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JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
HOME OF THE DEMOCRATS
academic achievement. It will be
student driven so that students
peers challenge each other and
model success."
Another program looking to aid
in preparing Jeff students for suc
cess is the Jefferson Community
Y outh D evelopm ent In itiative
(JCYDI). Formed in January of this
year, JCYDI is seeking to increase
the developmental assets of students
as they enter Jeff. They have received
an initial “Take the Time" grant
from the Multnomah County Com
mission on Children and Families to
plan an integrated program. With
retired Master Teacher, Annette
Barnes at the helm, they are also
seeking community support in the
form of material and mentors.
Another grant that will be ben
efiting students is the $41,109 the
Jefferson Television Department
(JTV) received from the Mt. Hood
Cable Regulatory Commission for
new equipment. According t o j I V
instructor, Lennie Edwards, who
The prospects
for stu d en ts at
J efferso n in the
1999-2000 school
year are bright. An
exp erien ced and
committed staff is
in p lace. T im e
tested programs are
still in operation
and new programs
to meet the needs
of a range of stu
dents have been in
stituted. Jeff is open
our youth.
for business. Stu
The Parent, Teacher, Student
dents who go to
Association is also looking to carry
Jefferson and take
on with its role of supplementing
advantage of the op
the educational process at J eff. Any
portunities avail
and all parents, students and staff
able to them will
are en cou raged to attend the
find the people and
m onthly meetings. The school s
programs in place
Site Council is looking forward to
to start them, well
continuing with last year’s work of
prepared, on the
developing the School Improve
road to their after
m ent Plan and m onitoring its
high school futures.
implementation this year.
wrote the grant, “We now have three
computer-based digital edit systems
and three digital cameras for stu
dents to learn how to produce state
of the-art video. This is a tremen
dous addition to our program.
The Jefferson Caring Commu
nity (JCC) is continuing its work of
developing a partnership between
the school and the community. JCC
is seeking interested parties to join
and attend its monthly meetings to
plan for providing community aid
in the important task of educating
The Jefferson Dance Program is composed of three groups: The Demo DanÇers
(Junior-level dancers of Jazz, Modern, Tap and Ballet), Modern Dance
(members perform contemporary and popular works), and The Jefferson
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Lennie Edwards, the instructor at Jefferson's Television
Department is shown with a new digital video camera that
was obtained through grants from the Mt. Hood Cable
Regulatory Commission. Jefferson's Television Production
Program utilizes one of the largest non-commercial color
studios in the state.
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