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Jefferson Principal’s Leave is Permanent
¡earch begins for new leader
J e ff e rs o n H igh S c h o o l
incipal Leon Dudley has
ude his departure from the
»rth Portland school p er
tinent.
D udley, who took a m edi-
.1 leave o f absence in April,
bm itted his resignation let-
r on Friday. The departure
ill take effect July 6, after
hich h e ’ll return to Texas
to rejoin his wife and son.
Dr. C ynthia H arris, area
director for the Jefferson and
W ilson High School clusters,
has served as Je ffe rso n ’s in
terim principal since April,
but Portland Public Schools
officials did not say when it
expects to find a perm anent
replacem ent.
S u p e r in te n d e n t V ic k i
P hillips expressed full sup
port for D u d le y ’s p e rfo r
m ance and decision to leave,
d e s p ite th e q u e s tio n s it
raised.
“ Leon D udley has a track
re c o rd o f le a d in g u rb a n
sc h o o ls and s ig n ific a n tly
raisin g a c h ie v e m e n t, p a r
tic u la r ly fo r s tu d e n ts o f
c o lo r,” she said in a state
ment released M onday.
P hillips also resigned her
position this spring after three L eo n D udley
years of leading the district.
She leaves June 30 for the
Bill and Melinda Gates Founda
tion, with interim superintendent
Ed Schmitt taking her place
while replacements are found
for both Phillips and Dudley.
D u d le y , m o st re c e n tly
principal o f a large school in
D allas, Texas was hired last
July along with H arris.
The p a irc am e to the North
Portland school shortly after
the creatio n of the A cad
em ies o f Arts and T echnol
ogy and Science and T ech
nology. The sc h o o l’s young
m en 's and young w om en's
academ ies are set to open in
Septem ber.
Dudley received m ixed re
view s over the school year
fro m J e ff e rs o n s tu d e n ts ,
m any of w hose d issa tisfac
tion culm inated this spring
w ith a w alkout to protest
D u d ley ’s decisions reg ard
ing cam pus policies.
jood in the Neighborhood
continued
Hombuckle, Mel Brown,
Chatta Addy and Soul
Vaccination. A second
m ulti-cultural stage will
offer gospel music and
ethnic entertainm ent.
M cM enam in’s is pro
viding a shaded beer
garden, and a variety o f
food vendors w ill be
present. T here will also
be KidSpace activities
for children. An Ethnic
M arketplace will have
goods, arts and crafts
for sale by local artisans
and vendors.
G ood in the ‘Hood, as
the festival was origi
nally called, was con
ceived as a way o f luring
people to inner north and
no rth east P ortlan d to
show case the positive
aspects o f the area and
o ffs e t any n e g a tiv e s
from g a n g s and bad
press.
from Front
d music from O cean 503. The
itaurant w ill donate h alf the
th t's sales to G ood in the Neigh-
rhood.
The main event is held Saturday,
ne 23 and Sunday. June 24 at
ng School Park at Northeast Sixth
d Humboldt, ju st south o f North-
st A lberta Street and east o f
artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
parade at 11 a.m. gets the party
ing. The line up begins at Emanuel
ispital and follow s N ortheast
issell Street and MLK to the park,
rade participants, including busi-
sses, service organizations, non-
)fit corporations and others -
yone who wants to send a taste-
m essage and pay the $25 entry
! is welcome. The price o f watch-
! the fun is free.
A dm ission to the park is also
e. Doors open from noon to 9:30
n. on Saturday and noon to 7:30
C h a tta A ddy
n. on Sunday. From the main stage
ucan hear the likesofO cean 503,
m unity, and the larger com m unity
"It s a place for people to find around it,” Festival organizerCheryI
T ouch. Cool Breeze, Patrick
m b, Norm an Sylvester, Linda out w hat’s happening in the com- Roberts said. " It's a neutral ground
Linda H o rnbuckle
for old and new neighbors to com e
together and share old tim es and
culture.”
The first 11 years o f the festival
was held at Holy R edeem erC atho-
lic School, but four years ago it
m oved to King Park. The Northeast
C oalition o f Neighbors agreed to
be a sponsor on the condition that
it change its name since some coa
lition members felt that “ Hood" had
negative connotations.
C h arg in g ad m issio n to King
Park w as not feasib le, so R oberts
and o th e r G ood in the N eighbor-
M el Brown
hood su p p o rters recru ited an ar-
ray o f m ajo r sponsors to sup p o rt
the festiv al.
For more inform ation, call 503-
2 8 2 -1 2 8 8 o r v is it g o o d in th e
neighborhood.org.
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Clinic Confronts Toxic Toys
Lids can test for lead at Good in the Neighborhood
Good in the Neighborhood at
ng School Park has always
en an event for carefree cel-
ration and serious action. On
f serious-action front thisyear,
e Josiah Hill HI Clinic will
.ve a table at Saturday’s af-
rnoon celebration to test kids’
oodforelevatedlevelsoflead.
The effort coincides with a
call of Thomas and Friends
ooden train-set parts from
China. The toys contain lead
paint.
“ Kids should be able to
reach out for their favorite
toy in the toy box or put on
their favorite princess toy
jew elry w ithout th eirp aren ts
w orrying that they may be
harm ed by lead,” said Erin
M cN ally, the c lin ic 's d ire c
tor.
Lead poisoning is somewhat
treatable, but Oregon’s Depart
ment of Human Services warns
that even small amounts of lead
can cause permanent disabili
ties, especially in children.
The corporations involved
with the recalled toy trains,
CPSC and RC2, suspect that
over a million of the contami
nated toys were sold in the
United States between January
2005 and June.
Tee Summer Meals at Parks, Schools
Free sum m er meals for kids will
available from Thursday, June
through Aug. 16 at more than 60
:es including parks, scho o ls,
io I s and com m unity centers.
All children up to age 18 are wel-
ine to eat at no charge. No appl ¡t a
in or paperwork is necessary.
Som e locations will offer break
fast as well as lunch. Sites may offer
activities such as gam es, swimming
and arts and crafts, along with the
free meals.
For the location and meal times
o f local and statewide sites, call
Oregon SafeNet at 1 -800-S AFENET
(723-3638)or visit.summerfood.org.
The U. S. Department o f Agricul
ture provides federal funding for
the Sum m er Food Service Program
in school enrollm ent areas where
more than 50 percent o f students
are eligible for free and reduced-
price meals during the school year.
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