Kennedy High School - Invictus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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.

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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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Rose of Gerard This year's Fall play was held on De- cember 17 and 18, 1987. The play was written by Mr. Patrick Butler. The Rose of Gerard is a serious dramatic play with an all girl cast. The play presents a rich old lady named Miss Beatrice Jaffey iBrandy Lynchl who was without heirs. She con- sidered her neighbors, the Abraham Lincoln League for a Better America and the St. Joseph orphanage for illegi- tamate children. The Abraham Lincoln League was a communist front while the orphanage was against her princi- ples. She asked a reporter, Lee Gor- don, tJamie Skrezynal to arbitrate. She came with her photographer, Millie Mack, lJulie Farrelll. Miss Jaffey's gardener, Gerard, had died in a drunken accident. Many sus- pected a love affair, but she denied it. When he died, her favorite rose bush stopped blooming. Since then, there have been no males in the house. Lee Gordon arranged for sisters from the orphanage to visit regarding the be- quest. The sisters who met Miss Jaffey were Sister Gerard lAmy Cullenl and Sister Louis Melanie Lidenl. One rainy night Miss Jaffey went outside to talk to Gerard's rose bush. Miss Ranger Uennifer Feronel, her sec- lretary, and Vera fKrista Travisl, the maid, asked her to come in, but she stayed outside and caught pneumonia. Her doctor lPatricia Moyl could not come because the road was washed out. Sister Michael lKim Kozioll, a nurse, and other nuns came.to help. Miss Jaffey recovered and decided to leave the money to the Abraham Lin- coln League. Later Miss Jaffey learns that Sister Gerard had died because she had come to help her. Sister Ge- rard left her rosary to Miss Jaffey who threw it aside. Just then, Vera came in with a rose off of Gerard's rose bush and Miss Jaffey began to doubt her de- cision. Pictures: 1. Miss Jaffey iBrandy Lynchl con- sults with Miss Ranger ldennifer Feronel. 2. Lee Gordon Mamie Skrezynal checks with Sister Michael iKim Kozioll on Miss Jaffeyls chances for living. 3. Sister Gerard iAmy Cul- lenl and Vera lKrista Travisl worry over Miss Jaffey's condition while Sister Michael cares for her.