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Thanks to many of you the WAFLT Conference and
the
AATSP Luncheon, Idea Share, and the Joy
Renjilian-Burgy workshop were all successes.
Barb
Rupert gave one of her bang-up workshops, and
many
AATSP-affiliated presenters made us proud.
It was so good to see Dottie Szendre, Rosemary
Leiva,
Cynthia McCurdy, Steve Smith, Bob del Valle (WAFLT
Teacher of the Year!), Angela Davila, Debbie
Holmberg,
Jessica Suarez, Erik Lampi, Carol Froelich, Kerry
Chama, Egils Macs, and the many, many socios,
65 in
all, who attended the luncheon. ¡Viva
el capítulo!
Let's get to the news:
I. BASQUE CULTURE WORKSHOP: we're filling
up FAST so
sign up now!!! ($12 includes free clock hours
and a
Basque lunch!):
10-12: Basque Language
12-1: Lunch
1-2:30 Basque Culture
2:30-3:00 Break, Gateau Basque
3-4 Contemporary Basque Issues
4-4:30 Summing up and Evaluation
Print out and mail this form WITH YOUR CHECK to:
Jay Adams-Feuer, PO Box 2743, Pullman, WA 99165-2743.
Name__________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
Phone/E-mail__________________________________________
II. UPCOMING EVENTS.
1. TERTULIA NAVIDEÑA: Saturday
December 4 from 10-2
at Jay Adams-Feuer's SEATTLE home. There
will be an
Idea Share followed by Brunch and charla en español.
2. BRAZILIAN RESTAURANT AND TALK, "WHAT
EVERY SPANISH
TEACHER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT PORTUGAL, BRAZIL,
AND THE
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE." Date in early March
TBA.
3. PULLMAN TERTULIA, evening of March 25th
after the
WAFLT SPRING REGIONAL at WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.
Details TBA.
4. SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL/EL
CENTRO DE
LA RAZA TOUR: a Saturday in March that does NOT
conflict with the WAFLT Board Retreat.
III. PFLAG Family on Spanish-language Talk
Show
"Cristina" TOMORROW (Presentation
of this
information does not necessarily constitute
endorsement by the chapter of this show's content)
Cristina is commonly referred to as the
"Latin-American Oprah." Her
Spanish-language talk show has a huge worldwide
viewership, and she is great
on g/l/b/t issues. Tuesday, Oct.
12, she will air a
show with PFLAG
Portland President Illiana Strauss and
her lesbian
daughter. The show will
focus on problems the daughter faced in
school,
Illiana's unconditional love
and support, and PFLAG's important work.
They will
be running PFLAG's
national phone number and web site.
Perhaps the show can be taped for use in
middle and
high school Spanish
classes, and for school counselors and
GSA advisors
to loan to
Spanish-speaking families who need info.
TCI Cable tells me the Cristina show will
air on
UNIVISION October 12.
(Check local cable listings for the Spanish-language
channels in your
community.)
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partnership of organizations
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schools
become safe places where every family can
belong,
where every educator can
teach, and where every child can learn,
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IV. MEXICO FLOODS!
Nona Brady is wondering if anyone knows of a school
(or other effort)to provide clothing and
nonperishables to the flood victims in Mexico.
If you
have info could you inform me AND her?
Her e-mail is
mariposa@olypen.com.
V. SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Our scholarship fund of $1,022 is paltry, to be
blunt.
If anyone has nonprofit fundraising skills
or
contacts, could you contact the chapter?
If I hear
nothing from members, I will look into it this
summer
in Seattle and talk to Microsoft and others.
This is
a critical function: we must aid our students
to help
create the future cadre of Spanish and Portuguese
teachers. I personally would ultimately
like to see
us awarding four scholarships each year.
VI. TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2000.
This decision will be made in May 2000 by the
full
Board. Please begin thinking about everyone
K-20--
people you think exemplify the best of what this
state
has to offer. People like Barb Rupert (1999
winner),
Marian Thom, Rosemary Leiva and Angelia Nivens.
Hit
us with some names!
VII. PUERTO RICO 2000.
Tours of the island, a job fair, and a high quality
conference, August 2-6, AATSP in San Juan, PR.
E-mail
lsandste@bentley.unco.edu. We will be looking
for
ways to fund Barb Rupert, 1999 Teacher of the
Year to
do one of her fantastic seminars there!
VIII. FROM EDU TOBAR AT OSPI:
Now is also the time to begin thinking about the
Post-to-Post and School Exchanges with Spain.
if you
are interested in teaching in Spain next academic
year
or bringing a chunk of students there for an
extended
period, please contact Edu at etobar@ospi.wednet.edu.
It is also time to begin thinking about Salamanca
and
the teacher scholarships for a month of summer
study.
Dandy Porter did it last summer and LOVED it!
Ask her
about her experiences, cliftonporter@seanet.com.
IX. BOARD.
Thank you for showing us your confidence and
reelecting us for 2000-2001.
Your Board consists of:
Steve Green, President 1998-2001
Paloma Borreguero, NW Vice President 1998-2001
Sonja Hokanson, E Vice President 1998-2001
Oriana Cadman, SW Vice President 1999-2001
Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary 1998-2001
Dandy Porter, Treasurer 1999-2001
Appointed:
Ana María Rodríguez-Vivaldi, CLAMOR
Editor
Elwin Wirkala, Portuguese Liaison
X. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROVED.
The Constitution of April 10, 1999 promulgated
provisionally in Tacoma is now your chapter
constitution.
XI. FEE RAISE APPROVED BY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP.
With about 65 chapter members present, the chapter
agreed to $8.00 dues for 2000. It was proposed
by
Egils Macs and seconded by Steve Smith that chapter
dues for 2001 be raised to $10 to help the scholarship
fund, keep CLAMOR afloat and help us with mailings,
etc. It was the intention of the Board
to keep the
fees at $8.00. We were overruled!
XII. SW WASHINGTON.
We want to have an event in SW Washington in the
near
future.
A) We need to recruit more members there:
who knows
teachers in the Vancouver region?
B) What sort of event should we hold there?
Milagros
Theater in Portland? Restaurant?
XIII. CULTURAL INFO. My grad program
keeps me from
reading the Weekly, Stranger, and Seattle Times.
When
you learn about a cultural event, could you write
to
me immediately?
XIV. The chapter wants to thank Joy Renjilian-Burgy
for doing a bang up job, staying for the whole
conference, exciting the membership, raising
funds,
and encouraging us as a group!
Thanks for being a great chapter. Dandy
collected
lots of memberships, and our vibrancy and
functionality are because you all make this chapter
what it is.
Hasta muy pronto.
Jay