The school was the nucleus of a three-fold organization within the community. You had the church, the home, and the school. Attending the school was also representative of seeing the same people in church and in the neighborhoods as well. So it was a family-oriented thing. You were encouraged to do your very best and if you didn't, somebody knew. I remember entering the school, and Mr. Hull, J.C. Hull, was standing in the foyer and I knew I was wrong. I passed by and he said, "Young lady, are you a Dederick?" And I stopped, and I said, "Yes, how do you know?" And he said, "I know your whole family." It was that kind of atmosphere. You were respectful of your peers and the instructors there did everything they could to encourage you to pursue whatever area you were interested in. The Science department was very strong. The History department, the English department, the whole school was very strong.