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The Chronicle
Volume40,Number38 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, May 22, 2014
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BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Local sports greats
were honored at the 31st
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools High
School Sports Hall of
Fame Induction Banquet
on Friday, May 9 at the
Benton Convention
Center.
Randy Pope, Charles
"Chip" Reed, Marcus
Suttton, Erik Walker and
Jack Westmoreland were
enshrined in the Hall,
which is administered by
the Winston-Salem
. Sportsmen Club. Two
hundred and fifty former
athletes, former and cur
rent coaches and boosters
are currently in the Hall.
Each was chosen after a
detailed nomination
process. The name of
each Hall inductee is
prominently displayed at
the Sportsmen Club's
headquarters in the build
ine at the corner of North
Cherry St. and Sixth
Street.
After receiving praise
from County
Commissioner Bill
Whiteheart and Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools Superintendent
Dr. Beverly Emory, the
inductees received
medals and plaques. Each
honoree chose someone
who played a significant
role in his life to drape
the medals around their
necks during the ceremo
ny.
During acceptance
speeches, they thanked
their families, friends and
coaches.
Pope, who coached
the West Forsyth Baseball
Team to 18 conference
championships, gave a
special shout-out to his
assistant coaches.
"1 did not get here
alone; I've had so much
support along the way,"
he said.
Sutton, who was hon
ored for his amazing
track and field career at
North Forsyth High
School, thanked his
cousin. Linell Johnson, a
former track athlete who
encouraged him to keep
going after a rough start
in the sport.
"I showed up in a pair
of football cleats and.
quite frankly. I sucked,"
Sutton said. "1 didn't
understand any of the
sport. I was trying to find
something I was good at."
At first, his leaps did
n't even make it into the
pit in the long jump,
evoking laughs from
spectators. With
Johnson's help and the
support of family, friends
and coaches, he eventual
ly excelled, winning local
and state meets and plac
ing second in the
National Scholastic
Championships in
See Hall on A9
Photos by Todd Luck
Marcus Suttton
Chip Reed
Jack Westmoreland
Randy Pope
Photos by Todd Luck
Michael (far left) and Jill (third from left) Drennen pose with WSSII Elementary Education Coordinator Fran
Oates and professor Dr. David Peay.
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BY TODD LUCK
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Winston-Salem State
University Chancellor
Donald Reaves called it a
"glorious morning for a
commencement" as he
greeted the 1,100 gradu
ates and 12,000 guests
assembled in Bowman
Gray Stadium Friday
morning.
It was the first time
WSSU had held com
mencement at Bowman
Gray, which it is in the
process of purchasing
from the city and has
long been the home of its
football team. Torrential
rains last Thursday had
some fearing that the
service would have to
return to the Lawrence
Joel Veterans Memorial
Coliseum for another
year, but the clouds gave
way to the sun early on
Friday, creating ideal
conditions for the cere
mony.
See Grads on A8
Chelsea Burwell
Avery Hubbard
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Let's Hear it for the
CHRONICLE STAF1 REPCHTI
The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc. feted its longest-serving members on
Saturday, May 3 at the Graylyn Estate. The chapter's
"Seasoned Pearls" were honored for their wisdom,
spirit and longevity - all of which have served as
foundations of the chapter's strong legacy.
The honorees were treated to an afternoon of tea,
scones and finger sandwiches, while reminiscing and
sharing in sisterly fellowship
The event was but one of an array of activities slat
ed to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the chapter's
chartering. Since it was founded on Feb. 14, 1924, the
Phi Omega Chapter has provided countless hours of
community service and scholarships to the residents
of Winston-Salem.
Pictured above are event committee members
(standing, from left) Veronica Ford, Priscilla Green,
Flaceia Sanders, Ramonda C. Kyser, Kenyetta
Richmond. Candice Brown. Freda Henry and Carolyn
Parker, with Seasoned Pearls (standing) Pauline
Benson, Ida Bailey. Mary Andrews, Jeannette T.
Lewis, Inez Gerald, Dolores Phillips. Mildred
Patterson, Annie Belton, Marie Burney, Susie Nance,
Joyce Gerald. Patricia Jeffers, Ruth Easley. Dorothy
Wynecoff. Mary Jenkins, Vera Hillian (seated, from
left) Bernice Davenport. Wilhemenia Lash. Marie
Matthews, Gloria Banks. Gloria Green and Olivia
Morgan.
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'Southern White Woman' shares her race evolution
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Far right: The I
Marcus family.
BY LAYLA GARMS
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City residents were afforded an up close and personal look at race
relations through the eyes of a white woman born in Depression-era
Winston-Salem earlier this month.
Dorothy Hampton Marcus, a resident of Los Angeles, lays bare her
struggles, her triumphs and her ignorance as a white woman born into
the Jim Crow south in her unique book, "I Didn't Know What I Didn't
Know: A Southern White Woman's Story About Race." Recently,
See Marcus on A7
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