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THE FULL MOON
September 30,1977
Get Involved!
“Cure Needed For
ASHS Virus ^
By DONNA KIRK
Participation, in and of itself, does not cause cancer, kill brain
cells or contain more than one calorie per 16 ounces. It has not been
declared hazardous to your health by the surgeon general, nor is it
known to cause pimples. This mysterious new activity cures all the
ASHS viruses like boredom, laziness, insomnia, doldrums, blues and
the eye strain that accompanies staring into a television set. “It’s a
miracle!! ” cry some people. “It takes a miracle,” reply others.
Participation has a first cousin called “Spirit”. (It’s the one in the
blue and white test tube beside “Participation.”) Spirit’s personality
is a lot like its cousin’s and seldom is one found without the other.
Spirit is the enthusiastic heart felt loyalty that puts Participation
in action. What a wonderful place Albemarle Senior High would be if
every teacher and student had an injection of this marvelous cure.
Certainly every case of the ASHS virus would be banished.
With one small dose of Participation the Friday night caravans
would be miles long and 50’s Day would look like your Mom’s high
school annual. Maybe even the Booster’s Club and the Black Masque
Drama Club could be resurrected.
A little spirit will go a long way! Pep rallies would be more fun,
ballgames more exciting, Student Council activities would never have
to be cancelled and new programs could be planned. All it takes to
have a super school is students, who care enough to participate in ac
tivities and have the school spirit to enjoy them. Of course every stu
dent cannot be a member of every club or organization, but each per
son should choose those he or she is interested in and take the respon
sibility to be an active member.
Let’s make this year the best ever! Get The Cure!!!
Students Work
For Respect
By SHARON MILLER
“Get out of the way! Just because you’re a senior, it doesn’t mean
you own the school!” — “Teachers think they know everthing! They
sure take advantage of their authority!” Do any of these sound
familiar? One aspect of school life that seems to be lacking in this
school is respect. People don’t stop to think why others do what they
do.
Some juniors and sophomores really get upset at the privileges the
seniors try to take. Obviously, they don’t realize that the seniors have
waited two years for these privileges and had to suffer to earn them.
This year, the seniors are not allowed to leave the auditorium first. It
is said they didn’t have the respect to let the seniors leave first when
they were underclassmen. This was greatly looked forward to.
Quite a few students get upset when the teachers get before them
in the lunch line. They don’t realize teachers have quite a bit of work to
get done. Also, the teachers have gone through at least four years of
college to teach the students. They deserve respect. They are just try
ing to do their job.
The teachers, though, ought to respect the students, too. At times,
it seems that instructors compete to see who can give the most
homework. Students also ought to be allowed some margin of time for
extra-curricular activities.
If all the occupants of the school could get together and try to
understand each other it would be a much nicer place. To receive
respect, it has to be earned.
"I'm All Shook Up I ”
By JAN HILL
The king of rock-and-roll, Elvis
Presley, will never be forgotten.
He was loved by thousands of
screaming fans who will always
be dedicated to him. The sound of
his music along with his twisting,
turned on an entire generation.
Then his movies became a big
hit, where he was usually
swarmed with girls.
Elvis was not only important to
the people growing up in the
1950’s but also to many others. He
inspired all ages. Most of his
biggest fans are not teenagers,
but there are still many students
who were fans of Elvis. A survey
has been taken questioning
students at Senior High what they
Class Rivalry Continues
The Full Moon
Albemarle Senior High School
Albemarle, N.C. 28001
Donna Kirk, Editor-In-Chief
Brian Shaver, News Editor
Jon Hill, Feature Editor
Beverly Hatley, Sports Editor
Dawn Lowder, Business Manager
Tim Dwight, Art Editor
STAFF
Jim Andrew, Debbie Forlow,
Dees Fort, Dale Ivey,
Sonya Mauldin, Melisso AAcKeithen,
Sharon Miller, Mike Parker,
Sheila Simpson
Mrs. Linda AAorrow, Advisor
The Full Moon is published nine times during the school year
by the journalism closs of Albemarle Senior High and is printed
by Press Printing Company of Albemarle.
By DEBBIE
“Sue, did you see that Senior
who walked into our orientation
class this morning?’’
“Yea, that was so funny. He
stayed for almost 20 minutes
before he realized his mistake.”
“I thought we were supposed to
be the dumb ones!”
So starts the classic rivalry
between classes at Senior High.
Every year it is the same
process. The sophomores arrive
and are automatically dubbed as
“thedumb ones”. Everybody has
faults, not just the sophomores.
So to prepare everyone for the
fallouts, here are some points and
ammunition for all sides.
First of all, there is the Junior.
He doesn’t have too many faults,
but the ones he has are really
dumb ones. To begin with, there
is the Junior who has to work, and
stays up all night doing
homework. As a result, he sleeps
soundly in class bringing down
the wrath of the teacher. Even
though it is not his fault, he still
looks totally ridiculous saying
“I’m awake” to a U.S. History
question like “What did George
Washington say as he crossed the
Delaware?” Also, There is the
Junior who knows he’s got to be
first to class. At five minutes
until the bell, he starts revving up
his legs so he can run all the way.
Then the bell rings, and he’s off.
He takes the lead as he rounds the
corner. Suddenly, crash-bang-
splat-, he falls and ends up sliding
into Mr. Owens. Finally, there is
always someone who leaves his
lights on his car. His battery
goes dead, and he ends up riding
the bus home with all those
sophomores and freshmen. How
embarrassing. Seniors and
sophomores, take note of Junior
mistakes and be prepared.
Next, there is the Senior class.
Everyone views them as
“GODS” but in reality they make
some really funny mistakes. One
of a senior’s main faults is he
copies everything. He thinks that
since this is his last year in high
school, he shouldn’t have to do
any work. The teachers always
wonder why they get six papers
with the same name on them.
FARLOW
Another problem is that even the
senior goes to a wrong class now
and then. But he never admits to
this. He always blames the
teacher, the class, the period, or
even the school. That shows how
“smart” he is. But, the really
dumb thing Seniors do is get
expelled. Now everyone has a
“fling” now and then, but the
senior is ridiculous. He must feel
because he is the upper
classman, he can do no wrong,
and can go anywhere he pleases.
He is soon to find out this is not
the case. He discovers that one-
little adventure to McDonalds
gets him a whole week of “The
Price is Right and I Love Lucy”
reruns.
Last, and least, is the
Sophomore. As the upper
classmen roam the halls, a
sophomore can be seen stand
ing. It appears that his legs do
not work, forcing him to stand
continuously. Perhaps if he had
more school spirit and jumped
around more at pep-rallies, his
knees would become movable,
allowing him to sit down. One
problem a sophomore has is
getting lost. It should be obvious
that even though they smell the
same, the cafeteria is not the
gym. Also, the English hall is not
three blocks south, as some
sophomores have been told.
Finally, there is the fact that
sophomores travel in herds, all
the time. This is a strange species
of student. He is never, ever seen
alone. It’s always “Here a herd,
there a herd, everywhere a herd,
herd,” of sophomores. It’s like
they are planning to overrun the
school.
All of the classes have faults.
No one group is perfect, and
everyone should try to remember
this. Try never to look at only the
bad points. For example, the
Seniors are the most educated
and should dominate the school.
The Juniors have a terrific sense
of humor, and are on their way
up. The Sophomores are new
faces and willing to learn. Take
all this into consideration, and be
ready to fight it out with the other
classes.
We Need The Eggs
By TIM DWIGHT
liked about Elvis.
Kolis Whitley “I liked him
since he started the rock-and-roll
generation.”
Cathy Boone “I loved the way
he could move his audiences at
concerts.”
Susan Poplin “I remember him
being my idol in the 3rd grade.”
Charles Lowder “I liked his
style of dress and his singing.”
John Whitley “I liked all his
songs.”
Hal McDonald “He was just
one of a kind.”
As one can tell most students
enjoy Elvis’ songs and his style.
It is true that he wUl never be
forgotten.
Movies, especially those made
recently, seldom treat human
relationships as honestly as
vAnnie Hall”, Woody Allen’s
newest film. For some strange
reason (like stupidity) most
moviemakers pass over the basic
problems people have in getting
to know and growing to love one
another. They settle for sen
timental junk and ‘action’.
“Annie Hall” does not. It
displays these problems as they
are: hilarious and real. And it
displays them well. Instead of
long dialogues and drawn-out
episodes, short scenes subtly
reveal the essences of people and
their situations.
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) and
Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) come
from very different backgrounds.
Alvy, a cynical neurotic Jewish
comedian living in New York,
thinks everyone else is an anti-
Semite. Annie, a midwestem
singer trying to find a life for
herself, has a grandmother who
sees Alvy in sidecurls. One
especially meaningful scene
occurs soon after they meet. As
they are talking to each other
about their likes and dislikes and
other trivial matters, sub-titles
appear that convey their real
thoughts. Both, it seems, are
worrying about the same thing —
whether they are coming across
well. They are both trying so hard
to impress each other that their
conversation seems like that of
two physicists discussing
pulsars.
In spite of a bad beginning,
their relationship flourishes.
Annie moves in with Alvy, and he
convinces her to enroll in college
part time to try to better herself.
On a particularly nostalgic day,
they return to Alvy’s old house —
underneath the rollercoaster at
Coney Island — for a look at his
past. In another clever scene,
while Alvy is visiting his
psychiatrist and Annie hers, they
talk to each other about the
problems they are having; never
mind that their psychiatrist’s
offices are in different parts of
the city. In the end, though, their
problems are too great and their
relationship breaks down. They,
part friends.
This movie marks a new road
for Woody Allen; it could set a
new path for all American
comedy. Instead of the pure
comedy and parody that has been
popular (and well done) in recent
years, “Annie Hall” looks at life.
The jokes,'although essential, are
secondary to the main purpose of
portraying human problems. The
problems are not injustice or
inhumanity, but ‘smaller things’
like non-communication and the
troubles people have maintaining
relationships. This comedy is not
constructed; it grows naturally
from the people and their
situations.
Something also grows from us.
“Annie Hall” is a subtle sub-title
that leaves us a little bewildered
at our inability to understand
each other.
Memories
Linger On
By JAN HILL
Everyone’s summer always
has at least one big exciting
highlight to remember.
Graduation week at the beach
started many students’ summer
off with a blast. After recovering
from that week many had to drag
into chemistry classes. Many
people were working to make
money to blow during their
summer vacation.
When the temperature rose into
the high 90’s many adventurous
people would take off for a
cooling afternoon at the river,
swimming and skiing. Lots of
girls would bake out in the sun
waiting for a breeze to blow,
cooling off their heated bodies.
During the extremely hot days
most everyone tried to find
something refreshing to occupy
their time. Many persons ended
up staying in the air conditioning
watching their favorite soap
operas while sipping a glass of
Coke.
Summer fun marks the best
time for almost all students. No
homework, classes or tests, just
freedom! No worrying over
deadlines or having your report
finished on time. Being free is one
of the biggest pleasures of
summer. However what you do
during your summer makes it
good or bad. Being lazy or con
stantly staying busy is your
choice. Many students have
commented on their summer
highlights.
Bobby Harwood — “Getting a
new dog was the most exciting
thing to me.”
Carol Gwaltney — “Surfing in
Daytona Beach and Mr. Blalock’s
‘right here’.”
Adele Carre — “Passing out in
Chemistry lab.”
Denise Deninger — “Meeting
Jeff Smith made me the happiest
during my summer.”
Rosemary Morton — “I went to
the mountains and worked at
Tweetsie.”
Wayne Griffin — “Taking a trip
to Connecticut.”
David Russell — “Going to
football camp was exciting.”
Joe Palladino — “I went on a
balloon ride which I enjoyed.”
Summer was a fascinating
time experienced by many
students. Everyone seemed
active and outgoing and made
their vacation one to remember.
EDITORIAL POLICY
The Full Moon, Albemarle
Senior High School’s
established student
newspaper, announces its
editorial policy. Designed to
inform the student body and
community, this policy per
tains to published editorials
and letters received.
1. The Full Moon refuses to
print libelous or obscene
materials and reserves the
right to edit specific libel
statements in an article to be
published.
2. We reserve the right to
edit any grammatical errors
that appear in a letter.
3. Students will be contacted
if the staff finds it necessary to
shorten a letter due to space.
4. Editorials published are
the opinion of the writer, not
necessarily that of the
newspaper staff.
5. All letters to the editor
must be signed by the writer.
Upon request the staff will
omit his name when the arti
cle is printed; however this re
quest must be in writing.