IN OUR SCHOOLS
State Superintendent
to Visit Schools
State Superintendent of Schools Bobby Etheridge will visit three
local schools and meet with employee groups and school system lead
ership tomorrow. Etheridge will visit the newly renovated Reynolds
High School, tour Hanes-Lowrance Middle School, which has com
bined handicapped and regular students in an innovative middle school
program, and see effective programs at Easton Elementary SchooL for
at-risk students.
Local Seniors Named
Semifinalists
Eight seniors in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have
been named semifinalists in the 1993 National Merit Scholarship Pro
gram.
The students were among 421 in the state and approximately
15,000 nationwide to receive this recognition, which is based on their
scores on the qualifying test (PSAT). One half of one percent of each
state's seniors are selected.
Over 1 million students participate in the National Merit Scholar
ship Program each year. Students who are selected as semifinalists
must confirm their scores by taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test in
November and by completing an application form. Most are named as
finalists and become eligible for a wide variety of merit scholarships
provided by corporations, colleges and employers.
The following WS/FC School seniors were named: William J.
Saunders, East Forsyth High School; Jonathan C. Wagoner, Glenn
High School; Sona S. Shandilya and William B. Vaughn, Ml Tabor
High School; Jonathan G. Moore and Erick W. S mi therm an, North
Forsyth High School; Elinor J. Carson, RJ. Reynolds High School;
and Jason V. Armbrecht, West Forsyth High School.
Newell
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3 vying for the seat that Newell has
held the past 16 years. Johnson and
Smith are longtime supporters of
Newell, and both have worked
directly with her.
Johnson is president of the
East Winston Restoration, a group
founded by Newell. Smith's
mother, Hattie Tanner, once once
served as Newell's campaign man- -
ager. Smith also was the first chair
man of the Neighborhood Justice
Center, which Newell started her
during her second term.
"Norma and Joycelyn have
supported me in each of my cam
paigns," she said. "They're just
going to have to battle it out. It's
difficult for me to just come out
anc} say. If either one gets it, I'd be
happy."
She said either Johnson or
Smith would be "flexible enough
and creative enough" to address
the needs of East Winston.
Newell said the East ward
needs more open space, and the
clearance of some of the slum
areas.
"Crime comes about with the
high density that we have allowed
in several areas of the community,"
she said. "We have set up this ward
for nothing buy failure . . . and I'm
not trying to say who did it. but the
city's fathers allowed it happen
years ago."
Newell said if she were to
seek a fifth term, she would
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remove some housing units from
public-housing developments.
"I had found that there were
more crime in happy hill. I con
cluded that it was the result of the
density, " she said. "The density
over there is absolutely horren
dous. 1 would work with the city to
move some of those units to other
parts of the city."
Newell said she intends to talk
with Smith and Johnson on Mon
day night to get their views on key
issues, including curbing the rate
of black-male imprisonment,
annexation and education.-"
"And after I get those
answers," she said, "that will deter
mine who I will vote for.
"Because the person who will
become the next alderman of the
East ward will have the responsi
bility^ leading the people into the
21st century."
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WSSU Gets Funds to Help Stir Entrepreneurial Spirit
A Gov. Hunt urges support for Smart Start childhood excellence program
By DAVID LT DILLARD
Chronicle Staff Writer
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity received a S5,000 gift from the
Greater Winston-Salem Chamber
of Commerce's East Area Council
this week to help students become
entrepreneurs.
Gov. Jim Hunt presented the
check to WSSU Chancellor Cleon
Thompson Tuesday just before
addressing more than 350 Winston
Salem business leaders to drum up
support for his Smart Start educa
tional program, which emphasizes
early childhood excellence.
"All of his (Thompson s) hard
work has helped to make Winston
Salem State a fine school," Hunt
said before presenting the check.
Hunt said the funds will help
facilitate student internships and
challenge students to become entre
preneurs. ;
Cleon Thompson
"This- is an evolution of the(
civil rights movement," said Hunt.
"Minorities getting advancements in
big businesses must continue, but
also it's about starting your own
business and being a major factor in
the economy."
Thompson said the additional
funds will establish an entrepreneur
ial chair in the school's business
department and support student
internships.
"It will help us move forward
and accomplish our goals for (the
business department)."
Thompson said the additional
funds will also be used as intern
ships for students to learn more
about how businesses operate.
Hunt told business leaders that
higher standards of education are
necessary to produce better workers
and save money.
? "Children come to school pro
grammed to fail, and they are doing
it," he said. "But we pay for that
failure through welfare, remedial
education and prisons."
Hunt said the program has
some kinks in it, but because it goes
back to the basics of emphasizing a
quality education that involves par
ents at the childhood level, he feels
it will be successful.
"It's a new program and we've
got a lot of things to work out, but I
believe it's the best way to do it," he
said. "(Children) are the best invest
ment we can make."
Tuesday's gift was the second
donation the school has received in
two weeks. On Aug. 31, the nursing
school received $1 million from an
anonymous donor.
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