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Page A7 APRIL 29, 1998 _____ __________________ (Elje |Jo r t lattò (O b s tru e r--------------------------- M ultnom ah ESD Academic All-Stars: 1998 Finalists Named They range from an accomplished com puter scientist at Gresham High School, to a dancer extraordinary at Jefferson High School, to a Grant High School student fluent in three languages. They have studied in Europe, sung in our nation’s capital and performed right her in the City o f Roses. They dispel every negative notion society holds about today’s youth and the ability o f public schools to produce world class scholars. These students demonstrate values and work habits that firm hope for the future. Amidst the long shadows cast by our best achieving high school students, they stand tallest. They a re the 1998 M ultnom ah C ounty A cadem ic All- S tars. On April 28, 1998, Multnomah Education Service District and the MESD Foundation will honor them at the 15th Annual Academic All- Stars Banquet at the Sheraton Port land Airport Hotel. At the banquet, the MESD Foundation will also dis tribute $30,000 in scholarship funds contributed by local individuals, busi nesses and foundations. Grand Spon sors include Digital Vision, Inc., Rose E. T ucker Charitable T rust, Holzman Foundation and Oregon Health Sci ences University. Other major gifts w ere received from PG E/Enron Foundation, Weston Pontiac/Buick/ GMC, the Kapteyn family, Jackson F o u n d a tio n , Fred M eyer. Inc., George Azumano, Wayne Hamersly, and PCC Structurais. A cadem ic A ll-Star candidates com pete at the school level in one o f nine categories. B eginning with 142 students, the field has narrowed to 72 students reaching the County finals. The finalists have survived a portfolio review and interview s at the school level, and a county-w ide review by a panel o f distinguished judges. Sixteen public high schools are represented. You Can Now Find Us On The Web! Portland State University Wins Regional Advertising Contest: “Now on to the Nationals; Let’s Bring Home the Big One” After eight years o f participation, Portland State University has won the District XI National Student Ad- vertisingCompetition(NSAC)spon- sored by the American Advertising Federation and this year's clie n t- Hallmark. PSU goes on to the Na tional Finals in Minneapolis June 17- 20 to compete against 14 other re gional winners. "Winning this has changed my life,” says Mike Lakey, a member o f PSU’s 11-person team. "W e went into this experience determined to do the best work we could. Winning proved that the effort you put into things paysoff. And, when you came together and accomplish something like this, it’s sweet!” The competition, which took place April 17 Billings, Montana, involved nine schools from the Pacific North west, including the University o f O r egon, which took second place, and theUniversityldaho,whichtook third. The student "agencies” were to cre ate a total marketing campaign for Hallmark, including ads for print and broadcast media, sales promotions and public relations. Teams were judged on their 40-page plans book and their 20-minute presentation. PSU won the highest marks in both categories; but more important was the rapport which surfaced between them, as the agency, and the client judges, says Patti Cody, K VO Adver tising, competition coordinator for this district. “In the judging, as in any real life situation where an agency is try ing to woo new business, there isa subjec tive component. How well will you http://www.port/3nd observer.net PSU NSAC team (left to right from the top): Jenna Gambaro (top), Bassem Kudsi (glasses), Patrick Rossetti, Rebecca McClary, Jason Grosz. Corey Stafford, John Heady, Kim MonBarren, Sean Shepard, Marc Goldberg, Mike Lakey, Roshan Bellavara . New Transfer Scholarships For Community College Scholars G overnor Kitzhaber told 34 ex cited community college scholars that 13 independent and seven public universitites will provide them with transfer scholarships to help them complete their baccalaureate degrees at O regon’s four year institutions. The transfer scholarships range from $ 1,000 to $ 1,500 per year and will be provided to the community college scholars who transfer to the participating four year institutions. “W e hope by providing the trans fer scholarships we will encourage these students to consider co n tin u ing their educational jo u rn e y s at O regon’s Independent col leges and u n iv ersities,” says G ary A ndeen, E xecutive d irector o f the O regon Independent C olleges A ssociation. c t— ~— ~ — —i Steve Nawojczyk fin g e r th e blam e and try som e d iffe re n t, n o n -tra d itio n a l so lu tio n s to th e p ro b le m .” A s a t w e n ty - y e a r v e te r a n d e a th scen e in v e s tig a to r, N a w o jc z jk has w itn e sse d f ir s t h an d th e te llin g e ffe c ts o f yo u th v io le n c e . By d e v e lo p in g th e tru s t o f m an y g a n g m e m b e rs th ro u g h c o m m u n ic a tio n and p e r s e v e r ance, he h as beco m e one o f the n n o a f i tio n n n ’ e ’s l a le u a d d in in o g m a ith u th n o r it ritie s on gang c u ltu re and p sy c h o lo g y . N a w o jc z y k ’s w ork w ith gangs and ju v e n ile v io le n c e has been featu red on H BO in the A m erica U n d e rc o v e r se rie s. G an g W ar: B a n g in ’ in L ittle R ock. He d isc u sse d th e h isto ry and id e n tific a tio n o f gan g se ts, gang re c ru itin g p ra c tic e s, had sig n s, g ra ffiti in te rp re ta tio n and som e n o n -tra d itio n a l so lu tio n s to v io lence. A lso h ig h lig h te d d u rin g the s e m in a r w as th e “ S a v e O u r Y o u th ” p ro g ra m , fe a tu rin g a p a n e l o f lo c a l e x p e r ts w ho p re se n t the lo cal gan g and ju v e n ile v io le n c e c lim a te . R e p re se n ta tiv e s from the fo l lo w in g a g e n c ie s w e re on he panel: P o rtla n d P o lic e B ureau G an g E n fo rc e m e n t T eam , P o rt la n d P u b lic S c h o o ls P o lic e , H ouse o f U m o ja, th e C ity o f G re sh a m P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t, Y outh G angs O u tre a c h and the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty J u v e n ile C o m m u n ity ju s tic e G an g Re s o u rc e in te rv e n tio n T eam (G R IT ). Happy Birthday & Jessica Huff Your Family Loves You Very Much! sible, says Cody. Students must ana lyze a problem and solve it. They do research; they must be creative. They select media and they target audi ences S’ Spring Career Fest! C om m unity c o lle g e stu d e n ts typically fair very w ell after tra n s ferring to four year institutions. A ccording to research from the O r egon U niversity System , com m u nity college transfer students have the same grade point average and gradutate at the sam e rate as stu dents w ho started at the public uni versities. Star Speaker On Juvenile Violence At PCC W e g o t an a ll-a c c e ss p a ss to tie y o u th v io le n c e u n d e rw o rld tro u g h th e ey es o f a m an w ho as seen its d e v a sta tin g e ffe c ts irsth an d . S te v e N a w o jc z y k , a h ig h ly isib le fig u re in the ju v e n ile vio- ence p re v e n tio n a re n a , w as be he k e y n o te sp e a k e r in Ju v e n ile Ziolence: S y m p to m s an d so lu - ions at P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’s C e n tr a l P o r tla n d V o rk fo rc e T ra in in g C e n te r on kpril 24 from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . N a w o jc z y k ’s e y e - o p e n in g »resentation is de sig n e d to m ake to m m u n ities aw are o f th e dy- lam ics o f th e g an g c u ltu re and n o tiv a te them to b eco m e p ro ac- ive ra th e r than re a c tiv e in d e veloping and im p le m e n tin g p ro grams to m an ag e ju v e n ile vio- e n c e in th e ir a re a . H e states, ‘V io le n c e a n d g a n g c u ltu r e :ross all so cial an d ec o n o m ic b o u n d a rie s.” He a lso c la im s, ‘S in ce th e 1 9 5 0 ’s, each g en era- ion o f A m erican s has been m ore ziolen t th an th e la s t.” H is so lu - ion is in te rv e n tio n and p re v e n - ion. “ A d u lts m ust q u it try in g to considered particularly effective and suitable for Hallmark. The student competition was cre ated to mirror the real-life process o f a marketing campaign as closely as pos- work together?” says Cody PSU also won, she says, because the judges felt they best answered the assignment, and because the team’s presentation was casual and very personable, a style Wednesday, May 6,1998 Cascade Campus 11a.m. - 6p.m. cf/? Come to the Portland Community College Career and Job Information Fair and visit with over 100 employers. j s j j j j 7{/W S¿£ 7 0 0 7¿J£X¿L There will be live entertainment, keynote speakers, employer presentations and job opportunities! This event if FREE and will take place outside on the Borthwick Mall area. <$> , Here are a few of the employers who will be there! . . . . B i-M a rt C orp , C ity o f Portland - Bureau o f Environm ental Sciente, Doubletree Hotels, Liberty Northwest Companies, Tektronix, U nited Parcel Service (UPS), Fred Meyer, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health & $ (- °° Systems, Oregon Lottery, Portland General Electric, Safeway,Inc. & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & j
