Revived Parkland
cheerleading squad
wins in competition
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Parkland Magnet
High School cheerleading
squad had not competed in
a competition in 12 years.
So to take home first place
in the Non-stunt/Non-tum
ble Division and second
overall in the National
Stomp and Shake competi
tion, organized by
Powerhouse Spirit
Competitions, was a dream
come true.
Secohd year head coach
JaMeka Price said she was
asked to enter her squad
into the competition in
November 2015. She ini-,
tially refused because she
didn't feel as though her
girls were ready.
Alter receiving phone
calls from event organizers
who insisted she enter as
well as the progression of
her girls, she relented and
entered her team.
"It was wonderful to
win first place in our divi
sion and second overall,"
Price said. "It was a feat in
itself to come from 12
years of not competing in
cheerleading. To get a
group of girls that were
determined and dedicated,
the coaching staff was very
happy."
Before the competition,
the coaching staff and team
came up with solid routine
they felt they could per
form well. After losing a
few of her girls throughout
the year, coach Price decid
ed to enter the girls into the
Non-stunt/Non-tumble
division, as she thought it
gave them the best chance
to win. Changes to the rou
tine were added all the way
up until the week of the
competition, which took
place on March 19. Price
and assistant coach Ebone
Foster were confident that
the girls would pick up the
new material very quickly.
Teams from across
North Carolina as well as
Virginia were present at the
competition, and Parkland
bested them all in their
division. According to
Foster, the girls stuck it out
and left everything they
had out on the floor and
said they "left her in tears."
"It feels amazing to win
the competition because we
worked so hard," said co
captain Jewel Moser. "I
knew that we were gonna
do well, but I didn't know if
we would win. I was a bit
nervous to see the size of
the crowd and all of the
people that were there, but
I was more excited than
anything else."
Fellow co-captain
Hosanna Dean said, "It was
a relief because at first we
didn't think we were ready.
Once we were on the floor,
we hit it and left our heart
out there. We had never
done it before, so it was a
new thing to us and the
school, and for us to win
first time out was great"
Foster stated she is
most proud of the girls for
putting forth the extra
effort outside of the regular
cheer season. She was also
amazed the girls even com
peted after losing team
mates so close to die com
petition.
"They never gave up,
and they kept pushing,"
said Price. "Even when we
pushed them past where
they felt comfortable, they
kept going. She stated her
outlook for next year is
simply "bigger and better"
and thinks that not only can
they win their division next
year they can take home
the overall title.
M H J
Co-Captian Jewel Moser performs
while the team was competing in the
National Stomp and Shake
Competition.
Junior Alexis Tilotson performs while
the team was competing in the
National Stomp and Shake
Competition.
The cheerleaders are shown in order of shortest to tallest: Mikisha Davis -
12th grade, Aniah Brown ? 10th grade, Alexis Tilotson - 11th grade, Katarah
McKey - 10th grade, Andra Woods - 12th grade, Hosanna Dean - 12th grade -
co-captain, Jewel Moser - 10th grade - co-captain, Aiesha McDowell - 11th
grade, Sydney Johnson - 11th grade.
WSSU announces 2016 Clarence E.
'Big House' Gaines Hall of Fame class
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem
?ta(e Univetsriy, Athletic
Hall of Fame Committee is
proud to announce the
eight individuals and two
teams that will be
enshrined into the 2016
Clarence E. "Big House"
Gaines Hall of Fame class.
The eight inductees and
two teams will be a part of
the annual induction cere
mony on Friday, Sept. 23,
while concluding the cere
monial weekend by being
honored during halftime of
the Saturday, Sept. 24 foot
ball garhe against Virginia
State at the Bowman Gray
Stadium.
lo an athlete, coach or
philanthropist, being
enshrined into your univer
sity's athletic hall of fame
is reaching the mountain
top. There Is ; no higher
honor," stated WSSU
Director of Athletics, Tonia
Walker. "On behalf of the
entire WSSU Department
of Athletics, congratula
tions to all inductees for
reaching this milestone."
"We preserve these
individuals amongst the
elite past and present hall
of famers as we move to
enhance the vision and
growth of our future stu
dent-athletes," said
Winston-Salem State
University Clarence E.
"Big House" Gaines
Athletic Hall of Fame
Chair, Robert Weeks. "Let
this greatness not be for
gotten by our hall of
famers, faculty, staff, stu
dents and friends of this
great university. We must
remember our financial
commitment and physical
support of the Winston
Salem State University
Clarence E. "Big House"
Gaines Athletic Hall of
Fame."
2016 WSSU HALL
OF FAME INDUCTEES
'"Beaufort O. Bailey
(Meritorious Services):
Beaufort. O. Bailey was a
Media Specialist for 35
years at WSSU, and ele
mentary teacher for 10
years. Bailey is a member
of the Educational Media
Association, National
Commissioners
Association, Member of
the School Board of
Forsyth County for 12
years (first African
American to be elected),
Forsyth County
Community college Board
Trustee (16 years), Forsyth
County Commissioner
(eight years) and WSSU
Alumni President (eight
years).
?Dr. L'Tanya Joy
Bailey
(MeritoriousServices):
Dr. Bailey, an orthodontist
in private practice, estab
lished the Dr. L'Tanya
Bailey Endowed
Scholarship Fund, and is
the former Board Chair of
the WSSU Board of
Visitors. She is a major
donor and supporter of
WSSU, and her entire
family are WSSU alums.
Dr. Bailey is a season tick
et holder (football), and is
a supporter of WSSU .
Athletics through its
HORN$ Giving Club.
?Shannon G. Davis
(Softball/Bowling):
Shannon Davis earned the
WSSU Softball Hustle
Award (2002), Named
First-Team All-CIAA for
Softball (2002), and
Named Women's Bowling
Rookie of the year as well
as Most Valuable player
(2003). She was also
named the WSSU 2004
Woman of the Year, as
well as being named then
NCAA Woman of the Year
for the State of North
Carolina in that same year.
Davis was a co-captain
for both the Softball and
bowling teams, as well as
being a member of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
and the Beta Gamma
Sigma National Business
Honor Society.
Shannon Davis holds
memberships in the NCAA
Circle of Female Athletes,
Police Athletic League,
Sacred Heart Catholic ?
Church and is a Program
Coordinator for the
Archdiocese of Detroit.
?Terry Griffin
(Meritorious Services):
Terry Griffin is a life
member Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., life mem
ber Winston-Salem State
University National
Alumni Association, Vice
President of the
Kannapolis African
American Cultural
Museum, and a member of
the WSSU Heritage
Society.
Griffin is a Board
Member of WSSU
Foundation Board of
Directors, a member of the
WSSU Hall of Fame
Committee, Assistant
Women's Tennis Coach
and a Winston-Salem Open
volunteer.
Griffin established the
Yvette & Terry Scholarship
and established a Tennis
Fundraising Committee for
WSSU Women's Tennis.
?Bethel Johnson
Burton
? (Meritorious Services):
A retired educator, Bethel
Johnson Burton is a
WSSU National Alumni
Association life member,
as well as the founder and
first president of the
Chicago Alumni Chapter.
Burton is also a Chicago
Teacher's Union
Representative, Harold
Washington Campaign
Organizer, UNCF Telethon
Organizer, Obama
Community Oiganizer,
and has been cited four
times - for the highest test
scores in her school.
Burton is also a Clarence
E. "Big House" Gaines
Unsung Hero - founder
and chairperson.
Burton is a member of
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., CEO of
Scholar Bright 2000 and
Choir President - Mt.
Olive Community Church
in Chicago, 111.
?Walter Marshall
(Meritorious Services):
Walter Marshall, a retired
educator, was a three-year
letterman in football.
Marshall holds mem
bership with the Forsyth
County Board of
Commissioners. He is a
former member of the
Forsyth County School
. Board and past chair of
the NAACP, Winston
Salem local chapter.
Walter Marshall is a
lifetime financial support
er of WSSU Athletics.
?James I. "Buck"
Mitchell
(Basketball): James I.
"Buck" Mitchell was a
walk-on player who
earned a four-year scholar
ship under the leadership
of coach Clarence E. "Big
House" Gaines. Mitchell
went on to be a four-year
letterman, named
Defensive Player of the
Year, as well as being an
All-CIAA performer.
Mitchell was a 1984
graduate with a bachelor's
degree in Business and
Information Systems, and
a member of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Mitchell is an owner
of One Man Maintenance
Home Improvements. He
served as loan officer at
Baldwin Mortgage from
2009-10, and was also a
CEVA logistics account
representative from 2009
11. '
?Cory Williams
(Football): Cory Williams
was a four-year letterman.
four-year starter, two-time
All-CIAA selection and a
two-time CIAA
Champion.
Williams is a member
of the Mecklenburg
County Family Law
Facilitator, NC State Bar,
Mecklenburg and Union
County Bar Association.
*1960-61 CIAA
CHAMPIONSHIP
BASKETBALL
'i TEAM
(Basketball): Head
Coach -Garence E. "Big
House" Gaines
The 1960-61 men's
basketball team was the
first in program history to
win and advance twice dur
ing the NAIA National
Championship Tournament
in Kansas City* Mo. Prior
to the outstanding cap to
the season, the squad won
the Christmas Tournament
Championship, Jhe 1961
CIAA Tournament title and
at the time, the only CIAA
team to defeat Tennessee
State University.
*1984-86 WOMEN
SOFTBALL TEAM
(Softball): Head Coach -
Tim GrantThe 1984-86
WSSU Softball team, win
ners of the first 1st CIAA
championship in school
history. They also have the
distinction of winning
three consecutive CIAA
championships (84-86).
The team also produced
four consecutive CIAA
Player of the Year Awards.
Golf tourney raises
diabetes awareness
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last Saturday Sethos Temple #170
held a golf tournament to bring awareness
to an illness that has plagued the African
American community for generations: dia
betes.
The National Diabetes Initiative tour
nament was held at Winston Lake Golf
Course and was co-sponsored by Russell
Funeral Home. Before contestants teed
off, member of the Sethos Temple Cassius
Smith said after losing loved ones to dia
betes, he began to exercise and eat health
ier foods. ^
"We have to do a better job of taking
care of ourselves," said Smith. "That's
what this tournament is all about. Making
sure the people are aware."
Often referred to by doctors as diabetes
mellitus, the illness describes a group of
metabolic diseases in which the person has
high blood glucose (blood sugar) either - |
because insulin production is inadequate
or because the body's cells do not respond
properly to insulin, of both. Over time,
having too much glucose in your blood
can cause serious problems such as dam
age to your eyes, kidneys and nerves.
Diabetes can also cause heart disease,
stroke, and even amputation limb. ^
Photo by IfcviA Stuuon
Roland Thomas takes a practice swing during the National Diabetes Initiative
Golf Tournament held at Winston Lake Golf Course on Saturday, June 3. The
event was hosted by Sethos Temple 0170 and Russell Funeral Home.
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