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JUNE 24, 199H
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The Portland Public Schools
Foundation Honors Teachers &
Principals
r
'Yo THe Roosevey^
Community
Education" Award recipient. Photo courtesy o f the Portland Public Schools Foundation. Judy
Blankenship. Photographer.
O ngoing financial concerns and
the departure o f a S uperintendent
m arked the Portland Public Schools
year, w hich ended W ednesday June
I Oth. T hrough it all, our teachers &
principals have rem ained steadfastly
focused on w hat m atters the most:
raising student achievem ent.
On Friday, June 12th, the Portland
Public Schools Foundation held its
seco n d E x ce lle n ce in E d u ca tio n
A w ards C erem ony at the Portland
Hilton.
T he Foundation established the
A w ards to recognize those p rinci
pals, teachers and school sta ff in
P ortland’s public schools w ho go
beyond the day-to-day dem ands o f
their jo b s to create and exceptional
educational environm ent forchildren
in their school.
O riginally the idea o f Foundation
Board m em ber, P o liceC h iefC h arles
M oose, the E xcellence in Education
A w ards acknow ledge the exceptional
w ork of Portland’s educators. "W hen
m ost peopleare m aking listsofthings
w rong in our school district, w e need
to have the E xcellence in E duca
tion ’ aw ards because som eone needs
to say thank you fo rd o in g and ex c el
lent jo b ." C h ief M oose said.
Pictured: Margaret Dey (left) & Tanya Brame (right). Tanya is a 1998
"Excellence in Education" Award recipient. Photo courtesy of the
Portland Public Schools Foundation. Judy Blackenship. Photographer.
fh isy e a rth e Foundation received
nom inations for 16 principals and
131 teach ers/staff representing all
grade levels. This represents a 30%
increase in nom inations from 1997,
when 113 educators w ere nominated,
18 o f w hom received an E xcellence
in E ducation A w ard.
T he nom inees include both indi
viduals and team s of teachers, p rin
cipals and staff, along w ith a head
custodian, child developm ent sp e
cialists, co u nselor, school secretar
ies, a bus driver, an athletic director
and art/m usic teachers. M any retir
ing teachers an d p rin cip als w ere
nom inated, w ith m ost serving m ore
than 25 years in the District.
Whereas:
We, the citizens of Roosevelt High School value the well being of youth
and support an environment that encourages healthy choices;
Whereas:
The use of tobacco is an unhealthy and potentially deadly choice;
Whereas:
Ninety percent of adult smokers begin before age 18;
Whereas:
It is illegal in the state of Oregon for youth under the age of 18 to use or
purchase tobacco in any form, and it is also illegal for anyone to provide
or sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18;
WE..
the undersigned, support and encourage the merchants selling tobacco in
our community to display signs detailing the legal age of purchase and
to ALWAYS ASK FOR THE I D. OF EVERY YOUNG PERSON
attempting to buy tobacco who looks age 26 or younger;
WE...
also support and encourage the youth in our community to be
TOBACCO FREE.
BY.
our efforts, we hope to join other communities who have lowered the
number of youth addicted to nicotine by limiting their ability to
purchase tobacco.
St. Johns Vision Clinic
Regional Drug Initiative
Shari’s Baskets & Gifts
Youth Volunteer Corp
West Coast Health 6, Fitness
Multnomah County Health Department
Shooter’s Service Center
Multnomah County Sheriff Department
Moka on the Go
Planned Parenthood of the
Lombard Flowers
Columbia/Willamette Valley
Kristy's Kloset - Fashions Cs Accessories
Department of Public Health
Ann Murdock’s Lingerie 6 More
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Preventive Medicine. OHSU
School of Community Health, PSU
Legacy Health System
Oregon Partnership
Providence
Health System
American Cancer Society, Oregon Division
Greater
Area
Prevention
Partnership
Police Activities League
Kaiser Permanente
Portland Public Schools - Prevention Program
Boys and Girls Aid Society
American Heart Association,
Oregon Affiliate
Oregon Health Division
American Lung Association of Oregon
Care Oregon
Multnomah County Tobacco
Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon (TOFCO)
Prevention Coalition
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
W o r k in g T o w a r d s T o bacco -F r e e Y outh
4 r.
W yden a n d S m ith
In tr o d u c e to
C rack D o w n on
G uns in S c h o o l
Responding to concerns raised by Springfield resi
dents in the w akeofthe Thurston I ligh School tragedy,
U S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Or.) and Gordon Smith
(R-Or.) introduced legislation today calling forstudents
who bring guns to school to be held for 72 houre to
undergo psychological evaluation.
rhese tragic school incidents have taught us that we
must pnxxxxlon tw< »tracks,’’said Wyden. "Government s
first responsibility is to protect our citizens, particularly
ouryoung people, from violence. That means that when
a kid brings a gun to school we need to get them out o f the
classroom, off of the streets, and in front ofa professional
who can determine what steps to take next. O n a parallel
track, we have to make sure that we are providing
prevention and intervention assistance to our schools,
police, and parents to help kids long before they become
a threat to their community."
Smith said:" This legislation is just one step toward
giving schools more resources and better options for
keeping children safe-from their peers and from them
selves. While there are no simple answers to a problem
so complex, we must have the courage and the dedica
tion todiscuss the multiple causes that lead ouryouth to
believeviolencecansolvetheirproblems. Ourchildren’s
lives and the future of our society arc depending on it."
The Wyden-Smith bill would create an incentive for
states to pass laws requiring students w ho bri ng guns to
school be detained by law enforcement authorities for
72 hours, during which time they would undergo psy
chological evaluation and brought before a judge who
would make a determination regarding whether the
student is a danger to him/herself or to others. States
which comply by October 2000, would receive a 25%
increase in the federal grants they receive under the
Juvenile Jus,ice and Delinquency Prevention Act,a key
source o f crim e prevention funding.
O ver 100 Oregon students were caught bringing
guns to school last year. Alleged Thurston High
assailant Kipland Kinkel was apprehended the day
before the shootings for bringing a gun to school, bu,
was no, held by the police.
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