June 14, 2000
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Portland
Health/Education
Trailblazers take over sponsorship of
Excellence in Education
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The goal of the Portland Public School
foundation’s annual “Excellence in
Education” Awards is to recognize
those principals, teachers and school
sta ff- individually or as “teams” - in
Portland Public Schools who go
beyond the day-to-day demands of
their jobs to create an exceptional
educational environment for children
in their classroom or school.
We know that many educators are
forging ahead with a commitment to
excellence ’andhigherachievement
levels for students despite the budget
cuts and lack ot resources facing our
schools. The Foundation would like
to c e le b ra te the e ffo rts o f
extraordinary educators and staff
during this challenging time.
As the new sole sponsor o f the
Awards, the Blazers organization has
made a significant and meaningful
contribution to the advancement o f
excellence in public education, as wel 1
as re w a rd in g th o se w ho h av e
displayed leadership and innovation
in Portland Public Schools.
Recipients o f the “ Excellence in
Education” Awards wi 11 receive public
recognition at an awards ceremony
on June 16,2000.
T he e n tire cerem o n y w ill be
broadcasted later on the public access
television channel for Portland Public
Schools.
In addition, each school represented
by the Award recipients will receive
one grant award o f $ 1,000. These
funds w ill be d e sig n a te d for
purchasing materials, library books
or other supplies/materials which
benefit the entire school community.
This year the Foundation will present
15 awards, honoring 17 individuals
(from classroom teachers to school
secretaries to principals to adapted
physical education teachers. In total,
the Foundation has presented 70
awards, recognizing 98 individual
some o f the awards were presented
for teams o f teachers or staff. The
foundation, this year had received
more than 180 nom inations for
principals, teachers and school staff.
Have a Happy
Father's Hay
Portland After-School Tennis past
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P ortland O H s n t v m
Portland A fter-School Tennis
(PAST) is a volunteer, non-profit
organization that works with select
schools to introduce the life-long
sport o f tennis to inner-city kids
while assisting them to be good
learners and future productive
citizens. For the past four years,
PAST has promoted membership,
d isc ip lin e ,
se lf-e ste e m ,
resp o n sib ility ,
and
the
d evelopm ent
of
living
fundamentals for children.
The organization is pleased to
announce that the 2000 Pacific Coast
Championship (PCC) will be held in
Portland, from September 1-4. This
event will mark the first time that the
annual tournament will be in the
northwest in its 79-y ear history. PAST
has brought together a group o f stellar
organizations and civic leaders to
ensure a successful tournament.
Every partner in this venture is
looking to make the “Year2000 Paci tic
Coast Tennis Championships” the
best ever.
PA ST w ould like to see your
organization participate in this historic
Veteran state Health Division manager
named acting administrator
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M ichael Skeels, a state Health
Division manager since 1983, has
been named the division’s acting
administratorby Oregon Department
Human Services D irector Gary
Weeks. Skeels, 51, assumed the post
from which prior administrator Elinor
Hall resigned last fall. The job had
been held by Jono Hildner, retired
director ofClackamas County’s health
and human services department,
since N ovem ber. A perm anent
administrator is expected to be named
this summer.
“Michael Skeels brings an unusually
rich background to any public-health
role he fills,” Weeks said, “ and I’m
delighted that he is willing to lead the
division again during this interim
period.” Skeels was the division’s
administrator from 1990 to 1994. He
joined the Health Division in 1983 as
director o f the Oregon State Public
Health Laboratory, a part o f the
division, a job that he resumed after
leaving the administrator’s job.
He also teaches at Oregon Health
Small classes
Real-world
instructors
Sciences University and Portland
State University.
He holds a doctoral degree in
microbiology from the University o f
Montana at Missoula, a master’s in
public health from the University o f
W ashington, and bachelor and
m aster’s degrees in biology from
Wichita State University in Kansas.
He and his wife have two teen-age
children. The Health Division has
about 495 employees and a two-year
budget o f $ 308 million, o f which the
largest share comes from federal
sources.
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Call 288-0033 today
event and to attend our June fund
raiser. Your organization is cordially
invited to attend the Portland After
School Tennis “Black Tie and
T ennis Shoe” F un d -raiser on
Saturday, June 24,2000, from 6-10
pm, at the Irvington Tennis Club
(2131 NE. Thompson). The program
will have music and dancing, special
presentations, and raffle drawings.
The winner could win a one week
trip to Mazatlan or the Oregon Coast.
The event costs $30 to attend. For
more information, call Rufus Dean
at 503/449-3192 or email him at
concepts 1 unlimited 1 @yahoo.com.
Easy transfer
Low cost
If you think these add up
to a great education,
you’ve already
passed your
firsttest
Classes start the week of June 19.
Call 503-244-611 I.
www.pcc.edu
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