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middleweight boxer Jimmy Lester is rated eighth in the nation and his face, um, fierce challengers in the ring. But he faces different and bigger challenges every day in the halls of George Washington High School, where he works as a campus community. Control a. Here, he pleads,

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coerces. He kids, he jokes. He does whatever is necessary to reach kids who might get slightly out of line. Lester grew up in the Bayview Hunters Point district of San Francisco. He's been fighting since he was 17 years old. He has spent the greater part of

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each day here of George Washington High for the last year. A Ziff two jobs weren't enough. Lester also goes to night school in San Francisco City. For a while, he was going to city and San Francisco State, but found that schedule just a little too rugged.

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Now he's a pre med student at City E. I'm interested in June. I work because I once was Julia. And, uh, I'm not ashamed of Mitt e wanting that that I was in trouble once before myself. I wasn't in no serious trouble. I just know miscellaneous

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things and I've seen so many kids actually misled, hurt, their careers, ruined one of their careers had, like in football scholarships going down the drain and e. I mean, I do it from my heart because I want to see these young scroll with with something alive

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with bright future and they do have it. And that's why I do it. Last Monday night, Lester was successful in defeating Rocky Hernandez in a 10 round bout by a decision he's been fighting for seven years. Now he works out at the Newman Herman Jim for

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his bouts, which are scheduled about once a month. If he sustains any body damage, he says his manager, Leo Leavitt, who he has complete confidence in, postpones his next fight until he's in good physical condition. A good friend of mine might affect a normal teacher, John

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Moriarty. It's indispensable here. He called me one morning and asked me what I'd be interested coming out. And I showed him, Sure, So I came out and I've been here since, uh, more or less troubleshooter, what I would like to say, uh, work with the camps.

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Control ADA Counselor departments, uh, talk to the students of different classrooms, straighten out problems with the students, uh, talking to parents on the phone, making dates and a little bit of everything. Primarily. How did the students respond to you Primarily, Uh, we get on quite well.

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I treat him with the idea as a big brother. And there's a little sister not idea. I'm Jimmy nest on the fight. A big deal. So what? I'm your friend if you have a problem. If you're constantly can't have it come to me, I take care

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of whether I try anyway. And I That's all I can do. S o e don't believe no one. I asked him Do something. If they don't do it, then has to pay the price like maybe a detention or to get suspended. E don't pick on anyone

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that asked me. I never tell us what to do in this way, we get along quite well with a little problem. And in the meantime, Jimmy Lester continues his fight to help teenagers whenever and wherever he can. Belvin Davis for eyewitness news. San Francisco that Yeah,

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