D T P
"'4"11�� for pI nning nd lob­
bying effort to t community
developm n block grant of 50-
100 million dolla for the nti
city.
J tt Ha . fromt local
branch of the Fed ral rt­
m nt ofH ing nd Urban De-
velopment that under the
p nt m, Highland Park
could not that much. Be-
ca its population is 1 than
50,000, he id th citycannot
get a block of money, according
to a formula allocation from the
federal goy nment, but must
get funding for pacific projects
from the tate. The state, he
UP Briefs By RON SEIGEL
I
Program for
four-year old
HIGHLAND PARK - The
Highland Park School Board u­
nanimously voted to establish
preschool education for 110 four­
year-old children. This would
make the district eligible for an
additional $7,500 in state funds
for the Michigan Early Educa­
tion program, leaving the dis­
trict with $275,000 for this
program in the current school
year.
HP enior eads
business group
mGBLAND PARK - Collice
Logan, a senior at' Highland
Park Community High School,
was chosen President of the
Michigan Chapter of the Busi­
ness Professionals of America, a
organization providing busin
education for young people
across the country.
School District
receives grants
HIGHLAND PARK - The
Highland Park School District
received three grants totaling
over $90,000. This includes:
- 88,967 from federal 1993-
94 Chapter 2, Elementary and
Secondary Education' (ESEA)
funds; for establishing a district
wide technological network for
reporting student achievement
information.
- $16,328.40 from 1993-94
Section 47.3 state aid for gifted
and talented education to plan a
program to fit the needs and in­
terest of staff and students.
- 8,726 from the Highland
Park and Detroit Partnerships
providing a maximum of ten
staff members to train young­
sters in making portfolios for
employers.
,HP basketball
team wins
tournament
· . HIGHLAND PARK - The
Highland Park Polar Bears, the
· young men's basketball team of
· Highland Park Community
High School, won the district
· tournament making it a eandi-
· date for district championship.
The Highland Park team de­
feated Detroit Central High
School Tuesday, M rch 8, at
Mumford High School by a score
" of75-35.
Perishing High School and U
ofD J uit will be com ting to
We appreciate
all signed
letters from,
our readers.
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play Highland Par for the dis­
trict champion hip Friday,
March 11.
No- matter who wins, the
Highland Par Community
HighSchool will be the site of the
regional basketball champion­
ship, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, March 16,' 17, and
18th.
POLAR BEARS, GROWL!
lIP appHes for
$175,000 ant
mGRLAND PARK - At the re­
quest of the Porter Administra­
tion, the Highland Park City
Council voted during its Monday
March 7 meeting to authorize
the Community .and Economic
Development Department to ap­
ply for a $175,000 state grant.to
demolish abandoned homes
throughout th city.
During public session, one
resident protested in the past
homes that it was necessary to
demolish had never been
'touched.
Council President Dwight
Downes replied, "We have to
make the application (for the
funding) first. Let's deal with
this (issue) after."
hAtarcw:.n communi .
written into t la i 1£ Ob-
erve note that community
lobbying h gotten -Iaw .
changed. Stephe ted that
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young
got the block grants by going to
W hington and emphasizing
the city w uffering beca
binI ft the city.
POINTING TO THE 1 of
Chrysler and Seam, Stephens
n,eoeI888lry
pro
hood.
Ha all the p put to-
th r in on big plan for t
city. This could be don through
tb eighborhood Coalition or
through another unifying or­
ganization.
Get help in writing the
grant from organizations with a
.. good track record." Stephe
uggests for looking into the de­
ign, The American Institute of
Architects, 1785 Ne Yor A
nue, Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 262-7800 and for assuring
SUGGESTS BLOC
clu 'can get information and
help by joining the National A&­
sociation of Block Clubs, 1651
Fuller Street, Wi hington, D.C.
20009 (202) 382-7766.
For experti e in seeing a
City Counci
By RON SEIGEL
s
HIGHLAND PARK - The
Highland Par City Council ta­
bled an effort to change the pen­
ion plan for public safety
officers.
Officials of the administra­
tion and the public safety offi­
cers union say that adopting
Schools plan
.readmg rally
The rUth annual family Read-
ns lly . land Pal'
School District's Running Start
first-grade reading challenge is
Wednesday, March 30,4 p.m., at
Highland Park Community
High School, 15900 Woodward.
The rally climaxes the annual
10-week reading program. The
community is invited.
Award-winning children's
author Ethel Footman Sanders,
of Grand Rapids, is the featured
guest. Refreshments, free books,
and door prizes are offered.
Running Start, developed by
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.,
is funded by the Chrysler Corpo­
ration Fund.
Curriculum Assistant San­
dra Thompson is the School Dis­
trict's program coordinator.
Board moves to
hire new principals'
presents
1994 _ pring Fa hlon
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By RON SEIGEL
S eel.' to the Michl .n Citizen
WGHLAND PARK - At its
Tuesday, March 8 meeting, the
Highland Park School Board
took advice of its attorney, to
allow themselves the freedom
not to renew the contract of four
of its principals: Dr. Gerald
Golden of Highland Park Com­
munity High School, Fletcher
Miller of the Barber Elementary
School, Carl Pettaway of the
Ford Elementary School and Dr.
Eulah Peterson of Ferris Ele­
mentary.
The school board passed a
resolution to give notices of non
renewal of contracts which
board attorney Samuel McCargo
said was required by statute.
In the resolution the board
also affirmed that the decision of
School Superintendent Dr.
Eugene Cain not to renew the
contracts, was not "arbitrary or
capricious," something the law­
yer also advised as being legally
necessary.
Winona G. Humphrey was
the only board member to vote
against these measures.
EDUCATION OFFICIALS
say this action does not neces­
sarily mean that the three will
not be rehired as principals, just
that the board will have the op­
tion not 0 do it if it does not wish
to. Under union contract, if the
four are removed as principals
they could be "bumped" into
other positions in the school sys­
tem according to their seniority.
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uch a pension plan would en­
courage older officers with the
most niorlty to retire, 80 that
more officers could be rehired at
lower levels.
Since the new officers would
have lower salaries, more offi­
cers could be rehired than would
be retiring and these new offi­
cers would be the on working
on the street, city and union
sourtes say.
While members of the city
council supported this step, they
said they voted to table the res0-
lution the administration pro­
posed because they considered it
nfusing and open to misinter­
pretation
tion. ..
Public Safety union President
Pat McClelland said the union
had nothing to do with the ord­
ing of th resolution and he did
not know "who right or who
was wrong." However, he ex­
p . tisfaction that the
issue ould have to "wait until
another m . ng. "
Petit · on for chool
bo d election
By RON SEIGEL
mOHLAND PARK - People can me nominating petitions for
this year's Highland Park's school board election until 4 p.m.
Monday, April 1., 1994. Petitions can be tc p fro
chool board ofti� \ .20 B rtlett, iu of Wood
Elections this will involv two four-y one
three year term to fill the remainder of an unexpired term. It
will be held Monday, June 1S, 1994.
COUNCILMAN F.RANK .
ROSS said, "It's an unfamiliar
document that says it's a resolu-
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