacher safety.”
w ere based on the sch o o l’s level o f need, the
The A T& T Safe Schools program in­
school m eeting the defined lim its o f the pro­
creases the safety of students in the class­
gram , and the availability o f A T & T W ireless
room , on the playground and in a num ber of
Service in the local area.
other school settings by providing phones to
Principals participated in a training seminar
teachers and faculty to use in em ergency
with AT&T Wireless Services and Ericsson
situations. Safe School phones will be uti­
Mobile Phones to receive their phones and learn
lized in a variety o f ways, including but not
how to use them to assist their school' s particular
lim ited to: parent-volunteer school safety
safety issues. Each school received two digital
patrols, com m unications in portable class­
wireless phones and unlimited minutes of local
room s w hich are situated in high-crim e areas,
airtime from AT&T Wireless Services.
m edical em ergencies during field trips and
The Portland Public School D istrict is one
on playgrounds, etc.
o f five school districts in O regon and South-
T
Jazz Gospel Celebration
S u n d a y , F e b ru a ry 2 2 n d , 6 PM -
A u g u s ta n a L u th e ra n C h u rc h at the
c o rn e r o f N E 15th and K n o tt (2 8 8 -
6 1 7 4 ). T h is a n n u a l c e le b r a tio n w ill
in c lu d e p o e try , d a n c e a n d re a d in g s
w o v en th ro u g h J a z z and G o sp e l so n g s.
A d m iss io n is fre e . A fre e w ill o ffe rin g
w ill be ta k e n . F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n ,
c a ll 2 8 8 -6 1 7 4 .
See North Korea
A tte n d a ta lk an d s lid e sh o w p r e ­
s e n ta tio n g iv in g in s ig h t in to s o m e o f
th e th in g s th a t g o on in N o rth K o re a
w ith w h ich few A m e ric a n s are f a m il­
iar. T h e e v e n t is on T u e s d a y , M a rc h
17 at 7 :3 0 PM at th e G a lle r ia on SW
10th an d A ld e r in R oom 5 3 3 . It is fre e
to thf' p u b lic .
Principals from ten Portland elementary and middle schools participated in
training seminar.
Sheila Lang, principal o f Capitol Hill Elementary in SW Portland, gets
some personal training on her school's new digital wireless phones.
"T he A T& T Safe Schools program will
allow us to stay in com m unication with fac­
ulty at all times, especially during playground
tim e ,” said A llison C ouch, p rin cip al at
C laredon Elem entary in North Portland. “ We
have several students who have severe aller­
gic reactions to bee stings These phones will
be beneficial to have quick contact with the
office if the students were outside."
G rant recipients include A rleta E lem en­
tary, Capitol Hill Elem entary, C hief Joseph
Elem entary, C laredon Elem entary. W illiam
C lark Elem entary, G eorge M iddle School,
Jam es John E lem entary, Kenton Elem entary,
M etropolitan Learning C enter and Skyline.
“O ur school is part o f the Urban Ecology
Program with Portland State University where
studies are held o ff school grounds," said
David M asunaga, principal at G eorge M iddle
School in North Portland. “T hese phones
will allow our students who participate in
these environm ental studies quick access to
the school in case o f em ergencies."
"W ith school budget cuts and lack of phone
lines, this program provides the quick, vital
com m unications necessary a, schools in a
safety situ atio n ," said Lew Frederick, P ort­
land Public S ch o o ls' D irector o f Public In­
form ation. “T he A T & T Safe School pro­
gram will play a great role in school security
so that our children can study and learn in a
safer en v iro n m en t.”
The AT& T Safe Schools program is an out­
growth of the A T&T Learning Network, the
c< impany s $ 150million nationwide commitment
to support teacher training and learning through
innovative uses, if tcchnt ilogy. AT&T Safe Schools
will be an on-going program and will issue grants
on a school year basis. Schools interested in
receiving an application by mail for the participat­
ing in the 1998-99 program year can call I -888-
482-9995.
A T & T W ireless Services, Inc., is the larg­
est w ireless carrier in the U nited States, serv­
ing nearly eight m illion custom ers. A T& T
W ireless is a w holly ow ned subsidiary of
A T & T C orp. (N Y SE :T ). A T & T W ireless
provides w ireless voice com m unications,
data, in-flight phone services and advanced
m assaging.
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