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Honorees
(from left ) ?
Mohammad
Herb and
G h u n e e m
Farquan with
Rasheed Hey
and Linda
Jackson
Barnes.
Awards
from punt A I
to East Winston residents.
For 24 of those years, the
store has had its "Get Paid
for A"s" program. Herb
throws a back-to-school
block party near his store at
the beginning of each school
year. Students who attend
sign up for the program and
receive a dollar for each 'A'
they earn on their report card
und a five dollar bonus for all
AJs. Students who get
strWht A's all year long
receive SI 00 and their choice
of anv item in the store.
"I've seen some verv suc
cessful students come out of
the program." said Herb, who
doesn't look for recognition
but was pleased to be hon
ored .
harquan proudly accepted
his award in front of his bar
ber school students He start
Volunteers
from pa lie AT
Brothers and Big Sisters are
college students." Graven
said, noting that the bulk of
those volunteers hail from
WSSU and Wake forest
University
The agency recruited
about 50 volunteers at the
school's fall fair. Craven
said that because the stu
dents are often close in age
to the youth they mentor,
they are a \aluable resource
to the agency. Winston
Salem State students have a
strong rapport with BBBS.
she added.
"We're reallv excited that
we're getting more of a pres
ence on Winston-Salem
State's campus." Craven
remarked. 'The volunteers
have been amazing, and
they're making such a huge
difference in the students'
lives."
Students are encouraged
to look for volunteer oppor
tunities that coincide with
their personal interests or
major, explained Hardin,
who added that WSSl stu
dents contributed more than
1 8 ,000 volunteer hours to
local agencies last year. He
believes that volunteering is
1 . n|..?wu *^l
ed his school 32 years ago,
when there were few barber
schools in the state. Students
came from all over North
Carolina to learn barbering.
which Farquan calls "the old
est business in ... the whole
country ."
His' school offers an
intensive program that meets
six days week for eight
hours, allowing students to
Phott# by I m\ la Farmer
YEEP's Willie Richardson
and Marie Williamson.
pleased."
Wit lie Richardson, direc
tor ot Ml /.ion Baptist
Church's Youth Educational
Enhancement Program
( YEEP). was also looking
for help at the fair.
Richardson, whose program
provides free tutoring to
more than I <K> community
children, said volunteers
from WSSU have made a big
impression on the young
sters at YEEP in the past.
"They love to see the stu
dents come from over here
because (WSSU
a > uiuaiMV uiui uiai
can enhance the
students' educa
tional experience.
"HBCUs (his
torically black col
leges and universi
ties) really have
been tied to com
munity service
since our inception.
We train the profes
sionals to go back
Hopson
inio me communities ana
help build those communi
ties," he said. ".. Thai's
really where the legacy is.
and the need (for volunteers)
goes on ."
Karissa Nelson was
among the WSSU students
who visited Craven's table at
the fair Nelson, a freshman,
elementary education major,
said she was excited to find
her interests were well repre
sented at the fair.
"I have been looking for
a place to volunteer for
awhile. I really w anted to do
something in my major."
reported the Long Island.
N.Y.-native. "There are so
many opportunities to work
with kids, so I was really
volunteers) have
patience with
them: they are
there for them."
Richardson com
mented. "(The
WSSU volunteers)
come as they are
and you ought to
see them: they give
to these kids just
like they are fami
ly They give them
good love."
F reshman Taijah Hopson
has been involved in volun
teering since she came to the
campus last fall Hopson, a
native of Newark. N.J.. par
ticipated in an internal pro
gram last semester where
student volunteers attended
classes and took notes for
students with disabilities.
"It was good on both
sides of the fence because I
was in classes that weren't in
my major, so I learned a lot
. .. and I knew I was helping
someone," remarked the
political science major. "In
the end. you feel good about
(volunteering) because you
know you dl*L something
positive "
graduate with their barber's
certificate in eight months
Of the hundreds who've
graduated from Pyramid,
about 90 percent have their
own barber shops. said
Farquan, who BtesIMed that he
can find his old students in
shops all over the state.
When he visits other cities,
his graduates welcome him
with open arms.
"1 got a home anywhere I
go in North Carolina." said
Farquan with a big grin.
While Bey gives out his
awards in February.
Awakening Giants' work is
year-round. During the sum
mer months, for instance, the
organization takes young
sters on tours of Old Salem to
explore the historic commu
nity's deep African American
roots.
North Forsyth's principal
headed to Central Office
SPK IAL TO THE ( HRO.NK LI
"""North Forsyth High
Principal David Burleson has
been named the assistant
superintendent ot high schools
following an unanimous vole
by the Winston- Salem/Forsyth
r Miintv U. > ?r.l m \i
VVIUIIH M\/UIU
Education. He will
December
Burleson will
ser\e as principal
al North Forsyth
through the end of
the school year
before taking over
the job. Jim
Wilhelm will mn
replace
Puryear.
retired
Paul
who
in
tinue as interim assistant
superintendent until then
Burleson is a longtime
educator who served as super
intendent of Burke County
Schools for nine \ ears before
coming to North Forsyth. He
was associate superintendent
in Burke Count> from , 19%
until 2CKX > as well.
Superintendent Don
Martin said Burleson's experi
ence will be an asset to the
school system.
"I think he's used to deal
ing with big picture issue*:
and he's had a lot of experi
ence talking to parents and
Hurlr\on
principals," Martin said. "A
key part of this job is evaluat
ing principals, and David's
already had experience doing
that."
Burleson has extensive
experience in high schools. He
began his career in 19X2 as a
mam teacner anu
coach at Freedom
High in Morganton
and worked his way
up to become the
school's assistant
principal in 1989
and then principal in
1992 He also
served as principal
of Oak Hill Junior
High in 1991 .
Burleson has
wuii u uuiiiDcr vi
awards, including 1994-95
Wachovia N.C. Principal of
the Year He was named the
1988 Burke County Senior
High Teacher of the Year;
1994 Burke County Principal
of the Year: and 1994
Northwest Region Principal of
the Year. Outside of the class
room. Burleson was 2008
Burke County Man of the Year
and 2009 Nlorganton Citizen
of the Year
Burleson earned bache
lor's. master's and educational
specialist degrees from
Appalachian State University.
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