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Ms. Taylor asked the students if they thought youth would use a downtown youth center. Mr. <br />Golden said they would if it was a cool place and students were involved in its development. Ms. <br />Holtz agreed, and suggested it would help create unity among the schools. <br /> <br />Marques Green, John Esa, and Gaby Hill of Willamette High School joined the council. Ms. Esa <br />said that racial discrimination was a very big issue at Willamette High School. He acknowledged <br />past problems with racism at the school and said that progress had been made. He said <br />students were concerned that there was not equal opportunity in the school districts. Mr. Esa <br />said that people refer to Willamette High School as a ghetto. He said that the school was not <br />given equal opportunity because of funding problems and because of bad publicity. He said that <br />no one checks with the school when it does something good. He said that Willamette High <br />School worked on its school spirit but no one cared about the school until racist incidents <br />occurred. <br /> <br />Mr. Green noted that the Willamette High School football team had the second highest GPA in <br />the state, but it had not been well-publicized. Mr. Esa said that Mr. Green's remarks <br />demonstrated that progress had been made and the school was working hard. It was also <br />looking for help. <br /> <br />Ms. Hill indicated her concurrence with the remarks of Mr. Green and Mr. Esa. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr said he cared deeply about Willamette High School. He said that he was disappointed <br />when The Register-Guard referred to the four Eugene high schools rather than the five high <br />schools that actually existed. He was proud of the school and its activities and said he was <br />pleased with the direction the school was going. He said that Willamette High School had great <br />teachers and a great administration. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey urged the students to contact Craig Hawkins of the Bethel School District <br />Administration and let him know about the good things that happen in the school, such as the <br />team's grade point average, so he could issue a press release. <br /> <br />Chrystal Julian of New Roads discussed the age limit for the New Roads School. She said that <br />she will turn 22 in December and can no longer attend the school. If she is unable to get her <br />GED by then, she will be out of the school. She also asked about the possibility of the provision <br />of further schooling for those over the age of 21. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mayor Torrey, Ms. Julian said that a barrier to her attending Lane <br />Community College to complete her GED was money. She said that kids her age also needed <br />preparation for college classes after they received their GEDs. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor suggested that Ms. Julian's comments be passed onto the Human Services <br />Commission for consideration in its funding discussions. <br /> <br />Bob Brelsford and Megan Budge of Marist High School joined the council. Mr. Brelsford thanked <br />the council for a new signal recently installed near the school, which facilitated traffic to and from <br />Marist High School. Ms. Budge said that the school installed a fence next to the bicycle path and <br />there had been no problems. Ms. Nathanson said she hoped the bicycle path was a good thing <br />for both the campus and community. <br /> <br />B.Discussion of Election Results <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 8, 2000 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />