MAY 1996
THE FULL MOON
Features
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EDITOR : JENNIFER LOWDER
Flowerscopes
by Jennifer Lowder
Taurus(April21-May21)-Astheseasonschangt,
so wUl your love life. Be aware of ex-lovers
wanting to come back into your life.
Gemini (May 22-June 2I)-You are starting to
slack off on your grades. Tty not to focus on the
summer or graduation too much or you might not
make it out of here.
Cancer (June 22-Jufy 2J^-Through the past
couple of weeks your life has become a complete
disaster. Look for a sign to change things in your
life. Before too long, things will look up.
Leo (Jufy 24-A ug. 23)-Your love life seems to be
a big complete maze. Don't get lost trying to
Hgure out what to do. The answers you wait for
will eventually come to you.
Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 2i>Lately you have been
sitting around trying to think of things to do. Try
getting a job to earn extra money. That way you
will have an excuse to get out of the house.
Libra (Sept. 24-OctJ3)-Love is not in the air for
you this month. You should focus more of your
time towards your job and your friends. Look
forward to a summer romance.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-You are starting to
make a drastic change in your life. Do not be
Gifts for the Graduate
by Katie
Do you have a senior friend, sister, or brother?
^ith graduation around the comer you might be
"'ondering what to get the graduating person.
Here are some ideas below that are good for
parents or friends to give.
This would be a very nice gift to receive
from parents, even though it is quite expensive.
If you are one of the lucky ones, enjoy this luxury
not depending on other people for rides.
Laptop computer- If you are a friend, it’s still out
of the price range. In college a computer would
^ a very helpful device to save all your work, to
do papers, and play games on in class. This is also
a Very useful device if you get on the internet
^ause then you can write home and inform
your family on your grades. Just think you can’t
Set yelled at; only written to!
Travel kit- This is good for students in dorms for
many trips to and from the bathroom. This is
not very ex]3ensive,so friends, you can af
ford it.
^’*8gage- This gift can be multipurpose. Lug-
8*8® can be used for storage in the small dorms
^ in the future, traveling.
jothes- Even though fashions come and go, it’s
Jjjce to have new clothes anytime.
^king account- This one m ight sound old and
'**'Popular, but it could be very useful. With a
^^king accoimt, you won’t have to go to the
®nk every time you need money. Another
•‘^Vantage of a chocking account is that your
P*fents can forward money to you.
milage of pictures of good limes- Friends, this
Mabry
could be a good gift because you can put great
memories together without great damage to your
pocket book.
Writingpver-'n^oneisalsonoicxpetawe. It
also reminds your friends to write to you while he
or she is away. .
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Academic Recognition
scared to make these changes because things will
work out for the best Make the most of the time
you have left.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 2iJ-At the moment
everything seems to be going great for you.
Before too long things will take a sudden change
for the worst Do not depend on your friends for
support
Capricorn (Dec.22-Jan. 20)-You and your best-
friend are having problems at this point in your
life. If you are true friends, then you will even
tually woric things out Do not worry; things will
work out for the best
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-Yaa are starting to
realize that sometimes life is not what it always
seems to be. Stop taking things for granted and
realize the important things in life.
Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-¥mdm% true fnends
seems to be a problem for you. You should just
try to be yourself and you will naturally gain
friends.
Aries (Mar. 21-April20)-'fi'Vih school coming to
an end, you are slowly becoming in touch with
your inner self. Over the summer look for a true
fnend, which may woric out as a great start to a
great relationship.
At the end of every school year, selected sen
iors are rewarded for their academic accomplish
ments at the Academic Awards Banquet. Those
students who qualify to attend are North Caro
lina Scholars, President's Award for Educational
Excellence winners, or and National Honor
Societymembers. TobeaNorthCaroliruiScholar,
a student must have maintained a 3.0 GPA
throughout his four years of high school and have
taken selected courses specified by the State
Board of Education. Moreover, to be a Presiden
tial Excellence recipient, a student must have
made a 620 or over on either the verbal or mathe-
maticsportionoftheSAT and have a 3.5 or better
by Mary Nance
GPA. ^
styling at the Beach
I believe that this banquet is very important as
it recognizes students’ achievements. In high
school, many students do well academically but
not athletically, so they are not knovm to their
peers as excellers. However, t>y being invited to
and recognized at a fimction like the Academic
Awards Banquet, students can be known as
achievers. These students must study hard and
spend much time out of class to be a part of either
the North Carolina Scholars Program or to be a
President's Excellence recipient If you know
someone who has excelled academically, give
them a pat on the back because they have really
worked hard to be where they are today!
by Allison Hudson
If you want to look stylish on the beach this
year, listen up. Finding the perfect bathing suit is
very difficult You want a bathing suit that will
flatter your body style. Some girls dig two piece
bathing suits while others like to kick back in a
one piece. Department stores have already got
their summer swim suit line in and they are
selling like crazy. The problem of buying from
a department store is that everyone buys from
them. The last thing you want to do is be caught
on the beach with another girl's swim suit on,
especially if she has a better body than you. You
might want to check out Donna Karen’s new line,
Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, or some of the
hottest catalogs.
There are a few things that you can purchase
to accent your bathing suit A cute skimpy cover-
up is always good. This is for running back and
forth to the motel room. Matching sandals look
great also. These are to protect your feet from the
sand spurs. You also must have a matching tote
bag and hat You have got to take your water
bottle, sun saeen and tanning oil, your romance
novel, sweat rag, lemon quench money, and
Evian water mister in something. So, why not be
stylish in doing it? To top off your fashionable
beach attire, don’t forget the sunglasses. The
Sunglass Hut has the greatest shades by Ray Ban,
Donna Karen, Guess, Stussy, Oakley andGargo-
les. So, before you hit the beach this year find a
bathing suit that flatters your body, and go from
there. Good luck on shopping, and if you do a
good job on making yourself look outrageous on
the beach, who knows, you might pick up a cutie.
Emily N.is ready to liit the beach in
style.
Beach Bound
by Allison
May 31st is not far away, and this means that
beach time is not far away either. Beach gradu
ation can be the most exciting time of a teenager's
high school years. It is a whole week of lying in
the sun, cruising the strip, meeting lots of people,
and going to Mother Fletcher's. At Myrtle Beach
the excitement is imlimited. This week is a time
to be away from Albemarle and experience pure
freedom! It is also a time to be with your
graduating class before you venture off to college
or work. In the halls of Albemarle High you can
hear everyone talking about the big beach plans
that they have. I went around and asked what
everyone was looking forward to most, and here
is what they had to say...
DeShanne LiUy- I'll be busy spending time with
my man Big Poppa.
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LoLita Jackson- I’m gonna to chill with my
friends, and pick up some honeys.
Teshika Edwards- 111 be babysitting Brico the
whole time.
Dustin Poplin-1 ’11 advise everyone to stop drink
ing.
Whit Parker and Brent Whitley- We are going to
organize a beach clean-up committee, offer rides
to the impaired, and PROTECT ourselves.
Jason Hedrick- I’ve got to pick up my next
shipment.
Grant Hopkins- I’m going to stay inside because
the sand scares me.
John Brooks- I’m not going because I don’t want
to fall into the devil’s plan.
Gresham Wilham- I’ll t)e playing an intense
game of coed twister.