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Volume 8 — No. 2
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Palestine Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711
October 31,1983
Safe Roads Act Approved
By DAVID GRIGG
On October 1, 1983, the Safe
Roads Act of 1983 went into ef
fect. The purpose of this new law
was to revise or completely
change North Carolina’s DUI
law. The old “driving under the
influence” law has been changed
to “driving while impaired”.
(DWI) To violate this new law a
person must:
1. Be operating a motor vehicle
on a public highway or public
driving area (parking lot).
and
2. Be under the influence of an
impairing substance (alcohol or
drugs).
or
3. Have an alcohol level of .10
according to a breathalyzer test.
The punishment for drunk driv
ing laws has also been changed.
Now the trial of guilt will be held
separately from the trial that de
cides the punishment. There are
five levels of punishment, of
which five is the most lenient and
one is the harshest.
The level of punishment will be
determined by the number of ag
gravating factors or mitigating
factors presented. Aggravating
factors would include prior con
viction, driving when license is
revoked by prior conviction, seri
ous injury to another person,
reckless driving, or negligent
driving. Mitigating factors con
sist of only slight impairment of
driving faculties, safe driving,
safe driving record, or any other
factor that mitigates the serious
ness of the offense.
There is also another part of
the new Driving Act. This section
has reference to the legal age for
purchasing beer and wine. As of
October 1, the legal drinking age
was raised to 19 years old. The
penalty for attempting to buy
beer underage has been changed
Club Corner
FBLA
The Albemarle Senior High School chapter of the Future
Business Leaders of America had an installation dinner on Oc
tober 12,1983 at Western Steer Family Steak House. Ms. Jayan-
thi Rao, the District VI Vice President of FBLA and a student at
South Mecklenburg High School, installed the following new offi
cers: Bruce Myers — president; Johnny Treece — vice-presi
dent; Kim Scott — reporter; Roy Watkins — treasurer; Lori
McDonald — historian; and Tommie Corriher — parliamen
tarian. The Emblem Ceremony was led by the members and ad
visors of our local FBLA chapter, and Coach Dave Bright served
as guest speaker for the occasion.
SPANISH CLUB
The Spanish Club held its organizational meeting for 1983-84
on Monday, October 10. New officers were elected at that time.
They are president — Julie Mullinix, vice-presidente — Brandon
Newton, secretaria — Julie Scull, tesorera — Linda Whitley, and
periodista — Todd Dominik.
The next meeting was held on Monday, October 24. Bob An
drew, Ellen Snyder, Katherine Snyder, Michael Scarboro, and
Todd Dominik presented an interesting program on their trip to
Spain last Summer. Refreshments were served following the
program.
The Spanish II, HI, and IV students will travel to Charlotte
on Friday, November 4, to view a performance by Jose’
Molina’s Spanish Dancers. Following the show of Flamenco
dancing and singing, the students will enjoy a Mexican meal at
Casa Gallardo.
Mrs. Ellis is accepting applications for the 1983-84 trip to
Europe. The tour dates are June 19-June 28. Participants will
visit London, England; Paris, France; and Madrid, Spain. All
interested students should contact Mrs. Ellis for further details.
FHA
The Future Homemakers of America began the year by or
ganizing early in September and by electing the following
leaders: President — Monica Britt, Vice President — Donna
Pucket, Secretary — Allen Dockery, Treasurer — Dexture
Townsend, and Reporter — Myra Greene. The Projects Chair
men are Keisha Blackmon — refreshments and Sabrina Eury —
Projects.
The club has been meeting weekly to make plans for carry
ing out various projects. The plans include a bake sale to raise
money and an officer installation service for members and in
vited guests at Western Steer Family Steak House. Also on Oc
tober 20, the club sent Monica Britt, Donna Pucket, Dexture
Townsend, Sarah Pegues, Michelle Pankey and Sabrina Eury to
Wingate College to a district workshop. A very enthusiastic club
is planning for a successful year.
FRENCHCLUB
The French Club held its first meeting of the year on Sep
tember 8. Officers were elected and plans, including a trip to the
Biltmore House, were made. During the second meeting on Oc
tober 21, final plans were made for the trip. Approximately 76
students and adults took part in this one-day field trip to the Bilt
more House. A French-style castle, Biltmore House provided a
perfect example of French architecture, which is one of the
topics to be studied this year in the French classes.
Mrs. Katy Martin, in cooperation with Mrs. Terri Hampton,
will be taking a group of students to Europe this summer. The
trip will be in June, 1984 and anyone interested should contact
Mrs. Hampton or Mrs. Martin.
to a maximum of 2 years im
prisonment and a minimum of 1
year license revocation. In addi
tion to this, it is now illegal to buy
beer for an underage person, take
a person to a place where he/she
will buy beer illegally, use false
identification to buy beer. In
addition, all penalties for alcohol
related crimes have been stiff
ened.
All of the above information
came from a summary of The
Safe Roads Act of 1983 by James
C. Drennan, Institute of Govern
ment, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Further
explanations were also provided
by Mr. E. H. “Bud” Morton, a
local attorney. This article in no
means was intended to dis
courage people from drinking.
The decisions concerning alcohol
are personal and should be given
deep thought. Just be sure to
know the facts!
Homecoming
Queens Are
Announced
By MARY KAY COCHRAN
Albemarle Senior High
School’s homecoming festivities
were held on September 23, 1983
during half time of the Albemarle
vs. Parkwood football game. The
theme for this year’s event was
“Over the Rainbow” from the
movie The Wizard of Oz. The
marching band performed the
song as the sponsors walked
through an arch of flowers and
bows.
The football players and their
sponsors were Shawn Baldwin-
Phelexia McDonald; Rick
Lowder-Susan Bramlett; Chris
Hartsell-Joy Jones; Todd Lilly-
Tara Sellers; Willie Mainor-
Annette Lingerfelt; Derrick
Brown-Teresa Davis; Jay
Howard-Tasha Helderman; Bob
Andrew-Tammy Sturgeon; Clif
ton Brooks-Missy Apperwhite;
Tony Gould-Kim Freeman;
David Lilly-Sierra Waddell;
Doug Hayes-Margaret Morgan;
Jim Equels-Lu Anne Blanken
ship; Don Cole-Joy Miller; Allen
Dockery-Cynthia Asbury;
Johnny Reid-Janna Efird; Steve
Yost-Courtney Bell; Butch
Baucom-Jeannie Carroll; David
Griffin-Susan Byrd; Boris
Crump-Pam Watson; Jonathan
Henson-Alice Whitiey; Larry
Hays-Traci Hatley; Brandon
Newton-Katherine Snyder; Mark
Scrimgeour-Tammy Page; Tony
Russell-Lori Brafford; Junior
Pegues-Cheryl Gulledge; Randy
Butler-Lisa Harwood; David
Tucker-Ingrid Russell; Johnny
Treece-Lori McDonald; Matt
Thurston-Abby Liles; Tommy
Hudson-Julie Harwood; Steve
Rankin-Diana Cagle; Pete
Speight-Lisa Smith; Kevin Britt-
Debbie James; Robert Mack-
Vanessa Cole; Hank McSwain-
Julie Harwood; Tony
Underwood-Ellen Snyder; Eric
Morton-Joy Burris; Paul
Harwood-Amanda Blalock;
Elbert Branch-Betina Crump;
Kelvin Medley-Keisha Richard
son; the coaching staff-Julie
Mullinix.
The junior court was made up
of Debbie James and Kim
Freeman. The senior court was
made up of Alice Whitley and
Diana Cagle. Lisa Smith and
License Revocation
Imprisonment
Fine
Level 1
max. —4 years with
prior conviction
min. — 1 year
max. — 2 years
min. —14 days
up to $2000
Level 2
Same as 1
max. — 1 year
min.— 7 days
up to $1000
Levels
1 year
max.— 6 months
suspended
min.— 72 hours
up to $500
Level 4
1 year
max. —120 days
suspended
min. — 48 hours
up to $250
Level 5
1 year
max. —60 days
suspended
min. — 24 hours
up to $100
NHS Tapping Takes Place
By BOB ANDREW
On Monday, October 3 at 7:30
p.m., ten seniors were inducted
into the National Honor Society.
The new members are Julie
Mullinix, Rick Lowder, Tammy
Sturgeon, Cory Smith, Claudia
Gresham, Tim Eudy, Todd Domi
nik, Rodney Harwood, Lori
McDonald, and Susan Byrd.
Members of NHS must have a
B-l- average their senior year and
then must undergo thorough eval
uation by all faculty members,
excluding the maids and cafe
teria ladies. If the students pass
the qualifications then they are
tapped by members of the NHS.
The formal ceremonies began
in the auditorium with a very ap
propriate prayer by Reverend
David Christy. Mr. Christy
remarked in his prayer, “. . . all
are truly deserving of this
honor”. Following this, he intro
duced five members who spoke
about the characteristics of the
NHS. These speakers and their
topics were David Grigg,
Emblem; Larry Hays, Service;
Susan Bramlett, Leadership;
Chris Brown, Character; and
Mark McCoy, Scholarship. At the
culmination of the ceremonies,
Mr. Charles B. Whitley, prin
cipal, administered the NHS oath
to the inductees. Reverend Chris
ty helped put on the robes, Susan
Bramlett pinned on the yellow
flowers, and Mike Adams handed
out the NHS scrolls, while Ellen
Snyder pronounced the names of
the new members.
Following the ceremonies, a re
ception followed in the cafeteria
to honor Julie, Rick, Tammy,
Cory, Claudia, Tim, Todd,
Rodney, Lori and Susan. Green
punch and a variety of “goodies”
were served. Commenting on be
ing inducted into the NHS, Rick
Lowder said, “It’s about time I
got in”. Mrs. Hathcock, advisor
of NHS, was relieved to get it
over with. For those of you who
are not in the NHS, keep trying,
there will be another tapping in
the spring!
Sierra Waddell were crowned the Albemarle Senior High School for
Homecoming Queens of 1983.