•; Mu; -I September 15, 1999 ®he llnrtbmh ©bsertfer------------ ------- Focus 3 Page 5 ________________ __________ ' 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 mnct dancers V Yotir Assignment: Try 11* i»