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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
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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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supervising editor, GeofBartz.
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size that su ch p ic n ics m ay be the
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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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