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Page 2 July 22,2014 New Principal for Roosevelt We are H iring Drivers fo r our Transportation Office! Hermiston, OR In the first year driving for Walmart, the average full time Walmart Driver will earn $76,000 per year working a 5.5 day work week. Walmart drivers earn: • Mileage Pay • Activity Pay • Hourly Pay • Regular schedule and reset hours at home, not on the road Roosevelt High School has a new leader. A teacher and administrator for the past 15 years, Filip Hristic is making the transition to principal o f the north Portland school after a three year stint as principal o f Cre ative Science School K-8 in south east Portland. Superintendent Carole Smith an nounced Hristic’s appointment this week to succeed Roosevelt Princi pal Charlene Williams who will now be senior director o f the Roosevelt Cluster and Benson High School. Hristic brings a wealth o f experi ence to his position, including serv ing as one o f four principals at Newberg High School under its small school model. While an ad ministrator there, he started a Latino scholars program, helped reduce the Filip Hristic number o f students leaving high school early, increased dual credit offerings, and improved the num bers o f students taking Advanced Placement courses. Bom and raised in Belgrade, Serbia (in the former Yugoslavia), Hristic came to the U.S. as a seventh grader and learned English as a sec ond language; he’s fluent in Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian The school administrator said he is honored to join the Roosevelt community, humbled by the great work o f its teachers, administrators, staff and students and looks for ward to guiding the school as it is m odernized through the school district’s Building Improvement Bond. Families and staff are invited to meet Mr. Hristic at a reception Wednesday, July 23 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Roosevelt Library. 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The run’s goal is to bring businesses served by NNEBA and residents together in order to support local organizations that make a difference in the lives o f local youth; a goal influenced by the event’s name sake, civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Oregon has a vision that every child, no matter how disadvantaged, has the opportunity, support, and resources to succeed in high school, pursue their dreams o f higher education and economic indepen- dence,” event organizers said. The MLK Dream Run starts at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, starting from the vacant lot on the comer o f Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alberta Street. There’s an option to run or walk, solo or in groups (which is encouraged) or volunteer. The same day, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the same location, there will be a “Taste o f the Dream” celebra tion with music, food, entertainment, fun activities, and a business boutique village. For more information, call NNEBA at 503-841 -5032 or visit the event’s website at MLKDreammn.org. Historic Site Gets New Roof A historic site for local African American history is getting a new roof. Located at Northeast First Avenue and Schuyler Street, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, was one o f the original sites o f worship for one o f Portland’s oldest black congre gations. The 1921 church is noted for having been built with donated lum ber at the time from the racist Ku Klux Kian which wanted to help PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX PDX \d\ertise with d iv e r s ity 1 lie Portland ('¿ill 503-288-00*3 ( )bscrvcr ads@portlandobserver.com photo by D onovan M. S mith /T he P ortland O bserver Portland’s oldest African American church at Northeast First Avenue and Schuyler Street near the Rose Quarter, one o f Mt. Olivet Baptist Church’s original houses o f worship, has been fashioned with a new roof, preserving the structure for future generations. move the congregation across the Willamette River and away from northwest Portland. Though Mt. Olivet Baptist Church currently has two other locations, their primary sanctuary on North Chautauqua Avenue and another in the suburb o f Aloha, it continues to own the site at Schuyler, some times getting usage by a partner congregation. A representative from Mr. Olivet did not reveal how much the roof restoration was costing, or how long it would take for completion, but says it follows restoration a few years back to preserve the original stained glass windows o f the church.
