Hartiani* (Observer
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November 10, 2010
Education Careers
Young Women Achieve in Les Femmes
The Class of 2010 Les Femmes Debutantes and their
gentlemen escorts.
Opening doors to future leaders
by F a S hun
N S tyles
T he P ortland O bserver
M iddle school and high school
girls mark your calendars. Y ou’re
invited to attend an inform ational
m eeting to apply for m em bership
with the Les Femmes D ebutantes,
a local organization that works to
em power young women to accom ­
plish and achieve.
On Sunday, Nov. 14, female stu­
dents and their parents or guard­
ians will gather at the Emanuel
H ospital L orenzen C onference
Center auditorium, 301 N. Graham
St., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to provide
inform ation about this prominent,
popular and prestigious group.
Find out how Les Fem m es
makes their presence known with
year-long peer activities, outings,
com m unity involvement, and aca­
demic and social achievem ents.
Learn how fem ale students grow
from young p eo p le to young
adults. The event will provide in­
form ation about the Debutante
and Junior D ebutante calendar
events and more.
Les Femmes members empower
one another with m entorship pro­
gram s that instill etiquette, deco­
rum and dignity and foster being
role models for their communities.
The girls attended m eetings in
which they unite in harm ony to
participate in leadership, social
skills, self-esteem and etiquette
w orkshops.
The honorable tradition o f Les
Fem m es puts academ ics first,
while promoting cultural, civic and
community involvement and lead­
ership. Each m eeting or activity
em bodies them es that are dis-
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4:30 - 6 p.m.
Reflections Coffee House
446 NE K illingsw orth St.
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Contact: Ken Winograd, 541-737-5988
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Native Culture Celebrated
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/mat/info
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extending^,
worldwide
cussed and prom oted like self-
discovery, overcom ing challenges
and em pow erm ent. The skills
learned go well beyond their en­
tire high school years to college
and beyond.
Young ladies take a pledge
am ongst their peers from high
schools across the Portland and
surrounding areas. They get a
chance to not only netw ork with
those they may have never met,
but enhance the respect of oth­
ers. They learn to accept no less
than in academ ic achievem ents
and leadership ability.
This long-standing program to
enrich the lives of youth is a tes­
tam ent to the successful develop­
m ent and social responsibility
among young people. One o f the
many goals that are accom plished
is to be liaisons to the young la­
dies. As m entors, they becom e
skilled in abundant genres o f life
skills. For exam ple, their know l­
edge o f African Am erican history
is taught as well as enhanced. In
order to prom ote positive growth
and d e v e lo p m e n t, the young
wom en make personal pledges
tow ard not ju st pursuing goals,
but m aking sure they are on posi­
tive paths.
Les Femmes members celebrate
that they are m aking their p res­
ence, honor and future destinies
known. The young m em bers em ­
body courage and character. So­
cial responsibility is taught and
encouraged.
Each student in the organiza­
tion m arks the beginning o f a new
journey, a journey from adoles­
cent to young-adulthood.
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I he sev en th an n u al K ana- and cultural enrichment for th
waksooma (Quiet Thunder) celebra­ w hole fam ily . C h ak o k u m tu x
tion is coming to Mt. Hood Commu­ MHCC’s Native American studer
nity College Saturday, Nov. 13, from club, welcomes the public to thi
noon to 10 p.m. This cultural cel­ free event. The pow-wow will b
ebration offers traditional Native held at the MHCC College gym
American music, dance, crafts, food located on the Gresham Campus.