As someone who graduated from Kelvyn Park in the 80's I am extremely proud to see this program so many years later. All of us who survived the inner city public school system and went on to college can appreciate our experience. We knew which teachers and coaches were there by choice -- they made a difference in our lives. P.S. I now teach Radio TV Film at a Community College. It's too bad we didn't have a media program at K.P. We had some great talent. I will always remember K.P. with fond memories!!!
I went there from 1981-1985. I am Mexican but I hung out with some white kids because they were into Rock music like me. But I also had Latino friends. Never had any problems with anyone.
I graduated here in 84 and recognized all the teachers and some of the students this is incredible to see this what an amazing flashback yes there was some violence around 1980 and 81 but they closed the campus I believe in 81 so students couldn't come and go at lunch time which was part of the issue because there was some guys bringing drugs and selling when I was a freshman here they were shooting guns off in the hallway before the police were brought in after they locked the school down and the security officers were there full time things got a whole lot better but what's lost here is there were some wonderful teachers who really cared about all of the students and is much as this documentary seems to focus on racial issues I was there the whole time during that period and believe it or not most of the students could care less if you were hispanic or white it just didn't matter once you were in the school and you were there to participate in the school functions those people all got along very well with each other with very few exceptions and the few knuckleheads who were not even there to learn and we're just there to bring drugs in or what not they were actually weeded out (no pun intended) very quickly and after 80' the school was really very good and even had an aeronautical science program that actually prepared us to take the air traffic controllers test (thanks to Mr. Henry Stahnke/Aeronautical Science Dept. Head) very caring, wonderful man which all of us in the class passed when Reagan fired them so it's funny that that's all this documentary focused on but in 1980 things were rough I agree but it was mostly outside gang activity before the school became locked down with added security but it would be nice if they showed the follow-up how things turned around and it became a really good school. I wish I would have went back years later and visited some of my favorite teachers who were very kind considerate understanding nurturing and inspirational and I got caught up in life like everybody but went back there today just to see if there may have been a few of the younger teachers still there but sad to say no one is there. Mr. Cooper, Ms. Wicks, Coach Nahabedian, Mr. Carrera, Ms. Alfonzi and last but not least Ms. Bagnall who were all so awesome and helped me get my head together. However, a very nice staff member (Carmen/security) remembers most of them as she was there for the last 20 years or so...but a standout in her mind and mine of course and he was one of the most famous and charismatic staff members of all time that almost anybody over 30-40 years will remember is Mr. Phil Piszek; he was the coolest and most insipational (and funny as hell) counselor you could ever hope to know. Ms. Carmen told me he recently visited the school sure hope he is doing well! Shout out to my fellow alumni lass of 84' and others from that period I was so blessed to know you all. Hope you are all well God bless peace! Robert marszalek
I went to this school during that period and the only thing I got out of it was a couple of life long friends (one of them happens to be puerto rican) The school sucked. Too much racial tension between the ricans and whites. I too hated to go to this school. I tried to go to Foreman but, the principle at that time told my mother that we were a "NICE WHITE FAMILY" I still remember this like it was yesterday and she wouldn't release us to go to foreman.
Class of 82. It's incredible to see this video and these images after all these years.
As someone who graduated from Kelvyn Park in the 80's I am extremely proud to see this program so many years later. All of us who survived the inner city public school system and went on to college can appreciate our experience. We knew which teachers and coaches were there by choice -- they made a difference in our lives. P.S. I now teach Radio TV Film at a Community College. It's too bad we didn't have a media program at K.P. We had some great talent. I will always remember K.P. with fond memories!!!
Class of 82!
I went there from 1981-1985. I am Mexican but I hung out with some white kids because they were into Rock music like me. But I also had Latino friends. Never had any problems with anyone.
I graduated here in 84 and recognized all the teachers and some of the students this is incredible to see this what an amazing flashback yes there was some violence around 1980 and 81 but they closed the campus I believe in 81 so students couldn't come and go at lunch time which was part of the issue because there was some guys bringing drugs and selling when I was a freshman here they were shooting guns off in the hallway before the police were brought in after they locked the school down and the security officers were there full time things got a whole lot better but what's lost here is there were some wonderful teachers who really cared about all of the students and is much as this documentary seems to focus on racial issues I was there the whole time during that period and believe it or not most of the students could care less if you were hispanic or white it just didn't matter once you were in the school and you were there to participate in the school functions those people all got along very well with each other with very few exceptions and the few knuckleheads who were not even there to learn and we're just there to bring drugs in or what not they were actually weeded out (no pun intended) very quickly and after 80' the school was really very good and even had an aeronautical science program that actually prepared us to take the air traffic controllers test (thanks to Mr. Henry Stahnke/Aeronautical Science Dept. Head) very caring, wonderful man which all of us in the class passed when Reagan fired them so it's funny that that's all this documentary focused on but in 1980 things were rough I agree but it was mostly outside gang activity before the school became locked down with added security but it would be nice if they showed the follow-up how things turned around and it became a really good school. I wish I would have went back years later and visited some of my favorite teachers who were very kind considerate understanding nurturing and inspirational and I got caught up in life like everybody but went back there today just to see if there may have been a few of the younger teachers still there but sad to say no one is there. Mr. Cooper, Ms. Wicks, Coach Nahabedian, Mr. Carrera, Ms. Alfonzi and last but not least Ms. Bagnall who were all so awesome and helped me get my head together. However, a very nice staff member (Carmen/security) remembers most of them as she was there for the last 20 years or so...but a standout in her mind and mine of course and he was one of the most famous and charismatic staff members of all time that almost anybody over 30-40 years will remember is Mr. Phil Piszek; he was the coolest and most insipational (and funny as hell) counselor you could ever hope to know. Ms. Carmen told me he recently visited the school sure hope he is doing well! Shout out to my fellow alumni lass of 84' and others from that period I was so blessed to know you all. Hope you are all well God bless peace! Robert marszalek
40 years later and it's worse
Where the heck was I when this was made? I've never seen or heard of it before. Wow.
In the 80s the principal was a child molester Dr Moffat pos
Damn Latino's bringing down the school spirit.
Now it’s 95% Mexican, my parents transferred me to a private school because I was white and went to this school
Oh my God! My aunt is in this. Would like to get a copy of the full video as a surprise. Please contact me.
My Mom went to this schools at this time and recognizes some of these people
can't find part 2
I went to this school during that period and the only thing I got out of it was a couple of life long friends (one of them happens to be puerto rican) The school sucked. Too much racial tension between the ricans and whites. I too hated to go to this school. I tried to go to Foreman but, the principle at that time told my mother that we were a "NICE WHITE FAMILY" I still remember this like it was yesterday and she wouldn't release us to go to foreman.
What was that supposed to mean? Wasn't Foreman still considered a "decent" school in the 80s?
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