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Name: Leila Allison Gray High school and city: Highland Park High School, Highland Park Activities: National Honor Soci Name: Patricia M. Yahrmatter High school: Dominican High School Activities: Basketball; track; French Club; National Honor Soci Name: Maureen Kelly High school: Renaissance High School Activities: Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital volunteer; member of Our Name: Jason Ravitz High school: Cass Technical High School Activities: Student Council Cabinet, treasurer; jazz band; National ety; Business Office Education Club; Homecoming Honor Society; tennis, captain; chorus member in "Any ety; Red Cross volunteer; Detroit Council of World Affairs Center 1 i thing Goes" by 'f i it Lady Queen of Hope youth group, performing services for church and community; Livonia Youth Symphony Society concert orchestra, principal bassoonist; member of af tor Keace ana uon-W flict Studies; Out -I 'f' ri 1 I Queen. Family: Mother, Arlene Gray; brothers Luther, 21, Lyle, 20; sister Leslie, 14. Future plans: U-M, Cass Tech and in Michigan Opera Theater's "Carmen" and standing Mathe matics Student, Phi Beta Kappa certificate; All-Catholic mock trial; urban 'minority program major in business administration.

How to achieve in high school: Without feeling good about oneself, without happiness and without knowledge, a successful high school career academically is almost impossible. in scholarly research; Detroit Round Table Conference of Christians and Jews; New Detroit Youth Caucus; New Detroit Education Committee; volunteer tutor at Bur-tonMiddle School. Family: Parents, Justin and Allyn; stepparents, Frank Eaman and Berna Ravitz; sisters Jessica Ravitz, 14, Elizabeth Eaman, brother Anthony Ravitz, 2. Future plans: Possible liberal arts major. How to achieve in high school: Having an open and questioning mind as well as the capacity for honest introspection should allow a person to be a better student of life.

Scholastic League; Future Problem Solving Association, state finalist; National Achievement Academy honoree (Science and Foreign Language). Family: Parents, Ronald and Maureen; brothers, Jerome, 25, Robert, 20; sister Susan, 23. Future plans: Major in Russian, earn an MA or PhD, become a diplomat. How to achieve In high school: I would almost say that I was driven to study in an effort to get away from the TV. It is so bad.

Finally, don't be afraid of school or to succeed. You may be tagged as a "brain" or a weirdo for wanting to learn and do your best, but the self-respect you gain is worth it. ter-school string class, beginner viola; intramural tennis; National Honor Society; Scholastic Writing Contest, national honorable mention; local winner, contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; National English Merit Award; U.S. Achievement Academy Band Award; Dartmouth University Book Award; intramural tennis. Family: Parents, Terence and Joyce; brothers Kevin, 18, Daniel, 16; sister Kathleen, 14.

Future plans: Kalamazoo College. How to achieve in high school: Except for doing all assigned reading and writing exercises, regular, prompt attendance is the most important element necessary for success. No class should ever be shrugged off as Name: Patrick B. Haggood High school: Osborn High School Activities: Computer Club, president; National Honor Society; Name: Susan Hoffman High school: Cody High School Activities: National Honor Society, president; graduation com Name: Martha Gonzalez High school: St. Hedwig High School Activities: Varsity basketball; National Honor Society; Prep Bowl; Name: Donald J.

Johnson High school: Mumford Senior High School Activities: Senior class president; drafting co-op program at Gener stage crew; science fair; Michigan Competitive Scholarship Finalist; Na Detroit Metropolitan High School Mathematics and al Motors; ROTC; Honor Society; D.A.R. Award. ML Computer Club. mittee, chairperson; church youth group, treasurer. Family: Parents, William and Karen Hoffman; sister Sandra, 19; brother William, 16.

Future plans: De Family: Parents, Donald and Elfi Johnson; brother Bertram, 10. tional Merit Scholarship finalist; student council president; Youth in City Government; Detroit area pre- Family: Mother, Theresa C. Gonzalez; sisters Cande-laria, 40, Tomasita, 35, Francisca, 34, Future plans: Law rence Institute of Technology, degree in mechanical engineering. How to achieve in high school: To be successful is not a problem, it's the road prior to it. gree in business administration.

How to achieve in high school: A student must take the initiative to study both in and out of school. This will help the student have a clearer understanding of the material he is studying. Teresa, 31, Isabel, 27; brothers Tony, 37, Paul, 33. Future plans: Major in mathematics and computer science. How to achieve in high school: A successful student usually has a heavy load of books strapped over his shoulder, because what is learned in school must be practiced at home.

college engineering project. Family: Melton and Pamela Hag-good; stepparents Leon McElroy and Marcellus Haggood; sisters Ericka, 19, Monica, 16; brothers Tarius, 1 1 Dale, 1 2, Justin, 2. Future plans: Study physics. How to achieve in high school: It's that dislike of the mediocre that makes one realize that a minimum requirement is something to be surpassed, not achieved..