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xelcDrating 60 years of
Alumni Excellence" was just
what the Winiton-Salem North
Carolina Central University's
alumni and friends did April 14.
The Winston-Salem Eagles
sponsored its ninth annual pres
entation of the school's interna
tionally acclaimed Ja/v Band
and Vocal Ensemble at the
Embassy Suites' Grand
Pavillion. The musicians
enthralled their 300-plus audi
ence with a wide variety of jazz
tunes under the direction of Dr.
Ira Wiggins Before the end of
me evening, me eagles and their guests were
dancing and swaying to the tunes so profes
I'Choir Phyllis Martin
sionally performed by the groups.
ja// mgnt is sponsored as
a fundraiser for scholarships.
An added plus is a great
evening of entertainment and
camaraderie while showcasing
talented young Eagles and the
university. Special guests from
ttrt university were present
and local president. Andrea
Rush, welcomed and intro
duced guests during the inter
mission. Other local officers
and members were introduced
and door prizes were given.
The Eagles thanked their
many friends for sustained
support as they strive to serve
the I win Cities in "Truth and Service.**
Earth Day
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"There arc things thai we
need lo do to help and I
wan! them to understand
that they can do it."
The bags were supplied
by the Food Lion located at
980 South Main St. in
Kernersvillc. The school
sent a group of students to
deliver the bags on Friday,
to be distributed to Food
Lion customers on Saturday.
Thirteen year-old
Jasmine Baldwin was
among those who traveled
to the store that afternoon.
"I think it's something to
let everybody know that you
should care about the earth
and participate in things to
make the earth a better place
for everyone." Baldwin stat
ed. "It makes me happy
because I'm letting people
know that everyone should
participate in things like
this."
Store Manager Frank
Griffin said Food Lion was
happy to lend its support.
"It's a great opportunity
for me, as a store manager,
to interact with my local
community, and it's also a
great opportunity for the
children to be able to dis
play their product and get
involved with the communi
ty also," he commented.
The students impressed
Griffin with their knowl
edge about Earth Day and
obvious dedication to the
project.
"I talked io kids while I
was actually hanging up
their bags and was quizzing
them on things like 'What is
Earth Day, what does it
mean to you?' They were
telling me it's about saving
the earth and the atmos
phere. the ozone layer." he
related. "I was really
pleased to see that we're
actually going over stuff
like that in school with' the
children."
The project had indeed
struck a chord with the stu
dents. Some sacrificed their
lunchtimes to work on the
bags, while others volun
teered to come in after
school hours.
Eighth grader Alejandr*
Garcie decorated five bag*
for the. project . Like many
of the other students. Garcie
said she enjoyed the artistic
aspect of the project, and
fell good aboul the message
her school is sending to the
community.
"1 feel it's a nice thing,"
she said. "The earth should
be something that people
keep clean and people
should care about."
The grocery bag project
is part of an ongoing effort
Ramsey is making to estab
lish a feeling of responsibil
ity and awareness in stu
dents about the environment
and the impact that humans
have on it.
Aaron Reid. 13, is a 7th
grader at Hill this year. He
said he has already begun
working to save the envi
ronment at home, by pick
ing up trash and doing other
chores.
"I care about the earth
and I want to be a good per
son, help people out about
Earth Day." he commented.
"Without the earth, we can
have nothing, we wouldn't
be alive."
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