Boone receives honor
from fraternity
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Rudolph V. "Rudy" Boone Jr. was
honored during the 65th annual meeting
of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.'s Eighth
District. The gathering was held in
Colorado Springs, Colo, on April 12.
He received the Founders Award.
Boone is a member of the Kansas City,
Mo. Omicron XI Chapter. He is a 40-year
plus Omega man.
Boone graduated with honors from R.
J. Reynolds High School and has a cum
laude degree in liberal arts from N. C.
A&T State University. He also has a MS
in human resources from Gonzaga
University.
He served in the U.S. Army, achieving
the rank of Captain prior to his honorable
discharge, and has held a number of
human resources posts. He is currently a
personnel supervisor at the Ford Motor
Company.
Boone is the son of Rudolph Sr. and
Sarah J. Boone of Winston-Salem. He is
married to Renee Warner and has a
daughter, Alicia La Von (Herman) Jean-Noel of Brooklyn, NY.
Submitted Photo
Ruby Boone Jr. with his wife. Renee.
Photos by Layla Garms
Khadija Evans and her students lead the chain.
Cook
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that way," she declared. "I
feel like our students have
the power and the ability to
make an impact."
Prior to the formation
of the plastic bag chain,
Claudio led a brief assem
bly during which she asked
the students and staff to
commit to using reusable
canvas shopping bags
whenever possible instead
of the non-biodegradable
plastic ones used by most
grocery and retail stores.
Two of Claudio's students
modeled plastic bag dress
es to illustrate the ugliness
of pollution.
"Would you want to
walk around like that?"
Claudio asked, receiving a
chorus of "No!" from her
enthusiastic audience.
"Well, neither do our ani
mals ... we don't want to
continue to pollute our
earth. We want to protect
the natural resources that
we have, and guess who
can make that change? You
can make that change."
Khadija Evans and her
class of animated kinder
gardeners led the plastic
bag chain demonstration,
carrying the initial strands
onto the field. Evans said
she and her students had
been discussing preserva
tion and the importance of
protecting the environment
in anticipation of Earth
Day In addition to touting
eco-friendliness, Evans
said the project had periph
eral benfits.
"1 think it's a good idea
because it shows teamwork
and cooperation," she said.
Although they are
young, Evans says her stu
dents grasp the importance
ot preservation The
youngsters were eager to
prove their teacher right,
shouting answers to her
questions about the envi
ronment.
"Is water man made or
natural?" Evans prompted.
"Natural!" the students
chirped.
"It comes from rain."
explained Dre'Quan
Wilson.
"If you drink dirty
water, you will get sick,"
his friend Kennard Oglesby
added earnestly.
"We've been talking
about our impact on the
environment, and how just
cleaning up and taking care
of that one piece of paper
or trash means a lot to peo
ple and animals," said
Evans, who has spent over
two decades in the class
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room.
Principal Chris
Massenburg praised the
project, which was mod
eled after an initiative
Claudio found online, for
its ingenuity in delivering
what he sees as a very
important message to the
roughly 275 students who
attend Cook.
"1 am green at heart, so
any opportunity we get to
teach our children coming
up to have that green men
tality about recycling and
preserving our habitat. I'm
all for it," he declared. "...
We want everybody - start
ing with our youngest - to
learn how to take care of
our environment."
When all the students
were assembled in a circle,
Claudio made one more
plea for them to be mindful
of their impact on the envi
ronment. and the world.
"Boys and girls, look at
the circle," she said, gestur
ing to the vast expanse of
plastic. "We can make a
difference."
Angela Claudio addresses students.
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Residents hold celebrations
at Healy Towers
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The Residents' Council
of Healy Towers held sev
eral special programs over
the last few months.
In February, the
''Celebration of Black
History" program featured
a performance by the
Healy Towers Choir, under
the direction of Council
President Doris
Kimbrough and Vice
President Debra Griffin; a
skit featuring Harry Jones;
and an informative read
ings by Edith Chisholm
and Carol Thummel.
Poetry performances and
door prizes and a soul food
dinner were also on the
agenda.
Residents and friends
danced the night away at
the Council's Valentine's
Dance. A fun time was also
had at the Mardi Gras
dance, which was held on
Wednesday, April 16. The
program included a memo
rial service for those who
had passed during the last
year, a prayer by Christine
Singleton and Sue
Huffstaton and songs per
formed by Kimbrough and
Debra Griffin.
Recently, an Easter hat
contest was held. Women
paraded around in their
hats and told brief stories
about them. Beverly Lowe
won first place; the second
place winner was Valerie
Crawford. Several male
residents served as judges.
Frances Kamarah won a
special prize for guessing
that 1,030 jellybeans were
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in a glass jar.
Door prizes were pro
vided by Donald and
Denise Jenkins, Ernie and
Elaine Pitt, Chip and Pam
Grace, Clyde and Peggy
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Moore, William Griffin,
Geraldine Davis, Michelle
Wilkinson, Doris
Hartsfieid and Dr. and Mrs.
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Rufus Helmes presents President Doris Kimbrough
with a basket of roses for her birthday.
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