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Monday, April 4, 1994
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Fun, writing skills goals of project
Derrick Wallace strode up to the line, swung his arm back as far as it would go, then watched while the ball rolled down the line.
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer
The pins tumbled to the floor — but one pin stood. "What?" the 12-year-old yelped. But then he turned and jumped into the air proudly when he realized he had hit nine.
Wallace's sixth-grade class at Hillcrest Elementary School, 1045 Hilltop Dr., joined the School of Journalism's promotion writing class in a bowling and pizza party Friday afternoon at the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union. The party was a promotional event for Project 2000, an annual service project for the class to improve pupils' writing skills.
"When they were in kindergarten, the class started working on the project," Tracey Adams, Lawrence senior said. "Part of the class is to develop a yearbook for them. They'll have one for every year before college."
KU students were paired with elementary students to work on the books.
"Last year the books were about the whole class," said Jennifer McGinn, 11. "This year they're personal books about us."
As part of Project 2000, the promotional writing class has visited the class several times and conducted writing projects.
"On Wednesday we had a brown-bag lunch and then went to the high school," Adams said Friday's party was the last major activity this year, Adams said. The class now will put the books together and distribute them to the sixth-grade class.
Pizza Hut, Jaybowl, KJIK and Hillcrest Theatres each donated items for the event. In addition to free pizzas and bowling, the students received free compact discs, movie posters and tickets.
After the group ate pizza, it divided into two groups: the sixth graders vs. the KU students. Whoever would knock 2,000 pins down first would win.
The Class of 2000 won, 2,008 to 1,982.
Martin Altstaedten / KANSAN
African chic
Sandrine Lisk-Anani and Stella Brainoo, Lawrence sophomores, model outfits from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The fashion show, featuring traditional African attire, was held Saturday at the first Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St., as part of African Awareness Week. The event was sponsored by the KU African Affairs Student Association.
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