It was a slower week than usual, filled with planning for future events. My meeting with Dr. Lyons led to sending out email to Susan Waldrip, former PTA president.
She (Mrs. Waldrip) has a fascinating history which included meeting President Bill Clinton earlier mentioned in my blogs on Sentinel articles of times past. She sent via email a host of responses to some questions I had asked on the subject of Hillcrest as a way to inform how I will formulate my script. Her response began with telling me her children went to the elementary school, which largely fell during the period of the 1990's. One of her daughters was in the initial magnet program, which corresponded to the years Mrs. Waldrip was heavily involved in the school's going ons. She was even awarded the prestigious OCPS Volunteer of the year for her five years of service! She also organized the 75 year anniversary of Hillcrest, which saw a variety of special guests present at the gala. The Sentinel even had a title article on the event with on-site coverage from news outlet. The Clinton visit also received similar coverage. Mrs. Waldrip was also instrumental in the creation of aforementioned magnet school program by visiting schools who had created one in Miami and instituting certain regulations. The foreign magnet included languages like French, Spanish, and Vietnamese, which is indicative of the multiculturalism present at Hillcrest Elementary. Her time at Hillcrest seemed extremely fruitful, with many other programs being recounted by Mrs. Waldrip such as her gift store for the holiday season and initiative to have families socialize with her dollar dinner concept. She goes on the explain Disney's impact, with one field trip in particularly allowing the foreign language. The direct quote from Mrs. Waldrip goes as follows, "The most memorable event of all was a school field trip to Epcot as part of the initial Black History Month celebrations held there. That day, the students, chaperones and I had the amazing opportunity of meeting Rosa Parks, an icon of the civil rights movement.".
Mrs. Waldrip has been an integral part in Hillcrest going, I cannot wait to interview her in the coming weeks and she seems to have even more stories to tell.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Week 13: Meet with Mr. Cravero
This week began on Monday with a meeting with Geoff Cravero in his office. The meeting saw him teach me the basics of metadata and adding to RICHES, explaining one by one on how to fill out the main body of information. Some data needed includes a description of what you are loading onto RICHES, specifically on the case I was working on I described the International Day of Peace held at Hillcrest Elementary in 1986. The one that received the most attention was the Historical Background section, where I spoke at lengths about how the event was spearheaded by teacher Anne Sullivan and how the newly appointed Principal John D. Martin spoke at the event. Also, the images I will upload display the event with the principal speaking and peace balloons being released. Considering the event had press coverage, it seems to be a suitable candidate as my first upload to RICHES. Other necessary sections include the "What location does the item describe", in this case Hillcrest, and write a transcript of what was on the images, which was a straightforward transcription of what words are on the original clippings and images. Geoff would go on to add a in-depth guide to metadata on my flash drive and a template to ease my production of it.
A few days later, I was able to use newspapers.com to find some Orlando Sentinel articles from before the 1980's. Previously, I had only been to travel as far back as 1986 to find digital articles on Hillcrest. All articles before that date would have to be found using the far slower microfilm process. Newspapers.com allowed me to quickly find any article published in the Sentinel, as the newspaper outdates the school itself. The first I found was in 1925, the year after it opened, offhandedly mentioning the grammer school. By the late 20s, it begins speaking of a teachers meetings and other small projects at Hillcrest. 1950s articles speak of typical life on the campus, with basketball games, plays, and other school life well recorded. The 1960s, a decade already well-covered in past blogs, has most of its articles concentrated in '63/'64 due to the Hillcrest Fire, but the rest of the decade has entries on the rebuilding effort and bringing the community together.
Next week entails another meeting with Dr. Lyons on Tuesday, which see her help me make the final preparations on my meta data. Also, there is a possibility of meeting one of the people on Friday who hope to share with the Hillcrest History project, which in itself is very exciting.
A few days later, I was able to use newspapers.com to find some Orlando Sentinel articles from before the 1980's. Previously, I had only been to travel as far back as 1986 to find digital articles on Hillcrest. All articles before that date would have to be found using the far slower microfilm process. Newspapers.com allowed me to quickly find any article published in the Sentinel, as the newspaper outdates the school itself. The first I found was in 1925, the year after it opened, offhandedly mentioning the grammer school. By the late 20s, it begins speaking of a teachers meetings and other small projects at Hillcrest. 1950s articles speak of typical life on the campus, with basketball games, plays, and other school life well recorded. The 1960s, a decade already well-covered in past blogs, has most of its articles concentrated in '63/'64 due to the Hillcrest Fire, but the rest of the decade has entries on the rebuilding effort and bringing the community together.
Next week entails another meeting with Dr. Lyons on Tuesday, which see her help me make the final preparations on my meta data. Also, there is a possibility of meeting one of the people on Friday who hope to share with the Hillcrest History project, which in itself is very exciting.
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