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October 02. 2002
Volunteer Work Clears View to School
a trailer filled with mulched laurel bushes. Local contractors and landscapers
donated equipment for the 3-day long removal process. The goal is to develop
streetscape improvements that the high school, business, educators and the
neighborhoods can be proud of.
Pedestrians on North Killingsworth walk past Jefferson High School after 12-foot high laurel bushes were cut down
over the weekend. Members o f the Humboldt Neighborhood Association joined school staff, students and adminis-
tration in the effort to reconnect the campus to the surrounding community.
PHOTOS BY M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Public School Fair
Expects Hundreds
Event to provide information on
district’s alternative programs
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About 2,000 parents are ex
pected at the Portland Public
School District’sannualSchoolFair,
held Oct. 22 and 23 at Benson High
School.
The event is headlined as a cel
ebration of local schools, giving
students and parents information
about choices available within the
public school system, including al
ternative, magnet schools and spe
cial focus programs.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22 educators
will lead discussions on what to
expect in elementary school and
provide advice to parents on help
ing their children succeed. Special
information will be geared toward
pre-school parents and families that
are new to Portland.
The next evening, parents will
be given the chance to visit and ask
specific questions of representa
tives from every middle school and
high school in the district.
Other topics include helping chil
dren prepare for the transition to
middle school or high school.
Programs highlighted each night
include the district’s talented and
gifted program, English as a second
language program, special educa
tion, nutrition services, counseling
and more.
Both fair events take place from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Benson’s
large gym at 546 N.E. 12th. Free
childcare will beavailable. The Lloyd
Center MAX train stop is three
blocks away from the school.
Additional information on indi
vidual Portland public schools or
on district-wide programs can be
found at www.pps.k 12.or.us.
Job Opportunity Fair
The Oregon Employment Depart
ment will hold its 25th Job O pportu
nity Fairon Thursday, Oct. 3, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. at its north Portland
office at 30 N. Webster, one bock
north of Alberta, between W illiams
and Vancouver.
There is no charge for the public to
attend.
The event gives employers access
to dozens of potential employees in
an informal setting at no cost to them.
Job seekers can network with several
potential employers, interview, leave
resumes, and learn about career op
portunities.
It is recommended that those at
tending the opportunity fair come
dressed appropriately to meet em
ployers. A copy machine is available
to make copies of resumes.
For more information, including fair
job descriptions, access the employ
m en t
se rv ic e
w e b site
at
www.workinginoregon.org and click
on ‘job fairs and m ore.’
If your gambling is getting out of hand, there is a new program
that can help you take it in a different direction.
The Gambling Evaluation And Reduction Program (GEAR) is
an educational, phone-based counseling program designed for people
who want to steer away from potentially dangerous gambling patterns
- without traveling to a treatment center.
Supplies Help Kids
Children attending 25 areaelemen-
tary schools received school sup
plies from Kaiser Permanente this
month.
Staff and Kaiser members donated
more than 200 boxes of supplies, in
cluding 165,000 sheets of notebook
paper, 4,700 pens, 15,400pencilsand
32,000 crayons.
The annual drive began in 1998
when volunteers at Kaiser’s campus
in north Portland collected school
supplies for children at four nearby
low-income schools. That year, 60
boxes of donated supplies were de
GEAR is free, confidential and it’s easy to enroll. Call the
toll free problem gambling help line at 877-278-6766 today and
an advisor will help determine if GEAR is right for you.
livered.
Choose the road to a brighter future.
New Principal Welcome
Ockley Green Middle School is
introducing their new principal to the
community during an open house
celebration at the school.
Joseph Malone was named princi
pal of the north Portland school this
summer. He previously was principal
A d v e rtis e m
at King Elementary School.
The open house pizza party is
scheduled W ednesday, Oct. 9 at 6
p.m. Ockley Green teachers and staff
will man information booths and ex
plain volunteer opportunities for the
upcoming school year.
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