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MUCH to tell you about.
I. FROM OLYMPIA, EDUARDO TOBAR WRITES:
Dear Jay,
We have finally been granted help from Boeing
for a
summer institute in Salamanca in July. That means
that
thanks to the cooperation of Boeing and the Spanish
Ministry of Education 18 teachers are going to
take a
three week course in Salamanca called "Spanish
Language and Culture". Lodging, tuition, meals,
insurance, excursions and cultural activities
are
included in the program. These teachers will
have to
pay only for the travel costs.
The list of winners of the First Literary Contest
is
at:
http://inform.ospi.wednet.edu/languages/spanish/winners9899
¡Hasta pronto!
II. JOB AVAILABLE IN SPRINGFIELD, OREGON,
NEXT DOOR
TO EUGENE. (Oregon certification is fairly
easy to
acquire if you are certified in WA):
Springfield High School seeks outstanding candidates
for the position of High School Spanish
Instructor.
The position is full-time.
Qualifications Required:
1. Valid Oregon teaching license with Spanish
endorsement.
2. Excellent ability to teach foreign language
to high
school students.
Qualifications Desired:
1. Experience teaching Spanish at the high school
level.
2. Willingness to coach and/or be a class/club
advisor.
How to apply:
Submit a resume, cover letter and completed
application form to the Personnel & Benefit
Services
Office by the application deadline. Application
forms
are available in the Personnel & Benefit
Services
Office, 525 Mill Street, Springfield, Oregon
97477,
(541) 726-3315.
NOTE FROM JAY: OREGON HAS A UNIFORM STATE APPLICATION
FORM, SO IF YOU COMPLETE ONE, MAKE COPIES IF
YOU WANT
TO TEACH THERE.
III. ORIANA CADMAN REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS
OF THE
STATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT IN OREGON'S
STATE
SENATE:
Subject: Legislation
The Senate Education Committee on May 5 voted
unanimously to amend HB 3042 (the proposed repeal
of
the 2-year language requirement) so that, instead,
it retains all provisions of ORS 329.487 ("In
the 21st
Century all Oregonians should be able to communicate
in a second language...") and extends the deadline
for
a 2-year requirement to June 2005. Senator
Verne
Duncan agreed to carry the amended bill to the
Senate.
The amendment, proposed by COFLT (represented
by
Terri Carnes and Bob Willner, with Carl Falsgraf,
President of PNCFL) had the concurrence of the
Oregon
Department of Education and COSA. Strong
testimony on
behalf of the continuing language requirement
was
presented by Board Chairman Bruce O'Neill of
Associated Oregon Industries.
If the Senate approves this amended Bill it would
be
referred, probably, to a Conference Committee
to work
out a version that representatives of both houses
could accept. If they do not reach an agreement
then
probably there would be no legislation and the
existing requirement would stay in effect.
For the time being, the reported demise of the
second
language requirement can be regarded as greatly
exaggerated. However, one never knows what
will
happen as long as the Legislature stays in session.
Stay tuned.
Bob Willner
Oregon International Council
PO BOX 111
Voice: (503) 375-5447
Salem, Oregon 97308-0111
Fax: (503) 375-5448
E-mail: oic@willamette.edu
World Wide Web: http://www.willamette.edu/~oic/
IV. CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIK LAMPI AND BARB
RUPERT!
Two of our three Juan de Fuca Chapter candidates
for
WAFLT positions were elected this week to terms
on the
WAFLT Board. ERIK LAMPI begins a three-year
term as
WAFLT's Historian, and Barb Rupert takes a seat
on the
Board as an AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER. Thanks
to Dottie
Szendre for running! Next year, Dottie!
V. WINES AND TAPAS. From Rosemary
Leiva comes an
interesting notice of an event at Seattle's Paramount:
Acabo de recibir noticias de una función
que quizás te
interesaría. Si pudiera,iría yo;
tendrá lugar el 18
de Mayo de las 6-8:30 de la noche en el Paramount:"
Wines and Tapas" Admission $40.00. Contact number
1-800-317-9463. !!! PERO NO PUEDO YO!!!
¡Qué te vaya bien!
Rosemary
For more info, contact Rosemary Leiva at
leivare@destiny.esd105.wednet.edu.
VI. HELP STORM VICTIMS IN HONDURAS.
Socia Flo
Ariessohn writes:
Jay--This is the group I'm leading to Honduras
in two
weeks!
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY:
Build a Burrito;
Build a House!"
BENEFIT DINNER:
Students from the Tacoma area are journeying to
Tegucigalpa, Honduras to help victims of Hurricane
Mitch with housing relief efforts through Habitat
for
Humanity. We are having a BENEFIT DINNER
on
SATURDAY, MAY 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. The recommended
donation is $5. Come eat a burrito.
Help build a
house!
Proceeds will be used to help supplement travel
costs,
in-country costs, and building supplies and materials.
Dinner will be held in the Fellowship Hall of
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, located at North
9th and
J, Tacoma.
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for
Humanity FMI: UPS Campus Ministry Office (Rod
Bennett)
253-756-3373 or
rcbennett@ups.edu.
VII. CHISTE DE SOCIA KRISTA SWENSON:
Tengo un chiste para el BOLECTRONICO si todavía
quieres uno:
Profesor: Antaño, el soberano de
Rusia se llamaba zar
y su esposa era la
zarina. ¿Quién me puede decir cómo
se llamaban sus
hijos?
Paco: ¡Zardinas!
REPEAT ITEMS (THANKS TO TWILA WOOD FOR SUGGESTING
THAT
THESE BE SEPARATED)
VIII. FILM FESTIVAL UPDATE
Queridos socios:
Several things have occurred, and they should
not be
too much of a problem. THESE WILL BE THE
LAST
CHANGES, and they are mostly beyond our control.
I. FILM TIME MOVED BACK TO 6:30 AGAIN!!!
Please
don't shoot the messenger. The Film Festival
has said
it CANNOT change again because the Seattle Times
has
published the time.
Because of this, we will meet for the Potluck
at 5:00
p.m. at Dandy Porter's. I have sent directions
and
addresses for Dandy Porter's and Pacific Place
Cinemas.
If you need Dandy's directions again, contact
her at
cliftonporter@seanet.com. The movie theater
is at 600
Pine Street downtown.
II. EL CENTRO TOUR POSTPONED. Paloma,
Sonja, and I
spoke (Steve has been unavailable and not at
school)
after we were contacted by the WAFLT Board.
All four
of us sit on the WAFLT Board, and there is an
all
weekend retreat. They would like us to
attend most of
it, although they understand that we need to
cut out
at 4:00 on Saturday to be with you at Dandy's
and at
the film. They have, however, asked us
to postpone
the Centro tour. People can e-mail and
say if they
prefer to have this tour before school gets out
or in
the fall.
We are so sorry!
Looking forward to May 15!
JAY
P.S. I know several of you have written
asking why we
have not ha drecent BOLECTRONICOS. I have
no good
answer. I've been looking (and finally
found) a house
in the Pullman area, and I've been out of my
head
caring for kittens. Three cuddly kittens
(one half
Siamese, one gray tabby and one that is very
interesting looking are still available)-- contact
me!
JAY