6A • February 20, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Lives in Transition reopens in Seaside
The program went on hia-
tus when the previous instruc-
tor moved away, Frimoth said.
Recently, Shelly Alford, who
has taught the curriculum in
Astoria, was hired to revive the
classes at the college’s South
County campus in Seaside.
“We are planning to offer
the classes beginning spring
term, which begins March
30,” said Frimoth.
Lives in Transition is de-
signed for adults interested in
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Lives in Transition classes be-
cause they talk about barriers
and change and how to adapt
and reconnect with the goals
that we want in our life.
“These classes are really
looking at what education is
and what educational barriers
are there for people and how
to get around those barriers,”
Frimoth added. “We look at
life barriers as well as educa-
tional barriers.”
and some of our folks don’t
feel real comfortable with
a computer, so we certainly
“She was a single parent
help them with that,” she said.
coming out of a divorce that
Lives in Transition also as-
she never thought she would
sists students in setting goals
go through,” said Margaret
before they embark on the
Frimoth.
program and continues that
With the help of Lives in
support once they arrive.
Transition, a continuing ed-
“There is a push on all
ucation program at Clatsop
college campuses that’s kind
Community College, that
of geared to that high school
single mother built a new —
graduate who is coming in and
and wholly unforeseen — ca-
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reer.
here and then go off to a four-
“She got through Lives in
year college,” said Frimoth.
Presentation to focus on ‘Lives in Transition’
Transition and found it very
“And that’s great. But there’s
Those interested in
greater academic confi-
supportive and empowering
this whole other group.”
continuing their educa-
dence while working to
and healing, so she signed up
Lives in Transition helps
tion are invited to learn
become economically
for other classes,” said Frim-
on campus in myriad ways,
about “Lives in Transi-
self-sufficient.
oth, the program’s director.
from a designated resource
tion” at 1 p.m. March 7,
The college offers
But after a long scholastic
room with computers to tu-
in the Seaside Public
two college classes, staff
layoff, the mother found col-
toring sessions, as well as
Library, 1131 Broadway.
support and opportu-
lege math to be trying.
the general camaraderie and
Clatsop Community
nities to develop per-
“In math,” Frimoth said,
positive reinforcement that
College instructor Shelly sonal resources based
“she thinks: ‘I’m not smart
comes by embarking on the
Alford will discuss the
on an individual plan to
“Lives in Transition” pro-
acquire skills for em-
enough. I’m not going to be
journey with others.
gram, which is designed
ployment, vocational or
able to do this. I don’t get this
“We have coffee and
to assist displaced
career goals.
math stuff at all. This is not
couches and computers and
homemakers, single
For more information,
how my brain thinks.’”
places to hang out and do
parents, dislocated
call 503-738-6742 or visit
With the support of tutors
homework with other peo-
workers and first-gener-
www.seasidelibrary.org
and a dedicated study center
ple and other students who
ation college students.
and www.facebook.com/
on campus, however, the les-
have been through Lives in
Participants can acquire
seasidepubliclibrary
sons began to add up.
Transition,” said Frimoth.
“She came in one day
“It becomes a real cohort
and said, ‘You know, it’s returning to college after time
Frimoth sees two particu- group here.”
beginning to make sense,’” away from academia, regard- lar impediments regularly.
There’s another leg up:
said Frimoth. “She went OHVVRIDJH¿QDQFLDOPHDQVRU
“Child care is a huge one Completing the program
on to focus on math, trans- educational background.
and so is transportation,” she earns a student up to six col-
ferred to a four-year school,
“We’ve had students in our said, “particularly here in our lege credits toward a degree
got her bachelor’s and then classes as young as 16 and up rural community.”
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went right into her master’s through 75,” said Frimoth.
Lives in Transition offer-
“The classes are free,
degree, and now she’s a high “We don’t restrict ages in our ers partial reimbursements which is a gift from the col-
school math teacher.”
program.”
for child care and transporta- lege,” said Frimoth. “The col-
While single mothers
Some attendees come tion costs related to attending lege believes in the program
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class.
because our students, if they
Lives in Transition is a story
“We have displaced work-
It also helps with enroll- decide to go to school, do re-
heard regularly around the ers, men from the timber or ment, exploring potential ally well because they have
college’s halls, the program is ¿VKLQJ LQGXVWULHV ZKR¶YH VFKRODUVKLSV DQG VHFXULQJ ¿- the additional support.”
open to all men and women. come through our classes,” nancial aid. Frimoth acknowl-
For more information
Those in South Clatsop Frimoth said. “We’re also HGJHGWKDW¿OOLQJRXW¿QDQFLDO about the program, visit
County won’t have to trav- getting a number of veterans. aid forms can be scary.
www.clatsopcc.edu/stu-
el far. After a yearlong ab- They’re coming back, and they
“We sit down and help dent-resources/student-sup-
sence, Lives in Transition is have a G.I. Bill and they have people go through them. And port-services/lives-transi-
returning to Seaside.
no idea what they want. They they’re all done online now, tion-lit-overview
Andrew R. Tonry
for the Seaside Signal
Conference encouraged her to return to school
Wings from Page 1A
“She told her story, and
that’s when I realized that I
wanted to go back to school,”
Soares said.
WINGS
encouraged
Soares to attend Lives in Tran-
sition, a sort of sister program
of Clatsop Community Col-
lege designed to help men and
women return to school after a
prolonged absence.
“The classes that they teach
include stress management and
life transitioning,” Soares said
of Lives in Transition. “It was
like being in school, but it was
also teaching you how to go
through a big transition. You
work through all of that, and
there’s a lot of trigger moments
in the classes because they do
focus on stress and how to deal
with it and how to cope.”
As well as helping her
square away all the paper-
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cial aid — Lives in Transition
also helped Soares regain the
rhythm of returning to class.
She got used to showing up a
few times each week, on time.
“It was wonderful,” she
added. “I enjoyed it very
much. Going to Lives in
Transition made me look for-
ward to going to school full
time. As soon as I got about
two weeks into the Lives in
Transition program I knew
for a fact that I wanted to go
back to school.”
Soares arrived on campus
initially planning to study crim-
If you go
WINGS conference
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
WHERE: Clatsop Community
College, Columbia Hall
WHAT: Explore your edu-
cational opportunities
in this one-day confer-
ence hosted by Clatsop
Community College,
AAUW-Seaside and
AAUW-Astoria.
COST: The conference is
free; free lunch and child-
care are provided.
REGISTRATION: Visit the
WINGS website, www.
wings-clatsop.com/
Home.html for informa-
tion and registration, or
call Pat, 503-717-1852.
inal justice, but found social
sciences more to her liking. She
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“I was really bad at math,”
she said. “But I had a wonderful
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nally started understanding it.”
At the time, nearing the
completion of her associate’s
degree, Soares was also preg-
nant with her third child.
“I actually went into
preterm labor and had to go
to the hospital for a week,”
she said. Soares took her
math homework with her,
doing it in a hospital room.
“I didn’t want to take an
incomplete or anything and
lose what I was learning,”
she said. “So I insisted to my
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Funds 4 Kids
the class out. He was pretty
shocked about that.”
After wrapping up her as-
sociate’s degree at Clatsop,
Soares transferred to Eastern
Oregon University, where she
delved deeper into psycholo-
gy and sociology, and in turn,
the traumas of her of abuse.
Soares had a hypothesis
that a lot of the damaging ef-
fects on children don’t appear
until adulthood. “As children
grow into adults, these effects
damage the way they’re able to
function in society,” She said.
She worked that hypoth-
esis into a research paper,
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ect. It also granted her peace
of mind.
“I used my experience to
create data that can be used
for people to learn from and
with that came a lot of closure
for me,” Soares said. “That
was one of the major things
that was affecting my life.
“So the ability to go to
school and turn it into some-
thing else, it has been major,”
she added. “It has made an
impact on my life that I can
only explain so much.”
Nonetheless, Soares is
clear: WINGS helped get her
to where she’s at.
“Just going to that one
conference, receiving the
plethora of information and
ANDREW R. TONRY PHOTO
More than $32,529 from the former Cannon Beach
Food Systems, which has disbanded, will go to buy
food for the Food 4 Kids program in Seaside. Gathered
to celebrate the donation are members from both
the Cannon Beach and Seaside groups. The Cannon
Beach Food Systems once was a 501 (c) (3) organiza-
tion that administered the Cannon Beach Backpack
program, which donated food to low income children
on weekends and holidays. The backpack program was
discontinued when Cannon Beach Elementary School
was closed in June 2013. Food 4 Kids, which now serves
youngsters from both Cannon Beach and Seaside,
started three years ago through a grant from the Can-
non Beach program. Pictured are, back row, from left:
Jim Casterline, Carole Whitlock, Bill Bennett, Martha
Bennett, Linda Beck-Sweeney, Judine Brooks, Lianne
Thompson, Carol Ertwine, Sharon Clyde, Karen Hoyt, Al
Peinhardt, Brandy Cook, Marty Schwab Harris and Liz
Freer. Front row, from left: Maureen Casterline; Coral
Cook; Rosemary Kemper-Riddock.
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