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Home Show Opens Thursday
Hard Working
Dance Group
Earn NIKE
Support
Guests view the many gardens at the Portland Fall Home and
Garden Show, which runs Thursday through Sunday at the Portland
Expo Center.
T he H ot Shot T ap D ancers o f
northeast Portland have earned a
grant from N ike, Inc.
R andy M assey, the m anager
and father o f the group, said the
funds w ill help the H ot Shots pay
som e everyday expenses such as
new tap shoes, dance w ear, and
m ore dance and vocal training.
T his fall, the m em bers w ill also
study guitar, drum s and trum pet.
T he Hot Shot Tap D ancers are
three brothers and a sister: Carl,
16; B ethany, 14; L loyd, 13; and
Kyle, 9.
T hey began perform ing nine
years ago at the P ortland Satur
day M arket.
C urrently, their sum m ers in
volve travel around O regon and
W ashington, entertaining at n u
m erous county fairs, conventions
and com m unity events. T hey will
Middle, High School Kids
Plan Academic Careers
P o rtla n d ’s 2 1 st A n n u al B lack
C olleges C onference will be held
on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Portland
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , 705 N.
K illingsw orth from 8 :3 0 a .m .- 12:30
p.m. The them e o f this y ear’s con
ference is C reating Leadership for
21st Century.
Representatives from the nation’s
Black colleges and universities will
inform m iddle and high school stu
dents o f opportunities available at
these h isto rical institutions. This
y ear’s conference will feature Linda
O liphant, program m anager o f the
Carl, Bethany, Lloyd and Kyle make up The Hot Shot Tap Dancers o f northeast Portland.
the State.
M assey said the NIKE grant w as a
great assistance to the group. “ It
perform at more than 40 events in
2000, m aking them one o f the
hardest w orking dance groups in
allow ed us to m ove The Hot Shots
forward to reach that next level o f
perform ance” , he said.
United States Departm ent o f A gri
culture N ational Scholars Program
located at the seventeen 1890 Land
G rant B lack colleges. R ecruiters
from these schools will provide stu
dents with inform ation on careers in
agriculture and related fields and
scholarships. Registration is $5 for
students and $10 for adults. Stu
dents are encouraged to register by
Friday since space is limited. Stu
dents should check with their school
counseling departm ent for registra
tion form s or call 503-249-7744
and leave a m essage.
English Skills Up, Math Down
O re g o n 10th g ra d e rs sc o re d
higher in 2000 than in 1999 on the
state w riting test but low er on the
m ath problem -solving test.
Seventy-seven percent passed the
writing test, up 5 percent from 1999,
while 45 percent passed the math prob
lem-solving test, down 5 percent.
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