28th Annual Women's Day Celebration
May 22 & 23,2010
Our Theme: "What Happens When Women Say Yes To God" Romans 12:1,2
Saturday, May 22,2010 - Women's Day Brunch --1 1 :30 PM to 2:00 PM
Water Resource Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way - Vancouver, WA
TICKETS: $ 15.00 per person
Call 360-828-5512 or 360-693-4566 for in fo / tickets
Sunday, May 23,2010
Celebration Services
C om m unity A. M. E. Zion C hurch
3605 East 13th Street - Vancouver, WA
Marshall High School in outer southeast Portland is slated to become a magnet school next year.
11:00 AM Worship Service
Portland Public Schools Announces
Next Step in High School Redesign
G uest Speaker: E lder B everly Eubanks, Pastor
G race C ovenant F ellow ship C hurch - Portland, OR
4:00 PM Celebration Service
K eynote Speaker:
Rev. Dr. Beverly Beeler-Petty, Pastor
Risen Faith F ellow ship C hurch - O lym pia, WA
(BIO): Reverend Dr. Charlotte Lee Beeler-Petty
founded Risen Faith Fellowship Church in 1989. She is
an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies
of the World, Inc. and serves as District Elder with
Bishop Curtis E Montgomery, Diocesan of the Pacific-
Northwest District Council. She is Lay Director of
the Western Region of the Pentecostal Assemblies of
the World. Inc. She received her BA in Christian
Education - Seattle Pacific University; MA in
Counseling & Guidance - Seattle University; Honorary
Doctor of Divinity - Aenon Bible College.
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A dvertise with dive
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Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.
presents the
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A fter nearly a y ear o f careful plan­ s c h o o ls .
ning and efforts to m uster up co m ­
Sm ith's plan w ould restrict tran s­
m unity support, P ortland Public fers, requiring m ore students to at­
S c h o o l's S u p e rin te n d e n t C aro le tend th eir n eig h b o rh o o d school,
Sm ith laid out her plan to dram ati­ bringing m ore funds along w ith
cally reshape its high school sys­ them . W ith m ore m oney, sm aller
tem on M onday.
schools w ould be able to offer the
U n d e r the c u rre n t sy ste m , high sam e courses and program s as their
sc h o o l s tu d e n ts are a llo w e d a larger counterparts. It w ould also
larg e d eg ree o f leew ay in tra n s fe r­ restructure the district's attendance
rin g ou t o f th e ir n e ig h b o rh o o d b o undaries.
sch o o l to o th e rs. A s a re su lt, som e
The redesign o f the high school
sch o o ls en d up h av in g sm aller system is intended to bring the sam e
stu d en t b o d ies and less fu n d in g , course offerings to all o f Portland's
w hich lead s to u n eq u al c o u rse high schools, close the ach iev e­
o ffe rin g s at P o rtla n d 's 13 high m ent, and bring m ore diversity to
each cam pus- ethnically and so cio ­
econom ically.
But the plan also carries a m ore
controversial aspect. Sm ith c o n ­
tends that the current num ber o f
students in the district and the level
of funding available can't bring the
sam e robust course offerings to all
o f its high schools w ithout turning
som e schools into specialized m ag-
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net schools, w hich w ould have a
special focus and a lim ited num ber
o f slots for students.
E v e r sin ce th e p lan w as a n ­
n o u n ced last y ear, sp e c u la tio n has
sw irle d as to w h ich sch o o l w ou ld
be c o n v e rte d fro m a n e ig h b o r­
h o o d sc h o o l, w h ic h is o fte n a
v a lu e d c o m m u n ity a s s e t, to a
m ag n et sch o o l.
O n M onday, Sm ith revealed that
next year M arshall H igh School in
outer southeast Portland- w hich is
hom e to the R en a issa n c e A rts,
B izTech and Pauling schools- would
becom e a m agnet school that could
potentially p artner with the neig h ­
boring D avid D ouglas School D is­
trict.
B e n s o n P o ly te c h n ic H ig h
School, in northeast Portland, w ould
becom e a specialized school open
only to ju n io rs and seniors next
year, w ho w ould attend part-tim e
pursuing technical o r c areer-o ri­
ented pursuits.
Attend
Hands-On
Workshops
Learn about
Training
Opportunities
Saturday, May1
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
NECA/IBEW Electrical
Training Center
JEFFERSON
1
16021 NE Airport Way, Portland
Friday August 6th. 2010: Place to be announced
FREE admission, child care,
parking & EcoShuttle
from Gateway
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Saturday August 7th, 2010 Embassy Suites Portland Airport Hotel
(rooms available for only $109 + tax)
Cost for reunion: Classmates $65 spouse or companion $35
Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible to
E-mail to: leilablakely@gmail.com (preferable)
Voice mail: Carol Erdmann 503-982-3051
Snail mail- JHS Class of 70 / PO Box 19905 / Portland, Oregon 97280