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Submitted photo Forsyth County Senior Democrats, including old and new officers, are shown (L- R): Jim Shaw, presi dent; Winston-Salem Councilwoman Molly Leight; Fred Terry, president elect, and Jim's wife, Senior Democrats gain new leader SH9OALT0THB CHRONICLE At the December meeting of the Forsyth County Senior Democrats, Jim Shaw ., Senior Democrats president, "passed the gavel" to Fred Tferry, who will become president of the Senior Democrats in January Jim Shaw has led the group since 2013. W-S NCCU alumni give to Kimberley Park Elementary BY LARUE P. CUNNINGHAM SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE "Truth and Service" is the creed of North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The local alumni association strives to give community service through Kimberley Park Elementary School (KPES), home of the "Little Eagles." This relationship devel oped from the MEAC Basketball ? Tournament reading initiative when the Little Eagles were adopted. Each month alumni donate items of the month to sup port students and faculty. These items include: pen cils, colored markers, tis sue, sanitizer, hats, scarves, gloves, flash drives, etc., as well as water for EOG's and spring outdoor activi ties. When informed of other special needs, the big Eagles try to grant the request. The greatest need is for volunteers to assist in classrooms and serve as mentors. "Reading to a student or having a student read to you carries the powerful message that you care," the chapter said in a statement. Several Eagles work with KPES students one-on-one while, others are available for various tasks at the school. Four Eagles delivered bountiful Thanksgiving boxes to KPES in mid November. KPES Home School Coordinator Mia Parker delivered these boxes to selected families. The boxes contain foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a traditional Thanksgiving meal with the sides. Gift cards will allow the families to pur chase other necessities. In addition, hats, scarves and gloves were collected and delivered in preparation for colder weather. The next delivery for the December item will be flash drives. Box Tops for Education are collected each month and are an ongoing support effort. The local alumni chap ter meetings are held every fourth Tuesday at Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC) West Campus (Bolton Street) at 6:00 pm. "Come join fel low Eagles and help the chapter soar," the chapter said in a statement. LaRue P. Cunningham is Winston-Salem NCCU recording secretary. WSSU photo Shown are Winston-Salem State University educators (L-R): Dr. Mike McKenzie, Department of Exercise Science chairman; Dr. Dorothy Bethea, Department of Occupational Therapy chairwoman; Dr. Audrey Millar, Department of Physical Therapy chairwoman; and Dr. Peggy Valentine, School of Health Sciences dean. New 'Assurance Agreements' help with graduate programs for WSSU Students SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Students earning a bachelor's degree from Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will have a leg up on their com petition when they apply to the university's highly competitive Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) programs. A new "assurance agreement" - the first of its kind offered at a historical ly black university - guar antees admission into the university's DPT program for WSSU exercise physi ology students who main tain at least a 3.4 GPA and meet the other normal admissions requirements. The university's DPT pro gram typically receives 500 applications for 30 seats in the program, making the early assurance agreement a significant advantage for WSSU undergraduates. "This is tremendous for our students," said School of Health Sciences Dean Peggy Valentine. "Because of the rigor of the program and the number of appli cants, many very deserving students do not gain admis sion. The early assurance program supports WSSU's new strategic plan in pro moting equity in graduate education and supports our commitment to increasing the number and diversity of health care professionals." A student meeting the prerequisite criteria would enter the DPT program with one semester remain ing in their undeigraduate program. The first semester in the DPT program would count toward both their bachelor's degree and the DPT degree, saving the stu dent one semester's worth of time and tuition. "We have had many exercise physiology stu dents do very well in DPT programs across the state and the country," said Mike McKenzie, chair of the Department of Exercise Science. 'This program keeps our best students at WSSU and gives them the opportunity to get a head start on their graduate edu cation " Meanwhile, WSSU stu dents interested in the uni versity's Master of Occupational Therapy pro gram can take advantage of a similar agreement. Any WSSU student who meets the MOT prerequisites is guaranteed admission. Although this agreement is open to students from every major, it will be most appealing to students in the exercise physiology or therapeutic recreation pro grams. "Students will benefit from this opportunity to streamline their goal for graduate school and gain additional motivation to stay focused as they com plete the undergraduate degree," said Joanne Coco Ripp, program coordinator for the therapeutic recre ation program, who noted that similar to the DPT pro gram, the MOT receives about 400 applications for 30 seats. Added sophomore exercise physiology major Justiii Fitts, "These pro grams put me ahead of the game. I won't have to take a semester or year out of school like some students do just to get accepted into a program." ? Twin City Stage receives matching grant offer SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Twin City Stage (TCS) is happy to announce it is par ticipating in a fund-matching program with the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County for up to $30,000 for donations received by TCS from individuals, business and corporations through the end of its fiscal year (June 30,2016). For more than 80 years, Twin City Stage has been the premiere community theatre of Winston-Salem. Founded as The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem, it offers a wide variety of main stage plays and musicals each season, as well as acting classes and camps for chil dren and teens. The company merged with the Children's Theatre of Winston Salem in 2011, and continues to offer educational theatrical productions for school groups multiple times a year. Those wishing to make a donation to the theatre can do so by visiting www.TwinCityStage.org and clicking on the "Donate Now" button, or by mailing a check to Twin City Stage, 610 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. In addition to monetary donations, the theatre, is also happy to accept gifts of stocks and estate bequests. ! m*/ Til?////// /i ?Av j ^ n n n SHOPPING LOCALLY SUPPORTS OUR ECONOMY AND CREATES JOBS. This holiday season, give to our local businesses and the people they employ by shopping locally for your food, gifts, decorations and other items Remember - by shopping here, you're spreading cheer! keepitlocalWS.com A program of (Jgl CHAMBER Visit us on s 000 j
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