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Board Member
Recognized for
Public Service
G overnor John Kitzhaber, in a sur
prise announcement, today told State
Board o f Education member Susan
M assey she is the Oregon winner o f the
“Education Hero” award sponsored
by the U.S. D epartment o f Education.
T he aw a rd sig n ed by U .S.
E d u c a tio n S e c re ta ry R ich a rd
R iley, reco g n izes those w ho u n
d ertak e ex c ep tio n al activ ities to
help c h ild ren learn.
“ A s yo u b e lie v e in O re g o n
sc h o o ls, y o u r frien d s in e d u c a
tio n b e lie v e in y o u ,” K itz h ab e r
to ld M a s s e y .
T h e O re g o n
S c h o o l B o a rd s A s s o c ia tio n ,
C o n fe d e ra tio n o f O re g o n
S ch o o l A d m in istra to rs an d O r
eg o n D ep a rtm en t o f E d u catio n
e n d o rse d h e r n o m in atio n .
“There are few people who can
m atch Susan M assey’s dedication
to public se rv ic e,” said S tate
Schools Supt. Stan Bunn. “ She is
a quiet but forceful leader in im
proving O regon schools.”
M assey, w ho lives in N orth
Bend, is a form er teacher. She
w as active in the N orth Bend
PTA and served on the N orth
Bend School B oard for 12 years. She
w as appointed to the S tate B oard o f
E ducation in 1991.
She called attention to the need to
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strengthen character education in O r
egon schools. A s an education
policym aker, M assey said, “ Loneli
ness stalks w here the buck stop. We
all hunger in our schools for love,
com fort and the support o f others. It
Susan Massey
is vitally important, as well, to remem
ber to do our best in providing those
things for the boys and girls who will
take ourplaces in the next generation.
N ew B eginnings
here are currently an estimated
600,000 children in foster care
and 70,000 available for adop
tion in the U.S. W hile the adoption
market for infants continues to soar -
private agencies have long w aiting
lists and charge up to $30,000 for a
n ew b o m -o ld erch ild ren have am uch
hardertim e finding homes. T ocounter
the high costs and difficulties o f tra
ditional adoptions, there has been a
growing trend to organize gr oup gath
erings that introduce children ages 3
to 17 to prospective parents. THE
A D O PTIO N PICNIC chronicles the
w eeks leading up to, and the m onths
follow ing, one such event w hen the
poignant “C IN E M A X Real L ife”
docum entary debuts TH U R SD A Y ,
APRIL 8 (6:30-8:00 P.M.ET).
Otherplaydate: April 21 (10:45 a.m.).
T h e em o tio n al jo u rn e y for the
h o p efu l p aren ts beg in s six w eeks
before the picnic in T ylertow n, M is
s is s ip p i, w h e n c o u p le s a tte n d
“ p aren tin g se ssio n s” run by S y lv ia
S essio n s, an ad o p tio n sp e c ia list
and o rg an iz er o f the picnic. T he
Photo: Kristine M. Anderson
co u p les are ap p rised o f the jo y s,
The poignant documentary The Adoption P/cnfc visits a summer's day picnic in Mississippi where foster kids
trials and realities o f p aren tin g in
available for adoption m eet prospective parents.
general, and specifically o f children
D eath.” T he p ro d u cer is A dam
b est ch an ce fo r o ld e r fo ste r c h il
w ho m ay com e burdened w ith p ro b call th ese g a th e rin g s “ m eat m a r
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pervising producer, Nancy Abraham;
directslTJE ADOPTION PICNIC “Call
O f the 45 ch ild re n at th e a d o p are n ot p ick ed . D efen d e rs e m p h a
supervising editor, GeofBartz.
ing Dr. Kevorkian: A Date with Dr.
size that su ch p ic n ics m ay be the
tion picnic, 30 find fam ilies. C ritics
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'Reach For Success'
EUGENE-M inority middle school
students will get a firsthand look at
college li fe on a major university cam
pus during this year’s Reach for Suc
cess” visitation day on Saturday,
April 17, at the U niversity ofO regon.
About 150 students o f color, their
parents and school counselors from all
over Oregon are expected to attend the
free event, which is sponsored by the
the UO Office ofM ulticultural Affairs,
the Office o f Student Retention Pro
grams and the Office o f Admissions.
Registration begins at 9 a m . in the
ballroom o f the Erb M em orial Union
(EM U ), 1222 E. 13th Ave. on the UO
campus. Participation will be lim ited
to the first 150 students on a first-
com e, first served basis, with a March
26 pre-registration deadline.
Each year, the UO offers “ Reach
for Success” to encourage and sup
port African-American, Asian-Ameri
can o f Pacific Islander, C hicano or
Latino and N ative A m erican students
in pursuing their educational goals.
The program gives students and their
families the chance to experience first
hand the m any opportunities avail
able in higher education.
Jose R om ero, d irecto r o f special
p ro ject for the W oodburn S chool
D istrict and an U O alum nus, w ill
d eliv er the keynote address at 9:30
a.m. in the EM U Ballroom. GANA S-
stud en ts from E u g e n e ’s K ennedy
M iddle S chool w ho are involved
w ith a partnership-tutoring program
w ith the U n iv ersity o fO reg o n -w ill
p ro v id e en tertain m en t.
U O faculty, ad m in istrato rs and
g rad u ate stu d en ts w ill teach m in i
classes on 14 d iffe ren t subjects,
in clu d in g art, scien c e, b usiness,
law , the In tern et and jo u rn alism .
C am pus tours and sessio n s about
ad m issio n req u irem en ts, financial
aid an d ho u sin g also w ill be av a il
able fo r students.
W o rk sh o p s for p aren ts w ill a d
d ress to p ics such as p aying for
co lleg e, ad m issio n s o p tio n s, ca m
pus an d co m m u n ity reso u rces, and
“ h elp in g y o u r ch ild su c ce ed in
sc h o o l.” T h ese w o rk sh o p s w ill be
o ffered in S panish as w ell as E n
glish. T hose p aren ts w ho request
assistan ce in other languages at
the tim e o f reg istratio n w ill be pro
v ided in terp reters.
ChildCare will be available for chil
dren ages 30 months to six years. Free
bus transportation will be provided from
central locations in Portland, Salem and
Woodburn on a space-available basis.
For m ore inform ation, or to pre-
register, contact the UO o f Student
Retention Programs, (541) 346-1152.
SAFE KIDS Week
Starts with Children’s
Safety Fair at the Zoo
Children, parents and grandpar
ents are invited to the O regon SAFE
KIDS safety fair at the O regon Zoo in
Portland from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Saturday, M ay 1. In keeping with this
y ea r's theme o f Helping Every G en
eration Care for Kids there w ill be
interactive safety exhibits for kids
and the adults o f all ages who care for
them. Safety checklists good for dis
count Z oo adm ission are being dis
tributed through area schools and
other locations. For information about
other activities during SAFE KIDS
W eek, visit the w ebsit at h ttp ://
w w w .osp.state.or.us/SA FEkids.
Sneak Peek
To All 4 & 5 Yr. O ld C hildren!!
Y ou and your parent/guardian are
invited to a “ Sneak Peek” preview o f
Fall classroom s.
Bring 4 & 5 yr. Old friends and neigh-
bore. D on’t forget their parent guardian.
W e’ll m eet in the B oise Eliot li
brary, 62 0 N . F remont, on F nday Apri 1
2 at 9 a.m. Y ou w ill be able to visit
classroom s and see students learn
ing, w orking and having a great tim e!!
For your parent/guardian there will
be an overview o f Pre-K and K inder
garten program s.
Ifyou are not registered please bring:
Birth certificate • Im m unizations
• P ro o f o f address •
W e have 40 openings for K inder
garten and approx. 60 for Pre-K
See Y ou Soon!!!!
Q uestions will be answered!!
916-6171
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