Taking the
Lead in
‘Sister Act’
‘City
of
Roses’
Staffing Plans
Upend King
Diverse school
faces big cuts;
parents upset
Feel-good
musical based
on smash hit
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See Metro, page 9
Volume XLVII • Number 17
Established in 1970
www.portlandobserver.com
Wednesday • April 25, 2018
Committed to Cultural Diversity
Rose
Festival
Court
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p hoto M edia p roductions
Mariamou Abdoulaye, Benson
Madison Nieuwendorp, Roosevelt
Kiara Johnson, Parkrose
Melissa Torre-Duran, Grant
Amaya Gustave, Franklin
Sydney Toops, Cleveland
Alanesia “Ally” Vang, David Douglas
Maya Bedge, Westview
Kash’lmani Thomas, Jefferson
Stephanie Vo-Nguyen, Madison
Jennifer “Jenny” White, St. Mary’s
Lux Preciado-Solis, Lincoln
Anna Kien, Wilson
Caitlin McCabe, West Linn
Fourteen outstanding Portland area high school students comprise the 2018 Rose Festival Court presented by Unitus Community Credit Union.
Each member receives a $3,500 scholarship generously provided by The Randall Group. One will be named Rose Festival Queen on Saturday, June
9 when the Queen’s Coronation takes place ahead of Portland’s annual Bank of the West Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.