Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 14, 2008, Page 12, Image 12

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First Step Academy
C hildcare & Education
State Registered Day Care Home
* Infant to School Age
Vernon N eighborhood Location
* Openings Available*
(503) 288-8367
Grant Excels in ‘We the People’ Debate
8208 N D e n v e r (c o m er o f Kilpatrick)
Portland OR 97217
503-286-3877
Grant High School's "We the People" Constitution and Bill o f Rights debate team was in Washington D.C.
May 3-4 to take part in a simulated congressional hearing in which students demonstrated their understand­
ing o f constitutional principles and defended positions on issues ranging from affirmative action to wiretap­
ping. The team finished third for the second year in a row out of teams from all 50 states and has finished
in the top three in four of the last five years.
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Smiling About!
Dental Hygienists Extend Record
T w enty-five second-year
Clark College dental hygiene
students have passed the Na­
tional Board Dental Hygiene
Examination - extending the
college’s perfect record to 38
years.
Beginning with the first dental
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Melanie Block, L.D.
D enturist
hygiene graduating class in 1970,
every student from Clark College
has successfully passed the ex­
ams on the first attempt, the only
long-standing program in the
United States that can attest to a
100 percent pass rate.
“That’s an amazing accom­
plishment - one that brings pride
to our dental hygiene program,
our college and our commu­
nity." said Clark College Presi­
dent Robert K. Knight.
The exam is taken by all den­
tal hygiene students from over
265 programs throughout the
United States. It is an all-day
written, comprehensive, 350-
question examination based on
the entire curriculum taught in
dental hygiene program s.
Completion and passing of the
exam is required for licensure
by each state.
503-230-0207
We 've Moved!
Homeless School’ Celebrates Opening
200 N.E. 20th Ave., Ste 100
Portland, OR 97232
Free parking
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from HI
62nd Church Anniversary
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
3725 North Gantenbein Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97227 • 503.281.0163
Reverend Robert C. Jointer, Pastor
become productive members of
society.
Its cornerstone is a curriculum
designed specifically for students
who have frequently m issed
weeks and even months of school
because of their families’ tran­
sient lives. In addition, the staff
teaches character development
and goal-setting to help students
Young Filmmakers Honored
Contest brings
lessons in civics
(Wednesday - Friday 7:00 pm, Sunday 3:00 pm)
“Bridging Generations: Yesterday, Today and Forever“
Hebrews 13:8
'Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever’
Rev. J. Roy Morrison
Pastor of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church
Los Angeles, California
Saturday 6:00 PM , M usical Extravaganza
Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC
A team of young film makers
from the Lincoln Park KidsClub,
an extension site of the Portland
Boys & Girls Clubs, took first
place in an annual student film-
making contest presented by
volunteer lawyers from the
Multnomah Bar Association’s
Young Lawyers Section.
The YOUthFILM contest gave
students K-12 the opportunity to
express their creativity while
learning about the rule of law.
Students are invited to create
short films on civic issues. This
year's theme was The Rule of
Law: Foundation forCommuni-
ties of Opportunity and Equity.
Nearly 100 films were sub­
mitted from schools throughout
the state, and only nine were
chosen to be screened at the
Hollywood Theateron April 29.
Of the 100 entries, the Lin­
coln Park film was the only one
to be submitted by an elemen­
tary school team. The film posed
the question. What would hap­
pen if laws were not enforced?
and expanded on this theme
through a scenario in which a
customer was unwilling to pay
for his coffee at the local coffee
shop. This unruly customer re-
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We are located on the
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fused to pay until the police
were called to the rescue - a
simple and eloquent represen­
tation of why the rule of law
exists.
The film was met with a
great response from a nearly
full theater.
The wi nners were announced
by Oregon Supreme Court Chief
Justice Paul J. De Muniz, and
the kids received iPod shuttles
and award certificates. The
Boys and Girls Clubs of Port­
land are very proud of their
young members Lesli Barajas,
M onserrat G arcia-Sanchez,
Phillip Johnson. Tommy Ngo,
and Brandon Thai.
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Auto Accident victims anti In jured W orkers for 16 years.
If you or som eone you know has been in an accident,
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learn that persistence and hard
work can lead to achievement and
success. The school also pro­
vides many of life’s basics that
the students' families can’t af­
ford, including two meals a day,
clothing, access to medical care,
school supplies and bus rides to
and from school, no matter how
often their families move around
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May 14-18, 2008
Guest Preacher:
rides to and from school, no matter
how often their families move
around Portland and its outskirts.
The school is based on the
idea that given the right blend of
encouragement, education and
support, its students can develop
the skills, habits and determina­
tion to break out of the cycle of
poverty and homelessness and
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Portland, Oregon 97216
Business (503) 252-2121
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