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MARANATHA CHURCH
Past inspires
the future
The 11th annual African A m eri­
can Sum m it was a fascinating expe­
rience for the 36 Jesuit High School
students w ho attended.
This year’s theme, “Enough: Rise
to the T o p ,” w as incorp o rated
throughout the fall conference by
insp iratio n al sp eak ers, spoken-
w ord artists, C hristian G ospel rap
artists, alum ni panels, and small
group sessions.
in addition to the P ortland c o n ­
tin g en t, 175 o th e r stu d en ts a t­
tended from St. Ignatius H igh
S chool in San F ran cisco , Jesuit
H igh in S acram ento, Seattle Prep,
G o n zag a Prep, K ennedy H igh,
and B lanehet H igh in S eattle.
E laine Forde, Je su it-P o rtla n d ’s
D iv e rs ity D ir e c to r, o b s e rv e s ,
“ A tte n d in g th is su m m it w as a
w o n d erfu l o p p o rtu n ity fo r our
A fric an A m eric an stu d e n ts to
learn about th e ir past and to be
inspired to be leaders back at J e ­
suit. T he frie n d sh ip s they d e ­
v e lo p a n d s t r e n g t h e n la s t
through th e ir four years o f high
school, and rek in d le w hen they
m eet again in c o lle g e .”
O ne student w rote o f h e re x p e -
rience at the co n fe re n ce: “T he
sum m it has becom e a very spe-
Invites you to
RHEMA WORDS
FROM HEAVEN
“W alking in H um ility”
January 3, Elder Mark Jackson
4, Pastor W. G. Hardy
5, Pastor Robert Jointer
Services 7 P.M. nightly
Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Pastor
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Students from Jesuit High School in Portland attend an African American summit last fall.
cial event fo r me. T he su m m it
g ives m e a ch an ce to m eet new
people and learn from them and
the speak ers. I w ould h ig h ly e n ­
co u ra g e o th e rs to go, so th at they
to o m ight ex p e rien c e one o f the
g rea test th in g s that I th in k a p er­
son co u ld g o th ro u g h . T h an k
y o u .”
For m ore in fo rm atio n about
th is co n fe re n ce o r the d iv ersity
p ro g ram at Jesu it H igh S chool,
c o n ta c t
E la in e
F o rd e
at
e f o r d e @ je s u itp o r tla n d .o r g o r
503-292-2663.
Ali Lends Name to Book Collection
Encouraging
children to read
and study
(A P) - M uham m ad Ali used to
recite poem s before his fights that
brashly predicted victory against
his ring opponents, but boxing's
poet laureate had to overcom e dys­
lexia as a child to learn how to read
and write.
A new classroom collection o f
children's books bearing Ali’s name
is intended to help m otivate and
em pow er young students, particu­
larly boys, to overcom e a different
kind o f obstacle to becom ing ac­
com plished readers: disinterest.
Scholastic Corp.'s "Muhammad
Ali Presents G o the Distance" fea­
tures books that cham pion Ali's val­
ues and are aimed at socially disad­
vantaged students in grades 3-8 who
believe neither reading nor educa­
tion is relevant to their lives, says
Lonn ie AI i, the box ing legend's wi fe.
"The foundation o f all educa­
tion is reading," she says. "Books
can take a child outside o f his im m e­
diate vicinity, his im m ediate envi­
ronment, to someplace else. It makes
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali poses Oct. 4 in Detroit. (AP photo)
them learn about other com m uni­
ties outside o f their i mmediate neigh­
borhoods. T hat's one o f the things
this particular library has been de-
New Pastor at Antioch
Rev. Felton How ard, the first and only pastor who
has served at Antioch M issionary Baptist Church for
the past 37 years has passed on the m antle to his
assistant, Rev. C harles Collins w ho has been in­
stalled as the ch u rch 's new pastor.
Rev. Howard will continue to serve in the capacity
o f pastor em eritus.
Students Named to
Academic Team
con tin u ed
fro m M etro
Hummel has used her area o f stu d y -g e ro n to lo g y
- to develop a focus for her com m unity service,
developing a num ber o f service program s for seniors
in the area o f retirem ent com m unities. S h e’s also been
an A m eriC orps volunteer and volunteers her time
with student governm ent. And if she w eren't busy
enough, she also serves as president o f the Cascade
C am pus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
Both w omen have been strongly influenced by
their respective instructors at C ascade, especially by
one they have in com m on - English and writing
instructor Porter Raper.
“ H e's the first teacher that really inspired me,"
Hummel said. “ He m ade me realize I had a voice.
Taking his class changed my perspective on how far
I could go.”
signed to do: to take children on
that next jo urney out."
The collection includes a wide
range o f m ulticultural fiction and
nonfiction books that generally
reflect the interests o f young boys
in u nd erserv ed classro o m s b e­
cause, on average, they read far
less than their fem ale counterparts.
"A lot o f it has to do with subject
material — getting the interest o f
the child, to m ake them read," Ali
says. "The more you make a child
read, the more they are motivated.
The more motivation they have, the
more they seek out books to read
and the more they becom e em pow ­
ered by w hat they read and em pow ­
ered with w hat they can do."
Som e o f the titles in the collec­
tion include: "Stealing Home: The
Story o f Jackie Robinson," about
the legendary athlete w ho broke
b a s e b a ll's
c o lo r
b a r r ie r ;
"H unterm an and the Crocodile," a
folk tale from west Africa; "W hite
Star: A Dog on the Titanic," about
a young boy and a dog who bond
w hile aboard the doom ed ocean
liner: and "Touching Spirit Bear." a
story o f a young boy's journey
from self-destructive anger to for­
giveness.
The collection w ouldn't be co m ­
plete without an Ali book, so Scho­
lastic also included "The Champ:
The Story o f M uham m ad Ali."
In Loving Memory
Funeral services were held
Friday. Dec. 29at Bethel A.M.F.
Church in northeast Portland
for W illie J. A tkins w hodied o f
natural causes on Dee. 23.2006
at the age o f 88.
He was bom on July 4 ,1 9 1 8
in Crossett, Ark. He worked for
A cm e Metal Com pany as a
metal grader. He was married to
Willie J. Atkins; July 4, C orrine Sew ard for 40 years
1918 - Dec. 23. 2006 and spent 50 years in Portland.
W illie is survived by his
w ife; d au g h ters, R osem ary
N e ttle s , B etty B rig g s and
Sandra Perry; sons, Kenneth
an d R a y m o n d ; s te p s o n s ,
Jim m y Ford and Flix B .C o o k ;
stepdaughter, Doris J. Jones;
sisters, Jonnie M. Cortney and
D orothy Collins; and a host of
grandchildren and friends.
Remembrances can be made
to Bethel A.M .E. Church.
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