Community
Local Students Learn Valuable Lessons in Germany
By DAVID L. DDLLARD
Chronicle Staff Writer
Many countries participate in
exchange programs where students
visit other countries for cultural or
educational experiences. This sum
mer three Forsyth County students
participated in an exchange pro
gram that offered technological and
vocational training.
"They taught me a lot about
computers,* said Paula Malachi, a
21 -year-old business student at
Forsyth Technical Community Col
lege. "I learned the basics of differ
ent programs and how to enter
reports."
? Malachi and Tim Gwyn
worked for the Korber Corp., a cig-,
arette manufacturer in Hamburg,
Germany. Gwyn, 17, a junior at
East Forsyth High Sch6ol and the
Career Center, went to pursue his
interest in electronics.
"I repaired some computers
and motors," Gwyn said. "It was
real exciting to put that skill to use."
Some of the parts Gwyn
repaired will be shipped to the RJ.
Reynolds Tobacco Co. plant in
Kemersvilte.
The third student, Rob
Osbonic, * computer-programming
student at Foisyifc Tech, worked for
the Philip Morris Cv in Munich,
Germany.
Howard L. Shaw, co-coordina
tor of the apprenticeship program
and guidance counselor at the
Career Center, said Korber saw the
need to emphasize technology for
the 21st century.
The students lived with host
families who spoke English, and
served as their tour guides. When
students return home, they are
required to make reports to a voca
tional class, other schools, commu
nity groups and sponsors.
Thirty-nine American students
from the Forsyth County area par
ticipated. *
Owyn plans to attend N.C.
A&T State University and later start
an electronics business.
Malachi, a former high school
homecoming queen and runner-up
in the 1991-92 Ms. Forsyth County
Pageant, plans to own a marketing
business.
Barbara Guess (lift), a teacher at Independence High School, with Tim
Gwyn ami Paula MalachL , who show their picture* from Germany.
New Program Attempts to Help Inmates Blend into Society-Once Released
By DAVID L DELLARD
Ckrmidt Staff Writer
When M^j. Michael Schweitzer
joined the Forsyth County Deten
tion Center two years ago, the
prison ministry was the only outlet
inmates had that dealt with their
personal lives.
Schweitzer, the center's com
municat:ons director, who has a
background in psychology, saw the
need to rehabilitate prisoners for life
in society. And last week his vision
was realized. With the cooperation
of the Sheriff's Department,
Forsyth/Stokes Mental Health
Authority and other community
organizations, 10 inmates graduated
from the new TEACH program last
Friday. TEACH ? or training, edu
cation, assistance, change withhope
? is a 100-hour educational and
treatment program available to
inmates charged with misdemeanor
crimes who have a drug or alcohol
problem. "Before, they were basi
V
cally just locked up in jail/
Schweitzer said.
He said the program, offered to
those with drug problems who will
be released soon, teaches basic life
skills, conflict resolution and basic
mannerism. The program started
with 13, and 10 completed.
Ear line Parmon, a county com
missioner and guest speaker,
encouraged the inmates to take
advantage of the opportunity the
program offers. o
This is an opportunity to make
a change in your lives," she said.
"When you blame others, you give
up your own chance to become suc
cessful."
Parmon, who wasn't a commis
sioner when the new detention cen
ter was voted on, said the commu
nity would be served by sponsoring
mare traihihg programs for inmates
instead of jails.
"Imagine what would have
happened if we had taken those dol
R .J. Reynolds Tobacco Sponsors Chronicle Interns
By DAVID L. DILLARD
CktmicU Staff Writer
The Chronicle's staff was
beefed up this summer by the addi
tion of two student interns^ Sabrina
Jones, a rising junior at Hampton
(Va.) University, and DeLeithia
"Dee" Summey, a 1993 graduate
of RJ. Reynolds High School.
Jones, a Greensboro resident,
is a staffer on her college newspa
per, the Hampton Script. Jones,
who covered hard news, features
and movie reviews, plans to pur
sue a career in magazine journalism
and later publish her own poems.
She majors in English.
interesting field," she said. "Work
ing here has been a rewarding
experience."
Summey will attend the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill this fall She will major in psy
chology. At Reynolds, she was the
Student Government Association
president, co-editor of the year
book, a member of the National
Honor Society and maintained a
3.75 grade point average. Summey
was also named the Chronicle's
1992 Student Journalist of the Year.
Both internships were spon
Sabrina Jones
DeLeithia Summey
sored, in part, by R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. Ben Ruffin, vice pres
Shiloh to Celebrate its
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101st Anniversary
Rev. Paul A. Lowe Jr.
Shiloh Baptist Church will cel
ebrate its 101st anniversary this
Sunday at 11 ajn. The Rev. Dwight
Jones, pastor of First Baptist
Church of South Richmond, Rich
mond, Va., will be the speaker. The
crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Shiloh,
youths, young adults and Baby
Shiloh will be held at 7 p.m.
Jones was a former chairman
of the Richmond City School
Board. He is a member of the Exec
utive Committee of Richmond
Renaissance, a biracial corporation
chartering the future of Richmond,
and a member of its board of direc
tors. He is also the co-founder of
the South Richmond Senior Center
Rev. Dwight Jones
and president of its board of direc
tors. Jones serves on the board of
directors of the National Baptist
Convention and is secretary of its
commission on housing. He is also
a member of the board of the Lott
Carey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention and a former member
of the Baptist General Convention
of Virginia.
Jones holds a bachelor of arts ,
degree in sociology and a master of
divinity degree in theology from
Virginia Union University. He is
currently pursuing a doctorate
degree.
The Rev. Paul A. Lowe Jr. is
pastor.
lars used to build the detention cen
ter and started programs like
TEACH," she said "It would have
been a lot more positive than lock
ing up our young children."
Mel v in Carter, the class
spokesman, said the program was
beneficial to the inmates, and as a
show of their appreciation, he pre
sented awards to officials at the
detention center on behalf of the
inmates.
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