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Page 2 THE FULL MOON October 1986 F eatures Editor: Elizabeth Murray Meet the Library Aides By ANGELA COOK ^ facility that each student will need to use more than once this yean The majority of the time, students visiting the library are in a big hurry and need quick, hassle-free help. Finding a book, magazine, or any other media material will be library aides. These students work in the library each day ong a variety of jobs, including changing the newspapers and magazines, shelving books, stamping books, and sometimes typing. This year there are 31 library aides who were chosen on the basis of grade-ooint units, and their interest in the library. These students, who are tested video equlpmln" ^ classroom, learn such skills as processing books and setting up anyone^^ Penod aides Chris Ragsdale, John Baucom, and Mary Susan Frick enjoy helping almost second period and a book report must be in the teacher’s hand But the book has not been checked out, much less read. So ask Chris Gower, Oveda Hunter or even Jeff Weathersbee to help find a quick, easy-to-read book. Third period, Lisa Cashion, Bonita Kluttz, Dana Parker, Jenny Treadawav Erinn ''^all will be waiting to make the trip to the library easier I Childers, Jennifer Griffin, Danny Griffin, and Edward Leak are available to assist any of the lunch bunch who escape to the library. TnHHTv period includes Keisha Blackmon, Kipsy Helderman Todd Dixon, Mane Miller, Dawn Parker, and Leisha Wallace. Sixth period Dawn Furr, Angie Pemberton, Jennifer Johnson, and Stacev Saunders SeckS"LTf?rlSlghUelea?cE‘ ^ Too Hot to Handle By MICHELE DENNIS Fall is in the air! Feel those brisk, invigorating mornings! Isn’t it great to feel cool again? To have energy and vitality and be able to concen trate? Yet, it wasn’t long ago that we were able only to drag ourselves to class, drop into our desks — hopeful ly under a fan, and try to keep our minds on the subject instead of how hot we were. We had to work in classes well above 90 degrees many days. How many of our parents must work in an un-air-conditioned en vironment? Yet students and teachers at Senior High try to per form their jobs in such temperatures from mid-August until October. Many days the temperature in upstairs classrooms is above 80 degrees by 8:00 in the morning. To that temperature, add a bright sun coming in through windows design ed to keep in heat in the winter (they also keep in heat in the summer), skylights, heat rising from downstairs, and sometimes as many as 34 well-heated bodies in the room, and you have a well-basted, over done, burned-out student body. Regardless of the weather report, it is always hotter inside the building than ouiside. Hot as the downstairs is, when students walk upstairs, they feel the temperature noticeably rise. They notice another great change when they then move from that hall into the classroom—like walking in to a heated room. If the administra tion was checking the temperature of the school on hot days, we sincere ly hope that they went into upstairs classrooms in the afternoon. Now that the weather has finally cooled and given us some relief from the heat, we hope the community won’t forget our hot-weather plight. Senior High should be air- conditioned. Once before, the com munity — through the school board — came to our aid when the environ ment was unpleasant. Remember when some classes were freezing cold in the winter? The board authorized new energy efficient win dows that have made classrooms in winter pleasant places to work. We ask for the same consideration for the five months of May, June, August, September, and October. With the new emphasis on quality time spent in the classroom with few interruptions so that students can achieve, isn’t it logical to create an environment where the climate itself is not a distraction? FULL MOON STAFF Jeni Hedrick — Editor-in-chief Michele Dennis - Managing Editor Jim Adams — Copy/Photo Editor Lamar Chance — News Editor Ben Jolly Sports Editor Elizabeth Murray — Features Editor Tera Taylor, Beth Goodman — Entertainment/Creative Editors Beth Neel, Mariel Baucom — Junior Editors Tony Burns — Circulation Manager Mrs. Susan Hathcock — Advisor Senior Staff David Baucom, Noelle Goins, Adam Lemarr, Terri Pennington Richard Scrimgeour, Robbie Scull, Mike Snyder Junior Staff Cindy Brewer, Angela Cook, Melynee Morgan John Baucom and Chris Ragsdale practice their library skills. Signs of Halloween By ELIZABETH MURRAY It’s that time of year again when the lit tle children go trick-or-treating, and when those who despise trick-or-treaters turn off all the lights and go to bed early. And let’s not forget the restless teenagers who go out to smash all the beautifully carved pumpkins. Well, guys, if that’s on the agen da for this October 31, you might as well know all about why people decoratively carve this oddly-shaped orange vegetable that litters the streets the week after Halloween. The custom of carving out vegetables to use as laterns first started in England and Ireland. When this custom reached America, pumpkins began to be used. So today, jack-o’-lanterns are used as tradi tional decorations. It is said that Jack-o’- lanterns were named for a man called Jack who could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and could not enter hell because he played jokes on the devil. As a result. Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. Hopefully, everyone will have a very safe Halloween, but you trick-or-treaters (Coach Bright and Coach Fast) better keep on the lookout for Jack. After all, Judgement Day has yet to come! F oreign Correspondent September 15,1986 Greetings fellow Bulldogs from the land of fast cars and good beer. I have now been in Germany about two months and have had some time to reflect on my ex periences. The Full Moon staff has graciously asked me to try to write some articles about my life here. Please don’t expect my articles to win any Pulitzer Prizes. It just goes to show you that no matter where you are in the world, you will still be writing English papers. Since I arrived here I have noticed countless differences betweeen the United States and Germany. The first major dif ference I came into contact with was air ports. I landed at Frankfurt airport on Ju ly 25 and was immediately thrown into a whirlwind of chaos. Soldiers with machine guns and guard dogs were on patrol everywhere because of the threat of ter rorism. Frankfurt has been plagued, as have many other European airports, with the recent rash of terrorist attacks. Another major difference that has always been of great concern to me is food. Germans are greatly interested in good health. No self-respecting German would be caught dead in a McDonald’s. My host mother is convinced that Ronald McDonald is out to annihilate the world with that toxic substance known as ham burger. They have ice cream here and it’s called Italian Eis. It tastes okay, but it’s not exactly the stuff they serve at the Good-0. The morning meal consists of bread and cheese. Lunch, the large meal, is usually fruits, vegetables, and meat. The evening meal is again bread and cheese. The most strikng difference between (Germany and America is the matter of na tional pride. In 1945, Germany was destroyed as the result of years of blind na tional loyalty. Every German is well aware of the horrors fo the Nazi Regime and is prepared to make sure this never happens again. Today very few Germans know the words of the national hymn, which is sung almost nowhere. The Ger man flag is also a very rare sight. We should all be thankful that we do not live in a country where our nation’s history is a constant source of shame. I have only mentioned a few of the dif ferences I have noticed. The most impor tant thing to note is that although there are many differences between the U.S. and Germany, the people in both nations are basically the same. In closing, I would like to wish the best of luck to all my friends and fellow students for this school year. It’s not the same here, but I don’t think the world could be so lucky as to have more than one Albemarle. Foreign Correspondent Andrew Wines Andrew Wines with his host family, the Einiterbaamers.
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