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Laphäel Kniyhl
503-319-2883
Higher Ground
The Bridge Builders
AGE: 18
FAMILY: mother, Joyce
Smith; father, Tony
Washington; sister,
Camille, 10; brother,
Isiah, 9
SCHOOL: Mt. Hood
Community College
WHAT I VALUE MOST:
Spirituality and family.
To be successful, he
knows that God is in his
life for the guidance and
knowledge because he
knows he can't make it
on his own. Deandre
also values the
motivation his siblings
imbue in him as the
oldest in the family and
their dependence on him
"Somebody Oughta'
T e ll GOD
Thank You!"
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... They brought you
"Gods Trying To Tell You Something!',
"Things Ain't What They Used To Be? and the
"Tour o f Life?... Now Get Beady fo r the Next
Hit Gospel Stage Play to Bock the Nation!
Deandre R. Washington
passage name (Simwenyi)
Drake J. Shelton
AGE: 18
FAMILY: mother,
Jacquelyn Perry;
father, Daniel Shelton
II; brothers, Daniel
Shelton, 21, and
Ronnie Perry, 13
SCHOOL:
Sacramento City
College
WHAT I VALUE
MOST: "My mother
and my family and my
ability to look out for
them because they
give me support no
matter what, no
matter how
successful or whether
/ was rjch or broke.",
passage name (Yusufu)
Bridge Builders class o f 98'ceremony were held
at the Oregon Ballroom, Portland OR
@ Marriott, Saturday Dec. 26th, 1998.
Other graduates include Nathan K. Bibles,
Brian A. Coakley, Jesse P. Jackson, Mohammed
A. Jalloh, BashoneL. Johnson, OmarrJ.
Johnson, Eric L. Mashia, Patrick W. Patterson
& Drake J. Shelton
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PORTLAND!
Coming to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for One Show
Only on Friday, January 8th at 8p.m. Tickets are available
at the Box Office and all Ticketmaster Outlets.
For group sales and best available seats call
(503)285-4009. Huny... Oils show will sell out!
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