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AKAs Sponsor SAT Prep Course Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, in keeping with its motto of "Service to Mankind,'' is for the second year offering a non-credit 20-hour SAT workshop to prepare students for the May 1 administration of the SAT. Barbara Puryear and Bessie Allen are coordinators of the work shop, which will be held through April 28. The focus of the workshop will be an academic review of both ver bal and mathematical topics covered by the SAT. The Verbal Review will include vocabulary, antonyms, analogies, etymology, reading com prehension and sentence comple tion. Puryear, who is a teacher at North Forsyth High School, will teach the Verbal Review. The Math ematics Review will include alge braic equations and roots, algebraic fractions, geometry, quantitative comparisons, decimals and percent ages and inequalities. Valinda Kim brough, a teacher at Reynolds High School, will teach the math section. The two teachers presenting the workshop have been trained in SAT prep courses. The following students are cur rently enrolled in the workshop: Zoe Anderson, Meredith Gammons, Students practice verbal and mathematical skills with teachers during an SAT preparation workshop spon sored by AKA Sorority Inc. Luther Leak, Tamoya Stephenson, Jeanine Terry, Carla Robinson, - Valerie Barnes, Omaric Leggett, Couta Walker, Nekesha Banner and Ronald Thomas. A program for parents and stu dents on April 7 will acquaint par ents with the workshop. Remarks during the program will be made by: Olivia Morgan, basileus of AKA Sorority; Janet Wheeler, president of Phi Omega Inc.; the Rev. Konnie Robinson, a guidance counselor at West Forsyth" High School; Nathaniel Barber, assistant principal at Parkland High School; and Vir ginia Wiseman, a guidance coun selor at Carver High School. Members of the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror - ity Inc. spend their time serving the community. \ Members of the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror ity Inc. visit senior citizens at Turner's Rest Home. AKA Sorority Stays Active in Community The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. at Winston-Salem State University lives by its motto: "Service to All Mankind." The members of the chapter are currently participating in the Read ing Olympiad for Middle Scnool, sponsored by the Winston-Salem Urban League. The project is based on a mission to promote increased reading among African-American students and to increase their expo sure to black history and literature. This is only one of the projects that AKA has participated in. They have conducted several fundraisers. The proceeds have gone to various organizations, including the Samari tan Soup Kitchen, the Salvation Army, the Best Choice Center and the Salvation Army Girls' Club. Funds were also raised for victims of Hurricane Andrew. Gamma Lambda does more than just give monetary donations. They also donate their time. During September, they visited Turner s Rest Home. They spent quality time re ad ing poet r y a n cTsTn g tng sons with the senior citizens one Sunday afternoon. Dorinda Patterson also sketched portraits of them. During the holidays, the ladies took time out to give two needy families a Thanksgiving dinner. For Christmas, they took two names from the Angel Tree and purchased toys for the children. They also par ticipated in Parson for the Hills." The Gamma Lambda chapter or AKA Sorority Inc. works diligently toward the betterment of the black community. Phi Beta Sigma Announces Contest Winners Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Chapter, held its annual Oratorical Contest Feb. 21 at the Marque Hotel. The contest showcased the talents of local stu dents. Each contestant prepared a three-to-five-minute speech using the topic. "Malcolm X vs. Martin Luther King Jr. - A Comparative Analysis: How Have They Affected My Life?" Contestants were judged on their knowledge of the subject, the content of their speech, delivery, originality and their ability to main tain the interest of the audience. The lst-place winner, Detria Stowe. received a S100 savings bond and a tTophy. Stowe, who is a senior at Carver High School, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stowe. At Carver she is a member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, the French Club and the Ebony Society. Her goal is to become an attorney. She plans to attend North Carolina State Univer sity. The 2nd-place winner, Tykeia Slade, received a trophy and a S50 Savings bond. She is a student at Speas Elementary School and the daughter of Beverly Slade Feaster. The 3rd-place winner, Michelle Davis, received a trophy and a S25 savings bond. She is a 7th-grade student at Wiley Middle School and the daughter of Corry Davis. Other contestants were: Monique Wilkins, a senior at North Forsyth High School and the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Low ery; Nathaniel Bitting, a freshman at Parkland High School and the son of Veronica Bitting; and Krista Brown, a 9th -grade student at Glenn High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Brown. All contestants were congratu lated for their effort and were encouraged to continue to display their talents as writers and speakers. (I. to r.): Tykeia SLzde, Detria St owe, Willie Booker and Michelle Davis. Judges for the contest were Alderman Neison Malloy. Judge Loretta Biggs and Soror Deltra Bon ner. Brother Willie Booker is the chapter president. The master of ceremony for the event was Brother Horace Bonner. King Solomon Assembly Elects Officers King Solomon Assembly #64, Order of the Golden Circle, elected its 1993 officers, conducted by organizer and overseer. Loyal Lady Mary Michael of Lexington, N.C. Willie M. Saunders was elected Loyal Lady Ruler. She is a member of Hanes Memorial CME Church, where she is a Sunday School teacher, a Stewardess, president of the Shanta-Malia Choral Ensemble, a member of the Chancel Choir, and a member of the Missionary Soci ety. Saunders is a past matron of Merdian Chapter #308 Order of the Eastern Star PHA, a member of the 11th District Administrative Coun cil PHA, and a member of the Sky land Park Community Flower Club. She is a retired beautician and a graduate of Quarles Beauty College. She has four children and is.the wife of Willie B. Saunders Sr. Other officers who were elected were: Dorothy Sprinkle, associate ruler; Mary Caldwell, recording sec retary; Thelma Coupe jrer; Beverly Jones, priestess; Julia McCollum. guide; Josephine Car penter. standard bearer; Brenda Helms, herald; Bernice Bess, inner guard; Dorothy Spencer, outer guard; Olivia Fields, financial secre tary; and Frances Robinson, parlia mentarian. I Willie M. 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Grant led the team to three C1AA Championships (1983, 1985, and 1986) and was named the Coach of the Year for Women's Softhall during the samtx three championship seasons. Tim has been the academic coordi- TknGwil nator for the Undergraduate Sports Management program since it began in 1987. Tim Grant has been nothing but an asset to WSSU since he set foot on campus as a student/athlete. Weston Travel salutes Tim Grant for his dedication and diligence on and off hardwood court and softhall diamond. ? WESTON TRAVEL (919) 721-9000 122-A Reynolds Village WinatonSalam NC 27106 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Vhers Hearts Estrogen- Progestin Replacement Study We are lookine for women who have heart disease to participate in a new study ? one of the first national studies for and about women with heart disease. The Section on Cardiology ot' the Bowman Gray School ot Medicine. Wake Forest Univer sity. is one ot 15 centers across the country con ducting this vital research on postmenopausal women with heart disease. This study will test whether or not a combination ot hormone replace ment w ill he helpful to women w ith heart disease. 1 1" you are past menopause, have coronary heart disease, and are interested in helping with this research, please call: (919)716-9359
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