Hairstyles: 1972-1981

When I was in Howalton Day School from kindergarden to the sixth grade I wore a press and curl,but when I was in the seventh grade I got my first prem. I was 12 years old and with that prem I had a many of hairstyles. There was the style where the front of my hair was cut short and the back stayed long. There was the mustroom and many styles in between. I am sure my classmates had many interesting hairstyles too. The boys hair stayed the same and me and my female friends had a many interesting hairstyles too. When I was fourteen and graduating eighth grade my hair was cut short in the front and long in the back. Basicly it was the same hairstyle I had when I first got my prem.

Uniform: The New Alphabet

When I started Howalton Day School the teachers formed a new alphabet called uniform. It was based on the vowels of the alphabet. It was fairly new and didn't last long. It was the beginning of a new language. It was something that never done before in any grade school. This language didn't catch on that's why it stoped.

Valentine's Day

When I was in Howalton Day School we would have valentine's day partys.  From Kindergarden to Third grade we would have punch,snacksand give away valentine's day childrens cards. It was a fun time.

Alumni: Class of 1981

When I graduated from Howalton Day School I and Lauren Rush went to  Academy Of Our Lady,Toya James and Michelle Caver went to Lindblom, Timothy King went to St Ignatius and Kimberly Hern went to Durbar. I have no clue where the rest of my classmates went.

Fashions of the years 1972 to 1981

Fashion was very important to me in my years at Howalton Day School. there were grouchos, bellbottoms, hiphuggers and hotpants. There were also cownecks,hoopearring which are always in style. There were doublebelts in the 1980's. I had this bad groucho suit and a bad cordaroy suit. With the groucho suit there was a cowneck with boots. The cordaroy suit came with a vest. In 1981 I wore blue pants and a nice top and doublebelt.

Annette Howard-Green: Class of 1977

My sister Annette went to Howalton Day School also.Her graduation was defferent because her classmate wore long white dresses and the young men wore suits. Her classmate were Troy,Rodrick,Leafa,Niecey andPaula etc.She and her classmates went to Hawaii for her class trip. The music of the time was the Gap Band and Earth Wind and Fire. One of her classmates went to live in St. Thomas West Indies.

Mrs. Smith

Before we rode the bus[CTA] or Mr. Draper's bus Mrs Smith would take me, Karen,Bradon and Annette to school and back again.

Graduation Parental Meeting

I had fun at Michelle Caver's house where my parents along with other parents planing the events leading up to my classmates and my graduation. While the parents were planing the graduation my classmates and I were enjoying music playing kissing games etc.

Graduation Song: Class of 1981

All that come to dreamers is a dream. My graduation was wonderful. we marched to Promp and Circumstances or the graduation march. My classmates wore dresses and suits for the boys. we wore graduation ribbions with the dchools name on it and we had autograph books. Tellis kissed me on the cheek on that day.

Chirstmas Song for the the Auditorium

In eighth grade we sang Carol of the Bells and we also sang at the black hospital Daniel Hale Williams founded. we sang there every year.

Family Atmosphere

Howalton Day School was like a second home to me. My classmates and I were like family. We were like Bothers and sisters. We waited for the bus together and took care of the younger kids. We also respected the teachers. Our teachers were like our parents.

Hickley shot Ronald Regan

When I was in my last two years in Howalton Day School we saw a newstory and in that story Ronald Regan was shot all my classmates was happy, but Miss Ware corrected us. She said if this man dies next in line to be president was George Bush.

Malice and A Chirstmas Carol

When I was in the seventh and eighth grades I was in a play called Malice. I played J.R.'s arch enemy Cliff Barns,but I wore a dress.  That showed what kind of young woman I was, Lisa thomas was angry with me because the part called me to wear pants.

Howalton's Tea

Howalton's tea occured when I was in the fouth or fifth grade at Martin Luther King high school. My classmates and I wanted to go that school. That school was all that back in the day.

Teachers from K-8 1972 to1981

There was Miss Terry from Kindergarden, Mrs Mckorick from first grade, Miss Cash from second, Mrs Revis from third, Miss Harris from fourth, Miss Art from Fifth, Miss Wright from sixth, Miss Hand from seventh, and Miss Ware from eighth. Mr. Eco was our African studies teacher,Mr.March was our spanish teacher,and we had a music teacher as well. I wanted to follow my sister's footsteps and have Miss Baxter for my eighth grade teacher. We had a swim and gym teacher as well. Two swim teachers and one gym teacher. Oneswim teacher was married to a chinese gentleman and the other one was short brown skinned and had glasses.She also was our gym teacher.

Recess

I had the most fun at Howalton Day School at recess.My classmate and I would play kickball,softball,duck duck goose,rev rober,hide and go seek and tag.

Fun Town

When I went to Howalton Day School I went to the amusement park called Fun Town. It was located on 95th and Stony Island Ave. There was roller coasters and other rides. There was games booths and plenty of fun for everyone. In the early 50's and 60's people of African desent wasn't allowed to go in Fun Town until Martin Luther King's daughter wanted to enjoy the amusement park too.  That was when the rules changed to include everyone.

Old Chicago

When I went to Howalton Day School Iwent to Old Chicago the indoor amusement park in the winter time with a neighbor. I went on the Chicago Loop another roller coaster that went upside down. I ate at a Wendy's resturant for the first time. Wendy's had the best hamburgers and fries in the world.

Great America

During the years that I went to Howalton Day School and in the seventh grade Mrs. Smith took us in her car to Great America. I rode the demon a roller coaster that goes upside down. That was the year I had a crush on Christoper Reeve that was before he died.  He had the most beautiful blue eyes. He was a stone fox. I bought a supeman poster.

Caferteria Staff

Before Howalton Day School ran out of money the school had enough money to hire caferteria staff.  They served cornbeef hash,buttered bread,fishsticks,etc. when the school couldn't afford them anymore we brown bag it.

Childhood Sweetheart

Lumeull williams like me alot but my classmates teased us so I wasn't very nice to him.If I can have that time to do over again I would kiss him. If I meet him in person I would apologize to him. Maybe if I was nice to him I would Mrs. Lumeull Williams.

Graduation Day: Class of 1981

My classmates and I graduated on June 1981. The entire class went from twenty three in kindergarden to fifthteen in 1981. the fabualous fifthteen were Cheryl Green, Lauren Rush, Kimberly Hern, Timothy King, Steven Little, Sonia Philix,Salina Carter,Toya James,Tellis,Lisa Thomas,Cozette,Michelle Caver,Lori Reese,Andre Sneed,and Archieball Mitchell. Kimberly Hern was the first one to get married.          

My first Menstruation

When I was eleven and in the Fifth grade I started my first menstruation cycle. I was the last one to blossom into womanhood. We had to used Kotex with the belt with hook. That's when my mother told me about the facts of life.

Girlscouts

During my years at Howaiton Day School I joined the girl scouts and it was alot of fun. I was in a play they put on called the nosey neighbor. I had a small but important part. I went to Wisconsin Dells twice and in Wisconsin Dells we went on a boat ride at night.

Music from 1972 to 1981

When I went to Howalton Day School from kindergarten to eighth grade there was a lot of music flowing from the early seventies to the early     eighties. One of the songs was bustin out by Rick James and many songs from Saturday Night Fever which was played on Mr. Draper's Bus.  Rapper's Delight and the Christmas rap song was played in gym class.  Bustin out was in the gym and swim show as part of the swim rountine in the swim show.

Recruitment

Two stundents from Academy of Our Lady recruitment club showed us seventh graders the school and they showed the high school grounds. Academy Of Our Lady had a brother school Mendel which is now coed. Mendel had the finest young men in the city.

Closing of the a school

In a newspaper article Miss Harris and two of her students was standing in front of the building of 47 S. Dearborn and she said unless she raise enough money to keep Howalton Day School open it would have to close. The building now is own by A.M.E Church.

Spanish Teacher: Mr.March

Our spanish teacher Mr.March was the best also.  We put on a play which I had one line and it was shut up in spanish. He gave us spanish names. One time we had a joke contest and who ever laughed got extra homework.

Music Teacher

Our music teacher was the best. He gave us recorders to play on and every time he gets angry his cheeks would become red. He let us listen to the soundtrack to The Sound Of Music.

First of Two Grownup Parties

The first of the grownup parties that I was invited to was the fine brother Timothy King's party.  The party was from 7:00p.m. to 11:30 p.m.. I was in the sixth or seventh grade. The socond one was at Michelle Caver's house. Timothy King lived in Pill Hill where at the rich black professionals lived like congressmen and doctor, lawers etc. Michelle Caver lived on King Drive before her family moved to 113 and Union.

Graduation Party

Kimberly Hern invited me to her graduation party and it was western style. Everyone had to wear western outfits. It was located in a church recreation room east of state street. It was alot of fun and she had alot of good music there. One song was Am I Dreaming by Atiantic Star.

Sleep Over

When Michelle Caver lived on King Drive she invited me to a sleep over when I was in the second grade. I had a new outfit I think it was flowery. I had alot of fun. Carolyn was invited to the sleep over as well,but on top of her eyeblow she had a bad cut and her mother nursed it back to health.

Skating Party

Back in the day just a few days after christmas we would go to a suburb outside of Chicago to a skating party. Mrs. Smith would take me and Annette and her friends to this staking rink. Paul King would be there skating to the bar kays. A lot of good music played in that skating rink. Earth,wind and fire,barkays,and Morris Day and the Time.