Kennedy High School - Invictus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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eaoher's Stri 5 I Kr if .N sw. N ' SSE-.. : E.L. - , ke Breaks a Record! If any vacation was unwanted, it was the nineteen days students and school personnel were out of school during the 1987 strike. There have been eight teachers strikes in nineteen years, but the 1987 strike was the longest. The main issues of the strike were the teacher's demands for a raise and fewer students per class. The Board of Education said that they had no money. Noegitations started in the spring of 1987, but money issues did not hit the table until October 5th. Jackie Vaughn, President of the Teachers Union, and Frank Gardner President of the Board of Education did not anticipate the trouble they would face during the strike. Negotiations during the first few weeks of the strike produced nothing. Governor Thompson said he could do nothing and Mayor Harold Washington said it was none of his business. The legislature would not meet until October. With no movement from negotiations, par- ents became frantic and both parents and children began to protest and demonstrate. There was a large protest rally held across from City Hall. Angry parents and students were demanding Mayor Washington become involved. The pressure became very strong and Mayor Washington de- manded round the clock negotiations which finally produced an agreement. The teachers received a 4-'70 pay raise, but the School Board promised that before long many teachers would be layed off. None of the parties involved were satisfied with the results. 519 7 gf I6

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Lives on at Kennedy! w 165, x 'Q 'Um xi '1 0 9 Q ' wr Pictures: 1. Captain Von Trapp lDaniel Paluckl calls the children to atten- tion to meet Maria lBrandy Lynchl. 2. Max lTim Macekl looks forward to the success of the children in the music festival. 3. In the fading sunlight, the captain and Maria dance in the garden, 4. As l.iesl's lJamie Skrezynal new mother, Maria gives her some advice on love. 5. The Mother Abbess 1Angela Leverettel blesses Maria just before the wedding. 6. Elsa Schrader lRoxanne DeDorel is caught in an embrace with the captain during a duet. 7. Max put Liesl in command to make sure the children will be ready for the music festival on time. i 5. W mua...m.fS,,. 6 7. 0 Q' 15

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H nors kfast an We Eg f W' W was is .s 'R l 'Mu 2 i The annual Honors Breakfast recognized students who achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher. The stu- dents that attended the breakfast each received a certificate of merit from Mr. Earl Bryant, the principal. The guest speaker, Mr. John Madigan, from Garfield Ridge Bank, ad- dressed the students on the importance of excellence in education for future success in a career. His speech was an expression of his positive out look on life. 3 Pictures: 1. Sponsors of the Honors Breakfast, Mr. John Madigan, Mr. Earl Bryant, Mr. William Keenan, Mrs, Mare yann Lonconsello. 2, Scholars, Jeannie Wong and Barbara Schreiber, enjoy the breakfast. 3. Sulieman Abuied receiving a reward.4. Mr. Cozzolino congratulating two scholars.