Willis is ambassador for Hoke County
Every fall, Hoke County sends
forth young ambassadors to state
and national colleges.
These young folks take with
them the best they have been of
fered in the way of education and
upbringing. Their strengths may lie
in accounting, computers, the
sciences, physical fitness or liberal
arts. Whatever their field of study,
they reflect our willingness to give
them the best we can to help
prepare them for their future.
Sometimes a singular student
appears who wants more training
than our area is able or willing to
give. In such a case, it usually
becomes his responsibility to find
that outside help he desires. The
maturity needed to pursue such a
course is indeed rare in high school
students.
Boris Willis is one of those rare
students, however. His determina
tion to succeed as a dancer and to
obtain all the training he could
from our area attest to the maturi
ty of his_character. -
This fall, after a strenuous sum
Crawford arrives
for Germany duty
Army Spec. 4 Dwight Crawford,
son of Olivia M. Jones of
Cockman Hill Road, Raeford, and
Paul Hunter of Barry Drive,
Jacksonville, Florida has arrived
for duty in West Germany.
Crawford is a communications
system operator with the 8th In
fantry Division.
His wife, Angela, is the daughter
of John C. and Julia H. McPhatter
of 2113 401st By-Pass, Raeford,
N.C.
He is a 1973 graduate of Hoke
County High School.
^ Huck Finn called the Mississippi
"a monstrous big river," and it is.
The Mississippi River Flows some
3,700 miles, draining all or part of
28 states and two Canadian pro
vinces.
Hoke
Arts Scene
By Sonya Falls
mer of training there, Willis will
enter the North Carolina School of
the Arts to train in modern dance.
His desire to dance, and to train
with leading people, and to do his
very best will finally be satisfied.
Willis, at age six, decided what
he wanted to do with his life.
"I was watching Captain
Kangaroo. Some dancer was hav
ing an argument with Mr. Moose.
Mr. Moose threw a ball and the
dancer caught the ball in a
beautiful, graceful movement. 1
was fascinated with that move
ment," remembers Willis. ?
His fascination with movement
led to his enrollment in area dance
schools and a constant personal
demand on himself to "always be
relaxed and do the very best I
can."
Last winter and this summer,
Willis intensified his dance instruc
tion and Firmly committed himself
to the study of modern dance. It is
through this media hat he feels
most expressive and comfortable.
He hopes to become a
choreographer in modern dance.
Willis' work with Josie Strasnic
sak and the Dance Theatre of
Fayetteville are representative of
his constant search for training
outside of our county.
Mary Archie McNeill, Cultural
Arts Director for Hoke County,
refers to this determination to train
as extraordinary.
"We have realized for a long
time that Boris had a natural talent
and that he had looked for help
with his dancing. He has, as a
result of his determination,
become such an excellent per
former, so strong, very expressive
and demanding in his perfor
mances. He is a joy to watch and
to know," says Mrs. McNeill. "I
think he will go far with his
talent."
While a student in Hoke County
schools, Willis took advantage of
all arts programs offered to him.
He cites the chorus and chorale
concerts and competitions as. ex
tremely helpful in developing his
craft. Mrs. McNeill and the Sum
mer Youth Theatre also receive
high marks from him.
"But it's not enough," he con
firms, "I would like to see a strong
drama class developed at Hoke
High School and I would like to
see dance and drama offered
throughout the elementary years in
Hoke County. There is a lot of
talent here that is not being
cultivated early enough."
By this time, Willis is probably
deep into his studies, fine tuning
his techniques and developing new
ones. He will have to compete with
students from other parts of the
county and state, with students
who possibly received more train
ing. But, it's doubtful that they
will be any more dedicated than
Boris Willis.
Long reach
Boris Willis stretches during a recent dance exercise.
Peace note
This banner , made by an adult and youth group from Raeford 's St.
Elizabeth 's Catholic Church was among 40 other banners to be taken
recently to Russia by Rev. Richard Rodes of Columbia, Maryland.
Rodes will tour six Russian cities on his peace mission.
Field trips helping students
It is so nice that the Hoke Coun
ty Public Library is able to be of
service to the Hoke County school
system on occasion.
I received a telephone call from
Mrs. Carol Coley, teachcr from.
Upchurch Junior High School
about two weeks ago.
She told me a tour of historic
sites was being planned for all 7th
and 8th graders.
She asked if I would gather some
information for her concerning
some of the historic sites.
In the course of conversation I
told Mrs. Coley that if she needed
an extra person for the trip, I
would like to go.
She called about a week later
and invited me to go with the
eighth graders last Friday. I had a
wonderful time.
The weather was beautiful.
The students were extremely
well-behaved.
Library New
Elizabeth
Barnhart Surges
Librarian
The entire trip was a delight. We
saw many interesting places and
listened to several interesting talks
given by volunteers at different
stops along the way.
The students seemed to have a
great time.
I know they went home last Fri
day with much more knowledge
about their country than they came
to school with that morning. 1
thank Allen Edwards and Mrs.
Coley for allowing me the pleasure
of traveling with the students and
teachers.
A reminder that the STORY
HOURS have resumed. Please call
the library if you have a question
concerning the time and date.
Remember the DIAL-A-STORY
number is 875-2039.
Call the library for an interesting
story.
These new books were received
this week by the Hoke County
Public Library, a member of the
Sandhill Regional Library System.
They are available at the public
library and bookmobile in
Raeford:
ADULT FACT
Elizabeth Kaplan, "Good Cats"
ADULT FICTION
Elizabeth Nell Dubus, "Where
Love Rules"
Jack Higgins, "Confessional"
Gregory McDonald, "Fletch
Won", SC, "The Second Reel
West"
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