This volume contains a series of stories and related questions about famous graduates of Boys and Girls High School and about some high points in the school's 100 year history. Brief biographical sketches are provided for Shirley Chisholm, Isaac Asimov, and other individuals who graduated from the school. Other readings describe various aspects of the school's growth and development, its athletic program, its student body, its administration and educational policies, and its reaction to various social conditions at different points in history. The questions following each reading deal with vocabulary and comprehension. An answer key for the questions is provided. (EB)