•••< . T » 1 *-•».»• •’ • >T « iîw» âsSSKàjiâBîiSâUiàiïiÂsi ^ jï ; *’.’í;f-> :'.'’, ; ' Pa8eA3 MAY 27. 1998 I yQ Elemental School Wins l Oth Annual National Competition Xerox Corporation today an nounced prize winners in the I Oth an n u a l H om e and S c h o o l Institute’s Megaskills program. 16 schools throughout the United States w ere chosen for th eir Megaskills. Created in 1988, the program is geared towards the in volvement o f students and teach ers using the “inner engines o f learning" compiling confidence, motivation, effort, responsibility, initiative, perseverance, caring, teamwork, common sense, prob lem solving and focus. As a w inner in this y e a r’s H om e and S chool In stitu te ’s M egaskills program , the W itman Elem entary School at 7326 SE Flavel St. in Portland, OR. will re c e iv e a X e ro x D o c u m e n t H o m e C e n tre . T h e X e ro x D ocum art H om eC entre is an all- in-o n e p rin te r/s c a n n e r/c o p ie r with a com prehensive suite o f softw are that students and fac ulty can utilize w hile putting their M egaskills to use. Lower Interest Rates on Stu rtjst PrOj<ZCt S ,. „ „ r u n . U.M r Anna B. Crocker Program for children & Young Adults Wentz Gallery Exhibition Student in the Anna B. Crocker Program forChildren & Young Adults will exhibit artwork produced Spring Se m ester at PNCA in the College's Wentz Gallery May 30 through June 30th. An opening reception will be held Saturday, May 30th, from 11 am - 12:30 pm. The public is invited. The Wentz Gallery is located in the College at 1219 SW Park Avenue, and isopen daily from 9am to 8pm. Pacific Northwest College of Art has provided visual arts education to the diverse popu lation of children throughout the Portland metropolitan area since 1912. Scholarships are available for young people ages 4 through 16 Deadline for applications for Summer Semester is May 29. Kendra Bailey, age 11 College Tuition Assistance A co n serv ativ e estim ate o f c o l lege costs for a full tim e students runs from $10 ,0 0 0 -$ 3 0 ,0 0 0 ; high c o s t c o lle g e s c a n ru n fro m $4 0 ,0 0 0 -$ 100.000! Most parents and students think that sc h o la r ships are only for the students with excellent grades, low incom e fam i lies, or the athletically inclined. A sm all ex am ple o f the num erous sch o larsh ip s available to students include: H andicapped Student S c h o la r s h ip s , M e m b e rs o f a Church Scholarships, Scholarships fo r “ C ” S tu d e n ts , V e te ra n C h ild re n ’s Scholarships, S ch o lar ships for M inorities and much, m uch m ore. T hough the m ajority o f scholar ships are from the Federal G overn ment and are m erit and/or need based, billions o f dollars are av ail able to students from private sector scholarships. Much o f private sec tor financial aid goes unused be cause the parents and students do not know how or w here to apply. T here are o rg a n iz a tio n s that have spent hundreds o f hours in re s e a rc h lo c a tin g s c h o la r s h ip sources. The U S. C om m ission for Scholastic A ssistance-C ollege Bound is such an o rg an izatio n and supplies the public w ith o v e r 700 d iffe re n t p riv a te s c h o la r s h ip s sources. I he scholarship list in clude the scholarship nam es, a d d re sse s. a p p lic a tio n d e a d lin e s , sum m aries about the sch o larsh ip s and the am ount the sch o larsh ip w ill pay your child. Many scholarships pay the e n tire tuition; others can be applied tow ards tuition, living exp en ses, and/or other fees. M ost sc h o la r ships can be used at ju n io r c o l le g e s , c a r e e r and v o c a tio n a l schools. 4 year colleges, graduate schools, m edical and law schools. For inform ation on o b tain in g these scholarship lists, se n d a se lf a d d r e s s e d s ta m p e d , b u s in e s s size, #111 envelope to: flic U S C om m ission for S cholastic A ssis tance, P.O. Box 668. O 'F a llo n , II 62269. In honor o f Juneteenth The NAACP Y outh Council Proudly Presents its Good News for Students “The passage o f this Act dem on strates to me that Congress is finally beginning to pay serious attention to the enormous burden most students and their families face in paying for a college education,” said Congress man Blumenauer, who voted in favor o f the Act. “I hope we can make real progress in reducing the debt carried by many graduates, so they’re not forced to start their professional lives with debts the size o f most home mortgages." Under the Act, which passed in the 1 louse, but still needs to be voted on in the Senate, students are pro vided with low cost loans, more schol arship opportunities, and programs that encourage partnerships among all levels o f government and educa tional institutions. Ji d ent l.oans-U ndcr H R. 6 interest rates for college students have been redueed from 8.23% to 7.43%. T h e Pell G ra n t P ro g ram - Ihe new bill continues Pell Grants at a maximum level o f $4,500 for the 1999-2000 academic year. I he bill also increases the maximum award by $200 each year until the award reaches $5,300 in the 2003-2004 academic year. P e rk in s L oan P ro g ra m -B o r row ers under this program pay no interest w hile they are in school; repay m en t begins shortly after graduation at 5% interest. U nder graduates may borrow up to $3,000 each y ear and graduates up to $5,000 annually. A person may borrow no m ore than a total o f $30,000 for undergraduate and graduate study. chairman Addresses naacp Board and Trustees FCC On May 15th, the Federal C o m m u n icatio n s C o m m is s io n ( F C C ) C h a ir m a n W illia m K ennard a d d re sse d the N A A C P N atio n al Board o f D irecto rs and th e S pecial C o n trib u tions Fund T ru ste e s at a N A A C P B oard lu n cheon w here he an n o u n ced that the FCC will seek re c o n sid e ra tio n o f the a ffirm a tiv e action decision in L u th eran C h u rch -M isso u ri Synod v. FCC. In K e n n a rd 's rem ark s, he p raised the N A A C P E conom ic R ecip ro city In itiativ e that is curren tly rev iew in g the d iv e rsity record o f the te le c o m m u n ic a tio n s indu stry . O ne th ru st o f K e n n a rd ’s rem arks focused on the d isp a rity in access to tech n o lo g y b e tw een lo w -in co m e co m m u n ities and afflu en t com m unities. “ How do w e m ake sure that this revolution in c o m m u n ic a tio n s helps people not ju st in M o n tg o m ery C o u n ty but in d o w n tow n B altim o re?" ask ed K ennard, he pointed out that 78% o f sch o o ls in lo w -in co m e areas have access, he stated that the p ercen tag e o f w hite ch ild ren w ith hom e co m p u ters is trip le the percen tag e o f black and L atino kids. K ennard asked the N A A C P for its c o n tin u ing help in e lim in a tin g th e d isp a ritie s that cu rren tly exist. P resid en t and C E O K w eisi M fum e e x pressed strong su p p o rt for FCC C hairm an W illiam K ennard and his e ffo rt to halt the assault on EEO and affirm a tiv e action g u id e lines i;> the b ro a d c a stin g in d u stry . “ I pledge to re -en erg ize N A A C P m em b ersh ip around the issues o f access and d ep lo y m en t o f a d vanced tech n o lo g y into o u r co m m u n ity , m ak ing it a p rio rity o f the N A A C P econom ic em pow erm ent a g e n d a ," said M fum e. President M fum e jo in e d K ennard in calling for the elim in atio n o f the “ d ig ital d iv id e ." 1st Annual Fashion Show/ Semi-Formal Dance M u II n o m a li Con nty To ha eco P r e \ e n tio n C o a li lio n A m erira n C ancer S ocietv A m erican llc a r t \.M«ocia tion A m erican Lung A s.sociation (■ari- O regon Ine. 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