Celebrating  Black History
Join us Thursday at James John Elementary from 5:30-7:30
Our James John Slide Show

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James John Slide Show

Explore people making change in our own community:

• Dr. Miles Davis, President – Linfield College, First African American President in Linfield’s 161-Year History
• Michelle J. DePass, President & CEO – Meyer Memorial Trust, First African-American Chief Executive of One of Oregon’s Largest Philanthropic Organizations
• Jo Ann Hardesty – Portland City Commissioner, First African American Woman Elected to the Portland City Council
• Dr. Danny Jacobs, President – Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), First African American President in OHSU History
• Justice Adrienne Nelson – Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon’s First African American Supreme Court Justice
• Tony Hopson,Sr. - Founder and Director of SEI  - Self Inhancement, Inc, is the largest black run nonprofit in Oregon.

Thank you to Ayn Frazee, amazing Teacher Librarian at Beach Elementary, for helping to  compile this list.

We are Coding!

4th graders are trying to figure out how to make a computer play Rock, paper, scissors.
Here is what their coding looked like:

One code for Rock Paper Scissors 

   Advanced Rock Paper Scissors