It’s official: A stab in the back for David Douglas and Parkrose schools
Published March 24, 2006 ~ By David F. Ashton Multnomah County Lonnie Roberts reads letters of support for equal school funding, as a “who‚Äôs who” of county education sits ready to lend their support at the March 22 gathering. David F. Ashton Photo It looks like Multnomah County Commissioners Lisa Naito, Maria Rojo de Steffey, […]
‘Bye, Bye Birdie’ flys high on Parkrose High’s Theater stage
See the photos we took of this show, and you’ll be planning now to see this great Broadway musical, complete with 35 music-and-dance numbers, presented by the Parkrose High School Thespian Troupe 1783 next weekend … Scenes from ‘Bye, Bye Birdie’ continuing this weekend at Parkrose High School. Story and photo by David F. Ashton A full band, imaginative […]
Parkrose High’s screening of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ stirs controversy
When a local talk show host hammered educators at Parkrose High School for‚Äîin effect ‚Äì cramming Al Gore’s ideology down the throats of students, we talked with Principal Roy Reynolds to see what was up ‚Ķ Is this school a hotbed for political propaganda ‚Äì or a place of rigorous education? It was difficult to […]
Russell Academy students gather half-million pennies to fight cancer
In addition to their participation in the “Pennies for Patients” campaign, learn how these sincere, young Parkrose students also helped raise awareness of blood-related diseases ‚Ķ Margaret Goff, 3rd Grade Teacher at Russell Academy, welcomes Eric Tweed, the campaign coordinator for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. They stand before the school’s “Window of Pennies for Patients”; […]
Russell Academy students gather half-million pennies to fight cancer
In addition to their participation in the “Pennies for Patients” campaign, learn how these sincere, young Parkrose students also helped raise awareness of blood-related diseases ‚Ķ Margaret Goff, 3rd Grade Teacher at Russell Academy, welcomes Eric Tweed, the campaign coordinator for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. They stand before the school’s “Window of Pennies for Patients”; […]
Arsenic & Old Lace well-played by Parkrose High Thespians
If you didn’t get to see it, you missed the funniest play about murder, ever. Take a look at these exclusive photos and you’ll find it hard to believe these actors are high school kids ‚Ķ Could it be that his home-made wine contains more than fermented grapes? Story and photos by David F. Ashton […]
See How They Run in production at David Douglas High
This show is guaranteed to chase the wet winter blues away! Take a look, and see why you should be buying your ticket for this show, opening March 9th … David Douglas Theater Department works on the parts in this play, “See How They Run”. It’s loaded with multiple mistaken identities, gaffes, and well-timed comedic […]
Cleveland’s spy-themed party turns guests into ‘high’ rollers
Some arms were twisted, but no one needed a “license to kill” to pull in big bucks to boost this great, inner SE Portland high school’s activities. Look: you might see Mr. Bond in the background‚ “Place your bets,” calls roulette croupier Ryan McKenzie, as he spins the ball for high rollers Marilyn McKenzie, Colleen […]
Participating Parkrose Middle School G.R.E.A.T. students get pizza and prize
See how this program, taught by cops in uniform, gives kids the skills they need to avoid getting into tobacco, drugs, and gangs‚ Two of the many students giving a presentation about how they learned to avoid tobacco, drugs, and gangs through the Parkrose Middle School G.R.E.A.T. program were Mickenin Sprague and Michelle Pham. Story […]