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Class of 1970 Reunion
Written by The Class of 1970
HENRYFORDHIGHSCHOOL, Detroit, MI
CLASS OF 1970 - 40 Year CLASS REUNION
When: Saturday, October 16th, 2010
Where: Warren Valley Country Club; Dearborn Heights
Ticket cost = $35 per person / $65 per couple (includes dinner & DJ - CASH bar)
$20 per person deposit needed ASAP!
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Kathy (Hodges) Wood, 35686 Perth, Livonia, MI 48154 -or- Debra (McFarland) Fawkes, 16429 Park, Livonia, MI 48154
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Detroit -- Henry Ford High School will be divided into three
programs this fall to enhance learning, concentrate on careers and cut
down on conflict.
The school, with about 1,500 students, will be
separated into a 9th Grade Leadership Academy, an Academy for Green and
Renewable Energy and an Academy of Business and Technology. Each school
will have a separate uniform color: gold, green and blue, respectively.
Non-freshmen can choose their program.
The reconfiguration comes
at a time when Henry Ford is slated for $17 million in renovations. Each
academy will have its own floor or wing, said Principal Layne Hunt,
after the groundbreaking.
It will "make it smaller and more intimate
and allow us to be more rigorous in our curriculum and give (students) a
capstone experience in that area," Hunt said.
Cody and Osborn
high schools converted to the small-school design two years ago. Their
rollout has been bumpy and it's too early to gauge their success, said
Keith Johnson, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.
"I'm
optimistic that at Henry Ford this year there will be a smoother
transition," Johnson said. "The sell is going to be to the students and
to the parents," Johnson added. "They will have to understand this is
not the Henry Ford High School of 2009. This is going to be a new Henry
Ford High School that is really going to be several high schools in
one."
Student Mary Rodriguez, 16, is ready for the transition.
"I
think it's going to be good because it means less fights and probably
more people will actually attend their classes," said Rodriguez, who
plans to attend the green academy.
Fellow 11th-grader Anniesha
Payton thinks the school will have more order. "When people get with
other people they tend to be crazy," Payton said, of the old design. "So
it will be better if everybody is in a small group. That's better
learning for me to be in a small group. In big classes with everybody
talking it's not really helping because it's overpowering the teacher."
Henry Ford High School Principal, Dr. Layne Hunt, has been busy building a new website for our old school. The new website for parents and students displays its "Mission Statement" on the home page, stating that in partnership with parents and community they will teach all children so "they can become economically independent contributing members to our global society".
Fellow alum Sharon Rowe has informed us of the passing of Mrs. Reese Lakits on March 30, 2010.
Mrs. Reese Lakits 1980
Mrs. Lakits started at Henry Ford High School in 1977 and was an English teacher. In 1980 she became a counselor. Our records do not indicate when she left Ford.
To document and catalog the 1960 to present day graduating seniors
Catalog each yearbook by scanning each page in high resolution
Create Class Lists of all seniors for all class years
Publish Class Lists and senior photos on the website
Provide a means for alumni to purchase Galaxy Yearbooks
Completed Yearbook Projects:
So far we have cataloged the 1960 through 1982 Galaxy Yearbooks
We are in need of the 1983, 85,86,87 and the 92 through 2009 Yearbooks
How you can contribute to the project:
If you have a yearbook that we have not cataloged yet and are willing to loan us your yearbook for a few weeks please contact Don Grillo (class of 72) by clicking on Contacts. Your name will be added to the contributors and credits page for your help in our yearbook project.
THE GALAXY YEARBOOK PROJECT