Jefferson Thomas

"Never fight when you can run your way out of it". This was Jeff's attitude about making it with all possible speed to the principal's office when 20 white boys in Central appeared to be ganging up on him. He's just the boy to do it. Track is his best sport. Jeff has won medals for the 880 and 440 relay teams. At first meeting, he impresses a person as a quiet boy and very serious. But he has a grin that lights up his face and is full of merriment. The previous year he had won an award in his school as the most outstanding boy of the year. He was also president of the student council. College still seems a long way ahead, but he's determined to get there.