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July 22,2014
New Principal for Roosevelt
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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. The
night will also serve as a thank you
to Principal Williams for her service
at Roosevelt, school officials said.
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Participants in the MLK Dream Run take o ff from Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The
third annual event returns Sunday, Aug. 3.
Gear up for the Dream Run
Run, walk, or volunteer, the North/Northeast Busi
ness Association is looking for a host o f Portlanders
to come out to its third annual MLK Dream Run.
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
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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.