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DETRorr - "The sensel
tradition of firing guns on ew
y, r's Eve must top," says Cle­
mentin Barfield, P ident and
Founder of SOSAD. "We have
successfully come together as a
community to change Devil'
Night into Angel's Night. Now
we must come together to turn
New Year's Eve into Silent
Night."
For six years, SOSAD and
other anti-gun activists have
called on Detroiters not to shoot
fiGHLANDPARK-TheBlackSummit,anAfricanAmerican guns on New Year's Eve. "An
organization that is protesting what it charges are increased average of 65 persons were shot
environmental risks in minority and poor areas of the country, todeath inWayne County every
is joining with a Highland Park organization called the Com- month in 1993, and we want
munity Empowered for a Clean Environment to protest plans . peace in 1994," said Barfield.
for a new Highland Park facility. "We call on all citizens to pledge
Although supporters call the facility a "recycling center", the not to shoot a gun to bring in the
Black Summit charges it is really a Highland Park incinerator, New Year, and not to shoot
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mo D PARK - By ovember, Highland Park Commu-
nity College (HPCC) completed all its back audits and received
funds from the Michigan Board of Education.
However, it was unable to complete its most recent audit by
the deadline of December 1 t, and state funds were cut off
again, according to HPCC President Thomas Lloyd.
Lloyd id he anticipates completing the audit by the end of
January and getting its state funds by then.
He added if the college faces problems because of the cut­
backs before then, it will go to Michigan Governor John Engler
and appeal to the community for support, as it did before.
Environmental group
joins HP residents
Bad communication
in HP school fire
IDGHLAND PARK - During an electrical blackout on the day
. before Thanksgiving, a fire broke out in Ford Elementary
School and some of the youngsters were not told to get out, a
parent stated.
A parent who volunteered for work in the school, Brenda
McFail, told the Highland Park School Board that because of
poor communication, there was no school wide system of an­
nouncement to get the students out.
Some students including those in a Head Start class of
preschool children, stayed in the school, but no one was hurt,
she said.
However, McFail stated there was an inadequate system of
communication for such emergencies.
She said that part of the problem in making changes was
bureaucratic red tape and the delay in signing order forms.
"I know it's being worked on," she said, "but what scares me
is it takes 50 long."
McFAlL EXPRESSED CONCERN someone might die in
t. E' meantime. Another parent volunteer said, "I had a kid who,
thank God, was out, but I was scared for the other kids."
Dr. Eugene Cain, the new superintendent, said he was
concerned about the lack of general emergency procedures for
students and that he would look into it.
Board Member Arneata Waterhousesaid, "There has to be
a change - a big change. They are going to have to be respon­
sible. When kid get on the school and playground we're respon­
sible for them and everybody should be responsible. including
the board."
HP ord Elementary
chool still shivering
mGHLA D PARK - At the December 15 Highland Park
School Board meeting, a woman protested there were still cold
Mondays at ford Elementary School. She stated that it did not
warm up until noon, despite promi es by the school administra­
tion that the problem would be fixed.
Parents and teachers protested that the cold increased the
difficulty of learning.
An administrator said that the heat was shut off on week­
ends and it took a long time to heat the chool up during the
morning.
worker ried to get in the I unday night to turn it' on
so h t it would work well fore Monday morning, but he could
t a to the building, the administrator tated.
n person poke of problems in th high chool.
A r resen tive id th r were two syst IDS of heating in
th high chool. One involved roof top ystem and when i
. fail d ther were blanke of cold, he said.
B rd memb r Arneata Waterhouse said the board spent
mon y I t y r to ge the heating tixed.
"We p nt last ye r to get s veral of the things fixed," she
id. "If we didn't get it fixed, what happened? Did we get
gypped?
Night" Anti-Gun and Peace
Rally at the Spirit of Detroit
Statue on the corner of Wood­
ward and Jefferson.
Hundreds of children, survi­
vors of homicide victims, repre­
sentatives from local
government, law enforcement
and religious groupe will gather
in support of making New Year's
Eve a "Silent Night" and '94 a
Year of Peace.
Endorsers of the Rally in­
clude (partial list):
Alternatives for Girls, Anti­
Handgun Association, Detroit
Catholic Pastoral Alliance, De­
troit Medical Center, Detroit
Urban League, Enough is
Enough: Women Against Gun
Violence, Groundwork for a Just
World, Michigan Coalition for
Human Righ , Pax Christi of
Michigan, P ae c ion bf
Michigan, Reach' g Out Insti­
tute and Team for Justice.
UP teacher Anita
George honored
Upward
Bound
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SeniorSylviaLooneyhasan . familie
overall 2.9 grade-point average. celebrate
She has been a member of the
nationally recognized parlia­
mentary procedure team for four
years, including the team presi­
dency for the last three. She is
statewide Youth in Government
(YlG) Lieutenant Governor, and
Southeast District candidate for
Governor.
She has been president of her
junior and senior class, and 1993
Homecoming Queen. Last sum­
mer, the senior leader traveled to
Amagasaki, Japan, in a student
exchange program. She plans a
career in medicine.
Highland Park teacher Anita
George was honored Dec. 14 as
part of a series of new monthly
recognitions at Highland Park
Board of Education meetings. .
The Ferris Elementary School
special education teacher, a
Highland Park High School
graduate and an employee in the
School District since 1977, was
cited by Principal Eulah Peter­
son for her ability to impart
knowledge, manner and efficacy
of classroom discipline, and rap­
port with students. The honoree
serves as Ferris Student Council
advisor, chairs committees, and
is active in special observances.
Dr. Peterson further charac­
terized the honoree as "self-moti­
vated" and "extremely
energetic. "
In earlier recognitions, two
students and a teacher from
Highland Park Community High
, School were saluted in a presen­
tation by Principal Gerald Gold­
en at the Nov. 9 school board
meeting.
Senior John Goin , with a
3.7 grade-point average, was orm
of four members of a Detroit
team that won the Black Data
Processing Associates national
computer contest last summer in
Kansas City, He had earlier won
a Kodak Young Leader award
from Eastman Kodak, of Roches-
ter, N.Y. The senior scholar,
listed in Who's Who Among
American High School Students,
plans a computer science career.
Jerome Sullivan, a social
studies teacher at
HPHSIHPCHS for 26 years, has
sponsored classes, Youth In Gov­
ernment, and the Student Sen­
ate. He has served as School
District technology coordinator,
and North Central Association
accreditation chairperson. Sulli­
van has earned a Christa
McAuliffe Fellowship and a re­
cent Arneritech Teacher Excel­
'Ience Award, both related to
nationally recognized Project
Connections linking HPCHS and
Grosse 11e High School for joint
social studies projects by com­
puter.
HlGID...AND PARK - A recent
family celebration afforded par­
ents of Upward Bound program
students at Highland Park Com­
munity High School to meet staff
members in an informal atmos­
phere.
The event, held Dec. 9 in the
Highland Park Community
Commons, drew some 70 per­
sons. Speakers included HPCC
Admi ions and Records Direc­
tor Arneenah Omar, HPCC ad­
ministrator Paul Merritt, and
HPCHS Principal Gerald Gold­
en. The HPCHS Upward Bound
program is directed by Marlene
Raper.
Upward Bound is designed to
enhance high school students'
abiliti to succeed in post-seam­
dary education. The federally
fu nded program now erv
some 61 students.