Foe Encourages Students
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education, I discovered
that this was what I wasted
to do aO atone.” stressed
Pde.
roe naa am always been
a principal. As a matter of
fact, his first seven years
in education wen spent as
a science teacher. He
tangjit in Us native state,
Alabama, Virginia, and
North Carolina Atthm^hl
«w» very satisfied with
being a teacher, afaeotfom
or five years ffter being a
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pffacipalsUp. I felt that I
couid touch more people as
a principal,” recalled Poe
For the remahoing of Us
33 years in education,
that’s exactly what Foe has
been doing. By gjvfag his
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career, by shaming to his
staff and the student body
his genuine concern by
progress in education, Poe
has touched lives wherever
he went He has been
principal at Davidson
Union School, Sterling High
School, assistant principal
at Olympic and principal at
Amay James Elementary
School.
Having worked on both
the secondary and the ele
mentary levels Poe said
that be found working with
high UmWilt more
challenging “There was
just more people to reach
out to on the high school
level than there was on the
stemantary one.”
Over the years Poe has
noticed and noted many
changes that have occur
red in education over
the past forty years. But
as far as he’s concerned,
the caliber of teachers has
definitely in improved.
“Through the years I think
teachers have become
more dedicated to the posi
tions that they hold. In my
opinion, when I first start
ed out there Just wasn’t
that many options to pur
sue other fields, the lack of
money prevented that. But
today, I think, teachers are
truly committed to im
3 proving the level of educa
Poe graduated from
Knoxville College. He did
further graduate studies at
North Carolina Central
University. Although be is
retired Poe spends a great
deal of his time volunteer
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tions in the city. at cMBdi
and at the YMCA. He is a
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4 district, Parents-Teachers
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Association, past president
of the Mecklenburg County
Teachers' Association;
past president of the Board
of Managers of the YMCA
and a member of toe Boys
Scout Council. Poe attends
Simpson GUlepsie United
Methodist Church where be
has held several offices.
For the first time, the
City Neighborhood Centers j
Department will sponsor,*
community celebration of
Black History Month on
Saturday, February »,
from 10 ajm. to 0 p m. at
the Greenville Center, 1390
Spring Street The public is
invited free of charge.
Mayor Harvey Gantt will
open the ceremonies which
feature local leaders, Mack
entertainment, arts and
crafts, traditional foods,
EasMone and hair styles. In
looking forward to the
Black History Month cele
bration, Mayor Gantt said,
“I think it is significant
that our Neighborhood
Centers Department - as a
decentralized arm for out
reach and human services -
fc taking a lead role in
bringing to the population
they serve, and the city at
targe, a program to the
recognise the accomplish
ments and aspirations of
our black citizens during a
celebration of Black His
tory Month.
I invite widespread public
participation and hope that
oy remembering the mak
ing <* «w past, we can,
together, create projects
and plans worthy of our
future.”
Activities during the day
long celebration include a
tribute to Dr. Martin Lu
ther King, Jr., by Delano
Rackard; prizes awarded
to winners of “My Favorite
Black Hero” high school
essay contest; displays by
John White, a local Pulitzer
Prize winning photograph
er, artist TJ. Reddy, de
signers La Verne Eilerbe
and Darryll Goodwin; arti
facts from theAfro-Ameri
can Cultural Center; enter
tainment by Michael Por
ter Trio, Ebony Dance
Troupe, Ronald Walter
Johnson Spiritual Choir
from Johnson C. Smith
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