IT RANK WERE rich
ith engineers, mathemati­
cians, scientists, and other intel-
-lectuals college graduates, some
with doctorates, who persevered
and e lIed on the strength of
courage and intellect. The Tus-
ke Airmen Academy compo­
nent will inelud mentoring tu­
toring, and a i ting building
staff
The ommunication Arts Fo­
cu chool, inel uding the Per­
forming Arts will have i home
in the current Liberty School (K-
8) building, 16535 J lyn t Ge­
neva, between Puritan Avenue
and M ichols (6 Mile) Road,
of H mil on
dB d-
o subject of­
al 0 include Aca­
demic Game ICritical
Thinking/Problem Solving five
periods per for grad 1-3,
and Speaking/Foren ics/Dra­
matics five periods weekly for
grad 4-6.
Both Focus Schools will in­
elude foreign language, music,
and other arts in th ir programs
of carefully d igned, n -look
learning exp rienc . Both
chools will offer seven 50-min­
ute i tructional riod daily,
plu an IT y of fter- chool and
Saturday chool offerings.
There will be added laborato­
ries for i n and math, and
more technology for s udents to
u in explora ion and research
projects.
These new schools are to en­
able students to develop high­
level skills through teaching
that nurtures individual talents
in up to even areas of intelli­
gence not jus the traditional
two, verbal (word skills) and
mathematical (including logic
HP Briefs ByRONSEIGEL
o lIP official
met with Clinton
HIGHLA D PARK - When asked by a citizen during the
Public S ion of the Monday, May 2 meeting, ity Council
President Dwight Downes admitted there was no public official
to represent the city when President Bill Clinton came to
Michigan and addressed Focus Hope 'earlier this year.
Down said Highland Park Linsey Porter was on vacation.
He noted he was acting mayor, but at the time he was out of
town.' .
Council President Pro Tern Christine, F.ranklin, who was
next in line, said she was not aware of the situation until it was
"too late."
She called Focus Hope, but found it was too late to have any
new members of the audience. She said there were some
private citizens there.
Some concerns were raised that failure of an officialto be
there meant a lost opportunity to talk to the pr ident about
city problem and influence him to provide more federal funds.
Activists praise
public safety response
HIGHLAND PARK - At a public session of the Monday, May
2 City Council, residents in two separate areas praised the
performance of the city's Public Safety Department, which
combines poli nd fire ervi ,
A ci izen on Wav rly on th w t id of Woodward, praised
officers for th way th y put fire out in her neighborhood.
, "They showed tremendou coordination and tremendous
work," he aid.
She lso prai ed those who handle the community police
van, no ing, "They ee things tha we don't see." ,
The public af y depa m n also rived praise from a
mem r of h Mas achuset BI k Club for he way officers
hu down a u d drug house
eware: Poison at home
Pedia rician Herman Gray, Jr., MD, an expert in lead poi­
soning, will inform the public about the dangers oflead poison
at a community m ing May 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the
auditorium of Highland Park Communi y College at Glendale,
between Second and Third.
Derrielle mith, Director of Commumties First, the organi­
zation ponsoring he meeting, told r idents at the public
ion of the Monday, May 2 me ting of the Highland Park
City Council ha h h al h fair organized by Hi hland Park
Mayor Lins y Port r las y r howed childr n 10 the city had
high I d lev Is nd w re a erious ri k of lead poisoning .
• h warned lead poison can kill, ruin health or affect intel­
hgence nd i particularly harmful to children.
he warned that h affects of lead poi oning can be hidden
for years
Gray, as a "renowned expert," will how at the meeting what
people can do to pro thems lves and heir children, she said.
The m ing is fr . Refr hmen will be rved. There will
be child car and prizes For more information, call Highland
P rks ornmuniti FIrst a -27. 3
high-lev I hinking).
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intro p
nding 0 If,
( 0 , I ion.
m n ), bodily (m cl
m cl memory), and m ical
(thinking in ri ).
To promot tudent t
on 1 dev lopm nt.
Schoo '11 or to im
m n g ment kill, en bling
tuden to understand career
op ions; to develop p , vi-
ion, po ibility, and prid in
them el and their commu­
nity; and to become productive,
If-fulfilled dult citize ,con-
um 1'8, ta ye, and leade .
Both schools wilt be open to
grade K-6 children throughout
Highland Park, and nonresi­
dents. Parents may apply be­
t n May 2 and May 27 t with
forms to be available at each of
Highland Park's five current ele­
mentary buildings, and at the
School District Administrative
Center, 20 Bartlett Street, just
west of Woodward, nd just
south of a railroad bridge mid­
way between McNichols and
Davison
Admission is not on a first­
come, first-served basis, thus
eliminating long lines and" cam­
pouts." Space is set aside for stu­
dents living within each Focus
School's current attendance
area (25 percent), for applicants
from elsewhere in the School
District (55 percent or more),
and nonresidents (up to 20 per­
cent), who will be assessed an
affordable tuition rate. A male-'
female balance is targeted.
THE NUMBER of appli- -
cants within any of the three
area percentage categories ex­
ceeds available space, a drawing
will be held.
A requirement for, child ad­
mission is six hours of volunteer
time each month by the par­
ent s), to be contributed from a
variety of choices of time and
activity.
Student/family support serv­
ices and learning opportunities
for parents (from GED to parent­
ing skills) are also to be included
in Focus Schools.
Staffing will reflect the
uniqueness of a Focus School. A
select group of professionals will
be headed by a Focus School Pr0-
vost (not a "principal" in title or
traditional function) in each
building, There will be a coun­
selor and a part-time Achieve­
ment Specialist, as well as
teachers and support staff.
ALL STAFF WILL be care­
fully screened and selected for
educational background, special
qualities, and willingness to go
the "extra miles" (including' a
longer work day and year) with
students, parents, and commu­
nity to inspire excitement and
solid achievement in-the young­
sters.
Students will be encouraged
to exceed requirements of the
Michigan Core Curriculum and
the School District's n w out­
comes-based curriculum.
The advent of Focus Schools
is the cen erpi of districtwide
reorganization. Highland Park's
Ferris School, 60 Cortland, now
hosting grades 3-8 in the city's
south end, will become the grade
3-6 school for all Highland Park
youngsters not entering a Focus
School. Nearby Cortland Early
Childhood Center, 138 Cortland,
now K-2 (plus preschool), will
-serve all K-2 Highland Park
youngsters not entering a Focus
School.
Advert
Call
869-0033.
·POWER PLAYERS· - Riverview Medical Office (RMO) -:- (211 Glendale, Highland Park)
employees (from left) Sheila Martin and Phyllis Jackson, Medical As istants; and Deborah
Scott, Assistant Administrator, join Detroit Police Chief Isaiah McKinnon at the Power House
Fitne Center' recent open house. The open house was designed to showcase the newly
renovated Highland Park facility, and the RMO-Glenda,le staffer took th opportunity to
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