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SCHOOL FACTS
We will be staying at Valley
Catholic High
School
in Beaverton,
Oregon. The school is within the
campus of Valley
Catholic
School (preschool through 12th
grade) and the Mother House of the Sisters of St. Mary of
Oregon. Students will be sleeping
in classrooms but due to our safe environment policy, adult
chaperones will need to sleep in the hallway outside the
classroom.
BRING AN EYE MASK!! There are plenty of showers available
in our facilities. They are all individual showers. We
will have separate shower areas for adults and youth. The
school has a courtyard with picnic tables which is perfect
for hanging out in the afternoons. The program area is in
the auditorium, which is air conditioned. We
have a beautiful grotto in the shade of the trees where the
Rosary can be recited in the evenings.
WORKSITE INFORMATION
We will be working with a variety of agencies for our work projects.
These projects include: yard work at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House,
Fixing up the community center at one of the migrant camps, homeless
lunch (food prep and serving), vacation Bible school, yard work, and
painting. Groups will be sent to the Beaverton,
Portland, and
Hillsboro
area for their work projects.
FREE DAY ACTIVITIES
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Oaks Park Amusement Park
Covering more than 44 acres, this amusement park first
opened in 1905 to coincide with the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. Beneath the shady oaks for which the park is
named, you'll find waterfront picnic sites, miniature golf,
music, and plenty of thrilling rides. Check out the largest
wood-floored roller-skating rink in the West.
http://www.oakspark.com
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Mt. Hood National Forest
Located twenty miles east of
the city of Portland and the northern Willamette River
valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the
strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than
sixty miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams to
Olallie Scenic Area.
http://www.stateparks.com/mount_hood.html
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The Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo is home to animals from all corners of the
world, including Asian elephants, Peruvian penguins and
Arctic polar bears. The zoo
encourages visitors to understand and experience the natural
world. Committed to conservation of endangered species and
their habitats, the zoo is a
center for wildlife preservation and field research.
http://www.oregonzoo.org
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Portland Beavers Minor League Baseball
In
2001, it was announced that the Pacific Coast League would
return to Portland in 2001 and the team would again be
called the Beavers. The ballpark,
PGE Park, drew rave reviews
for bringing back an old-time baseball atmosphere. The
stadium has 32 luxury suites, a
gargantuan hand-operated scoreboard in left-center field,
and a number of seismic and cosmetic upgrades
http://portlandbeavers.com
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