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Committed to Cultural Diversity
Volume XXXX, Number 16
Wednesday • April 21,2010
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100
Jefferson alums
publish tribute
L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
by
Despite what headlines may lead you to
believe, Jefferson High School students have
had 100 glorious years, both in school and in
their lives following it. And it’s all there in
print for you to see.
Three Jefferson alumnae - Donna Maxey,
class o f 1966, Maggie Mashia, class o f 1980,
and Julie Rogers, class o f 1974 - have pro
duced “ 100 years f Excellence,” a tribute to
the north Portland school and 100 o f its most
distinguished graduates.
The effort began as part o f the school’s
continued
on page 21
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Jefferson alumnae Maggie Mashia, class of 1980 (from left); Donna Maxey, class of 1966; and Julie Rogers, class o f 1974;
authored the book “100 Years of Excellence, ” a tribute to the north Portland school and featuring 100 of its most distin
guished graduates.
A daughter of a
19th Century
Chinook chief,
lichee is depicted
overlooking the
Columbia River on
the Vancouver
Waterfront Renais
sance Trail.
According to Native
American lore,
lichee had the
power of a sha
man, and * she
paddled her own
canoe, the sign of
a chief.
Destination
Vancouver U.S.A.
New brand promotes area attractions
centennial celebration in 2009. The Jefferson Alumnae Association
polled its members for graduates to be honored in a “People’s Choice”
pamphlet, and the nominations were supplemented by some research.
“All that was asked for was a pamphlet, but we came up with some
pretty amazing people, and a one-sentence description didn’t do them
justice,” Rogers said. A real book was called for, “and Maggie, Donna
and I accepted the task,” she said.
Jefferson has long been known as a bastion o f excellence in
sports, and the book includes som e greats: Pro Football Hall o f
Fam er Mel Renfro, Heism an Trophy w inner Terry Baker, cham pion
boxer Ray Lampkin.
“We could have filled the book with the sports figures alone,”
continued
on page 16