Cecilia Smith

This year celebrated my 35th High School
Reunion from Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The class of '78 had more than 800 students. For this photo they broke us down in groups that consisted of the junior high and elementary schools that we attended. This is the Roosevelt Jr. High group, which that building no longer exists. Many of us started together in elementary school. In 1968 my African -American family moved to Cleveland Hts. just a few years after the laws changed allowing us to move into these beautiful communities with excellent school systems allowed African-American's to move their. I took this photo because it shows a community 35 years latter that reflects racial unity and the possibility of it. Though I now live in Brooklyn,NY, I had a great childhood in the Midwest. As you can see everyone looks very happy. We had 3 days of celebration. I believe photos of happy people give the observer a sense of positive well being that should be shared.