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SEI presents first teen summit
Auction to help send children abroad
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S elf Enhancem ent Inc. is inviting all teens to attend their
first ever “Teen Sum m it” which will be held on Saturday,
February 26th, 11:00 a.m .-1 :0 0 p .m . at th eC en terfo r S elf
Enhancem ent (3920 N. Kerby A ve.)
Patterned after Black Entertainm ent T elev isio n ’s (BET)
"Teen Sum m it”, the focus o f the discussion will be on
healthy relationships and how teens can better interact
with family, peers and m em ber o f the opposite sex. The
lead discussion group will be com prised o f SEI Pam plin
Leadership students from Jefferson, Benson, and Grant
high schools, and the discussion, will be facilitated by SEI
staff members. In addition to the live interactive discussion,
there w i 11 be sk its and 1 i ve entertainment - al 1 perform ed by
local youth, and a prize giveaway.
Lunch will be provided at no cost. To secure a spot at this
event, please RSVP by callin g 2 4 9 -1721 x381. Deadline to
register is February 23rd.
(SEI) Pamplin Project is a high leadership program funded
by local businessman Dr Robert B. Pamplin Jr., with thirty
student 'Fellow s' participating from Benson and Grant,
Jefferson High Schools. The project encourages and
em pow ers young adults to use their natural skills o f
influence to persuade peers to make positive choices when
confronted with teen pressures such as drugs and gang
involvement.
The Pamplin Fellows believe that giving back to the
com m unity is their social responsibility.
Black History Month
Japanese Magnet Program Kids Tara Cook, Brooke Probosco, Canada Edward Mashia and
Stephanie Spears tackle the world. Contributed photo by Kristen Quevedo
Picture this. Thirty-five 5th. graders
boarding a plane to Japan. . . each
one able to speak the language
very m uch like a native speaker.
T hese kids are enrolled in the
Portland Public Schools Japanese
M a g n e t p ro g ra m , a la n g u a g e
im m ersion program at Richard
E lem entary School that draw s kids
from throughout the Portland metro-
area. For the past six years, these kids
have studied very hard and have
earned this trip. The kids stay with
host fam ilies and get to practice the
language.
Each year, the parent group, O ya N o
Kai, hosts an auction to raise funds
for the trip and support ofthe program .
Last y ear’s auction raised $75,000.
In addition, each year the com m unity
m akes a quilt to auction.
T his y e a r’s quilt w as crafted by
parents (local artist) using a design
by the famed fabric artist K um iko
Sudo.
It’s not w hat y o u ’d usually think o f
w h en you th in k q uilt. I t’s an
absolutely stunning q u ilt... very
bright and colorful.
The quilt is going to auction o ff at
the April 1’ O ur Dreams Take Flight
VI auction. The auction will be held
at the Hilton this year. Tickets are
$40 each (in c lu d e s d in n e r &
program s) Silent & oral auction.
D oor open at 5:30.
Master Architect - "I had never
seen a T-square or a triangle
before I entered the School o f
A rc h ite ctu re at C olum bia
University, " recalled Norma
M errick Sklarek, the f i r s t
African American to be licensed
as an architect in the United
States. In a field, and at a time,
o f discrimination against both
women and blacks, Sklarek set
a standard fo r excellence. A
principal or partner in several
distinguished firms, she was the
first black woman to be honored
as a fello w o f the American
Institute o f Architects in 1966.
Her major projects include the
U.S. Em bassy in Tokyo and
Terminal One at the Los Angeles
International Airport, and she
has taught and lec tu red at
a rc h ite ctu re
sch o o ls
throughout the United States.
Sklarek continues to serve as
an a rchitectural consultant,
“happy... to be a role model fo r
others to follow. ”
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