June 18, 2014
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Pacific NW College Special Edition
Training Brings Career Options
Concorde
College
provides a path
to success
During his time serving in the
Navy, W aym on Cowley worked
within a m edical unit and became
passionate about healthcare and
providing m edical assistance to
the injured and sick.
He went on to work in retail
management and financial services
but always felt he belonged som e
where in the healthcare field pro
viding patient care.
Knowing he wanted to help
people and that a career in healthcare
would be stable and interesting, he
began researching schools that pro
vided healthcare educations.
In his search, he discovered that
Concorde Career College in Port
land provided the R espiratory
Therapy program.
W aymon was an exem plary and
d ilig e n t stu d e n t w ho a lw ay s
w anted to know why, pushing
him self beyond the required as
signm ents and readings so he
could learn as much as possible,
Concorde officials said.
...
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n
many of his findings with the class
and instructors,” says Brenda Batts,
rector
Waymon graduated in April 2011
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P e lfe H e a lt^
R esp .ra.0^ Therapy program di-
and now holds a CRT white working
mie working
C e n t e ta V a n c o u v « H , T
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c en ter m Vancouver. He also has
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aSpirati° nS ° f movinS int0
career options to the opportunities
em^ e" ^ medlcine-
Waymon credits his success and
afforded him a, C o n ced e Career
College in Portland
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Stories from the Streets
Hip Hop
celebration benefits
homeless youth
S to ries from the S tre e ts, a «.
groundbreaking Northwest hip hop cel
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ebration benefiting homeless youth,
will be held Friday, June 20, in Pioneer
Courthouse Square, downtown.
Organized by youth who have ex
ited street life, the event is dedicated
to raising awareness of how hip hop
culture has been a positive influence in
the lives of homeless youth and has
benefits for the entire community. All
proceeds and donations will directly
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benefit the New Avenues for Youth’s Mic Crenshaw
Artist Mentorship Program, a life- pression
changing program that gives homeless
addition to a break dance bau|e
youth positive outlets for artistic ex- featuring three ofthe area’s best dance
crews, and a live graffiti wall, per
formers will include Luckyiam of Liv
ing Legends, Blacque Butterfly, Mic
Crenshaw, Tope, The Resistance,
amongst a host of other acts and speak
ers.
The event is scheduled to begin at
noon and end at 9 p.m. Food, vendors,
prizes, and giveaways are planned.
People are also encouraged to also
join the Stories from the Streets
afterparty which will featuring Scarub
(also of Living Legends), C Ray Walz,
Amine, Yung Mil, and others at the
Star Theater, 13 N.W. Sixth Ave.
Doors open at 9 p.m.; tickets are $10
pre-sale and $15 at the door.
For more information on the event,
please v isit the in tern et at
storiesfromthestreetspdx.wordpress.com
or call New Avenues for Youth at
503-517-3908.
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