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State Senator Chip Shields throws support behind Middle College
Story by Dana Haynes
On left, State Senator Chip Shields (North and Northeast Portland) stopped by the Cascade Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 13 to visit with and support Middle College Program staff and students, including John Noel, left, a junior at Jefferson High School. The Middle College program is a partnership between ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ and Portland Public Schools. It allows students from Jefferson and Roosevelt high schools to take college classes – and earn college credit – alongside regular ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ students. And it’s free: the program covers the cost of books, tuition, and fees for its participants.
About Dana Haynes
Dana Haynes, joined ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ in 2007 as the manager of the Office of Public Affairs, directing the college's media and government relations. Haynes spent the previous 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor for Oregon newspapers, including ... more »