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SEPTEMBER 1992 THE FULL MOON Features ☆ EDITOR: CHRISTY BROOKS PAGE 2: Support Your School By Christy Hendrick and Leslie Morgan Is a Pq> Club the answer to Albemarle’s lack of school spirit? In the past few years AHS has seen a decrease in school spirit. For pep rallies, games, and the general atmospher^ students at Albemarle have a lack of entfiusiasm overall. As seen by many, the new Pep Club is an attempt to add some spunk to Albemarle’s otherwise lackadaisical attitude. A school needs a strong school spirit which not only gives our athletes support, but shows other schools and the community that all students have a special part in their activities. This year the student council decided to promote a new club hoping to increase participation in Albemarle’s athletic events. Although started by the Student Council, once on its feet it will be led by officers. The club voted to call themselves Bulldog Mania, featuring the Bleacher Creatures. David Cranford and J.R. Cresswell were elected as presidents of Bulldog Mania, while many others assist in the organization of this new club. To increase support, many events have been planned. For football games, areas have been marked off for those BLEACHER CREATURES and decorated caravans will travel to away games. This year at pep rallies the members of the club wUl help in getting the aowd more involved. The pep club will also sponsor a Halloween carnival in October with many games to replace the Homecoming carnival. If 80 people or more join, the members will be admitted into aU home sporting events for half price as an incentive for joining. The meetings are at 3:10 on Fridays in the auditorium. Come join BuUdog Mania and support your school’s athletic program. Reduce, Reserve, and Recycle By Wendy Smoak After you drink a coke or any drink in an aluminum can, what do you do with the can? Most likely you throw it in a trash can with all the other trash. However, with the present conditions of the environment of the world and its resources, it is important to start recycling. Put the aluminum cans in one bag, the plastic products in another, and the paper products in another. One recycled aluminum can is able to power a television set for three hours. Enough cans were recycled in 1988 to power New York City for six months. Help make a difference! Paper products are casually taken for granted every day. People use paper like it is an endless supply. Unfortunately, however, it is not an endless supply and people are using paper faster than the trees can reproduce. During a year it is estimated that each American uses seven trees worth of paper. Often the recycling of paper is overlooked, but it is important and it is not difficult to find recycling bins. Every classroom at AHS has a cardboard box for recyclable paper only. Newspapers can be placed in a cart at the edge of the old K-Mart parking lot to be recycled. Don t overkwk this serious problem; take five minutes and help save the world for the future! Extinct Is Forever By Courtney Rogers Whether you are cuddling up with your cat or playing frisbee with your dog, animals have an important impact on your lives. Could you imagine walking outside on a spring morning md not hearing any birds chirping? What about being outside on a hot summer night and heanng sUence rather than crickeu? Unfortunately, many animals on earth are vanishing at a fairly ra^d pace A vast number of mammals, birds, rqJtUes, and amphibians are facing exuncucm. Many of these animals wiU be taken to preservation centers where their Uves will be controlled by humans rather than the natural occurrences found in the wild. This means of preservauon « the most effective way yet known to prevent the extinction of many endangered animal^ Biotogist beUeve that only 30-50 Florida panthers remain alive U)day. The West Indm manatee, kiUed for itt meat and hide, is also suffering from the poss.bdity of ex^c^. Gri^ bears, once thriving in North America, are now mainly found m Alaska and Canada. OnlyM, OW Asian elephants remain aUve in the wild today. The giantpanda u disapp^g, mainly becau« each hide U worth $20,000 on the black market. Also, the leopard has decreased m popul mainly due to the fashion industry's desire to use the leopard’s hide m e^ive fur roa ^ These animals are just a few out of the thousands that are listed as endangered. How many generations more will these vanishing species’ survive? FULL MOON Published nine times per year by the journalism class at Albemarle High School Member Quill and Scroll surr Christy Hendrick, Uslie Morgan - Editors-in-Chief Natasha Byrd - Co-editor. Business Jason Ingram - Co-editor, Uyout/Design Tina Lee - News Editor Christy Brooks - Features Editor Wendy Smoak - Feature Editor Kim Smith - Sportt Editor Jason Ingram - Sports Editor Brian Snyder - Entertainment Editor Jonathan Holt - Entertainment Editor Susan Hathcock - Advisor Junior Staff Matthew Allison, Jamie Dunn, Courmey Rogers. Laura Smith Has This Ever Happened to You? By Christy Brooks The Features staff is trying out new ideas and topics that will entertain the readers of Full Moon. This new article is based on a quote for the month. The quote will be described in an everyday point of view, especially in a teenager's point of view. The quote for this month is "Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand." "Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand" is a quote that can pertain to every one of us. Girls, remember when you wanted that one special dress or maybe the guys wanted that special stereo system. But when you fmally got that dress or stereo system, it just wasn’t exactly what you thought it would be. Thedressdidn’tlookas good on you as it did that girl or the stereo system wasn’t as loud as your best friend’s was. I asked some of the students what they felt they had had to have, but later found out it wasn’t worth it. Melissa Jones said, "A stupid doll that didn’t do anything but sit on my dresser." Jon athan Perry quoted, “LOVE! ’’Missy Cline said, “This outfit that I had to have, but when I got it home I didn’t like the way it looked on me.” Kelly Russell said, “A Gucci watch; I got tired of the leather strap and wanted a gold band instead.” Stacy Duim said, "My license. I ex pected to have a lot of freedom." John Stokes quotes. "A GIRL!!" Wanting something that you feel you can’t live withoutcan be harmful to your health. Some of us will stop at nothing to get what we want. Today it is easy to be swept away be some fascinating things in our society. Everybody seems to want what everybody else has. Just remember to think about what you want is genu ine to your liking and not toexpectations. Jonathan and Missy try to figure out what thsy can wish for next Battlefield or Ballfield? By Laura Smith As football season opens tension rises and school rivalry begins. A good example of this would be the heated competition between Albe- marleandNorthStanly. This rivalry is older than most students here at Albemarle can remember. Pep Rallies and Bon Fires generate school spirit as well as motivating the players and getting them excited about the game. Burning the North Stanly plow jock is a long time tradition at Albemarle. This year we added the burning of a North Stanly cheerleader. This proves that ri valry extends to the cheerleaders, studem body, and parents, as well as the athletic players and coaches. Here are a few opinions of those involved in rivalry: Ms. Teiry-Rivalry is fine as long as good, clean, sportsman ship is involved. Varsity Cheerleaders-Rivalry has encouraged us to work harder to promote school spirit and motivate our guys. Mr. Taylor-You can always remember the resulu of the North Stanly games. Mrs. Blackbum-Rivalry isn’t just for those in high school. Ifyou’re true to your school, rivalry lasts forever. Dr. Cummings “Doc”-Rivalry is great, like eat ing at Tooey’s. Coach Akins-Rivalry brings out the best in the players. They play with more effort. Johimy Lamp-The hate of sdiool rivalries is like the powder in a gun. It can be a valuable asset to win when you utilize it carefully. But, be wary, it can backfire! After seeing the competition that they’re up against, the North Stanly cheerleaders would make no comment on the school rivalry. i Emily remains friends with a rival school’s cheerleader.
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