Atkins Class of '70 gives to W-S Prep
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Members of the Atkins High School Class of 1970 presented a $615 check to to Principal Richard Watts of the Winston
Salem Preparatory
Academy, which is now
housed in the former Atkins
High building, on Thursday,
Feb. 10.
The donation was
spurred by a challenge made
to the Class last year by
Class President Harold
Epps, who asked his class
mates to reach back into the
community and lend a hand.
Class member Judy
Williams recommended that
her classmates support
Winston-Salem Prep. The
suggestion was his wel
comed by Reunion President
Malcolm Lewis and other
members of the Class.
The contributing class
members were: Lewis,
Epps," Wiliams, Lectrice
Adams, Melvin Nellums,
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Principal Watts (second from right) with Atkins alumni Jean Moses-Petree, Mary Wall,
Reggie Brown and Judy Williams.
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Boulware.
The Class of 1970 meets monthly for planning, fellowship and to continue the Atkins legacy.
Book fair
from pu#e B /
ing the two-hour fair. She
said Vigils is still deciding
whether to use the leftover
books for future book fairs
in honor of Isaiah or donate
them to a charity that serves
children.
Ike Black, director of the
Community Center, said it
^took almost all day Friday to
set the books up. He was
very glad to see the massive
book fair at LaDeara Crest.
"This is great. I'm really
overwhelmed at the
response from the communi
ty," said Black.
The Community Center
regularly holds a variety of
educational activities for
youth, and the book fair was
no different. There was sto
rytelling by Pat "Mardia"
Stepney, founder of the NC
Association of Black
Storytellers. Winston-Salem
Police Officer C.E. McCoy
of the Crime Prevention
Unit brought coloring books
on public safety for kids.
Young Raja Huntley even
had her own reading corner
where she read books to
other children.
Refreshments, including
fruit punch and popcorn,
were also served.
Patricia Dodd, a LaDeara
Crest resident, got a couple
bags of books for her adop
tive daughter Aaliyah. She
said she was a friend of
Isaiah's family and called
Isaiah a "wonderful child."
Dodd believes the fair was a
great way for people to meet
the family and get books for
their children.
"It's uplifting," she said.
"It's a thing to bring the
community together."
Isaiah was the youngest
of eight children, many of
whom attended the fair and
helped make it a success.
Isaiah's adult sister Alice
Stevenson and her daughter.
Tiara Jordan, 16, were
among them. They both
fought back tears as they
recounted their memories of
Isaiah. Stevenson lived just
four blocks from Isaiah and
said he visited her house
every weekend. She said he
was an avid reader who
would've loved the book
fair.
"He's funny, he's witty
and loves a crowd of peo
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Members of Isaiah's family on hand for the Book Fair.
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Patricia and Aaliyah Dodd were among the attendees.
pie," said Stevenson.
Jordan had many cher
ished memories of Isaiah,
who would've graduated
this year. She said he was "a
lot of fun." She fondly
recalled Halloweens togeth
er and how he had the best
hiding places during games
of hide and seek.
"He was always going
around making jokes, mak
ing people happy and bring
ing people together," said
Tiara.
Isaiah's mother, Barbara
Stephenson, said she "could
n't keep him away from a
book" and that if Isaiah
could have been there
Saturday, he'd have picked
out a large stack of books for
himself. Stephenson says
she still wonders why some
one would take Isaiah's life,
since he wasn't a problem
child and didn't bother any
one. Stephenson said she's
trying to stay strong and is
still hopeful that someone
will come forward with
information about her son's
death.
"I'm willing to forgive
them for what they did, but I
just want to know why they
take his life and what did he
do?" said Stephenson.
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