April 23. 2014
TIortlanò (Observer
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Teacher and Students Earn Honors
m any school and com m unity activi
ties. A long with tw o o f h er siblings,
she m oved to the U.S. from Ethiopia
as the w inner o f a prestigious H oratio five years ago, learning English only
A lger N ational Scholarship, based after she im m igrated here.
on her determ ination to persevere
In addition. M iss E n at’s brother,
and achieve despite innum erable M elaku A rega, a freshm an at Johns
adversities.
H opkins U niversity, has been a c
A rega volunteers at M ultnom ah cepted into a study abroad research
County Library Sum m er Reading Pro program next year at O xford U niver
gram and M ultnom ah County Library sity. H e was one o f five students
Youth Council and is involved in ch o sen .
D e L a Salle N orth C atholic H igh
School teacher M ichelle N icola is a
finalist for an aw ard in teaching to l
erance. The S outhern Poverty Law
C en ter project, “T eaching T o ler
ance” gives out its A w ard for E x cel
lence in T eaching annually.
N icola, Spanish teacher and H eri
tage C lub C oordinator at D e La Salle,
says to leran ce is som ething she
strives fo r in h e r classroom , “O b v i
ously I w ant m y students to learn
Spanish but if I can also teach them
to be kinder, m ore open-m inded and
open-hearted people, then I know
I ’m doing m y jo b .”
The G eorge Fox U niversity grad
says in a m ul tic ul turally-mixed school
like D e L a Salle, respect for diversity
Michelle Nicola
EnatArega
Melaku Arega
and tolerance are key com ponents o f is com m itted to her pupils.
the school com m unity, som ething
“It is truly an honor to be nomi-
she strives to reinforce in her classes, nated for som ething I feel so passion-
Everything from lessons in the ately about, social ju stice,”
guise o f soap operas and dance par-
she says,
ties to lessons set up to engage the
D e La Salle also announced that
student’s individual interest, N icola student Enat A rega has been chosen
In Loving Memory
2 0 1 4 -1 7 6 0
Jefferson High School Turf Field & Track Improvement Project
Christine Poole-Jones
C hristine P oole-Jones, beloved w ife o f Sam uel Jones,
passed aw ay A pril 10,2014. A celebration o f h er life w ill be
h eld at 11 a.m . on M ay 17 at the A ugustana L utheran
C hurch, 2710 N .E . 14th St.
She w as b o m in Stockton, C alif, to Jacie and C larence
W ashington. She graduated from E dison H igh School,
received her b ach e lo r’s degree from S acram ento State
C ollege and h er m asters in library science at the U niversity
o f O regon.
She w orked as a school librarian from 1975 to 1981 and
then w as em ployed in a series o f district adm inistration
positions until h er retirem ent in 2001.
C hristine w as passionate about m aking a difference in h er
T erry F amily
F uneral
H ome
BIDS REQUESTED
Portland Public Schools, School District N o.U , Multnomah County,
Oregon seeks responses from qualified firms able to provide track
and field improvement services. Experienced firms are invited to
submit a for consideration by the District. The documents may be
obtained at the ORPIN website, www.orpin.oregon.gov. Firms must
be registered with ORPIN to obtain and download documents; regis
tration is at no cost. An conference will be held at 8:00 on April 16,
2014, at the Jefferson High School Track, 5210 N. Kirby Ave Port
land, OR 97217.
Subcontractors are strongly encouraged to attend.
S e a le d , in an envelope clearly listing the vendor nam e and proposal title,
continued V
on page 20
2337 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, Or 97227
503-249-1788
will be received by Stephen Hirai, Contract Analyst, at: Bid Desk,
Purchasing & Contracting, Blanchard Education Service Center, 501
N. Dixon St, Portland OR 97227, not later than 2:00 PM, April 30,2014.
For further information contact Stephen Hirai at 503-916-3314.
Contract terms, conditions and Specifications may be reviewed at
Purchasing & Contracting, 501 N. Dixon Street, Portland Oregon,
97227. This Contract is a Public Work subject to.
SUB BIDS REQUESTED
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Bid Date: May 1, 2014 3:00 p.m.
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