M a r iin L u th e r K ing J r . 200<S s p e c i a l e d itio n J ;i il u a ry 9 , 2 0 0 8 Gateway to College Follows King Dream continued from HI9 tin L uther K ing. Jr. O nce the students reach their high sch o o l diplo m a, an average o f 74 credits have been earned tow ard an A sso c ia te 's D egree. M any o f them continue on to graduate from PC C w ith a tw o-y ear degree. As o f June 30, 7 3 -percent contin u ed on to p o st-secondary ed u catio n and 2 6 - p e r c e n t o f g r a d u a te s h a v e e a r n e d an a sso c ia te ’s d egree, b a ch elo r’s d egree or c e rtifi c a te . T h ro u g h o u t the program , stu d en ts are a s signed a R esource S pecialist like M ary K elley, w ho helps students select classes, p rovides them e n c o u ra g e m en t an d su p p o rt, h elp s stu d en ts through personal o b stacles and w orks as a m en tor to each student. “ M ary K elley is m y re so u rc e s p e c ia lis t," sa y s H a rd y , “ sh e h as g iv e n m e so m u ch su p p o rt sin c e I 'v e b een h ere. I w as really w o rrie d that I w o u ld n 't be ab le to fin d new frie n d s an d if I c o u ld su c c e e d an d she has b een a b ig su p p o rt fo r m e." “ H igh school is traditional," says H uddle, “but it is not alw ays right forev ery o n e. S om e kids find high school difficult because they have a hard tim e acad em ically , their teach er w a sn 't there forth em , they felt like nobody cared, had troubles Page B 2 1 One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attending, had problem s w ith their fam ily or had problem s speaking E nglish." H ardy likes having the freedom o f the G TC Program , w here she can set her ow n school schedule and get the individual support that she needs. "W h o ev er thought o f this program w as a genius. T his program gives kids another choice. I had a friend w ho finished the program w ho was pregnant,” says H ardy, “ I also have another chance. I w ant to continue college after I g ra d u ate. I’m a little scared, it’s a bigger yard but it is still fenced. I can still go and see M ary K elley on c a m p u s.” T he G atew ay to C ollege Program operates in Portland, C lackam as, E lizabeth C ity, N .C., P hila delphia, San A ntonio, T exas, R iverside, C alif, and m any o ther cities in the nation. In the fall o f 2008, another eight sites will be selected around the country that will launch G atew ay to C ollege giving m ore students the opportunity to succeed in school. F or m ore inform ation about the program , call Ja n a D au g h erty at 3 0 3 -7 8 8 -6 2 1 3 o r em ail ja n a .d a u g h e rty l5 @ p c c .e d u o r c o n ta c t Pam B lu m e n th a l at 5 0 3 -7 8 8 -6 2 8 8 or at pam ela.blum enthal 15@ pcc.edu or visit the G ate w ay to C o lle g e w e b site at w w w .g a te w a y to college.org . Ensuring the Right to Vote i' goal is id prepare slut ietenl. laith-lilled. colli Saluting Martin Luther King Jr. After a week of political upheaval, King watches from Selma as President Lyndon Johnson endorses the voting-rights movement in a speech to Congress. I A ¿Mul-KjjR Over 5,000 Hair Care & Nail Care Items Come See Our N e w Second Location! 3311 NE MLK Jr. Blvd • Portland 2 Blocks South of N.E. Fremont WE CARRY Paul M itchell Biolage L ’Oreal N io xin Biosilk LBJ at a ceremony celebrating the Immigration Reform Act on October 3rd, 1965. By repealing race-based quotas on foreign applicants, Presi dent Johnson declares, American law “will never again shadow the gate to the American nation with the twin barriers of prejudice and privilege." Behind sensational public controversy over black power and Vietnam, the Meredith marchers recruit new voters such as 104-year-old Ed Fondren (right), hoisted with his first registration card outside the Panala County, Missis sippi, courthouse. Share the secret of Hollywood stars. Transform your short cut with lustrous, flowing semi-permanent and temporary extensions. Hundreds to choose from. SAVE BIG When you Li X i/ j b J t JXJr products I und lUJU our stylis apply uHu* during J /par nji*. The Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965, where LBJ shakes hands with Abernathy and King. I