Winter 2006

Lewis Mothers & Daughters Club
By Woolworth Davis, Principal

     Hello Mothers and daughters have a unique relationship: it can bring them so very close
together, and sometimes push them apart. Our Mothers & Daughters Club is
our way of helping both to understand each other. Being a female-only event, I couldn’t attend,, but parents, students, staff, and the school police officer, a parent of a student at Lewis, all reported it was a terrific Mothers/Daughters dinner meeting.
     The students were impressed with how they could talk openly about the "challenges" they had with their moms without anger and hostility. The challenges ranged from dating, chores, allowances, bedtimes, clothing, cell phones, and babysitting.
     Students talked about the wonderful speaker, a published poet, and were thankful to interact this way with their moms. Each parent and daughter had to say what they liked most about the other. Some statements left a few teary-eyed.
     Parents began to understand a little more about the middle school child, often wondering what happened to their little girl. What did the parents say? "We all want to stay together as a club. Can we meet each month?" Another said that we’ll need a larger room because of huge turnout.
     The 2nd meeting ended with parents planning trips to Cheney University and/or Hampton and Atlanta, the home of five HBCU’s, and of fundraisers for the trip(s).
     Hats off to Zelda Davis Jones and Marty Young, who planned our new club! Home & School President Mrs. Conway prepared the first event’s spaghetti dinner and Young the second’s soul food dinner. Mothers and Daughters are all looking forward to the next meeting and "potluck supper."

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