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Volume 7 — No. 1
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Palestine Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711
Movie
Review
Inside. .
September 30,1982
New Smiling Faces
By MARY MOOSE
This year Albemarle Senior
High has added three new, out
standing teachers to its staff.
They are: Mrs. Marilyn Kinsey,
Mrs. Mary Alice Wolfe, and Mrs.
Jane Cooper.
Mrs. Kinsey, who is from New
London, is the new art teacher.
Although she is young, Mrs. Kin
sey has had much previous teach
ing experience at Ashboro High
where she taught photography
and in Montgomery County
schools where she was also an art
instructor. Her hobbies consist of
Club Corner
FBLA
The FBLA began meeting on September 16. The group is
headed by Mrs. A. Maske and Mrs. M. Carter. The meetings are
held on Tuesdays after school in room 207.
The FBLA is the national vocational organization for stu
dents participating in business and office programs. The pur
pose is to provide, as an integral part of the instructional pro
gram, additional opportunities for secondary students (grades
7-12) in business and office education to develop vocational and
career supported civic and personal responsibility.
Plans for this year consist of the Regional Leadership Con
ference Getaway in Virginia Beach, Virginia on October 21-23,
1982; the Installation of Officers, October, 1982 at the Western
Steer; the District VI Leadership Conference in Gastonia, North
Carolina, February, 1983; the State Leadership Conference in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina in March, 1983; and the National
Convention in Washington, D.C. in July of 1983.
HISTORY CLUB
The History Club is still deeply involved with its Dungeons
and Dragons class. Dungeons and Dragons is known as a fan
tasy role-playing game which deals with Greek and Roman
mythology. It involves students ranging from ninth to twelfth
grade that are divided into two levels. Level I meets on
Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:30, and Level II meets on Wednesdays
from 3:00 to 5:30. A third class was added this year to train the
new Dungeons and Dragons masters that will head this game.
This class meets on Thursday.
The History Club also studies archeology, medieval times,
and current events. Their purpose is to develop writing skills
and group cooperation. With all this work the club still plans to
raise money to go on several field trips.
FRENCH CLUB
The French Club of Albemarle Senior High is composed of
all students taking French I, II, III, and IV and Language Ex
ploration. The club meets monthly during the regularly sched
uled class times. Each class period has its own club and officers.
Several times during the year members have special meetings
and outings for the entire club. The French III officers preside
at the special meetings.
For the regular meetings students have film and slide
presentations, and a wide assortment of entertainment. Some of
the members favorite games are Loterie, French Scrabble,
Milles Bornes, and new this year, French Monopoly. A favorite
part of each meeting is the tasty French food brought by the stu
dents for the refreshments. Some popular foods are: quiche,
crepes, bread and chesse, chocolate mousse, creamhorns, and
eclairs.
Mrs. Hampton is hoping to have a special trip to the
Biltmore House this year, along with a trip to Cafe Eugene in
Charlotte. The Christmas Party was such a hit last year that
everyone is already looking forward to it! Come see what’s hap
pening with French Club ’82-’83.
SPANISH CLUB
The Spanish Club, “Los Amigos,” held its organizational
meeting on Thursday, September 16 at 3:05. Members present
elected the following officers: Presidente, David “Diego” Liv
ingston; Vice-Presidente, Brandon “Carlos” Newton;
Secretaria, Katherine “Catalina” Snyder; and Tesorero, Ellen
“Elena” Snyder.
“Los Amigos” will regularly meet on the first Thursday of
every month after school. Among the club activities planned for
1982-1983 are correspondence with Spanish pen pals, a trip to a
Mexican restaurant in Charlotte, attendance of a performance
by Latin American dancers, a Mexican cooking class, a Spanish
Scrabble tournament, and a summer trip to sunny Spain!
photography, painting, drawing,
and homemaking.
New in the English and Math
departments is Mrs. Cooper. For
the past seven years, she has
been at Junior High. Mrs. Cooper
is interested in all sports, namely
volleyball and softball, currently
she is working on her Masters at
UNCC.
Our new librarian this year is
Mrs. Wolfe. Besides working at
North Albemarle School for the
past five years. Mrs. Wolfe has
also been a home economics
teacher at Pfeiffer. In her spare
time, Mrs. Wolfe enjoys tennis,
crafts, reading, and cooking.
Right now she is very busy work
ing on her Masters in Library
Science.
Best wishes to our newest ASH
teachers for a successful and full-
filling school year at Albemarle
Senior High.
AHS News on Tube
Governor's
School
Summer '82
By CAMILLE PLYLER
Seniors Todd Rogers and John
Montgomery were recipients of
Governor’s School nominations
this summer. Todd and John at
tended Saint Andrew’s College in
Laurinburg, North Carolina.
School began June 27 and ended
August 8.
Todd studied advanced
chemistry and biology, spending
six to nine hours a day in class.
John studied math-limits, ab
stract algebra, and two
philosophy classes, spending five
to six hours a day in class. John’s
favorite part of school was the
social aspect of living on a college
campus, while the friendly at
mosphere, close student-teacher
relationships, and opportunities
to use new equipment were
Todd’s most enjoyable ex
periences. Todd’s main dislike of
Governor’s School was the
Bronowski films and for John it
was having to say good-bye to his
new friends.
Both John and Todd strongly
encourage anyone, who has the
opportunity to go to Governor’s
School, to definitely attend. It is
an unforgettable experience.
By MARK McCOY
Journalism News Staff
The school news of Albemarle
Senior High and the other three
area high schools will be broad
cast on Vision Cable television
this year. Representatives from
the four schools will alternate as
the announcers of this program.
The School News and Review pro
gram will be presented at 6:00
p.m. on Tuesdays on cable chan
nel thirteen, the Local Orienta
tion Access and Vision Bulletin
Board station.
Two representatives, a junior
and a senior, were picked by each
of their respective schools to par
ticipate in the program. They are
as follows (senior students listed
first): from Albemarle, Mary
Moose and Oavid Grigg; from
North Stanly, Kathy McCroskey
and Jeff Hampton; from South
Stanly, Betsy Vick and Meg Hart
ley; and from West Stanly,
Beverly Rogers and Kenneth
Morgan. These students prepare
the news, and when not their turn
for taping, take their news to the
Vision Cable office. The senior
from the school whose turn it is to
tape then picks up and organizes
the news. This representative
then tapes the show on Monday.
These students are assisted by
advisors from each school. Albe
marle Senior High’s advisors are
Mrs. Mary Ellis and Mr. Daniel
Blalock.
Europe '82
In June of this year a group of
students and adults from Albe
marle Senior High School suc
cessfully completed a nine day
trip to Europe. The trip was spon
sored by Mrs. Hampton through
the French Department. The trip
began and ended in Paris. Also
included was, an evening at the
theater in London, a short stay in
Denard, a small town in northern
France near the Medieval Abbey
“Mont St. Michel”, which the stu
dents also visited, a steamer ride
across the English Channel, a
beautiful trip through the Laire
Valley, where they visited
several castles, and a half day ex
cursion to the beautiful palace of
Versailles.
While in Paris the group visited
Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower,
the Louvre, and many other
beautiful and famous sights.
The members of the group
were: Johnny Treece, Chris
Brown, John Montgomery, Pen
ny Treece, Mary Moose, Taffy
Lowder, Alice Whitley, Lisa
Kerley, Jackie Lee, Mrs. Katy
Martin, Mr. J. Y. Barnette, and
Mrs. Hampton.
Everyone had such a good time
that another trip is planned for
the first week of July 1983.
Band Camp Earnhardt
By CYNTHIA ASBURY
Each year the Marching Bull
dog Band has a summer full of
camps and practices. The time
and days for practices are usual
ly scheduled around football
practice. This year band practice
was different.
For three days, August 15, 16,
and 17, band members and
chaperones stayed at Camp
Barnhardt in Badin. The day
began at 7:30 a.m. with the flag
raising and breakfast. Everyone
met back at the practice field at
8:30 a.m. to get in assigned
groups to practice routines,
marching, and music for the
show. Around noon, practice was
stopped for lunch. After lunch
and during breaktime band
members enjoyed swimming,
watching a movie, or just talking
with friends. After lunch, prac
tice was resumed until 9:00 p.m.
At this time dinner was served
and an evening movie was shown.
At 11:00 p.m. everyone went to
get ready for bed. On the last day
parents came to the camp for a
picnic and gathering. Afterwards
the band presented the show to
spectators. The band is very ex
cited and positive about this
year’s show. The Marching Bull
dogs are especially looking for
ward to the Albemarle Showcase
band contest to be hosted at Albe
marle Senior High October 2,
1982.