Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pride is something that seems to identify this school, as the mantra of sacrifice for the greater good runs through the hallways...
...often taunt him for being too good to simply walk the six blocks to Roosevelt High. But "all they do there is fight every day," he says. "You've got to worry about the gangs and what color you're wearing." He appreciates Webster's relative safety and its pride in racial diversity. Indeed, long before the 1970s desegregation, Webster Groves boasted an integrated community. Most blacks reside in Rock Hill, a part of town settled by freed slaves, whose businesses, churches and schools spawned a thriving black middle class...
...score higher--but can still feel isolated. By third period, senior Paya Rhodes, 18, is in her advanced-calculus class, sitting beside the only other black student. Rhodes has a 3.6 GPA, and in most of her advanced classes, she's the only black. Paya used to take pride in that status and in her family's record of excellence at Webster Groves. Her oldest brother maintained a 4.0 for four straight years; another went on to Washington University. Her mother and a third brother are also Webster grads, and her younger sister is following her on the honors track...
...underneath this carnival-like atmosphere, there is a real reason why the Regatta is something special. Every boat--whether it represents a club, House, university, or nation--is part of a larger 3-mile parade. It is a parade evoking a unique combination of pride, pageantry and tradition...
...Learning the Wrong Lesson" (Opinion, Oct. 14) Osborn argued that the Columbine killings have led to a great misunderstanding. She specifically refers to the death of a person of faith named Cassie Bernall whose death and life have subsequently become a source of attention and pride to the American religious community...