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Article: Joe Clark encourages youth, says self-responsibility is key
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- March 10, 1994
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Richard Thorpe
Bay State Banner
03-10-1994
Joe Clark encourages youth, says self-responsibility is key.
Richard Thorpe
Challenge and confront life and you will succeed.
So said Joe Clark, the legendary high school principal who single-handedly transformed Eastside High School in Patterson, N.J., into a nationally respected institution of learning, to an enthusiastic audience at Bunker Hill Community College on March 1.
Combining humor, history and energy, Clark pranced the stage during his 45-minute motivational lecture, urging the audience to remain focused on their lifelong goals and objectives.
"Make sure that you can become the best that you can be," Clark said, while constantly pointing ...