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jA$ First Aivards Day Ceremony Students Reach New Benchmarks Through Their Involvement With Double Oaks Center By Jalyae Strong Post Staff Writer The Double Oaks Community Ser vice Center began in June, 1982. The learning center offers Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and High School Completion (HSC), among other classes. However, a continu ous comment from the community was, ‘‘No one ever graduated from Double Oaks.” now, that statement has been put to rest with the recently held first Awards Day Ceremony at the community center. TTirough the combined cooperation of Central Piedmont Community College, the Charlotte Area Fund, and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, the students of Double Oaks were each award ed honors for their participation in the various courses. i ne aauit students, many of whom had dropped out of school earlier in life, have reached new benchmarks through their involvement with Double Oaks. There were those who received recognition for progress in the custom course classes of sew ing, upholstery, and lingerie con struction. Others were honored for learning basic literary skills through ABLE and ABE. And others re ceived their high school diplomas. It was a joyous attair tor those who were honored and for those who were there to witness the event. As names were called, the students crossed the stage to receive their certificates or diplomas to the rous ing applause of the audience. Pride and satisfaction emanated through out the auditorium. Keynote speaker for the cere mony, Ms. Barbara McClee, is a graduate of the high school com pletion program. Wearing a cor sage, carrying a huge bouquet and clutching her most prized possession - the diploma, McClee commented, “I enrolled in Double Oaks be cause there are things I want to 55? » T2J22 ££ Sir *p'“ker,h' —* ■>- « O.k, Community Service Center, she wo, prevented .. -vwmp.iau. one says oi me pro gram, "It is fantastic.” And she notes the “patience and understand ing” of the learning center’s staff. “Everyone will go out of their way to help you,” enthuses McClee. A grandmother, McClee’s plans are to enroll in computer programming at Central Piedmont Community Col lege. “The awards ceremony is a way of providing adequate recognition for those who’ve achieved through the different programs or have obtained their diploma,“ comments Kirk Grosch, executive director of Char lotte Area Fund, Inc. “It is also a means of motivation to others in the community to show them they, too, can reach benchmarks “It was such a beautiful day for the ceremony and the participation was good,” he continues. “We are proud of the success but we re not putting our feet up and saying, ‘This is it.’ ‘‘There are a number of people in North Carolina who are illiterate 50,000. We’ve much more work to do.” And for some of the students at Double Oaks there is also more work to be done. Those who have com pleted ABLE classes can now move up to the ABE courses and those who have finished the ABE courses can progress to high school completion and ultimately receive their diplo mas. Ia observaace of the first year of the existence of the Ansay James Athletic Association, a homecoming pageaat was held and Gevenne Rankin, the daughter of 8hari aad Greg Rankin and Shanarld Hayes, son of Sarah Hayes aad Richard Lawrence were crowned 4bkb and Wag. The Aasay James Athletic Association, which was farmed to give the youth in the community exposure to sports evenU in basketball, track and softball, is still in the need of businesses to help defray the cost of athletic equipment and uniforms. The monies that were raised during the pageant went toward the purchasing of new equipment. Interested persons are encouraged to join. Contact Greg Rankin at 3M-M2ZT Pic n Fay Shoes©! Capture the spirit of spring g in our newest leather A »‘tsl Unm dutch Reg. $7.97~. Shop »»••« Charlotte ar«« storoa... 3 M4S ***7 77 * iatmom 4 mi * TtitlirrilliK i «»4llh*wa Pirn (Hw». T4 i »1». M.tih.., Salt prices good thru Sun. MmBterCwri, Vita or Choice. Open eoerdngs C open Sun. I -6pm. _ Also offered through Double Oaks Service Center are typing classes for which college credit is given There is hope that an accredited secre tarial science program will be established at the center ine most important thing, at tests Grosch, “is no one agency would have been able to accomplish this. It has taken the combined efforts of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System, who provided the school itself and the diplomas; the Charlotte Area Fund, who specified the needs of the students; and Central Piedmont Community Col lege's prompt response in provid ing the programs ’’ ___• _ i t ~v**—■ ftuuifcauwuj auu UUSUIC^ es were helpful in providing for the awards ceremony: the Instructional Design Center of Charlotte-Meck lenburg Schools, Johnson Florist, Carolina Uniform and Charlotte Parks and Recreation. Grosch concludes, “Success breeds success. We now have honest-to-goodness graduates. They'll go into the community and say, ‘I did it, others can.’" Information concerning the Dou ble Oaks Community Service Center carwbe obtained by calling Carol Kilgo, education coordinator, at 372-3010. Delores Bradsher .Nursing major Delores Bradsher Named Woman Student Of The Year By Loretta Manago Post Staff Writer "It couldn't have happened to a nicer person." That's probably what most folks said when it was re cently announced that Delores Bradsher, a native of Roxboro, N.C., and a senior nursing major, was selected “Woman Student of the Year” at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Although she was nominated by her sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Ms. Bradsher was more than surprised when the an nouncement was made during a luncheon sponsored by the Women's Resource Committee at UNCC at the culmination of Women's Week. “When I learned that I had won, 1 felt really honored, 1 was really surprised. 1 had no idea that I would be chosen,” remarked Ms Brad sher. in me iour years that Ms. Brad sher has been a part of the UNCC community she has affiliated herself with the Dean's Advisory Com mittee, the Student Affairs Com mittee and the Health Promotion Committee. Although she does not consider herself a bookworm, rather one "who just gets the work done,” Ms Bradsher is on the Chancel lor's List. Beyond the confines of UNCC Ms. Bradsher is a member of the N.C. Nurses’ Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association. Red Cross, the Com munity Health Services and she works at the Student Health Center on campus. Ms Bradsher's commitment to the organizations previously mentioned serves to demonstrate her strong commitment to the nurs ing profession. "Like any other pro fession. I feel that it is more difficult for blacks to excel and move up the ladder, but I do think that more education is the way to battle that " In the fall Ms Bradsher plans to enter graduate school at Duke Uni versity in the area of nursing ser vices administration i want to be a private nurse consultant, whereby 1 would con cult large, complex health organi zations and advise them on their nursing service management," stated Ms. Bradsher In Ms Bradsher’s eyes the plight of nursing is very similar to the plight of minorities. “Before the nursing profession can become autonomous and stand on its own, changes have to be made political ly, socially, economically, and in other areas." The 1983-84 recipient of the Ruth C Clark Nursing Scholarship has very simple reasons for choosing the nursing profession Every since she can recall she stated. 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