HAPPY
HALLOWEEN
THE GRYPHON
PiAUdied by the Jonnudism Oass of Rod:y Moimt Seniw Scbool
AMERICAN
EDUCATION
WEEK
VOLUME IV, NO. 2
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1972
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Ten Students Selected
In Award Gjmpetition
Morehead nominees pictured above are front row (Wr) Gerald Costen, Doug Butler, Jcdumy Dlnan,
Bruce Alexander, William Farmer. Second row (1-r) Sidney Nelson, David Jordan, Hal Barnes,
David Goodsell, John Surles, (Photo by Kilibrew)
Magazine Campaign Successful
The magazine campaign for
1972-73 was kicked off by an
assembly highlighted by a spe
ech given by Mayor Minges. The
expected goal was $10,000. This
goal was not reached- however,
the Gryphons did collect
$9696.02. The sophomores
came In first with a total of
$3976,87, the seniors came
in second place with a total of
$3010.84, and the juniors had
a total of $2708,29,
Several prizes were given a-
way for the best sales results.
A prize of $7.50 was given to
the highest salesman in each
class. Mini posters were given
‘72 Oraduate Recieves Award:
4-Year College Scholarship ^
Mary R, Barr, a 1972 gra
duate of Rocky Mount Senior
High School, is one of five stu
dents chosen to receive a four-
year college scholarship spon
sored by R. j. Reynolds Indus
tries, Inc., for journalism ma
jors.
Mary, who graduated In the
top 5 percent of her high school
class worked as business ma
nager and feature writer for
the Gryphon, Mary is now at
tending classes as a freshman
in the School of Journalism at
the University of North Caro
lina, Chapel HilL In addition
to being an honor graduate,
Mary was a member of the Na
tional Honor Society, the Stu
dent Drug Task Force, the Ma
yor's Committee on Drug Ab
use, and served as secretary of
her junior and senior classes
Mary Barr, winner of R, J,
Reynolds scholarship for jour
nalism majors.
at Rocky Mount Senior High
SchooL
Mary's parents, Mr, and Mrs.
E, T, Barr, live at 618 Pen
nsylvania Ave,, Rocky Mount,
N. C.
The scholarship that will pro
vide Mary$2,400 in financial aid
during her four-year college
career is part of a$50,000 sch
olarship program sponsored by
Reynolds Industries through the
National Newspaper Publish
ers Association (NNPA) Scho
larship Foundation. The toUl
prc^ram will provide scholar
ships to five Black students
each year for the next three
years, bringing to 20 the to
tal number of scholarships gra
nted by 1975.
In announcing the scholarship
program earlier this year,
Marshall Bass, manager of per
sonnel develc^ment for Rey
nolds Industries, told the NNPA
national convention in Miami,
Florida, “We hope the program
will make a significant contri
bution to the needs of Black
journalism and help strengthen
the already influential Black
media of this country,"
The program is administer
ed by the NNPA Scholarship
Foundation in conjunction with
the National Scholarship Ser
vice and Fund for Negro Stu
dents (NSSFNS). This year
the NNPA foundation chose Miss
Barr and the four other schol
arship winners from almost loo
applications received from a-
round the country. The Gry
phon staff would like to con
gratulate her on this fine sch
olarship.
to people who sold only one sub
scription. Posters were given
away to other high salesman.
The highest salesman from each
day in the homeroom were en
tered Intoadrawing, The names
were drawn and the winners
received a carry-all bag, a
blanket, and a giant color blow
up of the winners favorite pic
ture. Lynn Carter won a large
stuffed poodle for belngthehlgh
salesman on Thursday October
5, The top salesmen for the
overall campaign were: Se
niors: Lynn Carter and Joe
Bottoms, Juniors: Richard Mc
Lean and BiU Mebane. Sopho
mores: Jeff Dlnan and Wanda
Spikes,
The sponsors of the camp
aign were Mrs, White who hand
led all the money and Miss Kit
chen.
The 1972-73 nominees for the
John Motley Morehead Scholar
ship award were recently se
lected as a result of their high
school achievements. Those
nominated are Bruce Alexan
der, Hal Barnes, Doug Butler,
Gerald Costen, Johnny Dinan,
William Farmer, David Good
sell, David Jordan, Sidney Nel
son and John Surles.
The Morehead Scholarship is
an award for outstanding merit
for undergradjate study at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel HilL The scholarship
is valued at $2250 a year, re
newable for four years.
Sophomores Face
New Experiences
At RMSH Students
The first official school day,
approximately 602 enthusiastic,
over-joyed Sophomores Invaded
RMSH, with the hope to be the
great class of '75.
As Sophomores entered
RMSH, their new educational
institution, they were confront
ed with many new experiences,
hopefully explained in Junior
High years. Some apparant
changes would be optional study
halls, and many money making
projects. It is especially Im
portant to the Sophomore class
to make most of its money the
first year. Sophomores build
their funds by selling magaz
ines, and operating the con
cession stands at all hometown
basketball games. All money
will be used toward gradua
tion, Junior - Senior, and many
other extra-curricular activi
ties.
In years to come, RMSH gra
duates will look back upon high
school years with nostalgic me
mories.
To be eligible for the More
head Scholarship, a student
must be a current graduate of
one of the schools on the list
of schools eligible for the a-
ward. He must meet the admis
sion requirements of the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel HilL He must also be
unmarried.
Morehead scholars must ex
hibit scholastic ability and phy
sical vigor as shown by par
ticipation in competitive sports.
They must show a "moral force
of character and capacities to
take on interest In schoolmat
es," They must participate in
extracurricular activities.
The RMSH nominees for this
award were recommended from
an RMSH Nominating Commit
tee to a County Selection Com
mittee. The County Selection
Committee recommends those
whom they judge qualified to
their District Selection Com
mittee, The District Selection
Committee recommends Its
choices to the Central Selec
tion Committee of the John Mot
ley Morehead Foundation. The
nominees of this committee are
given personal Interviews with
the Central Committee at Cha
pel HIIL
Trick Or Treaters
Warned Of Tricks
Comes Haliween, October
31, and the young will be out
trlck-or-treatlng.
Every chlM be warned not to
eat the goodies he has collect
ed until mom or dad looks them
over. Some of the "sick ones”
In our society have been sub
stituting laxatives for choco
lates, pills for candy, even ra
zor blades for gift Items. Yes,
the sadists combine tricks with
treats. Your readers must
combine warnings with Inspec
tions,
Homecoming Festivities Featur^;
G)ntribute To Student Enthusiasm
RMSH held Its annual Home
coming parade which was a MI-
nl-Parade this year In the high
school gym, Friday, October 7.
Each year, the &rvlce Club
sponsors the parade, giving the
wimlng float an award. This
year’s winner was assembled
by the D,E. Club. They were
awarded five dollars for their
hard work to make the parade
worthwhile. The judges, who
had a hard time deciding were
Mr, Joe Warner and Mr. Sa-
Homecomlng Queen finalists are (1-r) Jo Conyers, Tttresa
Vivo, Jo Dorsett, Carol Reid, Deborah Bulluck. Absent from
picture is Gloria Carney. (Photo by Kilibrew.)
muel Gray, Director of Human
Relations, At the conclusion
of the parade, the J.V., and Var
sity cheerleaders led the stu
dent body and faculty in singing
the school's victory songs,
which contributed greatly that
night to the enthusiasm the
Gryphon fans felt.
Friday night, rain threaten
ed the game, but the eager fans
did not let a few drops hin
der their support behind the
team.
The Homecoming Sweetheart
Finalists were Theresa Vlvo^
Gloria Carney, JoCoyners, De
borah Bullock, Jo Dorsett and
the winners of the long await
ed announcement were Theresa
Vivo and Gloria Carney, who
were awarded yellow carna
tions.
Homecoming success was al
so due to the fact that the Gry
phons overran Durham Hillside
with a score of 23 to 14, to
make our record stand at 6
and 0.