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Beryl McNair (right) with her daughter Cicely Oaks celebrate graduation from college
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The two women want others
to know that a college education
is not as hard as it can seem.
M cNair first received her
Associates Degree in general
studies from Portland Com
munity College in 2002. She
w as th en
a c c e p te d
at
C oncordia and enrolled in
2003. At the same time, her
daughter received a full schol
arship at the University o f O r
egon.
“ I am so proud of both of us
taking the time to take charge of
our educational responsibility
and get it done,” McNair said.
She said the timing of the
degrees was not as important
as just getting it done.
“Then you can say,' well done'
and move on to your next jour
ney in this life. I give a shout out
for us both!”
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A mother and daughter from
Portland are both members of
the Class of 2007, showing the
possibilities of earning college
degrees no matter what age in
life.
Beryl M cN air graduated
from Concordia University in
northeast Portland on May 5
w hile her dau g h ter C icely
Oaks will graduate from the
University o f Oregon in June.
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Senior Abby llias has just a
few weeks left at Jefferson, but
she wants to leave something
behind and said this conference
rises to the occasion.
Leily Villea is also a senior
who wants to be a part of the
Jefferson legacy. Villea is no
stranger to the constant change
and can boast her school ' s dubi
ous distinction of having five
principals in the past four years.
But what many people don’t
know about her education at
Jefferson is that she has nearly
completed the Health Sciences
and Biotechnology magnet pro
gram.
The school's science and
technology studies have put
Villea’s college goals within
grasp and has enabled her to
graduate this spring with more
credits than required.
Villea said the specialized
course of study is a bit of a
secret, because many students
from other high schools don't
realize Jefferson offers com
petitive programs.
Above all, these students say
they want to be known as indi
viduals, notjust a building where
inside and out things always go
wrong.
“W e’re setting a positive ex
ample that not everyone is mak
ing bad decisions at Jefferson,”
said Celeste Jackson.
Progress in the classroom is
in stark contrast with media
coverage at the school, like a
recent a fight inside a boy’s
restroom that was videotaped
and posted on the Internet. The
video resulted in four students'
suspension and arrests and has
sparked a police investigation.
Word of the fight got out
quickly and went citywide as
usual, but Friday’s conference
helped balance the negative
press with talented and bright
students.
“It's a shame people outside
the school don’t recognize the
Jefferson Dancers instead of
the YouTube video, Villea said.
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