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WATCH OUT FOR PAGE TWO! The Full Moon SUPPORT YOUR CANDIDATES! Vol. 30 —No. 7 Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C. April 1, 1964 S. O. Elections Se+ For April 14 Following the circulation of stu dent petitions during the past weeks, the S. 0. convention con cerning the election of officers for the 19M-65 school year will be held tomorrow. At the convention, candidates will be eliminated to two students for each office. Andy Cook, pres ident of the Senior Class, will serve as chairman, and Student Council representatives will count votes of those in their homerooms. Business students will tabulate the votes. Campaign speeches will be held April 7 and registered students will vote in the student lounge April 4. Registration for all sophomores and those who had not previous ly registered was held March 16- 18. Ail students who wished to run for an office obtained petitions March 18 and circulated them Until March 24. The major quali fication for candidates is that they have attained a scholastic average of 85 or better. The offices of president and treasurer will be filled by rising seniors, and the vice president and secretary by rising juniors. Mr. Fry Visits Philadelphia Mr. Paul B. Fry, choral direc tor at Albemarle Senior and Jun ior High Schools, attended a con vention of choral directors March 9 through 16 in Philadelphia. Mr. Fry attended meetings on two days of the convention as a southeastern director in the Amer ican Choral Directors Associa tion. As president-elect of the North Carolina Music Educators he spnt four days participating in the conference of music educa tors. Juniors Extend Prom Invitation Juniors and seniors and their dates are invited to the annual Junior-Senior Prom which is to held April 10 in the ASHS gym nasium from 8:30 until 12:00 p.m. After giving consideration to the possibility of an open prom this year, Mr. H. T. Webb pre sented the idea to the junior ^•ass, host for the event, during ® class assembly, March 23. The decision was to allow outside dates '0 attend. . The prom will be carried out 'JJ a manner similar to that of "le Spring Dance. Guests must registered. Stags must be ffiembers of either the ASHS jun ior or senior class. Spring Dance Termed Success , Students who entered the trans formed cafeteria the night of •'^arch 13 were greeted with the ^ring theme of ’‘A Park in New ‘ork City.” The Student Council, yhich sponsored the Spring J;^ance, termed the event as one the most successful in recent years. Two murals painted with park scenes and flowers created a de- ijShtful atmosphere for the dance, wrought-iron lawn furniture, a Ashing well, and dogwood trees added color and imagination to ‘^e decorations. Cookies, made by the Student Jl^uncil girls under the direction Miss Betty Brooks, potato ^'Ps, and punch were seryM. music was supplied by a juke from Watkins Music Com pany. These outstanding students were tapped for membership into the National Honor Society during ceremonies March 26. Front row, left to right, are: Sue Plyler, Brenda Peeler, Edith Johnson, and Joanne Lisk. Back row: Robbie Bost, Sally Efird, Eugene Coley, Terry Lorch, and Jimmy Lowder. Nine Inducted Into N.H.S. Nine outstanding juniors were tapped into the Albemarle Chap ter of the National Honor Society during impressive ceremonies March 26. Selected to receive this high honor were Eugene Coley, Sue Plvler, Jimmy Lowder, Joanne Lisk, Edith Johnson, Brenda Peel er, Sally Efird. Robbie Bost, and Terry Lorch. Tony Almond, president of the local chapter, presided oyer ^he installation ceremony. After the student body sang Holy, Holy, Holy ” Bonnie Benton, soc^ty chaplain, read “The Threads You Use” as a devotional. Emalynne Kelms then sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” accompanied by Mr. Paul Fry. Andy Cook, Anita Wall, Sharron Hdt and Wanda Holt presented short speeches on the topics of ch^ract^, scholarship, eadership, and service, respectively. After the tapping ^erases Mr. i-T T Webb, principal, administer Gd the oath to the new niembers. Ibba Wil.son, secretary, then call ed the roll. Mrs Frank Westerlund. sponsor of the society, directed the cere mony. . Fiippne Coley, who is presently thPwfs Editor of the Full Moon, £s pa icfpated on the footba 1, basketball, and track teams In church activities he is president of Sunday School and a member of the B.T.U. An active member of her rhurch “Y” club, and Rainlx)w rirls Sue Plyler is also on the ¥teme Committee for the Prom^ She is a homeroom officer and a member of the Science, Black Masque, and Boosters Clubs. Jimmy Lowder is serving as vice-president of his homeroom and secretary-treasurer of the De bate Club. He is a member of the Assembly Committee, the Math Club, and M.M.M., and has serv ed on the debate team two years. Serving as co-chairman of the entertainment committee for the prom is Joanne Lisk, who is also a physical education assistant and manager of the girls’ basketball , team. Joanne is a member of the student committee for the foreign exchange student. Edith Johnson is currently the I „ French Prof. Awarded Honor Miss Diane Thompson, French teacher at ASHS, has been noti- fipH of her acceptance into the Sc),«.l "E.slisj Depar.- ment University of Tennessee, S^d in Knoxville, Tennessee. She will receive a Fellowship wWch will finance her attendance at classes she has selected. A Fellowship is a high honor any s™*'' at We^ffer College, Miss Thompson is presenUy m her firs yeflt of tcflching* Students Enter jScience Fair 1 Alan Rothwell, ASHS junior, en- ! tered a project on the effects of i centrifugal force on matter in the I physical science division of the South Piedmont Science Fair held ; in Charlotte, March 21. Young i scientists from ten surrounding I counties entered projects in the I contest. I Three students from AJHS also I entered the fair. They were as I follows: Linda Long, who receiv- ■ ed third place in the physical sci- , ence division for junior high stu dents; Randy Burton, who re- ^ ceived honorable mention in the biological science division; and Joe Harwood. Linda also receiv ed the prize offered by the Amer ican Chemical Society for the award they considered best in the junior high division. Test Battery To Be Given Scholarship tests will be given to interested, capable students of ASHS in six academic fields dur ing the month of April. The University of North Caro lina sponsors these scholarships and will provide a Merit Scholar ship covering the cost of tuition, renewable annually for four years to the winners. Tests will be given in biology April 13, in chemistry April 14, in mathematics April 15, in French April 20, in physics April 21, and in American History April 22. Three students will be selected from each field as winners. Stu dents who are finalists will re ceive a certificate of merit for their achievements. 553 schools and 15,655 students participated in last year’s academic contests. ! co-feature editor of the Full Moon, I nominee to Governor’s School, i and a member of the M.M.M. She 1 is vice-president of the Senior ‘ Girl Scouts and a member of the “Y.” Serving as chaplain of F.T.A., Brenda Peeler is also a cheerlead er, a member of Black Masque and Math clubs, and secretary of her homeroom. Brenda is active in her MYF and church choir. Chairman of the student com mittee for the foreign exchange student, Sally Efird is also a member of the Math and Boosters clubs and homeroom vice-presi- dent. She is secretary of her youth fellowship at First Presbyterian Church. Among Robbie Bost’s activities are Science, F.T.A., and Boosters clubs. Robbie also serves as vice- president of the Math Club and holds various offices in church groups. Terry Lorch is a member of the Science Club, Modern Music Mas ters, and the Math Club. He has served as a member of the pep band and the debate team. He is presently working with the Junior-Senior Prom Committee. Playmakers Laud 'Star Of Poets' In honor of Shakespeare’s 400th birthday the Pfeiffer Playmakers will present two of his plays. Twelfth Night, a comedy, and Richard II, an historical account, to the general public on alternat ing nights starting April 16. Twelfth Night will be given April 16, 18 (matinee), 22, 24, and 25. Richard II will be presented April 17, 18, 23, and 25 (matinee). The curtain time for the evening performance is 8:15 p. m. and for the matinee 3:00 p. m. Prices for admission will be $.75 for students and $1.50 for adults. Try-outs for positions on the cast were open to the public as well as to students attending Pfeif fer. Coming Events April 2—“S. O.” Convention. April 7 — Campaign Speeches. April 10—Junior-Senior Prom. April 14—“S. O.” Election. April 17—MMM Induction. April 24—Senior Banquet. May 8—Spring Choral Concert. May 13-14—Science Fair. Delegates Plan For Convention; Webb Competes For V. P. Office Official delegates from ASHS, Tom Webb, Dane Perry, and Bo^ by Overcash, will be accompani ed by Mrs. T. D. Young, advisor, to the Western District of North Carolina Student Council Congress to be held at Lee H. Edwards High School in Ashville, Friday and Saturday. The group will leave Albemarle early Friday morning in order to arrive in Asheville for the first general meeting. Registration will be held between 10 a. m. and 1 p.m in the main rotunda of the school. A banquet followed by a dance from 8:30 until 11:30 will be held Friday night. During the Congress, the visiting students will be guests in the homes of several Asheville students. They will return to Albemarle after election of officers for 1965 at the last meeting late Saturday after noon. ASHS’s candidate for a district office is Tom Webb, outstanding sophomore, who will compete for the position of vice-president. Tom has been active in S. 0. work this year by serving as chairman of the Fire Drill committee, serv ing as a hall monitor, and serv ing on various other special com mittees needed to carry out the work of the local organization. Along with being a Student Coun cil member this year, Tom is a past president of Central Elemen tary and Junior High schools. He is active in athletics and has been nominated as a candidate for this summer’s Governor’s School. The theme for this year’s Con gress is “Student Council: The Torch.” “It is hoped that the meeting will serve the delegates and the leaders of the various member schools as a torch in their plans and activities next year,” Mrs. Young stated. Special guests at the Congress will be the foreign exchange stu dents from various schools in the district. 72 Achieve Honor Rolls Achieving the highest honor roll for the fourth grading period were three seniors; Sharron Holt, Bet ty Herlocker, and Frances Ann Trivette; two juniors, Sally Efird and Robbie Bost; and one sopho more, Allison Harris. The junior class led with twen- ty-six members making the honor roll and the sophomore class fol lowed with twenty-four. The sen ior class had seventeen members making the honor roll. Those seniors making the honor roll include Bill Harwood, Linda Morton, Paulette Braswell, Carol Jean Lefler, Pat Mullis, Monty Montgomery, Pam Cooper, Wanda Holt, Mary Napier, Tish Stock ton, Anita Wall, Marie Williams, Judy Herrin, Mary Montgomery, Doris Morton, Anita Taylor, and Bonnie Benton. Juniors making honor roll were Darrell Newton, Mark Stambaugh, Kay Carpenter, Emily Lowder, Bobby Gene Lowder, Pearlie Rae Burris, Eugene Coley, Jack Deese, David Boyer, Peggy Dick, Jimmy Lowder, Laura Doby, Sherry Fretina, Sue Plyler, Alana Russell, Eddie Mauldin, Henry Fox, Steve Pinkston, Brenda Peel er, Janie Ragsdale, Brookie Smith, Terry Lorch, Joanne Lisk, Jane Hartley, Edith Johnson, and Gwen Easser. Sophomores making honor roll include Jimmy Stockton, Buck Snuggs, Mark Cook, Gahlon James, David Smith. Charlotte Gantt, Sandy Kelley, Sara Mabry, Lowell Cook, Bob Hall, Dane Per ry, Patricia Snipes, Joyce Story, Sheri Talbert, Ginny Rogers, Whit Morrow, Steve Hinson, Billy Tucker, Vickie Alexander, Lor raine Davis, Robbie Vick, Teresa Yow, Tom Webb, and Gwen Boyd.