CHILD ATCH Lui Parra i tenth grader wh e "model" ppearance giv no hint of hi bomel . He doesn't kno hi father nd rarely ee hi mother, ho live in Mexico. Lui lived with hi grandmother and uncle until be w forced to move out. Since then, he moved from place to place, often staying with friends. He earns money washing cars and . doing other odd jo . Despite these difficulties, Lui . has maintained a B+ average in chool. A teacher says he is so cooperative, eager, thoughtf 1 and neatly dre ed that he appears to be "a model student from a model home. " When ked how he managed, Luis said, "You got to take care of yourself." RACHEL MENDE2' father died five years ago of a drug over­ dose. Her mother, also struggling with substance abuse, has been in and out of jail. Rachel now lives with her grandfather and has primary responsibility for taking care of her younger siblings while manag­ ing her own school work and ac­ tivities. R chel managed through the _ .... ..,.,u·st year of high school. But she fel t overwhelmed in the tenth grade and "just gave up." She ditched school and hung out with "the wrong crowd." But just as she was hitting bottom, Rachel decided she could do better. 'She returned to school where she is doing well academiCally, running track, studying dance and getting group counseling. With . plans to study and teach dance, Rachel say modestly, "I'm no geni us, but I try hard." By the time Jeanni Grooms was 16, she had lost both parents: her father to gunshot wounds when She was 12 and her mother to can­ cer four years later. At age 13, Jeanni moved into an apartment with her older sister and the two girls' boyfriends. Jeanni stopped going to school to be with her ailing mother. Her principal brought Jeanni's school assign­ ments to her, which she completed while out of school. SINCE HER MOTHER died, Jeanni, now living with her grandmother, returned to school. She has good attendance, is work­ ing in the student store and volun­ teering at school and in the .community. She would like to study medicine. When Robert Dechion Webb entered the ninth grade both of his parents were spending the family's income to support their drug habits. At times, Robert and his three younger brothers went hungry. Robert was so angry he couldn't concentrate on school. He ditched and started failing his classes, stayed out late, and got into fights and gang trouble. When his mother entered drug treatment, Robert decided to be­ come a good role model for his brothers. He went back to school, did his homework and looked for a job. He cooked for his brothers and helped them get ready for school. With a 2.66 GPA, Robert hope to study computer science in college. When Mariah Boykin's mother died unexpectedly two years ago, she wa: sent to live See WATCH A10 . G P ecutive Branch of the Highland P Com- muniti First Co ition formed from representatives of different . ghl d P ", organizatio d l- d n, part of te program formed by chigan Governor John Engler, form ted draft report u tin re th te aid the city. A Community Forum w be eld on October 14 to get citizen ide on the draft proposal. For further infor­ mation and for copies of tb propo al, citizens can call (313) 883-6176. The Governor' office te the Community rust Initiative w et up "to communi ty-driven service delivery model to incre e the , bility of children and families to function more productively and inde­ pendently." In early 1992, Governor Engler elected Highland Par as one of the cities to participate In the program. HIGHLAND PARK report recomme - Demoli hin 150 tru - Providin Dep ent, with an enforcer. - Providing b dg ,equipment, upplies and tipends for e par- ticipating in the eighborhood W tch program. - U ing the fire tion dis- patch office for the eighborhood Watch program. - Hiring three new officers for the purpo e of liaison/policing to three different neighborhoods. - Giving inform tion to the chool board on Conflict Re olution. e, nd S FIRSTA10 providin programs or women ith children, giving funding to The Bl ck Family De elopment Inc. to give outreach, intensive home-b ed ervices and upport group for 150 high ri k familie in three Highland P r neighborhoods. - Providing an dditional truant officer at the middle chools, at a co t of 38,000 for al ry and fringe benefits. HP resident Wanda Undsey Bostic talks to community members on the importance of getting Highland Park's' registered voters to the polls November 3. . 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