John Hairston
“It was like a big family getting back together…like a family reunion!”
"I felt so welcome there..made me feel welcome…like I was somebody."
"We were taught to believe that God could do everything, and he did everything for us."
“I truly believe that being raised at Gary, that everybody has value; you just have to dig deep to find out what it is.”
"The thing I learned about Garyites, very clannish… they're there for each other."
"I'd like the school and the teachers and the principal to be remembered for the great impact they had on the students."