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Thutsday, October 6, 1988 - THBALUANCE- PageSC Alpha Kappa Alpha Presents 1988 Debutantes By BIILUCENT UNK Alliance Staff Writer The Gastonia Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha So rority (AKA) will present its 1988 Debutante Ball No vember 19, 8 p.m. at Ashbrook High School in Gas tonia. Several! events have taiken place prior to the ball. The sort ity held a mother daughter tea, chairm clinic, an the 1988 Debutante Fashion Show. The deb tantes presented their fashion show on October 1 t the Erwin Center. Afrlcam dance amd music was le theme for the fashion show. The girls modeled coa casual wear, evening wear, amd white outfits. The ihow ended with an African wedding. The wedding was choreographed by the debutamtes and Irene Llneberger, coordinator of the fashion show. Llneberger says, "I was very proud of the girls. Elveiyone seemed to enjoy the fashion show." The 24 young ladies will attend the Ebony Fashion Show on October 30, the Ramesses exhibit, and local church services. The debutantes are from local area such as Gasto nia, Dallas, Kings Mountain. Shelby, Bessemer City, Mount Holly, Lincolnton, and Clover, South CaroU- nac Gaston Community Action Prepares Children By MILUCENT UNK Alliance Staff Writer Just imagine a group of children playing wlth'to5rs, games, playground equipment, dollhouses, musical Instruments and books. Gaston Community Ac tion's Head Start program adapts the children to a social environment that prepares them for the first grade. Head Start is a preschool program that is primari ly for children with low Income families. It is based on the premise that all children share certain needs, and children of low Income families in particular can benefit from the comprehensive development program to meet their needs. The federally-funded program is limited to four and five year-olds. Those who qualify for the pro gram are usually from families in which only one parent works and there are several children. Ten percent of the children must be handicapped in the program. Families of the children must show proof of Income, a birth certificate, and the child's shot record. Head start provides nutritional snacks and meals, speech and hearing evaluation, health services, vis ual evaluation, social services, dental treatment, physical therapy, and many other services. The parents participate in illms and discussions on child development, craft workshops, and class room observation and participation. There are six locations of the Head Start program, with a total of 160 children. They are from local ar eas such as Bessemer City, CherryvUle, High Shoals, three In Gastonia, the Weldon Center, Chester, and Mountain View. The majority of the students are minorities. Carol KUgo is the director of the Gaston Communi ty Action Head Start program. She is responsible for the operation of the center on a day to day basis and a staff of 23 members. Kilgo says, "The program prepares children for a social environment The children learn how to deal socially with the other chldren. Head Start teaches them how to get along well with others and particip atory skills. It removes barriers that children would have, whereas they may have if they do not at tended Head Start." The program also encourages parental involve ment. "The parents get an opportunlfy to participate in classroom observation, participation, and pa renting skills," says Kilgo. Kilgo attended Central Piedmont Community Col lege, where she majored in business administration. She was tlie consultant for the training division of Head Start at Western Kentucky University. Kilgo has also held the positions of parent coordinator AKA Debutantes began as a presentation of young ladles for the black community. Today, it is strictfy a fund raiser. The Gastonia Chapter of AKA has been Involved in a variety of projects. Among these are the Meals on Wheels Program, funds for reading programs in churches and community centers, encyclopedias for the Gaston Boys Club, for sickle cell anemia pa tients, the rescue mission for families that have lost their homes, and educational assistance for the AKA Debutante participants. The funds raised will go to the Meal on Wheels, NAACP, Tuskeegee, Alabama Veterans Administra tion, and other organizations. "In order to become an AKA Debutante the girls must demonstrate that they are young ladies, get along well with people, have high academic a moral standards, show leadership ablllfy, and be responsi ble young ladles," says Ina Orr Biggers, president of the Gastonia Chapter of AKA. The Queen of the Ball must show that she has raised the most money. "The queen is awarded 50% of the money that she raised when she graduates from high school to attend the college of her choice. KUgo and deputy director of the Head Start program. She said the job of director is veiy rewarding. She says, "Time certainly flies when the children begin the program. I can see the changes that take place and how quickly they grow up." She is a member Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church and the Delta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Arnica of Char lotte. „ She is the wife of Louis Kilgo. They have three ' ’ children Michael, Deidre, Tawny, and two grand children. The area wlrmers get 25% of what they raised. All of the participants are awarded plaques," says Blg- gers." Biggers is a graduate of Winston Salem State Uni versity, where she received a BS in health and physi cal education and biology. She is currently working on her master's at UNC-Charlotte in mathematics. She is a teacher at Grier Junior High of Gastonia, where she teaches math and science. She is married to James C. Biggers. They have two sons James C. Biggers III, 11. and John-Robert. 6. 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