Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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I AV.V.JJ AN OUTSPOKEN, GLORIA COTTON, government teochef. takes to the pocftunn itke a duck takes to watetv.V.Vt ' .V»V.V.V. »V« !vX Presidential Scholar shares her diary Hodges learns about D.C. xpenses to Washing¬ ton, D.C. had been pre-paid by the school. I was as one of the chosen ones that had been selected for a program entitled Presidential Classroom, by my counselor William Meyer Traveling by plane to D.C. was fun. My companion was Ro¬ chelle Brown, a senior at West Side. From a total of 430 upper grade students participating from throughout the U.S.A. we were the only two from Gary. On our first day out, we could not help but want to take in the famous sights, like the White House tour and Capitol Hill. Then there were the Supreme Court Building, the Washington Monu¬ ment, Arlington, Georgetown, and the Smithsonian. Back on The Hill, influential people strolled in and out of our daily seminars - like U.S. Attorney Robert Merkle, Journalist Susan King, and His Excellency Moha¬ mad Kamal, the Jordanian am¬ bassador. These high raking persons spoke to us about arms control. disarmament, and defense strat¬ egies. In our Crossfire Meetings, we asked questions like how far should our government go in ne¬ gotiating for the release of Amer¬ ican hostages? And should abor¬ tion remain legalized? At the end of ever busy days and nights, I received a diploma, a pendant, and a group picture. That week in D.C. will always stay in my memory. □ written by Lydia Hodges

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MOST VALUABLE STAFFER (86-7) Lydia Hodges, junior, poses for a fashion page can¬ did Hodges forfe is in advertising. out materials. SENIOR SHELUNDA HERRON ( 86-7) works on freshman mugs. JUNIOR SHALONDA WILLIAMS ( ' 87-8) indexes captions. SENIOR GLAFIRA LAURANT ( 87-8) tries out a Warren PERFECT MAKES FOR BETTER yearbook copy so Seretha Williams, junior, corrects her mis¬ takes.

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King Convo Inspires Keeps dream alive hank God Al¬ mighty, we ' re free at last! Hundreds of stu¬ dents gathered in West Side ' s auditorium in memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King. Kicking-off the convo, the LW Brass Quintet played the National Anthem. Kimberly Bal¬ lou, a Wirt student, recited King ' s “I Have A Dream speech, I think Dr. King was an inspir¬ ing leader who believed in what he thought was right, said Tiffany Harrington, junior. “I feel King was a coura¬ geous person who fought to provide me with equal oppor¬ tunity, said LaShawn Nunn, se¬ nior. Towards the end of the birth¬ day celebration, members of the audience joined hands and sang the moving We Shall Overcome. He risked his life for others and this is what makes me want to keep his dream alive, said Jerome Lynch, senior, □ written by DiMonique Jones Malis, back in ‘Lady Beth’ ctress Claire Malis, LW graduate, who made good both in W? television and on stage, returned to her roots to per¬ form in the steel workers play Lady Beth. It was Malises ' way of renewing old acquaintances and of showing her concern for unemployed steel workers. She related that her own father had been one of those steel¬ men many years ago. During the play, she recalled youthful memories of her father working at USS, now USX. At 9:00 sharp every evening, he would promptly come out of his bedroom fully dressed for work, she remem¬ bered. And I would feel so proud of him, Malises ' voice softened. The play itself was unusual. It consisted of testimonial vinuettes by former workers. One day, despite all of our faithful years of service to USS, they came to us and told us the mills were closing. Many eyes in the audience filled with tears. As a student at LW, Malis had been a Varsity Cheerleader, Editor- In-Chief of the Quill Blade, Presi¬ dent of the Girls Club, and a mem¬ ber of the Drama Club. After grad¬ uating from Indiana University, Malis landed a number of television jobs, including the role of Dorian Lord on One Life to Live and more re¬ cently, a role in an episode of Our House. □ written by Tracey Hall HISTORY -23