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School BY TERRY POPE Brunswick County schools will receive inure ami more funds each year irom me state to improve and upgrade its computer curriculum, said Tom Hill, county schools' computer coordinator. For the 1985-86 fiscal year, the N.C. General Assembly is expected to appropriate $13.5 million for computer instruction in grades 4-12, or about twice the amount appropriated for last year's school computer programs, Hill said. Brunswick County will also receive a share of the funds to help boost its computer programs into the elementary grades. With the extra funds, the countyplans to purchase computer hardware to reach the ratio of one computer per 50 students in grades 4-6, Hill told the Brunswick County Board of Education last Thursday. For the 1986-87 fiscal year, close to $10 million will be appropriated from the state to aid computer instruction in grades K-12, Hill said. The state awarded Brunswick County approximately $39,000 last year for its computer programs, or close to $10 per student. Hill said. With the funds, 17 Apple He computers and assessories were purchased by the county including a membership into the Minnesota Ward Earns C West Brunswick High School senior Bandy Ward, son of Mrs. Doris Ward of Ash, has received the 1984 DcKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award. At the annual West Brunswick FFA Chapter Parent-Member Banquet May 16, he received a pin and certificate presented by Chapter Advisor Michael Russ. Several other honors also were awarded and new officers presented at the banquet, held at Jane's Seafood Restaurant. Ward's name will be engraved on a plaque displayed in the FFA meeting room at West. Sponsored by DeKalb AgResearch Inc. and DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics, the award goes to the senior agriculture student attaining the highest degree of proficiency in scholarship, leadership and a supervised agricultural program. Ward has been president, reporter and treasurer of the West Brunswick High FFA Chapter and Federation president and vice-president. His m Ml lik^ASHifik ijflli i.BT r 11 Ui ?j LLLl. 1ZJL! LLZ L* & -I |F~ n . .. , T.| so dishes g i he d ish wa Exclusive Washing c the prope superior v - cleanest c upper and lower loading i Exclusive sjjr provides! jn\ is safe for! ~^a Triple Pro : : ! year full dishwasher 5-year limiter P.eversing Motor and 10-1 TnDura* Porcelain-on Ste SUGGESTED RET LESS INSTANT IN I NOV GOODYEAR Mm Street Stol Kitch< i For the wa^ s Expect M Educational Computer Consortium, or MECC. Under MECC, close to 900 computer programs can be purchased at a minimum expense under state contract for the schools that may use the same computer software, but do not follow thp camn ornonUoJ ...v tfu>?v vigaiiiiiCU till* riculum. There is no written computer curriculum for high school programming classes, Hill said. "It's all being done off the cuff," Hill said. "Students transferring from one high school to the other would be at a disadvantage because there is no similarity." Hill also suggested that a committee of three persons be formed to meet once a month to handle computer and software purchases since the schools will be expanding its stock ?.t 9 faster pace. A progrsrr. called "Computeronics" would also be introduced as an inservice training session to middle school principals and teachers. Presently, there are 93 computers in operation at the 11 county schools, including a number of Radio Shack Model IV computers for the vocational education business classes and IBM pes (personal computers) for the computer assisted instruction classes. )eKaib Award agricultural program is in soybeans and tobacco. Following graduation he plans to major in agriculture at Southeastern Community College at Chadbourn. As retiring chapter president. Ward was also presented the 1985 federation banner to hang in the agriculture classroom. Freshman Johnathan Glcmmons received the Star Green Hand award and senior Kevin Smith received the Star Chapter farmer award. Team awards were presented by alumni member Steve Norris and Russ in erred, tools, forestry, parliamentary procedure, public speaking, land judging, dairy, livestock and hunter safety. Officers for the 1986-86 school year will be Jon Proctor, president; Tommy Cribb, vice-president; Jeff Huss, secretary; Johnathan Clenunons, reporter; Ronald Brady. treasurer; Dean Smith, historian; (Una Caison, parliamentarian; and Scan Ward, chaplain. istallation lowance You've got two great reasons for buying a KitchenAid KDC-21 Custom Dishwasher. Now through June 30th, you'll get an on-the-spot $40 Instant Installation Allowance off the already low price. \ And you 11 never have to .j nana rinse your dishes ' - again Mc-iel y.LC 21 iYiple filtration with hard ;er eliminates hand rinsing o straight from the table to sher Sure-Scrub Multi Levej lutomatically heats water to r temperature KitchenAid vashing system delivers the Itshes v/ithout sacrificing space Flo-Thru Drying system horough gentle drying which fine china crystal and plastic lection Warranty gives you warranty on complete j warranty on v HP Gold Seal rear limited warranty on el Tank and Inner Door fUL PRICE $479 STALLATION -40 ?439 Home Supply otte 754-479? enAid. /it's made* ore Funds 1 "I get asked all the time, 'Why do we have three or four kinds of computers around here?' " Hill said. "I always say it's because we have three or four different kinds of jobs to train our students for." fiMlr i v9 COUNTY COMPUTER coordinator To the Brunswick County Board o( Educ day about the expansion of com Sfiofi. ...JfOUrt Whether it's small hi improvements or lor construction jobs, Sh Lumber has everythi need. Offering a ful quality building supj Shallotte Lumber mc easy to build right, t , ~ r~ 1 11 crc v-/Ji i IU3C v^i cui for Decks, Fences oi Gazebos that are st1 and simple to build, along with Osmose Products?the wood 40-year warranty?C Plans onei u range and dimensions for choose from. Shop S Lumber and build a that lasts and lasts. (c?sma wood prodLf.tv? * im /A/ 'Aruw ' f WOOD WITH A 40 TEAR Wi - nuuux Pow-aJiToi "o Aid Com Students in the vocational business classes use Radio Shack Model IV computers primarily for word processing. Under the MECC system, only six programs are available for the Radio Shack models while close Tf BB n'UM L::* ? StfK'U H >.??*?;, ,,.. ?<;?'/?? I 'mm , ?l '.l'^4 ' llKH ? f ?... J?f t M 7* . w| t tea*! m Hill addressed classrooms. Con atlon last Thurs- students were als puters into all ShcuLloi btuiLd J1 'ffjft gi ge v%M R ?ll??e in9 you HiK vVM I line of ?" ^ W; M ikes it A/e have g i Iv j Plans pi ; j! td m And V*? ^ I'Iff, Wood . ^!!:a b&'o uf styles y?u to >hallotte &'A project ;e.i *m V< trim'* JttUUtTT. j la i*La THF. BRUNSWICK BEAC( puter Curri to 900 programs are available for the Apple lie computers, which are used for computer literacy and program ming classes. Data entry, word processing and computer instruction basic is being MAM I'MOIOBv II RIM Port lputcr programs prepared by the o demonstrated. Uant &?> iiinyij . ? I, , S! U| * i A^v iifSi. M 'ill Hi: Circular Saw '/sAor Shaft tori> lor ecr.y WokC DC i witch VWIffi R*g tl??6l $0050 trough May 31. 1985 SHAJLLO LUMBC ' I / (HAllOTrf Of* w i ; )o *, oo UI Id >N, Thursday, May 23, 1985?Page 7-A culum taught at all three high schools. The "Computeronics" classroom pro gram will still "leave it up to the individual teacher how to use the material," Hill said. Under the present program, some students are having to be chased from the school building at 2:40 p.m. to catch their buses they are so fascinated by the computers. Hill said. "It certainly is a tremendous motivating tool," he added. 'I'm disappointed that it's not in the elementary grades more," board Chairman James Forstner said. "As 1 work with lower grades, I see a reception to computers there," Hill said. "Not only with the students, but with the teachers, too." Next year, the county will begin participating in the state's Student Information Management System (S!MS> program that will use conv puters to keep permanent records, grades, test results and attendance records on file in Raleigh Two county schools. North 1 Brunswick High and Shallotte Middle M-nooi, will Ue into the system for the 198W1B school year. Hcitinninp in 10R7> there are plans to gradually tie all 11 county schools into the program, Hill said. Funds were made available by the state to implement the program ut only two county schools this vcar, llill said. Tib&tA Q&& ! I I TTT1! " \ r<K> \i !? s - I t r ( i i ?::: j ~ ??. I ^ build ft rinM V??^
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