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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
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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
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Melody Grand Ballroom
615 SE Alder St.
June 12, 1998 - 8 00pm - M idnight
-Top Fashions by
W et Seal, S tru ctu re , Gantos, M r. Formal, <S
more
- The la te st Sounds by M IX M A S T A KD
- Hors d'oevres
-Door Prizes
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Pro» id e n c e H e a lth S y stem
R e g io n a l Drug I n i t ia t iv e
R ic h a r d J. P o w ell R eal!»
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