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School.
And ironically, the Adams small
school m<xlel lives on in high schools
across Portland and across the coun
try.
"I think Adams happened at a
time when everyone was looking for
something new and different,” said
1977 graduate Cathy Brake.
"Ju st like the b u ild in g ’s d e
sign, the “school w ithin a school
p ro g ra m ” w as an ex p e rim en t,
so m e th in g new th a t c o u ld n 't
succeed. T he era, the g eo g rap h ic
locatio n and so ciety w ere all
w o rk in g again st it.”
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outstanding keynote speakers.
Keynote Speakers
Amy Tan, author of the beloved international
best-selling novel The Joy Luck Club and many
other books.
Al Gore (left) and Davis Guggenheim pose with the Oscar for
best documentary feature for the film 'An Inconvenient Truth.'
(AP photo)
Send off party for
Miss Oregon USA
A ce le b ra tio n and send o ff for
Sharitha McKenzie, Miss Oregon USA
2007 and a native of northeast Port
land. takes place Saturday, March 3
from 7 p.m. to 1 1 p.m. at the Sheraton
Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 N.E. Air
port Way.
The party will include an assembly of
former Miss Oregon USA titleholders
to wish M cKenzie on her way, as well
as an auction to benefit the Sparrow
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The "rest o f the world" was also
notably present at this year's A cad
emy A w ards— with nominees trom
Mexico, Japan, Africa,Germany and
elsew here.
H udson w on an O scar for her
first m ovie, playing a pow erhouse
v o calist w ho falls on hard tim es
afte r she is b ooted from a 1960s
girl g roup. T he role cam e barely
tw o years after she shot to c e le b
r ity a s an " A m e ric a n Id o l"
McKenzie Hollywood Bound
Bruce Tulgan, ,m internationally recognized expert
on young people in the workplace and author of
several books including HOT Management.
OUR
p rom pting Freem an to say: It
m eans that H ollyw ood is c o n
tin u in g to m ake history. W e're
ev o lv in g w ith the rest o f the
need to solve the clim ate crisis. It's
not a political issue. It's a moral
issue," G ore said, joining the Film's
director, D avis G uggenheim , on
stage.
Earl ier. G ore appeared with best-
actor nom inee Leonardo DiCaprio
to praise organizers for im plem ent
ing environm entally friendly prac
tices in the show 's production.
D iCaprio set up a gag with Gore,
asking the 2000 presidential candi
date if there was anything he wanted
to announce.
"I guess with a billion people
w atching, it's as good a time as any.
So my fellow A m ericans, I'm going
to take this opportunity here and
now to form ally announce my in
tentions
G ore said, his voice
trailing aw ay as the orchestra cut
him off.
T he best-picture race was up for
grabs, with all five film s in the run
ning but many O scar w atchers gen
erally figuring it w as a three-w ay
race am ong "B abel," "The D e
parted" and "Little M iss Sunshine."
The D eparted won.
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John Quinones, Emmy Award-winning
correspondent for television's 20120 and co-anchor
of Primetime.
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finalist.
"Oh my G od, I have to ju st take
this m om ent in. I cannot believe
this. Look w hat G od can do. 1 didn't
think I was going to win," Hudson
said through tears o f joy.
Al G ore's cam paign to warn the
world about global w arm ing was
picked as best docum entary.
"People all over the w orld, we
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THANKS
continued
SPONSORS;
Providence ¡ Health System
Club and the Northwest Down Syn
drome Association.
As a re p re s e n tiv e o f O re g o n ,
M cKenzie will compete in the Miss
USA Pageant in Hollywood, Calif, on
Friday, March 23 and broadcast on
NBC (KGW Channel 8).
M cKenzie attended Sabin Elemen
tary, Beaumont M iddle School and
Benson Polytechnic High School. She
is currently a student at the University
of Oregon and majors in journalism .
To learn more about McKenzie and
the Miss USA beauty pageant visit
w w w .m issoregonusa.com .
Sharitha McKenzie
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The fair will offer students and commu
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About 15 local employers are expected to
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For more information, call the career center at
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