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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