Admissions Process
In Fuii Swing
By Kenro Kusumi
It's about that time of
year again — time to see
unfamiliar and somewhat
bewildered students visiting the
NCSSM. The admissions process
is in full swing.
For the 1984-1985 school
year, the postmark deadline for
student applications was January
27. This year, more than 800
10th graders applied for
admission to NCSSM. From that
original group, 350 students
will be selected as
semifinalists based on testing
at regional centers and
application information.
Regional testing will be
held in various cities across
the state; dates for testing
range from February 11
(Greensboro) to March 10
(Raleigh). At each regional
testing center, five NCSSM
students will be helping with
the testing and answering
questions that the parents and
prospective students may have.
After regional testing, a
selection committee of 21 people
from the school and across the
state will carefully review
student information and testing
results. The 350 student chosen
as semi-finalists and their
families will visit the campus
this spring (tentative dates are
set for April 14 and April 28).
Finalists are scheduled to be
determined on May 18, and they
will be notified on May 23.
John Poe, Admissions
representative, indicates that
the admissions process is
basically the same as last year.
One minor change this year is
that students will be required
to write one/ long interpretive
essay as opposed to two last
year.
When questioned what the
selection committee looks for in
admitting students to the NCSSM,
Poe said that the committee
looks for "potential, interest
in commitment, commitment to a
school that offers a
well-rounded curriculum, and
people who are willing to make
adjustments to the residential
and school surroundings."
Many people in the state
have the misconception that the
students at the NCSSM' are
interested only in math and
science. On the contrary, Poe
sais that the Admissions
department was looking for
students who would grow with the
school and for "well-rounded
people who can express
themselves."
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Editorial: The Meaning of Life
By Jed Roach
"This is the article you
have been waiting fori Within
these few paragraphs is the
ultimate in universal meaning
and revelation. In just a
second you will be reading words
which will drastically change
your ways . of living. For the
first, and perhaps the last
time, the meaning of life in its
true form is reprinted here (see
also U.S. ARMY DOCUMENT
CT783-5A39/T0PSECRET). But
first, a few comments concerning
this fantastic presentation.
The meaning of life has
been examined by scholars
throughout known history.
However it has only been
recently that the true meaning
of life has been distilled from
the various garbage of the eons
and compiled into the concise
and simple revelation as
presented here. (This article
was presented by GLEEM SOAP —
for a new and better way of
living). The veracity of this
particular variation has been
proven beyond doubt. And now,
(The STENTORIAN would like
to apologize for the lack of
space that has made it necessary
to delete the remainder of this
article)
STUDENT COUNCIL COLUMN
By Ty Lowry
The NCSSM Student Council
includes 15 elected members,
plus representatives from
Network, Judicial Board and
several committees. The Council
meetings are held each Monday at
12:00 noon in the small dining
room of the cafeteria. All
meetings are open to the student
body or others who would like to
sit in on the meetings.
So far this year the
council has set up committees
and sponsored several activities
for the student body. Special
projects this year included a
camping trip in which S and M
students spent a weekend camping
with special children. Two
other projects have been the
Christmas dinner, in which
students gave up a meal to those
who were liess fortunate, and the
Thanksgiving collection, where
money went to help buy meals for
a few needy families in the
community, .r . ^
Among the committees set up
by the Student Council are
Controversial Issues, Roundtable
Discussions, SEARCH (the NCSSM
Intercultural committee), and
Current Events. Students are
encouraged to participate in and
investigate these committees
which have been set up for their
use.
The two latest short-term
comittees set up are the Mr.
Unicorn and Spirit Week
committees. Each of these has
been set up by the council to
cater directly to the students
and encourage their
participation.
Participaton is a very key
word. The NCSSM Student Council
is a body of people elected by
you, the students, but student
participation must go farther
than just voting. Students need
to investigate and support their
student council in order for it
to be more efficient and for it
to meot the needs of the school.