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Volume 6 — No. 1
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Palestine Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711
October 6,1981
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Marching Bulldogs" Sounding Off Again
The Albemarle “Marching
Bulldogs” have begun another
season of preparing for half-time
shows at football games and per
forming at contests. This year, as
in the past, the band will attend
all football competitions, either
as a pep band, or as a full unit.
The “Marching Bulldogs” per
formed their half-time show for a
Catawba College football game
against Mars Hill College in
Salisbury on September 19. The
band members will also display
their talents at three contests this
year. They will travel to North
West Guilford on Ocotber 3, to
Burlington on October 17, and to
Boone on October 31. Since this
year’s band has one hundred
members, the group is eligible
for class B competition, a
category reserved for larger
bands.
Band practices for the 1981-1982
school year began early in June
and continued throughout the
summer. On August 5 and 6 a
freshman marching camp was
held for teaching basic marching
CLUB CORNER
French Club
The French Club was organized on September 9 during the
French I and French II class periods. Each class elected its
leaders for the year. The French I class officers are Alice
Whitley, president; Sierra Waddell, vice-president; Diana
Cagle, secretary; Rhonda Holloway, treasurer; and Todd Bar
bee, meditation chairman. The third period French II class
elected Terry Howard, president; Kathy Love, vice-president;
Ellen Brewer, secretary; Darryl Shaver, treasurer; and Todd
Mauldin, meditation chairman. French Club officers for the
fourth period French II class are Penny Treece, president; Er
win Bowers, vice-president; Chris Brown, secretary; Susan
Bramlatt, treasurer; and Cynthia Asbury, meditation chair
man. Classroom meetings will be held once a month; however,
the entire French Club membership will assemble quarterly
after school and will hold several special meetings at night.
Future plans for the new club include the sampling of the del
icacies offered by French restaurants, according to Mrs. Terri
Hampton, club sponsor.
History Club
The History Club has held two meetings this year.
“Dungeons and Dragons” has captivated the interest of the new
club members. It is a fantasy game of role play, based, on the
works of Tolkien and other fantasy writers. Students enjoy the
atmosphere of the Middle Ages, as is created by the game. At
the same time, however, they are learning about economics,
political interaction, and military strategies on individual and
group levels. This game provides enjoyable and learning ex
periences for History Club members. The group assembles each
Tuesday after school in the classroom of Ms. Barbara Ward, ad
visor to the club.
Spanish Club
“Los Amigos,” the new Spanish Club, held an organiza
tional meeting on September 15. Club membership is limited to
students, who have studied Spanish before, or who are presently
enrolled in a Spanish course. The purpose of the new club is to
explore the Spanish language and culture beyond the material
that is taught in the classroom. Club sponsor, Mrs. Mary
Catherine Ellis, has many unique plans for the new organiza
tion, such as, a trip to a Mexican restaurant, a Mexican cooking
class, a speaker from Honduras, a Christmas “fiesta” with
Spanish Christmas caroling, correspondence with Mexican pen
pals, and the production of Spanish plays.
DECA
The DECA club members elected new officers at their first
meeting of the year. The leaders of the 1981-1982 club are Connie
Lambert, president; Beth Moss, vice-president; Gay Kluttz,
secretary; Karen Cashion, treasurer; Joyce Drye, reporter;
and Kathy Terry, co-historian.
DECA is busily planning many projects for the year. The
Tom Watt project, a fund-raiser, will return with a variety of
new products. Club members plan to circulate information
about this project throughout the classrooms. Also, the annual
DECA flea market will be held in late September to supplement
club funds. October projects include a Parents’ Night for the for
mat installation of the new officers and a district meeting on Oc
tober 13.
FBLA
The Future Business Leaders of America held its first meet
ing after school on Wednesday, September 9. At this time club
members elected as their officers: Tracy Morgan, president;
Gina Blackmon, vice-president; Cheryl Gulledge, secretary;
Eva McLean, assistant secretary; Susan Laton, treasurer; Joey
Beaman, parliamentarian; and Sherry Richardson, reporter.
Under the supervision of Mrs. Anges Maske and Mrs. Millie
Carter, the FBLA organization anticipates an interesting va
riety of speakers, projects and contests.
Media Club
The initial meeting of the Media Club was held after school
on September 14. Club membership consists of student library
aides, who volunteer a period from their class schedules to as
sist the librarians. Both former and present aides are invited to
join the Media Club.
skills. The new band leaders are
Brian Alexander and Bobby
Bean.
The marching show this year is
very dynamic with bodacious
corps-style sound and visual ef
fects. The show flickers open with
the roar of “Thor,” leading up to
the drum solo entitled “Aia No
Carita” by Quincy Jones. The
concert feature, “Birdland,”
spotlights the talents of Todd
Rogers on trumpet and John
Montgomery on trombone. The
excitement mellows down with
the sweet sound of Neil Dia
mond’s “Love on the Rocks,”
featuring Bobby Bean on
trumpet. Showtime crackles to a
close with the thunder of “Thor.”
The band front choreographs
the music, providing a visual aid
to the melodies. Front members
worked especially hard during
the summer months, sometimes
ending a practice with jammed
fingers or “drum major’s knee.”
The flag and rifle squads attend
ed camp on June 22 through June
24 at our school and the drum ma
jor, Tracy Asbury, attended a
special camp at Lenoir Rhyne
College in Hickory on July 27
through July 29. The flag squad, a
major front line unit, is headed
by Angie Norwood and Ellen
Brewer. Other members are
Sarah Burris, Terry Howard,
Starla Eudy, Theresa Hunter, Jill
McIntosh, Roxanne Schneider,
Lee Anne Williams, and Beth
Wyrick. Patricia Whitley is cap
tain of the rifle squad and Cyn
thia Asbury is a member.
Mr. Hedrick has high expecta
tions for the band this year. Ac
cording to a musician friend of
the band director, “He has a
show and a band that can win
contests!”
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‘Knee bends, people! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.”
Student Council is on the Move
The student body of Albemarle
Senior High School has elected a
group of hardworking and
dependable school officers for the
1981-1982 school year. The new
Student Council Officers, who
have been working hard to plan
an enjoyable school year, are
Catherine Montgomery, presi
dent; Todd Rogers, vice presi
dent; Carol Harbers, secretary;
and Fredia Blackmon, treasurer!
In organizing a very successful
spirit week, the Council has al
ready shown its enthusiasm. The
“Mr. and Mrs. Hicks” contest
was very profitable, and the
money raised was used for the
homecoming dance. The dance,
featuring the Band Alfalfa, was
held from 10:00 p.m. until mid
night, following the homecoming
MOONBEAMS
SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude
Test will be given at
Albemarle Senior High on
Saturday, October 10 for
college-bound juniors and
seniors.
Prom Plans
The date for the Junior-
Senior Prom has been slated
for Friday, May 14.
Graduation
Commencement exercises
for the Albemarle Senior High
class of 1982 have been ten
tatively planned for Friday
night, June 7.
game. The Student Council
appreciates the support of the
student body for making these
projects successful.
The officers are also working to
involve the students in their ac
tivities and to make the students
aware of other activities going on
around the school. The bulletin
board that is set up across from
the office gives the students the
opportuinty to express their ideas
and opinions. The board includes
information on sports events and
club news. Also, a place is pro
vided for listings of lost and found
articles. Any student wishing to
make an announcement of this
kind, may do so, provided that
the note is signed by a faculty
member.
Looking ahead, the Student
Council sees several interesting
projects already planned for the
year. Beginning in October, the
entire Student Council, including
executive officers, class officers,
and homeroom representatives,
will be selling magazine sub
scriptions. The officers have
chosen a catalogue full of popular
magazine listings, with hopes
that the projects will be bene
ficial. The Student Council also
plans to help with Special Olym
pics again this year. And as al
ways, the group will host a
Christmas party for the children
at the Greenwood Center. With
the support of the student body
and a year full of fun plans, the
Student Council is looking for
ward to a great year!
The 1981-1982 Student Council officers: Fredia Blackmon,
Catherine Montgomery, Todd Rogers, and Carol Harbers.