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t was the tie-breaker, with
Looney finishing in 11 minutes.
PCHS senior Millicent
McKenzie placed fourth, and
enior Marchon Miller placed
fifth. Junior Samantha Dale fin­
ished eighth. Other Parli Bears
earn members sophomo
Raymond McBeth and Giovan­
ni Thomas.
The team written exam aver­
a was 88.25 percent, Highland
Park's highe t ever. Competi­
tion also inel ud d team demon­
str t ion of its command of
Robert's Rul of Order, the in­
t rnationally gnized, deeply
d tailed procedures for con­
gre ,p rl ia m nts, onven­
tions, and other ssemblies.
ques io from the expert
p rliamentari n judges were
also inclu
Also finishing in th top eight,
in ddition to Highland Park
and Menomin ,were, in order:
teph n on (UP), Marlette
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By RON SEIGEL
HIGHLAND PARK - People can file nominating petitions f r
this year's Highland Park's chool board el ion until 4 p.m.
Monday, April 14, 1994. Petitions can be picked up from the
school board office t 20 Bartlett just w t of Woodward.
Elections this year will involve two four-ye r t rm nd one
three year term to fill the r mainder of an unexpired term. It
will be held Monday, June 13, 1994.
(Thumb area), St. Clair, Mt. Cle­
mens, Mayville (Thumb), and
Grandville (suburban Grand
Rapids).
In a further honor to a High­
land Park student, Logan was
elected state president of the
Business Pro ionals of Amer­
ica. She is the firs HPCHS stu­
dent to be elected a state BPOA
officer. The national BPOA or­
ganization, a network of busi­
ness education clubs
headquartered in Columbus,
Ohio, sponsors regional, state,
and national competition
Another HPCHS student,
John Goins, was a finalist,
among the top 12, in a computer
graphics contest.
P S' S CRETARY
Lilian McBeth and teach r
Joyce Watkins assisted Mrs..
Pursiful with the parliamentary
procedure team. Teacher Bob­
bett' Jackson isted in coach­
ing and with computer contests.
Mr. Pursiful announced that
199 is her last year as parlia­
mentary procedur coach. She
h n grooming Mrs. McBeth
and Mrs. Watkins to assume the
coach/advisor role. Mrs. Pursi­
ful, who has coached HPCHS
parli-pro teams since 1979,
stresses that she is not retiring
from the faculty - only from the
extracurricular parli-pro role.
to 11 without regards to
nder, ph ical or mental
he f eral Americans Dis-
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tr celebrity author
D 0 of them
[ imil r programs] in more loca­
tions 0 ki h ve ," hn
id. "Pro an don't h lp if you
n't t to them."
According to Parks, this ce­
n rio is not uncommon inc
there are eight counti in the
state and only 37 programs.
Epoch said she would like to
mor programs becaus of
the benefi hey offer youths.
"After participating in the
program, kids realize there are
choice. In almost any given
Pontiac
poet visits
HP schools
Pontiac' unofficial poet lau­
real Kenneth E. Corr read his
social consciousness poetry to
sixth-, seventh-, and eighth­
graders at four Highland Park
elementary schools.
Corr provided tips on poetry·
writing and tting poetry to rap
with three s ions, one for each
grade level, in each school. He
appeared at Barber March 4,
Ferris March 7, Ford March 8,
and Liberty March 11.
In recent years, the award­
winning poet has been a' guest
speaker at Eastern Michigan
University, in Pontiac schools,
at several Metro Detroit correc­
tional facilities, and at other lo­
cations, and events. He was a
Pontiac representative to the
Nelson Mandala Welcoming
Committee, meeting the South
African leader as well as Michi­
gan and U.S. officials during
Mand la's visit to Detroit and
appearance at Tiger Stadium.
Corr was featured in a 1991
Detroit News story which in­
cludedhispoem, "Save the Black
Family."
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Highland Park ommunity
High School's parliamentary
procedure team won its 13th
state cha pionship, nd now
eyes a seventh national title.
Sw ping the op five pla
on the stiff written test on
Robert's Rules of Order for m
ings, HP's eight-m rob r P rli
Bears built a virtually in ur­
mountable lead and won the
state contes March 4-5 the
Westin Renaissan nter Ho­
tel.
Highland Park, coach by
teach r Nola Pu iful, and sta
runner-up Menomin , n Up­
per Peninsula s hool, qualified
for the n ionals in rly May in
San Francisco.
Highland P k
Looneywas gain 0.1 in . chi­
gan in th p Ham ntary pro
dure writt n xam, ring 98
percen on a 5 - u ion' t
That score was qu 11 by two
other HPCHS s nio runn r­
up Collice Logan and third pl ce
Christina P rry.,
edge on the competition then,
similar to today' comput rs. In
fact, Dr. Cain acknow led v -
ryone as being born in ei her BC
or AC - for compu
after compu rs
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IDGHLAND PARK - The Highland Park School Board at its
Tu day, M ch 22 meeting voted to contract with children's
author Ethel Smothers to p rticipate in the fifth annual "Read­
ing' Fund mental' Running Start Reading Rally" Wednes­
day, March 30, 4 p.m. a the high school.
The progr m was establi hed to 'how children how impor­
t n it' to read and show how parents can encourage their
youn . t e, d
Fi t gr. d uden vho m t he city' challenge of reading
21 ooks in t n w ks or having uch books read to them will
r gni ion e r lly.
( rd voted 0 giv mo her 40 plu from
,hrysipr orpora Ion funds dona ed for he rally.
. H to negotiate for
no-bid fire equipment
IDGHLAND PARK - The Highland Park City Council unan­
imously voted to negotiate' with different companies for the
purchase of a demo or used pumper for its fire division, waiving
the general requirementin such cases that there be an adver-
tisement for bids. ,
Council President Pro Tern Christine Franklin said she
approved the measure because there was only a limited number
of such companies in the area and none of them would be likely
to read an advertisement in the city's official paper, the Michi­
gan Citizen.
However, Franklin asked the administration to make sure
that the council was informed about the bids and specifications
it rejected as well as the one it accepted, so city council members
could make an informed and independent choice.
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By JERYL BARGINEAR
Mlchlg.n CItizen
HIGHLAND PARK - On
Thursday, March 4, the High­
land Park School District intro­
duced a' revised educational
format for the future called "A
Framework for Improving Qual­
ity Education. "
In a poignant addr ,Dr.
Eugene Cain, Superintendent of
Highland Park Schools, ap­
pealed to th public to "step up
to the challenge" of producing
technologically advanced s u­
den for the 21st Cen ury, and,
not, in his own words, "dino­
saurs" - archaic kids.
"Our goal is to s to it that
the e bright-eyed, happy and
eager students approaching the
21st Century are not beaten,
broken and tired by t11. time
they are graduating eniors. B -
cause not only will our kids com­
pete with neighboring
institutions (Ferndale, Royal
Oak, Bloomfield and Birming­
ham), but with students all over
the world," Cain said.
He then presented to th
audienc a 'Slid Rule' th t he
u ed in tenth grad ,1959, W t­
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