WHEN D first joined
ClD, the first program be igned
up for Youth Self-Disco ry
BOO Ou'eer Exploration, required
of all new participants before they
go on k> CID's otrer programs,
In weekly, seminars for 13
wee the)'OWlg people meet
regularly with an old r seminar
leader k> do just what � title sug-
: become aware of tlI:ir iner­
StR:�and�
am learn to fit these esses aOO
liabiliti with possible future
careers. Each week the minar
focuses on something different.
One week it'soncomrmmicat­
Ingardsoccess, Amtherweekit's
assertivcncss 1Iaining. Other ses­
sions are about working �,
explonng business, setting career
goals, BOO st\Ilying aM managing
time effectively. Trere's even a
. on dJessing for s\XX:tSS.
DemU, woo "gmduating"
(rom Q.l) bas retlDlEd as a leader
for self -discovery seminar,
says 1m . m are just wblt the
teens need 10 step forward into
what looks lilce a scary future.
Having been there lliImelf, be
knows what 1m students are think­
ing. "They're � 'QmI
harxlle the expeIl9CS eX. colle�?
Om I make it through four years?
Can I compe� with the white kids
from affluent private high
sclmls?'" � ClD program,
says � is a "beacon light"
leading the teem k> answer "yes"
to all tlx=se sometimes frightening
qeestors,
HIGHLAND PARK
TIlE � ALSO can look
to a group ofwluntcer�ntolS for
guidm:eam-perbap9rmreim­
portantly - living proof that
miI¥nitica can malcc it in b\Sness
aIXl the pro om.
ClD gets good resul Be-
tween isn aoo 1�, 2;Z74 stu­
dents completed the program.
One third of these are still in high
scbool, Tbe rest have graduated.
Of tre high sebool graduates, 82
percent enrolled in college.
Vincent Scott, CLD 'BO,
Deputy Pra;ecuting Attorney in
Marion County, Indiana, and
SteveJones, aD '81,Affinnative
Action Director for the State of
IIXliana, are tWo examples of suc­
cessful graduates.
Programs like the �nter for
Leadership Develq>mcntcan pro­
vide our yo�tclS with the sup­
port, training and inspiration
necessary to belp them stay on
track Ioward a fruitful career.
IT'S CRITICAL FOR
young people to see African
Americans woo are uccessful
workers to reinfo� what we al­
ready koow: all children can
achieve personal and professional
success. Does your community
enoourage am expect every child
to It8Ch high?
For more infonnation, co1'l!act
Helen Baker, Vice president 0
AdminJstration arx1 Curriculum,
�ntrz for Leadership Develop­
ment.1812 North MeridianS1reet.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
(tcleplale: 317,923.8111).
Marian Wright Edelman is
president 0/ the Children's
DefmteFun4 a national voice/or
chiUttA
chool gain over
$1 00,000 in grants
By RO SEIGEL
Corr • ."ondMt
mOHLAND PARK - The High­
land Park School Soard ceepted
over $110,000 for educational
programs.
The board received:
-$110,234.51 from the Carl
Perkins Grant penni tting the dis­
trict to employ a career counselor, a
part-time placement pecialist, a
part-time as essment pecialist and
tutors for students who have hand­
icaps, economic and educational
disadvantages.
-$18,311.51 {rom Section 48 of
Elementary
Student to get
upgraded
computers
By RON SEIGEL
COI!!!f!Of!d!nt
HIGHLAND PARK-The High­
land hrk School Board approved a
plan for the purchase of 16 new
Macintosh computers and one CD
Rom from lnacomp Computer
Centers for labs at Barber; Ferris,
Ford and Liberty Elementary
Schools.
The total cost of this purchase is
$124,624.40.
The apple Ile computers, with
which students are now familiar,
will go into regular classrooms.
School officials stated they are
bringing in the new Macintosh LC
computers in order to upgrade com­
puter labs in the elementaryschool
and "improve students" use of
newer technology in the major cur­
riculum areas.
Michigan
Teacher of the
Year peak at
",arygroY
Marygrovo Collelo
Dlviaion of Education 11 proud
to announce a seminar featur­
inl Thomas A. Plemlnl,
Mlchlpn 1991-92 Teacher of
the Year, speaking on "RefI«­
tlolLt of an Effective Te«Mr, "
Tuolday, March 24, 6:30-
8:30pm in Dent Chapman
Hall of the Madame CldillaC
BuUcUng on camplll lo­
cated at 8425 W McNicbola
Rd at Wyoming.
the Alternative Juvenile Rehabilita­
tion program, to partially reimburse
the di trict for alaries paid to
teachers in the high school alterna­
tive program.
-$17,762.80 for Section 47.3
Gifted Education to provide each
chool with the opportunity to plan
a program "to fit the needs of and
lntere t of the sta and tuden in
the buildings" and fund a dis­
trictwide summer enrichment pro­
gram.
-$2,995.25 in the 21A(1) School
Improvement Program to provide
training for teachers in the new
mathematics standards.
ByRO EIQ L
COI'I!!HI!dent
HIOHLAND PARK - The InghlaM
Park School Roard approved the
uperintend nt's request to have
vario tafI members attend con-
ferences, at a cost of over SS,(XX).
Nell G. Stott of Special Projects
will aucoo the ational . ation of
Federal Education Progre Ad­
ministrato conference April 5-8 in
W hington D.C., at a cost of $1,108.
Highland P High Scbool' Dar-
rell Pwsiful will aUCoo an MIAAA
conference in Traverse Cty March 20-
23 at a cost of $873. John K. Hodpon,
also from the high scOOol, will hold a
Math Conference in Nashville, Ten-
April 1-4 at a cost of $830.
Gerald Golden, Edward Moten and
Paula Watcrmusc of the high school
will attend the North Central Associa­
tion Annual Conference in aucago,
IDinois March 22-25 at a cost of $564
cadl, or a total of $1,692. Dciadra
Downes, Shirley Reid, Nell Stott, AI
Halper and four citizens will attend a
Multicultural Education for MIchigan
Students conference on "Strategies for
lnfuIion" in Lansing. Michigan Man:h
25·26 at a cost of $190 each, $1,s20
altogether.
CAROLYN WIUTE and �lma
Powell of Special Education will at­
!Coo a conference on "Motivating' At
Risk' Students," at a cost of $437 for
White's expenses and $392 for
Powell's.
Lynn Nowak of the high school
will attend a conference of the
Michigan Association for Computer
Users in Learning at Grand Rapids,
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