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.