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Cheerleaders Ready
For Season
by Steve Theriot
While the majority of Whirlie
students this past summer were
taking it easy, sitting back and
being basically a bunch of lazy
bumbs one group of school
spirited young ladies were hard at
work. The Varsity and Junior
Varsity Cheerleaders met every
Tuesday and Thursday evening,
throughout the summer, from
6:00 to 7:30 to practice their
routines. Now that the school year
has begun the two squads meet
every day during the seventh
period for their work-outs. All of
this work was well spent though,
because more people go to the
football games to watch their
cheerleaders than to watch the
football team.
This years Junior Varsity squad
was chosen last June, although
this early selection is not in
accordance with past tradition it
made for a much more organized
system. The early selection
enabled the girls to learn their
cheers and be ready for the open
of the football season, a goal past
squads never reached. The
1976-77 J.V. cheerleaders are as
follows: Joy Ballentine, Caroline
Bogaty, Mary Lynn Burris, Kelly
Haines, Alicia Neese, Sharon
Sturdwant, Debbie Bowers, and
Laura Hoppough. The head
cheerleader is Caroline Bogaty
and the assistant head is Mary
Lynn Burris.
The Varsity Cheerleaders also
chosen this past spring are ready
for a full year activities such as
football games, cross-country
meets, basketball games, track
meets and baseball games. The
members of this year’s varsity
cheerleading squad are Karen
Black, Leigh Anne Blowe, Bettie
Bolen, Denise Dunn, Cathy
Gilbert, Pattie Jordan, Linda
Kent, Paige King, Terri McCor
mack, Debra McCoy, Diane Swan
and Beverly Waddell. The head
varsity cheerleader is Cathy
Gilbert her assistant is Karen
Black. I
Students Travel
Abroad
by Susan McGlamery
Karen Goss, Brad MacDonald
and Michelle Musgrove all had an
experience they won’t soon forget
-- they all went to Europe this
summer.
A senior this year, Karen Goss
received a scholarship for the
Experiment in International
Living. After completing seven
days of language training at
Vermont Academy, she and
twelve other Americans went to
France.
Karen stayed in the small town
of Orrans with a French family for
four weeks, then traveled on the
Cote d’Azor for two weeks. The
family consisted of a father who
worked in a factory, a mother who
did the housework, an eighteen
year old son employed as a pastry
baker, a seventeen year old son in
carpentry, a fifteen year old sister
who worked at a cafe, and three
other brothers (thirteen, eleven
and five). Rather than having
planned activities, Karen helped
around the house and went to the
community pool and other local
places with the family.
Unlike the United States,
Karen found a lack of modern
conveniences and a simpler way
of life in France. “My French
family for example went to a
fountain for fresh water, and used
fresh cow’s milk which they
boiled before drinking,’’ Karen
commented. “My mother made
her own jams and the family did
not have many modern conven
iences such as a dishwasher, a
dryer, a telephone, a car, or a
shower and bath.’’
Karen also had the chance to
travel from the Alps to the
Rivieria, camping by lakes and
staying at Youth Hostils. She and
the rest of the American group
visited Paris and all the major
tourist spots. The only thing she
didn’t like about the whole trip
was “not having a bathroom
while we were camping and the
Frechmen in Paris.’’
Nonetheless, Karen thinks her
trip was “a wonderful exper
ience. I was able to learn about
the French culture, food, history,
family life, etc. from first-hand
experience and I met many
interesting people both in my
American group and in France.’’
Varsity Cheerleaders • front row: Black, Gilbert, King. Middle Row:
McCoy, Blowe, Swan, Waddell. Back Row: Bolen, Dnnn, McCwmack,
and Kent.
Public TV For You
Bn’s Column
Brad MacDonald, another
senior, went to Paris, Amster
dam, Copenhagen, and Luxem
bourg. Most of the time he spent
sightseeing, shopping, and “just
watching the people.’’
What impressed Brad as being
different from the United States
was the architecture^ he found it
to be much older.
“1 enjoyed the people of the
different countries the most,’’
Brad revealed. “The thing I
didn’t like that much were the
Americans over there. It made me
embarrassed that I came from the
same country as the arrogant
Americans I met.’’
Michelle Musgrove went to
Paris, London, Copenhagen, and
Amsterdam with her family.
“We spent a lot of time in each
city, seeing museums and places
of interest, trying to learn about
each culture. In the day I’d
shop,’’ she explained, since “a
lot of things ” ski sweathers,
perfume -- are cheaper”.
During the day her family and
she would visit the countryside; at
night they frequented the
restaurants, theaters, and con
certs.
Michelle thought the currency
and especially the languages
were “very different and at times
frustrating, especially when you
were shopping or ordering food.
The majority of people in Europe
in my opinion have a lot of pride
in their home and in them
selves.” She found the homes to
be spotless; the gardens filled
with flowers. Another feature
Michelle found interesting was
the cobblestone streets, which
were “lined with shops, but cars
are prohibited to use them.”
Photographing the countryside,
villages, castles, and people was
one of the things Michelle
enjoyed most about her trip.
“I kept a journal so I could keep
all my memories.” she added.
“One day I’ll never forget we
were having lunch at a cafe
enjoying everything and this
little, poor girl came to the table
and just stared. The waiter
sjioqed her away and I thought
what did I do to deserve all this —
nothing.”
“Look, I’m going to watch Tony
Orlando and Dawn.”
“Now look, sister, it does you
no good to watch that junk. 1 was
here first, anyway. Now to
channel four the set goes and
Nova.”
“You and your education.
David’s a sissy prissy-a sissy-”
“Mom, I’s here first!”
“Okay, son, she can do her
piano.”
Another victory for mankind.
Bulla gets to watch Nova and
figure astronomy out for himself.
So my sister is mad; she will
learn. Nova is a program aired by
the Public Broadcasting Service
on WUNC-TV. It is an illustrative
example of programmes telecast
ed by PBS. It is educational and
appeals to many varieties of
people. The noncommercial
productions are funded by
foundations and corporations,
e.g. The Ford Foundation and the
Corporation for Public Broadcast
ing.
The UNC Television Network is
one of many telecasting networks
that operate publicly. Some of the
larger networks and stations
include WETA, Washington,
WNET, New York, WGBH,
Boston, and the Maryland Center
for Public Broadcasting.
WUNC is owned and operated
by the University of North
Carolina under television telecas
ting privileges from the FCC. The
anchor station, WUNC, is in
Chapel Hill.
There are many popular
programmes aired throughout the
week. My favorites include Firing
Line with William F. Buckley,
Upstairs, Downstairs from Mast- -
erpiece Theatre, WaD Street
W^k, and USA: People and
Politics. Past favorite are The
Ascent of Man and Monty
Python’s Flying Circns.
The three studios of the UNC
Television Network in Greens
boro, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh
produce a variety of programmes.
North Carolina People with Dr.
William Friday, is a program
where Dr. Friday talks with
interesting Tar Heels.
The UNC Radio station opened
last spring. It features music,
local and national news, and
National Public Radio (NPR)
programmes. The station is
located in Chapel Hill and is
assigned the calls WUNC, 92
F.M.
NPR is similar to PBS; the
programmes are made possible
by grants similar to those
received by PBS. There are no
advertisements aired. I have
found two fine programmes aired
on WUNC from NPR; they are All
Things Considered, a program of
national news focusing on one
topic each day, and Town
Meeting, discussions with lead
ing journalists.
If you enjoy comedy and
nostalgia, then you will enjoy The
Radio Prc^ram with Jack Benny.
A good time for listening is at
11:00 p.m. each evening. Each
night there is a special at 11:00
p.m.
I feel you should take
advantage of Public Radio and
Television. You-or, rather your
parents do-pay for the television
network and radio stations
through taxes. The productions
are favorable to most ages and
the experience of watching a well
produced program is worth most
commercial programmes tenfold!
Raisins
and
Peanuts
“GOOD OL’ RAISINS AND
PEANUTS” HELP
TEENAGE ATHLETES KEEP
ENERGY HIGH
For students involved in school
sports or activitie such as
cheerleading and football, three
meals a day rarely provide
adequate energy for strenuous
hours of physical activity.
An average young adult needs
1,500 to 1,800 calories a day,
while an active teenage girl
participating in sports such as
swimming or tennis requires
2,400 to 2,700 calories daily. Her
male counterpart, playing on the
basketball team or running track,
needs about 3,000 calories a day.
And to meet your energy needs,
consuming as many calories as
you expend is vital to top
performance during practice or
competition.
Snacks rich in energy-produc
ing carbohydrates can be
important supplements to a
teenager’s diet. Go-power snacks
include nuts, crackers, cereal,
cookies and raisins.
For “energized” snacking in
its easiest form, simply combine
some favorite foods to create
GORP, “good ol’ raisins and
peanuts.” GORP has endless
variations, subject only to the
whim of your imagination and
taste preferences.
Raisins are the common
denominator in GORPS, so begin
with golden and dark raisins, then
add any amount of your favorite
nuts, seeds, and candies that
don’t melt or crumble. Throw the
ingredients into a plastic
container or bag. They mix
naturally, so there’s no trouble or
mess.
For example, to make Back-To-
School GORP, combine 1 cup
raisins with 1 cup granola and 1/2
cup shredded coconut.
Remember that raisins on their
own are a lightweight, portable
and nutritious snack fo(^. Last
summer, Olympic athletes in
Montreal knew the energy value
, of raisins because raisins were
designated the official snack food
of the 1976 Olympic Games.
Sixty-eight thousand raisin snadc
packs were sent the Olympic
foodservice operation for use in
box lunches and on a snack table.
Tucked into your knapsack,
purse, pocket or duffle bag,
raisins can provide you with a
convenient energy source.
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