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J une 21, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver
Honoring Achievement
“Still I Rise’’
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Cerese Spears a senior at S t Marys Acad­
emy, is the daughter! illiirleine and Adolph
Spears.
young, strong, beautiful black woman
am open and frank about how I feel. So
think I bring honesty to the group. I think
"A s a debutante 1 bring the joy o f
bring a uniqueness and style all m y own. I
think I bring a positive attitude, that is
willing to accept constiuctive criticism
Cavaliers W orking with so many talented,
articulate, unique, natural, heautiful.ebony,
ethereal, and dignified young men and
women. These young men and woman ate
ready to take their place in society and
prepared to m akeagrcal contribution. This
year has been one of much joy, pleasure
and some pain and heart breaks, but all and
And with that I love to make those arounc
me laugh and happy 1 try not to be a slac ker
and I don’t like slackers around me. I try
hard and I like those around me to do their
best also. Overall I think I bring a love for
my fellow brother and sister, that will allow
me to do whatever it takes to help impmve
themselves.”
Prospective Debutante Joette Renee
Kleckley, a senior at Cleveland High
first-time-buyer
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School, is the daughter ofM arie Kleckley.
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Nasheeka Lowe
payment plans and fixed
being. I lovem yselfm orc than anythingin
the world. I think this is very important as
a black woman, and in these days you
THAT’S THE FIRST
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must put yourself first You will do fine in
life ifyou make yourselfhappy, andenjoy
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it at the sam e time, because you arc doing
it for you. I think you need to rem ember
Joette Kleckley
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“Still I Rise" (passage 5)
“Leaving behind nights o f tenor and
fear. I Rise. Into a daybreak that's won-
drously clear. I Rise.
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that there are a great deal o f wonderful
characteristic that I bring to Les Femmes.
Through the last 17 years of m y life I have
gathered a great vast knowledge from my
experiences. Growing up being an "atmy
brat" with both parents in the Arm ed Ser­
Prospective Debutante SashaCherel I
Coxeff, a senior at St. Marys Academy, is
vices I have gotten use to moving around a
lot making new friends where ever I go,
the daughter of Cheryl and Rocky Coxeff
“As a debutante I bring uniqueness,
because there is none like me. I bring
respect for others and most importantly
adults. I bring my strong morals and values
LaShawanta Spears
strong and gocxl up bringing from my
parents. As a Chnstian I bring my faith in
Prospective Debutante LaShawanta
Sasha Coxeff
“Being a strong minded, intelligent,
but adaptable young black female, I feel
The last 4 Debutantes are Sasha
ChercllCoxelf.LaShawantaCereseSpears,
Nasheeka Dionne Lowe, Joette Renee
Kleckley.
God,my honorinGodanti my trust inGod.
I bring Love in Les Femmes as a debu­
tante.”
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yourself. Everyone in your life has a
meaning and should be treated with re­
spect. But you should always try and
enjoy the joy o f being yourself and loving
you for you.
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors
gave, I am the dream and the hope o f the
slave. 1 Rise. I Rise. I Rise.
that have been instilled in m e from the
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all we have had a great year.
and leaminge veil ll k >ugh you were bom to
one family or another, it is sometimes the
people that are not related that are closer to
you. For true sisterhood we need to get
beyond all tilings that hold us back and
keep us down. W e need to be strong and
Prospective Debutante Nasheeka
Dionne Lowe, a senior at Grant High
School, is the daughter o f Janet Grove and
Kenny Lowe.
“W hat 1 bring to the Les Femmes is a
havefaithinallscctionsofourlife.W eneed
to learn to have the strength to say we arc
sony when we are wrong, and the courage
to stand up for our convictions when we
feel we are right.”
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