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(Elie ^lo rtlanh (ßbßerüer Page B6 October 30. 2002 R eligion De La Salle North Works con tin u ed fro m M etro co u ld n 't afford his tuition to a pri vate school any longer. Deem said he w asn’t too concerned. He en rolled in public school. But while he never got bad grades, they w eren’t great either. All that changed when his par ents found about De La Salle North Catholic and Deem was admitted. He started working at Mc Menamins Kennedy School and began putting m ore tim e into his schoolwork. “ It was like all o f a sudden I just becam e motivated,” Deem said. “I d o n 't know what happened. Before I d idn’t really care, but not I’m w ait ing for my report card.” Sophom ore M ary M iller also enjoyed her first year at De La Salle North Catholic. I ler sister attends a public high school and Miller said she sees the difference between their educational experiences in many layers. The dress codes are differ ent, class sizes are smal ler and De La Salle North Catholic has a student leadership team o f nine am bassa dors, ratherthan the hierarchy found in m ost student governm ent pro grams. Miller spends her w eekends doing volunteer work instead o f going out and she spends on aver- aga tw o to three hours a night on homework compared to the hal fhour her sister usually gets. But Miller said the corporate internship pro gram is what really distinguishes De La Salle North. “ I do accounting for Stoel Rives law firm,’’Miller said. "Not that other jo b s are bad, but m ost kids my age w ork at fast food places.” Powell will be the first toacknowl- edge the difference between his school and public high schools, but trying to get him to put down the public school system is another story. “W e are in a totally di fferent and very fortunate situation,” he said. “W e are able to provide a lot o f De La Salle North Catholic Choir instructor Maurice Wright (left) and school founder and president M att Powell head toward a school spirit rally. The north Portland high school serves a diverse student body with a minority population making up half o f the freshman and sophomore classes. individualized education.” He said the public school system often does not have that ability, not because it doesn 't want to, but be cause it doesn't have the privilege o fb ein g so small. It is that sm allness that students say makes De La Salle North Catho lic feel more like a family than a He d id n ’t w ant to move. He was already the school’s star soccer player, well liked by his peers, aca dem ically successful and happily em ployed a, Nike. He felt he could better serve his family by finishing his education in Portland and be com ing a doctor. “He really had this global view We are in a totally different and very fortunate situation. We are able to provide a lot o f individualized education. a — M att Powell, De La Salle North Catholic founder and president. school. In the case o f sophomore Luke Johnson, the high school has literallybecom e his family. Johnson, a G hana native, came to Portland with his m other and eight siblings under the sponsorship o f a Catholiccharity. D ueto the sagging econom y, his m other was unable to find work and planned to m ove with relatives in New' York. W hen his m other broke the news, Johnson was four m onths into the school year at De La Salle North Catholic. about how to liberate people from their poverty through education,” Powell said. “T hat’s w hat De La Salle saw in 17'h century France and that’s what w e’re doing here to day.” So school officials m ade a plan. With the permission o f Johnson’s mother, they arranged for hi m to I i ve with his 23-year-old brother, a stu dent at Portland State University. Johnson gets a ride to school from the principal and the rest o f the staff and students pitch in to help him out. “ It has been am azing,” Johnson said. “School is everything to me. T h ey 'v e been just like a family to me.” Powell is eagerly trying to recruit more members to the family. This year the school added a new principal and adm issions d i rector Lena M cGee. She will over see the adm issions process, w hich begins this fall for enrollm ent be ginning next year. A pplications require a com pleted form, available at the school, three letters o f rec om m endation, transcripts o f sev enth and eighth grades and a co m pleted placem ent exam . W hile a strong academ ic record is not a requirem ent for adm ission, a de sire to be challenged is. “W e are looking for kids who can perform ,” Powell said. “ Last year w e only had 3 kids below a 2.0 grade point average. It w as really im pressive. T h ey ’re w orking re ally hard.” De La Salle North Catholic High School will hold a com m unity open house Sunday Nov. 17 from 1 p.m .to 4 p.m. at 7654N . Delaware. Students interested in attending the school next year and businesses w ishing to participate in the corporate intern ship program are encouraged to come. Formore information, call 503- 285-9385. 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