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STRAIGHT SHOOTING Photo Project
P ortland, O r - Straight Shoot
ing ’99, the youth photo project
that puts cameras into the hands of
at risk youth, is in full swing at
sites throughout the state, giving
youth an opportunity to learn about
photography and docum ent their
lives through pictures.
Designed to create public aware
ness around the underlying issues fac
ing at-risk and gang affected youth,
Straight Shooting provides a positive
and supportive learning environment
in which youth can present their view
of life in a non violent way. The pro
gram also provides the community
with insight into the lives of youth
from throughout Oregon by the stun
ning photos that result.
S traight Shooting is currently
in its 8th year of pairing at risk
youth with professional photogra
phers to learn the basics of pho
tography and to apply those skills
in ca p tu rin g the w orld aro u n d
them . T hirty five O regon youth
w orking from five sites, including
Tri-C ounty, Hood River, M alheur,
Salem and Y am hill are involved
in the p ro g ram for 12 weeks, de
veloping h u n d red s of rolls of film
and logging num erous hours spent
“shooting" w ith th eir cam eras, ei
ther with th eir m entor, “on loca
tio n ” in group field trip s, or on
th e ir ow n.T heir photography of
ten involves th eir friends and fam
ily. A form er S traig h t Shooting
youth serving as program assis
ta n t at the P o rtlan d location, one
m e n to r v isitin g fro m C o lim a ,
M exico, and a Spanish speaking
youth are exam ples of a few
of the “new ” stories of the
p rogram this year. Also, this
is the first tim e th a t S traight
S hooting has been held d u r
ing the summ er.
T h e p h o to s from th is
sum m er’s program will be dis
played the month of October at
the Oregon Council for His-
panic A dvancem ent (OCHA) in
Portland’s Pearl District. The First
Thursday opening is scheduled for
October 7 '\ 5.30 PM - 9 PM
Sale! Sale! Sale!
10” ‘Two'Tone
Disco
Tarrings
‘Weaving 'Hair
99e
(Motions
4 A p p lic a tio n
‘No^Lye'Relaxers
$1 0 99
Tree Traids
$095
Oster
adjustable
Clippers
52595
£Mrs. C’s
p
<Wig & ‘Hair Qare Center
707 TMT Tremont • Tortland, O‘R 97212
"I'te'iearneThow S process film, print my pictures- the stuff that professionals do. I am learning
that there is power in my work."
(503) 281*6525
Sarah Reyna, 18 years old
CLASS REUNION
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969 WILL
BE HA FING THEIR THIRTY YEAR REUNION ON
AUGUST20 th , 21 st , AND 22 nd .
PLEASE CONTACT JIMI JOHNSON A T 286-4242
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
SPREAD THE WORD TO 69’ ALUMNI AND
FRIENDS. LET’S REUNITE!