Flashback: The Fifties Come Alive
“Splish, splash, I was taking a
bath ...” Student Council is
rolling back to the fifties next
week, and taking the student
body with them. Girls are
searching for their cherry red
lipstick and boys are digging up
their Vitalis.
To kick off the week, the
Council is selling lollypops at
lunch and collecting wrappers for
spirit points on Monday. Also on
this day, a poster with baby
pictures of all the representatives
will be displayed and the first
person who can guess the name of
each will win a prize.
Tuesday, jump rope and other
activities will be held in the
auditorium for contestants
competing for the titles of “Mr.
Universe of ASHS” and “Ms.
Moonbeams
Mane Wheels
The Student Lion for the month
of March is Foster Parker and
the Student Rotarian is Tim
Honeycutt.
Imported Dishes
February 15 the History Club
held their annual International
Dinner. Members of the club
prepared different dishes from
around the world.
Universe of ASHS.” Spirit
points for the class with the most
boys with tattoos and girls
wearing bobby socks will also be
awarded this day.
The leather jackets and twin T-
shirts will be dug out Wednesday
as Gang Day arrives. This is for
any group whose members want
to dress alike.
During lunch on Wednesday,
the Student Council will hold a
fashion show in the lunch room as
representatives model clothes of
the fifties. This is to give students
an idea of what to wear the next
day.
Thursday will climax the week
as all the students and teachers
are invited to dress completely
fifties. The Council will present a
short assembly in which the best
dressed students, and teachers
are announced.
Thursday night, there will be a
disco dance in the gym. The
dance will last from eight until
twelve.
The Student Council will be
taking candid pictures all week.
They will be displayed the
following week so that everyone
can see themselves.
Student Council Representatives prepare for next week’s activity by dressing in the styles of
the fifties.
Sharp Change
This year the girls’ softball
team will be coached by Mrs.
Ginny Owens. Mrs. Owens is Volume 43
replacing Mrs. Janet Sharpe who
will soon become a mother.
i^lFULL MOON
No. 6
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
March 17, 1978
Tea Party
The National Honor Society
held their Honor Roll Tea Friday,
February 24 in the school
cafeteria. Attending the tea were
members of the National Honor
Society, High Honor Roll, Honor
Roll, and teachers.
Colored Eggs
Teachers and students are
looking forward to March 24-27
when they will be celebrating the
Easter Holidays.
Count Down
April 4 will end another nine
weeks work for many students at
Albemarle. Remaining in the
school year is just nine weeks.
Take A Break
April 7 the students will receive
another short break. This day has
been set aside for a teachers’
workday. They will be planning
for the fourth nine weeks and
completing grade from the third
nine weeks.
Prom Plans
Don’t wait until the last
minute. The prom is just around
the corner. Start planning now
for May 12 at Pfeiffer College.
Talented Students Merit Nominations
Six students from Albemarle
Senior High were recently
nominated to try out for
Governors School. These are
Shelby Austin, Bill Baxter, Paula
Carter, Melinda Gantt, Todd
Overcash, and Virgil Waddell.
They were nominated for their
academic and/or artistic
achievements.
Shelby Austin was selected for
her academic achievements. If
she gets to attend, she plans to
study Enghsh or Spanish. “I
want to get to go because I think
it would be a great opportunity.”
Bill Baxter was nominated for
his artistic achievements in
music. Bill is currently serving
as drum major in the ASHS band.
He intends to play the trombone
in auditions. He also plays the
bass baritone, and has been in
terested in music for over six
years now. Bill commented, “I
really hope I’ll make it. I feel
honored by the nomination.”
Paula Carter was chosen to
represent ASHS in art. She has
shown great potential and talent
in her work in Ms. Leviner’s class
in the school. “I would like to
thank Ms. Leviner for all of the
help she has given me.”
Melinda Gantt was nominated
for her artistic achievements in
dance. She has been a pupil of
dancing for eleven years, and is
currently tutored by Mrs. Gary
Piazza. Melinda said, “I honestly
feel privileged to have been
nominated.”
Todd Overcash was picked for
his academic achievements. He
wants to go in math, which he
particularly likes. Todd is
currently a student in Mrs.
Morgan’s Algebra III Trig, class
in which he maintains an “A”
average. He stated, “I was
surprised and glad that I was
nominated.”
Virgil Waddell was selected for
his musical ability. Virgil plays
the trombone in concert band
here at school. He also plays the
piano and the guitar on his own.
“I am very happy and honored to
be nominated.”
Historians ‘Dig’
The Past
Spanish Students Take Exam
Thirteen students from Mr.
Morrow’s Spanish I classes have
been selected to take the
American Association of
Teachers for Spanish and Por
tuguese Spanish Exam (AATSP),
at UNC-Charlotte. These
students, selected by Mr. Morrow
on the basis of grade average,
will take the exam at 10:00 on
Saturday, April 1.
The AATSP, given yearly to
students who study Spanish and
Portuguese in the United States
contains both a written and oral
category. When results from
these exams return, Mr. Morrow
will be able to see in what areas
his Spanish I students are weak
and how their scores compare to
students’ scores from other
schools.
Those from Senior High
planning to take the test are the
following: David Alexander,
Shelby Austin, Shannon Bell,
Susan Cashion, Susan R. Davis,
Edwin Drye, Jeff D. Efird,
Cheryl Freeman, Dale Ivey,
Teresa Long, Mitzi Morris,
Rosemary Morton, and Laurie
Rogers.
Several ASHS students will
participate in the fourth annual
Pfeiffer College High School
History Bowl to be conducted
Saturday, April 8. Interested
juniors and seniors who have at
least a “C” average and have
taken U. S. History or any other
history course were invited to
participate. ASHS students did
not attend last year but have done
well in past History Bowls.
Sixteen other high schools within
commuting distance of Pfeiffer
College will attend.
Each team has four student
members, one alternate, and one
faculty sponsor. The students
involved this year are Henry
Farmer, Rudy Gwaltney, Leigh
Hartley, Melissa McKeithen,
Todd Overcash, Laura Richard
son, and Alan Sugg. The faculty
advisor is Ms. Ward. They began
practice Thursday, February 9
after school and will practice
every Thursday until the contest.
Questions in the History Bowl
will be restricted to American
history, from exploration and
discovery to the present. Each
team will play two full rounds.
The school of the winning team
will be given the opportunity to
award partial Pfeiffer College
Scholarships to selected students.
The following scholarships will
be awarded: first place, 500
dollars; second place, 350
dollars; and third place, 250
dollars. These scholarships are
renewable for three years further
study. A consolation competition
for teams knocked out in the first
round will determine the school
to receive a 100 dollar scholar
ship.
The first place school will also
receive a trophy to keep for
twelve months. The trophy was
won by South Stanly last year.
Along with the trophy each team
member will be given a cer
tificate of participation.
Lorraine Watkins was crowned
Miss Black Teenage Stanly
County.
Teenager
Receives Crown
Saturday afternoon, February
18, Lorraine Watkins was
crowned “Miss Black Teenage
Stanly County” in a pageant
climaxing the observance of
“Stanly County Black Culture
Week ’78”. Lorraine is a junior
at ASHS and the first girl to hold
this title.
The judges of the contest were
Mr. B. K. Williams, Ronald Wall,
and Mrs. Muriel Wall. The
contestants were judged on
performance, expression,
projection, and appearance. The
total number of points given were
97.
Lorraine’s presentation con
sisted of thoughts pertaining to
overcoming sin and dis
crimination. She ended by
singing “We Shall Overcome.”
Lorraine commented, “If we
reach out and touch somebody’s
hand, we can make this world a
better place to live in, and we
can.”