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May 17, 2017
CAREERS EDUCATION
Training
for Jobs in
Construction
Graduates from Constructing
Hope, a free 9 week pre-
apprenticeship job training
program supported by the
construction trades at 405 N.E.
Church St. The participants
get a foothold on future jobs
in the industry by completing
180 hours of classes and
hands-on instruction. For more
information about the program
and to apply, call 503-281-1234
or visit constructinghope.org.
An artist’s rendering shows a future site for career technical education
programs that is under construction at Clackamas Community College.
Workforce Training Expands
Clackamas Community Col-
lege is upping its game with busi-
ness and industry by building a
new center for career technical ed-
ucation and expanding programs
to provide for a skilled workforce.
Construction has begun on the
new Industrial Technical Center, a
$28-million project, which will be
completed in 2018.
The 44,242-square-foot build-
ing will meet the changing train-
ing needs of regional partnership
programs. There will be large bays
for machinery with classrooms
and offices on the first and sec-
ond floors, and there is an option
to add another building to the
east as programs expand and the
college grows.
“Students at the ITC will
learn from industry-knowl-
edgeable instructors on modern
equipment in a state-of-the art fa-
cility,” Cynthia Risan, CCC dean
of Technology, applied science
and public services, said. “Upon
completion of their study, our
students will be fully trained and
ready to work.”
Roosevelt High School sophomore Kaleha Keenan is named Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland Youth of
the Year.
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Youth Leader of the Year
Congratulations to Kaleha
Keenan, a sophomore at Roos-
evelt High School and member of
the Regence Boys & Girls Club
in the New Columbia neighbor-
hood of north Portland, for being
honored as Boys & Girls Clubs of
Portland Youth of the Year.
Keenan hopes to attend Spel-
man College after high school to
become an attorney.
“The club has taught me to nev-
er back down from any challenge
and to always believe in myself,”
she said. “I cherish those lessons
and look forward to the day I can
share that with my community as
a lawyer helping people stand up
for their rights and for equality.”
Keenan is an only child and
the Regence club has served as
a second home and family for
the past 10 years. She serves as
a mentor to youth in the club and
was an organizer for a “Hoodies
Up Day” at her school - an action
project that called for solidarity
in speaking out against racism
and inequality.
Along with the Youth of the
Year title, Kaleha received a
$1,000 scholarship.
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