NOVEMBER 1994
THE FULL MOON
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Features
EDITOR : KELLIE PALMER
What’s tlhe Frequency, AES?
By Marcus Ingram
Can you say spirit? Can you say pride? What about perpetual motivation? or undying
dedication? All this and more can be expressed in three words-Albemarle Bulldog’s football!
Without adoubt, our undefeated regular season Bulldogs, Stanly Cup, and YVC Champions have
sparked school-wide imity at AHS. The decisive victory over county rival North Stanly, 41-6,
and spine-tingling 4th quarter and overtime decisions such as with Salisbury and North Rowan
respectively have bridged the gap between AHS merely being a school and being able to say that
we are a 600-t- member happy family where everyone contributes something different. Our
success lies in the fact that we superbly personify ‘TEAM” (Together Everyone Achieves More).
Congratulations to the infinite jxjwer go out to the AHS football coaches, supporters and players.
You cannot be commended enough for such a spectacular job rendered this season. As the banner
says, ‘Ain’t no stoppin’ us now!”
"A few thousand
years ago,
the Chinese said
1994 would be the
Year of the'Dog.
Good call."
by Eloise Odom
Thanksgiving Day is rolling around the comer again and with it comes a day of gorged
stomachs, Tums, Rolaids, and that green sprouting stuff your mom makes every year that no
one touches. Many look forward to this day of showing your thanks and filling up on a variety
of food while you’re at it. Others just try to make it through the meal and hope there will be
a vacant toilet afterwards. AHS is full of students who eat very ... different Thanksgiving
meals. The majority of AHS students eat the usual turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce
while others are brave and go for the unusual foods such as ratatouille and sushi. Here are
some student favorites:
Jennifer Burris-’Turkey, mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, turkey, gravy... did I mention tur
key?”
David Messenger-”R.C. Cola and a Moon Pie”
Aimette Boysworih-”OneThanksgiving I only ate desserts... 3 layer chocolate cake, cheese
cake, brownies, cookies, apple pie, and pumpkin pie.”
Kelly Broyles, and Connie Edwards-”Road kill with mushroom gravy on top.”
Christine Pool-”When my Grandmother fixes sweet potatoe supreme.”
Stephanie Cooper-’’One Thanksgiving I ate some stuffing that my grandmother made and for
the next two days I was sick.”
Thomas Taylor-”When my parents combined my birthday with Thanksgiving dinner. Cake
and turkey are nasty together!”
Jodee Sluik-”My birthday fell on Thanksgiving one year so when my grandma brought out
the turkey it had candlfis stuck all over it”
Ashley Efird-”Once my aunt picked up a pork shoulder instead of a turkey.”
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Carmen Land, Kellie Palmer - Features Editors
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Dance of the Sugarplum fairy?
by Kellie Palmer
TTiis month's features spotlight focuses on a
student here at AHS. Emily Nance, a freshman,
will ajjpear in the Nutcracker ballet in Decem
ber in Charlotte. Since she’s been about six
years old, Emily’s goal has been to appear in the
Nutcracker. Well, this year she has reached her
goal. Emily has studied dance for nine years
with Lynn Caveliro at Dance Arts Studio in
Albemare and participated in numerous comf>e-
titions. Thus, practice and rehearsals will be
nothing new. Emily auditioned along with twenty
other girls and was required to perform several
different ballet techniques for the director and
choreographer. She received the part of a sol
dier as well as a Babushka doll. Emily is very'
excited to be appearing in the ballet, “I did not
really care what part I got as long as I made it.”
Emily will be appearing with the North Carolina
Dance Theater and will be practicing every
Saturday and Sunday until Christmas. The.Nut-
cracker will be performed eleven times on vari
ous dates at the Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center in Charlotte.
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Vogue Emily, Vogue!
Sophomore Next Olympic Swimmer
by Jennifer Lowder
Football, basketball, tennis, and cross coun
try are just some of the spwrts that are going on
now; and that many of us take a great interest in.
But not one particular student here at AHS. His
name is David Efird, and he is very interested in
swimming. Yes, for some of you who don’t
David takes a break.
know it, swimming is a sport.
David is a sophomore here at AHS, and has
been swimming since he was in the 4th grade.
David swims for the Stanly County swim team
(YMCA). He has participated in many meets.
Some of the meets he has been to were here in
Albemarle, Statesville, Martinsville,VA,
Asheville, and a few others he can’t remember.
David said he has probably been to about 15-20
meets in his whole life. The events he swims in
are 50 meters (2 laps) freestyle, 100 meters (4
laps) breaststroke, 100 meters freestyle, and
Individual Medley (2 of each stroke). Some of
his best times have been 27 seconds, 50 meter
frees troke.
David said he has placed in a lot of events, but
it’s mostly due to the fact that there aren’t many
p>eople.his age still swimming. He usually swims
1-U miles when he practices. I asked David if
this would be something that he would want to do
when he went to college and he said, ‘‘If I'm
good enough.”
The Fear of Seniors... College Applications?
by Eloise Odom
Preschool, elementary school, middle school
and three years of high school, you name it.
they’ve done it. Yes, the class of 1995 has'
almost made it to the top. What they do after
they walk across the stage and receive their long
awaited diploma is another issue. Some seniors
will finally be introduced into the world of work
while others will be packing up for college.
Before AHS’s seniors go to college, they must
first get accepted. This is the long, grueling pan
that most seniors despise. SAT scores, CPAs,
and class rankings must be at their peak. Then
comes the dreaded college application. This is
applications take up too much time. Jennifc
Burris says, “College applications are a pain in
the @?xf, but hey- I’d do anything to get out of
Albemarle!” David Messenger thinks they arc
forms filled out in order to recieve an official
admittance denied. For you freshmen out there,
aren’t you glad you have a few more years to go?