p I t. 12858 WOODWARD - Highland Park 865·5220 IT 0 BEL inev I t- in why ome roup 0 Ituden perform differently than others - or why ome tuden per­ form better in de lin ith dif­ ferent ituations. Thi would help 11 tuden , h believe. Harper emph ized paren could aid young people in think­ ing by king them que tlo not only about their cfioolwork, but L HARPER, head of the TV programs we11. Highl nd Park Curriculum "They hould 'Why did Dep rtment emph Ized that the thi character do thi 1'" be id. te t were no longer imply On the new MEAP tea : mea uring "ba ic kill," but . 8.6 percent of Highland Par kill which were nece ary for 4th graders pas ed the 4th grade the modern marketpl ceo reading tes comp red with "They re no longer con- the tate average of 34 percent. cemed with remembering nd - 12.8 percent of the High- understandin the information land Parkers pas ed the 7th tuden which are given, but the gr de re ding tes compared ability to think: to analyze the with tate' average of 29 per- information, evaluate it, put It cent together nd apply it in new and - 10.6 percent of Highland different area," Harper ex- Park 10th graders pa sed the plained. reading compared to the state "There is a power to this average of 38.7 percent. tlcn -Thirty who dIq)ped out Of oouId firxl a job t living amI Corwardk>eaming eoough in til: 'future to upport a family. Today, a high I dropout only 0 chance in. tlJ'ee of� a full-� job. -Fony ye&JS go, a young woman wID ta1 child at 17 likely k> be married, m1 m Ius- baOO likely k> haYe a job. Thday rmstlikelyk>be� and � to support ber family. re tlIm 8) pereers o( single rmtms than 2Sarepoor. - Thirty years &SOt feuding teenage boys might j t get ink> a fist fight. Today, t:enage boys are more likely l> die from gursbot wounds than from aU natural cases oombincd. By the time trey reach adolesa:m:, many children alreOOy have experienced a level of violence that only oombat soldiers used to know, - Until the last decade- un­ proeced sex might lead to preg­ J'l8OCj', but it was mt likely to lead to death. By Much 1991, bow­ C\U, roore than 34,ntnbutions of any of our young people k> the etIeds of poverty, violeJe, drug am m. ooOOl ebise, premature pregnarqr m1 childbearing, am inadequa� education. We canmt allow even a small proportion of young people to reach adultOOod Wllalthy, un­ skilled, or alienaed, All these distwbing figures makes you 'NOOOer if our children have a fighting caarce in an in­ aecSngly dangero\5 world. My answer is, "yes they do!" I koow many yourpIS wOO mvc proven that difficult ciIt\mstaooes Ired ootsklp someone fromsuoceeding in life. I offer the example of a � man wID tlI1'r.da potntial­ ly dcstru:tive, 00peka life ink> a bright, pooitive future. EIGlfI»N-YFAR-old CU'uthcrsoould eu youaboutwhat too many African American youngsters have experienced: "Growing up in my family � clmotiC," ��. '1 had 00 su­ pervision. No one told me wbat to do or made me get l4> in the J1'K)m­ � k> go to school," �rs was born toa teenage roother and a young, unemployed high school dropout in WaWngi>I\ OC. He was initially given k> tm griux1Ioother to IUe, but WM swi� every few yeaIS to tm roo�r � back k> � grm1rmtber, �n � ¥in. After reaching high scbool Quudas left m� stayed brletly with a friel¥S, tim � 00mc- 1 llvingon �streetinwbateYer sId�r be oould fiB1 am finally dropped out eX acmol. He even­ t\Blly received help from a tnmcd adult frieOO, wOO opered 1m tone to �1S am re-auolled him in school CARt1I1IERS NOW main­ taim i B &Vel8F am doesn't rna a day of scmot. His teacb!m 8IX1 mcnk>r are oonvitad of his great potential. So am L Caruthers' �r trength is tJanerma. Too many would have given �aod .weon the tree . But itt DOt for � "lcSoott to � UIz ew:rybody or in aomewbeJe" t m "I decided I want ., do IOOlCtIing with my lifearxt � my iadam evezyt}ing clean. " ch AVE PLAN Chooee 2 Item. 1/2 price when ytAJr order I. only 25 (or more) or Make • HIectIon d· etrf 3 llama .nd the higheat priced Item I. yOU'a for 1/2 price plu AM< you' fIIIhion 1IdvI8Or how you mey chooee rIY Item In oaWog ) no ......... -...,., .. HPCC mon y o Lady Remington ,Jewelry J WEL Y VALU loS rv NORTHWEST SIDE yRON EIGEL Co".."ond«lt HIOHfAND P RX - Th High­ land Park Bo rd of Education will be voting on the dministratfon' Economic Recovery Plan for High­ land Park Community College (HPCC) at its next meeting. At the end of its February 17 meeting, Board Member Titus Me­ Cleary moved to Change the date from Tuesday February 18 to Mon­ day February 17. As usual the meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Room 336 of the community col­ lege, between Second and Third. In making the change, Mc�eary said he was doing 0 in order that the board chalrm n could attend the meeting. How ver, fonner HPCC Pte i­ . dent Comer He th charged that the coUe e' economic recovery plan "abo x nda mel ndvolced I pic ion that the date bruptly changed the community ould not kno when it being held. eUmin. eel e deficit by June 30, 1993. - COntinuing to freeze person­ nel hiring except for "critical posi­ tions" determined by college preslden. - Allowing ddition 1 2.28% "required to contribute to the State of Michigan retirement ystem." - Budgeting on an annual basis more (unds (or maintaining exi ting (acilitie citizens and school 'employe will have a community participation e ion to express their concerns and suggesnons. ;>0101 W Sove n Mllr' (3 blocks West of Ever qr er.m Detroit. MI 48219 ',.1::> :171;' HE ALSO POINTED out that the meeting w cheduled at the ame time the Highland Park City Council meeting, which most Highland Park re idents would be attending. Heath charged the chool board had done thi pre- viously this year. . The plan was drafted by current HPCC Pre ident CharI Mitchell, and involved: - AdJ tmen to the 1991-92 coli operating budget to further reduce the deficit this fi cal year by $645.548. - Prep ratio for I 1992·93 opcratln budget to "totally I HAVE YOUR MONEY YOU CAN HAVE IT B CK OON A Mon- 8am-1pm Sun.12noon4pm Terry' Enchanted Gard n p� enls Celebrate & Remember In HonQr of BLACK HISTORY ONTH A Show & Sale C?f Black Collectible & Art TERRY'S ENCHANTED GARDEN 19338 Livernois 342·3758 Detroit', premier selection of BI ok rei ed g Itema wit be dleoounted during F bruary In honor of Black Hlstoly Month.