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Scientist BY BOB CAIRNS N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SERVICES A dress rehearsal for the largest East Coast winter storm survey in history is underway along the coast of North and South Carolina. Weather analysts, cloud and air physicists and experts on radar, instrumentation and computer modeling are preparing for a January 1936 investigation of the Hatteras lows, the East Coast's Number One winter weathermaker. The $7 million program called GALE (Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment) is funded primarily by the National Scierice Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. Its goal is better forecasting of severe winter storms. "When these cyclones are born off the Carolina coast, they present serious weather forecasting problems from North Carolina all the way to New England," said Dr. Gerald F. Watson, a N.C. State University meteorologist. 1 Com m iff e BY TERRY POPE tiona Brunswick County Board of Educa- "A tion members received their first perfo glance Monday night at a proposal to assi: expand the schools' gifted educa- mem tional program to all grade levels. "The nece: If approved by the board, students high in iiiiiucigaiici- uuuugn lzin graae an(j would begin a three-year adjustment , into the program next fall. The idea ty." to expand the program for academically gifted and uj, developmentally advanced students began last February, when Superintendent Gene Yarbrough requested that a committee be formed teacj to develop the comprehensive plan. Members chosen to the Committee for the Advancement of Gifted ^jn Education (CAGE) included enril tcschczs, administrators and reco parents. elerr mor( Students who would qualify for the iunit program include those who are iden- and iificd as academically lifted fcv the mid state point system and those children Furj who are identified as developmental- coun ly advanced, or high achievers in wort school. Since state funding currently scho minis uie pru^ram iu suiueuus wiiu COUT qualify under the state point system, offering gifted classes and advanced "I courses to developmentally advane- give ed students will require some addi- to 1< Shriners To Fr The Sudan Thunderbolts will hold Han the annual Brunswick County Shrine TY chicken fry Saturday, March 23, at tbeii two locations, at Holden Beach and at the ] Long Beach, beginning at 11 a.m. can Each $3 plate will include fried chil< chicken, potatoe salad and cole slaw Iron with roll, said Thunderbolts Captain the I BBQ To Help You A barbecue dinner at Longwood Ei Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Pr Saturday, March 30, will benefit West debl Brunswick Youth Football. spok Program Offe Brunswick Buddies, a volunteer T1 program that matches troubled wor * J youthswlth caring adults, wflloffera to-o mini training session for new M volunteers Monday, March 25, from 6 Tar p.m. to 9 p.m. in Room 113 of the 253B runs wick County Courthouse. Discount Listinc Businesses who would like to be add listed in the Senior Citizen Discount are Brochure for Brunswick County Bra should contact the Information and T Referral Center in Bolivia. Sen "We are in the process of updating the all the contacts we made in 1984 and Bol <S Se/uta44. J&jjfc A CA*OUNA^ TFADCTTO HOC* COVBHNG* S?. &?bg ca*m-??Ti.iuti mm Htctc %m vane ION TNI CAUSfWAY L s Mount Bigg< The Hatteras lows are hundreds of miles in diameter and whirl in a counter-clockwise direction, generating storms that van- in intensity and produce everything from light rain to heavy snows. According to Watson, a better understanding of the early stages of the physical processes that produce these storms will help weather analysts make more specific predictions about the kind and amounts of precipitation to expect in an area. "In the past, our inability to observe thousands of feet above the storm systems and to monitor in offshore waters tnade it difficult for even the most modern computerized forecasts to be accurate," Watson said. "Newspaper and television maps tend to show us weather as a two-dimensional thing," he said. "Weather is not just a consequence of physical processes occurring near the earth's surface, but the combined effect of several factors at work in the first 10 miles above the surface." In an effort to gather strategic data, the GALE program will employ aircraft. >e Recommen I local funding next year. how to deal \ lot of long range studies were Ruth Somen rrned," said Stephanny Tewey, children's pr stant superintendent and the county sc ber of the CAGE committee, y determined that it wasn't Exoanding warily Just the children with the also enable IQs, but also those with the drive develop thei motivation to complete tasks own minds, made contributions to our socie- minds," Ms. After form year, Ms. 1 addition, there is an underlying f that glftedness can be nur!, especially in the K-3 levels," K mi If Cathy Furpless, gifted services INciMw. ler at South Brunswick Middle ol and CAGE chairperson. QriQVAi ider the plan, a resource- The sec chment program would be Brunswick V mmended for the primary ana Saturday, M ientray schools while providing the school. ; accelerated learning oppor- Special en ies in the areas of niaUiematics vided by the science would be the key to the and coaching die school program. Ms. show includi iless said. Three teachers in the from the Bn ity:s middie schools currently and the YWt i with gifted students while liigh Wilmington, ol students are offered advanced Admission scs. for students North Brur like thts program because it Club, s all teachers in school a chancc;arn about gifted students and Senic y Chicken New dy E. Hewett. Members ?e Thunderbolts own and operate Senior Citiz minature race cars to promote fleers for th principal work of the Shrine, to monthly me ; for burned and crippled a* ^ ^r' iren. Funds raised by the unit Oepartmenl i the annual chicken fry will help Shrine toward this goal. , ?* dent; NeilS Helen Scan .1 r- .1 || Ruth HiU, Th rOOttXJll and Norma Kelly Ho ich plate will cost $3.50. Shallotte, sj oceeds will be used to pay of! a arMj federal , from the 1984 season, said a question i ;esewoman Brenda Russ. Plans we: Charleston, Boone Rail, rs Training Williamsbu he session will train adults to a petitloi k with troubled youths on a one- will be pn nc basis. There is no charge. Charlie Ro: [ore Information is available from of the vete ni Miller, program director, at organizatio 4417. A bake st on April 8 i Volunteer ceeds goinj )s Needed ling new firms and businesses that not listed," said director Grace LI 8 I itt he center also issues Tarheel ior Citizen Cards at the office at county government complex in ivia. \ if J ! y Bst East Coast research ships, digital radar systems and t state-of-the-art balloon sounding systems tl and autbmated surface weather stations in a network stretching across the Piedmont and t coastal plains of North and South Carolina. a In audition to the major funding agencies, t the National Oceanographic and At- r mospheric Administration (NOAA), the Na- c tional Aeronautic and Space Administration s (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force are supplying s personnel and instrumentation for the pro- t ject. The investigating scientists are from N.C. > State, Pennsylvania State University, Drexel 1 University, University of Washington, State University of New York-Albany and several i government laboratories. 1 In what Watson calls a "crucial i rehearsal," the scientists are testing their ' equipment and the forecasting techniques 1 that will be used to determine when the 1986 | Hatteras lows will occur. 1 "We have to see how accurately we can anticipate these weather systems," he said. "It is imperative next winter that we know when us Expuridifiy vith them," said parent Somers toured other gifl a former exceptional offered in the state. Ii ogram supervisor with elementary programs i hools. City Schools; middle grams at Albritton Mid the gifted program will Ft. Bragg and Liiiin the community "to School; and high school r own resources, their Sanford and Lee Count; and their children's Fayetteville City Schoo Tewey said. "I feel certain that ling the committee last when Implemented, ? Tewey, Furpless and more learning among youth," wrote Ruby Mi sultant for academical \ / , the N.C. Department P V anety stmction, "as well as attention a great deal f Qfltl Irrlnv/ abouttoPlcsnotKener? 1 ^1 / the regular school pro ond annual North slon that identified stu ariety Show will be held 'turned on' by the gifted arch 23, ni 7:3G p.m., ai stimulated to participa! ing experiences." tertalnment will be proNorth Brunswick faculty I staff. Contestants in the I \/P-I e the Rainbow doggers V II unswlck School of Dance A Showtime Dancers of p|QP]^ i is $2.50 for adults, $1.50 Proceeds will go to the rJ C I tswick Athletic Booster 1 VJI *JI OUIt Supporters of the 1 Ijikes Volunteer Resc start collecting items >rs Elect jT\f f The sale will be held ^micers 4 p.m. at the squad bu Of the " .n "'.with proceed, goln) V"'"-'" ?Persons wishing to ena ch.b elected new of- cal| ^ ud ,e ollowing year ,I Uwlr MM(m ,(| urraJ , etlng Monday, March I , or Beach Volunteer Fire du Monday through Wed ere Grace Peoples, presltnunnonn uir<A.nn>niripnl ? If, recording secretary; corresponding secretary ^ Folmsbee, treasurer. Iden, of ll&K Block of whc x>ke to the group on state Income taxes followed by ind answer session. nrt AT J f re also made to travel to k)jLi/\ J_iLiv S.C., on April 19 to tour Brookgreen Gardens and atfp * place in Charleston. On ^ ^VaTor^;, tAW ) was also circulated that esented to Congressman sc concerning the closing CT TX5"P ran's hospital, which thr * n is against. lie wU! be held by U? club phone {,|9) ? across from the Coastline Rescue Squad with pro- Shallotte. N.C ; to the building fund. Nuasamni LE RIVER WATER DISTI Water Purification System; Sales & Service DistHlsd m ';;v ^ a 50< a gal ^ (w/contaii r ?m*S77iL UNO % AiVi r. 17 Jmrffc, Lfttt* *iv?r, Pfcoo* (103)2 OWNER: W.J. (Sonny) Bellomy. Jr THE BRUNSWICK BE, Winter Storn o launch our balloon experiments, send up he planes and plot our ships' routes." In the coming months the weather scienists will be working in laboratoratories and ilong the coast of the Carolinas testing alloon sounding systems, installing digital adar systems and deploying and checking >cean buoys. The search for appropriate ites for radar towers and automated atellite weather stations will continue into he summer. The test results from this year's rehearsal vill help the scientists chart plans for the 986 program. "Every last detail has to be predetermined?everything from the launching of a balloon to the ocean location of a multinillion dollar research vessel," Watson said. 'Once we've made these decisions, it's up to Motlier Nature. We can only hope that she'll provide the typical winter situations that we're looking for." When the GA1JC program begins, the January-March 1986 storm research will be monitored by scientists in a control center . _l ri i iiTTon rrnnr w wvi i v/y a ted programs Yarbrough called the prop tcluded were vehicle that can be used to sta in Greenville ting the program Into effect school pro- grade levels. The program * Idle School at gradually Implemented with igton Middle next three years if approved programs at school board. f Schools and "We gave ourselves n thre Is. time line," Ms. Furpless said, your efforts, the amount of activities Invol rill stimulate should be something thut children and growth factor. It should r irehison, con- something that you can start ii ly gifted with ly." of Public Inbring to their Students in the K-3 level, of knowledge Triad Enrichment Program ( lly Included in will participate in three types gram. I envl- uvities to help each child expi idents will be or her range of knowledg I program and students in grades 4-5 will be i ? in the learn- enrichment programs deslg improve their attack of knowl all curriculum areas. In grades <Wt. students woi Uie processes of learning to ^ academic subjects In prepara high school. In grades 9-12, t _ I grain would continue acader cclcration as well as making slons for career choices, such Ing advanced placement cov J cooperation with Brui Soiling Spring rue Squad can i now for an s John Dozier, X from 9 a.m. to illding on N.C. T l to the sqaad. ?, donate items v% w I bulldln# at \\ ckup, he aald, \\ Items to the \1 rln# the day Vft Inesday, April ft ilesale jL )TTE (L. ( LY ^ 54 6000 ==1 Get !-? ;? ILLERS ?peri?rl 5 am?unty"il fro" rtoU r<>< to !!aii J4.'J i Sei SAVINGS & I !4f-2J54 Southpoet m *17 124* 1 \ ! j' \CON, Thursday. March 21, 198S-Page 13-A i Watch , located at Raleigh-Durham Airport. During the three-month period, N.C. State investigators will be responsible for two of the program's major research components. Meteorologists Dr. S. SethuRaman, Dr. Pal Arya, Dr. Jerry Davis and Dr. Alien Rlordan at NCSU will analyze data taken from experiments near the surface of the land and water. "These scientists are interested in studying the storms where heat, moisture and energy are exchanged and will be attempting to learn more about how these interactions affect the low pressure systems," he said. Watson at NCSU and Dr. David Barber, a project consultant, will study each system's evoiuuon. "We're interested in the details within the storms, the circulation patterns and other subtleties that bring rain to one location and sieet or snow to another," Watson said. "When these data are compiled and appropriate computer models are designed, we will be in a much stronger position to make accurate predictions about winter storms produced by the Ilatteras lows." ' T _ All am iof\\\ osal a Technical College or UNC rt put- Wilmington. at all "I ttiink it's an exciting concept vill be that gives on opportunity for maybe in the a larger niunber of students to porby the ticipate in the gifted program," said UOiliU member buiig oomc;. "I like o-year the Idea of focusing not only on the "With point system, but students that are ved, it develomentally udvanced as well." lias a Ms. Tewey estimates expanding lot be the program may cast an additional nstant- $30,000 in local funds in the first year and $20,500 in state funds for four part-time pasitions and one full time or the staff member to serve as high school TEP), program manager. In its second i of ac- year, the program would cast an und his estimated $50,000 in extra state and [e. All local funds and an extra $4,000 in offered state funds for the third year, ncd to "The state docs not fund K-3 proedge in grains," Ms. Tewey said. "In the Greenville schools, the program has jld use had a tremendous impact on the tackle school system. Ixxiking ut this, it lion for seems like a very reasonable probe pro- gram." nlc ac- Ilecruiting teachers for the pro[ provi- gram should also be no problem, Astak- since more teachers are becoming irses In certified In gifted education, she addnnwlck - 1 pi times ))i xwmi t start '?v /, jut I.R.A. / / today / good thing. You have tit April 15th. IW5. to l /.ft. A., and deduct the u de/xisit on your t'JHi tcome tax return Aside i giving you a tax break 'It he started on the / ; ""'inctal / js (i/5" Ui:viritv U)AN ASSOCIATION^/ li-iiiMi Shaikrttr ( ^tLtlwcsli .7I4?*4A 754-4371 *7<l ?**?* i
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