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Page 10-A?THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday, May
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BY TEKKV PUl'K
Teachers are nice, have plenty of "spunk," and can
also teach students to "hoe down." With such talents,
teachers deserve their own special week.
One fourth-grade class at Waccamaw Elementary
School did not forget that April 29-May 3 is National
Teacher Appreciation Week.
Without mentioning names, one Waccamaw
classroom wrote essays last week titled, "How My
Teacher Has Helped Me," to honor their favorite
teachers. The essays were submitted to The Brunswick
Beacon, some with only the students' first names. The
essays have been edited for brevity only.
Seventeen students submitted letters from one
classroom that describes education in the eyes of
fourth-grade students. From reading the essays, one
would think that fourth-grade teachers today are involved
in everything from job planning to preparing
students for college.
"My teacher helps me so I can get a job when 1 get old
enough," wrote Chris Zink. "My teacher will make me
smart if she teaches me math."
Ncal Evans' teacher helped her to "cut down on my
talking" among other things, such as "how to do division,
fractions and Roman numerals. She taught me to
hoc down too."
Jeffery likes his teacher because, "She doesn't yell or
scream at me. My teacher helps me when someone
messes with me."
Mike Turner readied beneath the surface and dealt
with me psycnoiogy 01 teaching in nis essay.
"My teacher lias helped me by being there when I
need help," Mike wrote. "She uses the one-on-one
teaching. If I don't understand a problem she helps me
with it."
Student Amy flrissettc recognizes the many hours of
hard work her teacher must go through, in a voice that
may sound like a teacher one day.
"She is very hardworking," Amy wrote. "You might
think teaching school Is hard. For a person with lots of
experience like she has, it can be a snap!"
Even when teachers must take discipline into their
own hands, students like Donnie know it's for their own
good.
"If she would whip me it would be because she cared
about me," Donnie wrote. "My teacher is the best
teacher in the world."
County Unempic
To 8.6 Percent Ir
Brunswick County's unemploy- It was the secon
incnt rate fell last month from 11.2 in Brunswick Co
percent in February to 8.8 percent in ment rate that stoo
March, reported N.C. Employment January. Accordir
Security Commission spokesman report, there were
Bob Campbell. persons in Brum
"The North Carolina economy is March,
responding positively to seasonal in- Other neighliorin
fluences helping to lower the perienced declines
unemployment rate in mast counties rates last month in
across the state," Campbell said. County, from 11.4 t
South Brunswicl
Advances In Hi
A lenm from South Brunswick Mid- 'own History B
die School will represent the Runner-up was a
Brunswick Town Slate Historic Site Middle School co
In state History Bowl competition Hawkins, Bach
May 23 and 24 in Raleigh. Walker and Thorn
By correctly answering questions ^ "* winning
nlxmt North Carolina's role during c*pcnse-pald trip
the Civil War, John Hunt, Tad Cor- ,H'to sc,K)ol
die, Michelle Sawyer and William C. 5CV,,n ?lher 1
Hargrove won their school a first historical sites,
place trophy and 150 with which to *" lshcr, said Jim
buy publications In the Brunswick s',c nu,|mgor at B
Alzheimer's Diseas
A conununlty meeting to discuss invite*! to the proi
memory loss In later life, or centered on the t
Alzheimer's Disease and other loved one who
related disorders, will be lield Tues- memory loss, con!
day, May M, at 7:30 p.m. In tl>e con- tatlon. Hesour*
ference room of the Brunswick caregivers and r
Hospital In Supply. will also be dbcu
Residents in Brunswick County are
Point VFD Plans District
Shallottc Point Voluntr^r Pir* Jn%
Department will hold * covered dish The dinner a i
supper Friday. May S. at 7 p.m. (or the department's
all residents oI the (ire district. ship drive
Everyone Is invited to attend and "We would like
brim; * coeared dish, said our district Jointn
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Hoe Down'Too
"Slit does not give me a hard tirr.c," wrote Ernie
Smith about his favorite teacher. "She gives the class
parties for a special reason. She is never mean to the
class or to ine."
Problems in math, especially fractions, seem to
plague several students who have received special help
from their teachers.
"My teacher has helped me with fractions. I help her
by paying attention," Daniel wrote. "My teacher has
alot of spunk."
"At one time I wasn't understanding fractions in
math," wrote Christy Hughes. "The part I wasn't
understanding was how to add fractions with different
denominators. The next day I told her my problem she
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Tawana Gore's favorite teacher taught her "math,
reading and social studies. My teacher is also very
special. She is kind, concerned and thoughtful,"
Tawana wrote.
Patricia's teacher helped her with math "because I
am a new student. I iiave not had fractions in math. So
she helped me."
Learning to write in cursive was also easier for J.R.
Tripp since his favorite teacher stepped in.
"She has taught me my vowel sounds," J.R. wrote. "1
have learned to read with my teacher. My teacher is a
super great teacher."
Monica Monique Stevenson gives her teacher credit
fui everything, right down to the loot letter.
"I think this teacher has taught me about everything
I know," Monica wrote. "When I needed to spell a word,
she was willing to help me spell the word."
Science also seems to give students reason to honor
their teachers as Misty Carmichael points out.
"Science is my worst subject," Misty confessed. "She
has helped me understand problems."
"She helps me when I don't understand anything,"
wrote Lattisha Bell.
"She will tell you how to do it then you do it and get
the hang of it," explained Penny Wilson.
But two years ago, Neil King's second-grade teacher
left a lasting impression, one than he can now write
about.
"She helped me in every subject," Neil wrote. "I had
the best grades I've ever had. She was very kind to her
students. The best school year in my life was in her
class, She taught me in the 2nd grade."
>yment Dips
i March
id straight decline Hanover, from 7.3 to 6.4 percent and
unty's uncmploy- Bladen County, from 12.6 to 10.4 perd
at 12.3 percent in cent.
ig to the monthly Among the counties with the lowest
1,690 unemployed unemployment rates last month were
iwick County in Orange, 2.1 percent; Durham and
Wake counties at 2.3 percent and
g counties also ex* Mecklenburg and Gates, 3.1 percent
in unemployment Graham County's 20.1 percent was
eluding Columbus highest in the state with 71C
o9.9 percent; New unemployed persons.
k Middle
story Bowl
owl on April 20. The four, accompanied by theii
team from leland teacher, will also tour the staU
nsistlng of Danny Capitol, the legislative Building, th<
el Smith, Tara Musuem of History and the Museun
as McDowell. of Science and Nature,
team received a 1'wo teams of eighth graders fron
to Raleigh to com- each of the four county middle
team representing schools, Shallotte, Wnecamaw
ivil War-related Iceland and South Brunswick, com
, including Fort peted April 20 at Brunswick Town
Bartley, assistant Questions emphasized the role of tlx
runswick Town. Lower Cape Fear area in the Civi
War.
;e Is Meeting Topic
tram which will be later life A progressive, irrcvcrsiblt
rauma of having a brain disorder, the disease affccti
shows signs of more than 1.5 million n\iddle-age<
fusion ami disohen- and older Americans each year,
es available to Edna Ballard, of the Duke Univer
elatives of victims stty Center for Aging and the Duke'i
ised Alzheimer's Family Support Net
wase is the major work, will be guest speaker at th*
int memory loss In program.
The community informational pro
, c. .nrkrtr Kram is open to all interested per
OUpp6l sons, including relatives of in
dividuals who may be expenencein,
ce land symptoms, ptiyslcians, nurses ai>
n conjunction with other health care personnel
quarterly member- For further information, contac
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Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. employee Judy
Gore gave these Columbus County schoolchildren a
quick lesson In the progress electricity has helped bring
to rural areas in the 50-year history of the Rural
Electrification Authority during tours of BEMC headT
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Two Brunswick County towns have munity Develop!
applied for $750,000 each to finance funds in an an
community revitalization projects, higher than thi
reports the N.C. Department of Statewide $31.7 n
Natural Resources and Community The money goe;
Development. primarily benefit
Navassa and Southport are among come citizens.
186 local governments seeking Com- After a 90-day i
Ocean Isle Fire
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Tile Ocean Isle Beach Fire Protection
Association will hold its annual
meeting Saturday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m.
at the fire station.
VIC Meets May 14
Plans for the 1985 Volunteer and Information
Center's annual meeting f
will be discussed Tuesday, May 14, at M ^ ^
7 p.m. in the Grand Jury room at the
Brunswick County Courthouse at the T -> . V-'
governmental complex in Bolivia.
| VIC President James Mulholland ^
said Steve Banks of Carolina Power
and light Co. will be guest speaker at
Also, reports from the nominating
committee for new officers will be i N
heard along with general officers and swffi
conunittee reports.
Task Force To Meef
The Brunswick County Task Force
on Youth Needs will meet Thursday,
May 9, at 1:30 p.m. in room 113 at the
1 Brunswick County Courthouse at the
governmental complex in Bolivia.
J In addition to recruting new board L
members, reports will be heard from ltl (JIV
the nominating committee, the InSchool
Suspension program, the New
Model Me program, from the Cape
Fear Substance Abuse program, the
Jennifer Brown Home, juvenile ,
justice and Brunswick Buddies pro- I jfg
grants, said Rev. Bobby Goodman, j
ch=irm=r.. IT1"PP
George T. Holden, CBA consultant j
for the region, wiii be guest speaker. ??i
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quarters last week. The exhibit included household
equipment, playthir.gr. and clothing anting from before
and during the early days of electricity In rural
Brunswick and Columbus counties, when members
might wait for days before reporting a loss of service.
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3 to projects that Revitalization activities include
low to moderate in- housing rehabilitation and other
residential neighborhood im eview,
awards will phovements.
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