p
ven n-year-old is
strong young woman who cold
tell Y u givin up' not part of her
v bulary.
y un
ully vercome a . rious f
obsta Ie that have u feared
man. Four ears a Shantc
w I vi tim of attempted fa
b rreore I to her family.
Two years lat r h one
of thousan 0 BI k teena
mothers. Soon after her son w
born, he developed m ningitis
and was hospitalized.
Shante return d 10 chool,
d pite her worri a ut her son
and de pite her deteriorating
relationship with her mother,
with whom he was living.
J t she w making plans
. to move in with her grandmother,
wh had rai ed her, her
grandmother died. ow her
mother i in jail for cveral
months, nd Shame' caring (or
her younger iter in addition to
her n.
Through all ofthi Shante has
tayed in cbool, maintained a B
average. and kept hold of her
determination to earn a college
degree. It would have been easy
to throw in the towel, but she
didn't.
like Shante, Earl Keys has
overcome many 0 tacles on of
them life threatening. He has
been battling leukemia and other
misfortunes for many years, with
courage, unselfi hness and deter­
mination. Earl has been in and
out of the hospital. At times he'
been able to go to school, but at
other times he was 0 weak or in
so much pain, even home lessons
were' almost impo sible. At
present, the leukemia is in remis-
ion.
ON TOP OF his illness, Earl
endured, within a five-month
period, the I of both of his legal
guardians, who had raised him as
theirson ince infancy.
When his "mom" became ill,
Earl pent his money on driving
lessons so he would not have to
take him to his medical appoint­
ments. He took on additional
family responsibilities, after his
"dad" died unexpectedly, even
though Earl was not well enough
to go to school. When his morn
died, it was Earl who made
fruneral and burial arrangements.
Today Earl live with his
natural mother. He has a part­
time job and is trying once more
to attend high school. Earl's
hopes are simple. "I hope to con­
tinue going to school and some­
day go to college and have a
family and everything work out
fine," say Earl.
We know our youngsters are
growing up in difficult tim .
Obstacles block the road for
too. many youngsters and make
staying on a straight and narrow
path exttem Iy difficult. But
Shante and Earl are succeeding
despite their circumstances.
What makes them different
from the many who fall out of
step? They just happen to be pe­
cial youngsters who have proven
what many keptics would y
could not be done. I koow it C8I)
be dore aIXl so should you.
HIGHLAND PARK
J
HP schools list
honor tudents
By LOOEAN S. RIGGS
Michigan Cltlz.n
Wh n Earl Wheeler of Highland
Park' Men' Forum aid that irs
haling tim for th city' 0 ial and
economic ill, n inauguration
crowd ro e to its feet, cheering on
Mayor-Ere t Linsey Porter.
"It' a n w day," Porter aid Jan.
3 at Highland Park High School.
"It' our day, Highland Park. Let's .
do it.
"We're all in thi together, be­
cause y'all ain't going to leave me
out there hanging," the city' 30th
m yor aid. "We have got to work
togeth r to improve this community,
'by any means n ce ary'."
"You now have a mayor th t is
down to earth," he said. "Let's be for
real with· each other. Let's talk to
each other instead of talking about
each other.
trying to keep hope alive."
State Supreme Court Justice Con­
rad Mallet Jr. also. offered his help.
"If we' re got ng to succeed
anywhere in Michigan, it must start
here," he said. From the state level,
another friend, Sen. Virgil Smith Jr.
said, "We are ready to go to work and
we are ready to begin this new day.
"THE SHARK are already out
there, because I slipped on a recall
petition on the way here," he joked .
Profe ing to select a city resident
currentl y working wi thin the police
department to fill the now vacant
position of public afety director,
Porter said he arms to follow through
with his main campaign thrust, to
clean up the city's crime-ridden
treets filled with drug dealers.
"We are going to drive that ele­
mentout of the community," he said.
"It's time to quit playing with them.
"We have orne of the finest
police officer in the state of
Michigan," Porter said. "I'm going to
provide them with the best training
and the best equipment available so
they can go out and fight fires and
put tho e fire out.
Seventy-three students at Fer­
ris Elementary School in High­
land Park made the onor Roll
for the first marking p d.
The following i a list of
Honor Roll students by grade
level: 3rQ: Marcus Cooper.
Reginald Crain, Donald Craw­
ford, Jared Crenshaw, Tiffany
Evans, Kenneth Freeman, Korri
Green, Chimarra Johnson, La'el
Kennedy, Yahreina Lipscomb,
Brandi McKeithman, Morei
Mills, Dellianna Omosun, Erika
Rivers, DuJuan Robinson; Patrice
Simpson, Jamarra Way, Morio
William.
4th: Latina Brimley, Erika
Compton, Morgan Firzgerald,
Lativia Hardwick, Chri Johnson,
Crystal McDonald. Courtney
McGraw, Nye ha Noak , 0 car
Pasley. Robert Paul, Jennifer
Pringle, Toia Roberson, Luqman
Salam, CorneliUS Stanford,
Antwan Sweezer.
5th: Jalyn Coleman, Tanya
"SOME OF YOU might not like
my attitude, but it's a new attitude,"
he said, adding that his philo ophies
might not make him popular. "If you
want that type of mayor you punched
th wrong hole back in November."
The new Highland Park mayoral
administration is expected to be bet­
ter than the old, because Porter has
the support of friends in key offices,
including Congre • aid U.S. Rep.
John Conyers Jr. .
"I'm here to help you turn a new
page in history," he aid. "We're
•
I
We will help you to rebuild Highland
Park' future."
Wayne County Board of 'Com­
mi sioners Chairman Arthur Black­
well II, who attend d chool with
Porter, aid, "Whatever tho e
teachers wer doing th y must have
done something right, because
we've made it thi far.
"IF HE MA a mistake ...
tell him to try again," Blackwell said,
a he cautioned Highland Parkers not
to beat Porter up.
Ortheia B me , Porter' si ter-in­
law, ang lyrics of confidence which
beamed from the young en rgetic
Mayor-elect as he poke, choking
back tears.
"I just wish that my (ather wa
here to see thi day," he said.
"But I'm 0 glad that my mother
i here to see thi day. This is
awe orne. Thi i an honor. This is a
great honor."
Ewell, Taryn Hall, Jonathan
Johnson, Kelly King, Dennisha
. Miles, Lateisha Perry, Duron Pet­
tway, Lorene Polk, Marlisha
Ware.
6th: Daphne Allen, Evelyn
Allen, Jenise Banks, Adam Dale,
Michell Harris, Brain Jackson,
David Johnson, Yeteva Johnson,
Shanita Lightfoot, Sheree Phelps,
Aliyyah Salam.
7th: Shalonda Arrington.
Ebony Boone, Latisha Hartwick,
Annika Hodges, Crystal Hooks,
Aliya Howard, Raheim Howard,
Tiffany Humphrey, Ja'Nell Jeter,
Ja-Andre Lamar, Nicole Me­
Donald, Valecia Phillips, Francis
Pringle, Lakeisha Turner.
8th: Kejuna Arrington, Jamie
Griffin. Deborah Odom, Chene
Woodard.
Ferris al 0 had 107 students
with perfect attendance.
munity."
At th retreat, the yo un
women w rc n ou ed to di -
cu real i u wh h fo used
on their everyd y life.
Wor hop on Effective Com­
munic tion Skill and Girl and
the Aid Virus were pre ented to
i t the e youth in m king
q uali ty deci ion that will
dramatically effect their lives.
M . D BBIE . Leavell,
Vice Pre ident and Retre t
Coordinator ays, "It' impor­
tant to give our pre-teens and
teenage girl the nece ary infer-
Sp aker
K ame Keny tta, dlree­
tor 0 e Malcolm X Center
for Black Survi al and
Detroit coordinator of the
N e Afrikan People' P rty
ddre sed the annual
fond r of the Highland
Park Men' Forum. Be
tre the rich history of
African people and
reminded the fonun mem­
bers that they ere descend­
ents of kin and queens.
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