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eople Around the Uni ... S Jamm1n' at the Uni. ...... 28 Lil Peeps at Un1. .......... 53 Kool Semors ............... 65 Payin' the B1lls .......... 113 World Beat. .............. 129 j.J.~on :-.:cik 'tephen Tolbert and Sar.. ..a t Samrcen put 10 hard \tudy time when it wme to lngl. h Our School "\VJelcome ro Uni,ersi[) High chool, W home of the Phoenix, where we the enior are "In A Cia By Ourselves." My name i Lil Uni and I am getting paid five fifteen an hour to be your rour guide through thi Great 1illennium Adventure. As the fir t clas of "The Millennium," we, the enior , have pro,en that we are unique, gifted, and full of great ideas. We each po e individual gifts that enable us ro ucceed. I, Lil Uni, po e s rhe ability ro count my money and spend ir well. s 'X'ho gretlt tdea was it to pay Lii Um 5.15? I would have done It for 4. 00. -Ray-Quell Cotton I possess the ability to get myselfi n troube, and and right out ofi t again. -Afiyah Patterson If you look good, fie! good, and smell good, it'll be all good. -Enid Martinez Even under .\irs. Ransome\ "archful eyes, thing can go awry: The time orne bo) acc1dendy sraned a fire, the time other boy accidently heated chemicals and cau ed a bad smell to erupt. We'll be telling thc\e stories for a long orne to con e Our favorite time of the year: Pep Rally Day 2 C1zele Gomes. Michelle Peters and friend workmg on handmg in one dyn.1m1c an project. (I low do you think it will! all work out?) The Uni has students from many different cultures.Krystal Kolden and Na11a Choudhury ob- Senior Shakima T. Adaeze ., and ( ornne R. take their time at the Health Fair. The crowds are bu1lding behind them. Freshmen Tritiana Whitehead. and Tiffany Anderson sa\ good bye to an old friend \ht ha chosen to go to '>cicnce H1gh . .\1r. tarks bring h1 sophomore in strumentalist together to rehear e Lift Every Voice for the Black History Con cert. INTRODUCTION 3 ,I ·I Enough '' ith all the fluff let me lace 111) Tim-, .md '' e can ...,tart our tour. Before "e do that. we ha\ e A Word From The Wise. Time is cl precious contimwm that i,, inl!z'el:'lible. l/ consists oft iJJ·ee suhlez ·e!s: pa.;;t, present. future. \Fbat you do 111 the past n~flects em the present and the present rejlecls u.hat you are capable to do in thejitture nJe past i,\ thC!joundation that the}ilture u.·ill rest upon. therejore decisions made todCl)' u·ill mold your tomorroll'. Throughout each da .... se'> arrival at ni\ er...,ity High. I have been blending in ,md watching their e\'ery action. I ha\ e <,een many transformations: girb to\\ omen. and bo) 'i to men. I knm\ every- one and haH~ ...,een eH~rything. I h .. l\ e paid dose attention to each <,tudent. recording our life story a'> I watched us grow and de\ elop. Thi.'> book i..., .t record of the pa. .. .,t. Folio\\ me as we embark on the secrets the pa.">t \'\ ill re' eal. 4 INTRODUCTION Rc~cntl) arrived Xacia is lc.trning l· nglish wirh the aid of 'itc' on tht· Internet. l·nid .\1. look, ltkc 'he doe,n't wanr to he rouclu~d. Is she .Kting for the camera, or is there trouble in Paradise? , 'ainuh ·.and Angellisa •. posing as though they're models. Ket:p trying. }a'll. We're proud of iree. 6 INTRODUCTION