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Nine South Students Of Exposure To TB-C Show Evidence a using Bacteria BY SUSAN USHER Of the 7(H) South Brunswick High School students, faculty and staff tested for signs of tuberculosis last Wednesday, only a handful students showed evidence of prior exposure to the germ responsible for the dis ease. Nine had positive skin test results, or bumps, when their forearms were checked Friday. Victoria Smith, nursing supervi sor with the Brunswick County Health Department, said the results do not mean those students are in fectious or contagious. "It just means they have come in contact with the germ," she said. "It means they could get the disease if they become seriously ill and their immune system weakens." The broad tuberculin skin test ing ? which included faculty, staff, and students in grades 10. II and 12 ? was prompted because a 1993 graduate of the school was found to be infectious this past summer and underwent treatment. An effort may also be made to test other spring graduates. However, there are no plans to test freshmen, who were not on the campus this spring. Seventy-nine students did not re turn to school Friday (it was origi PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Supply School Given Flags Supply Elementary School recently received United States and North Carolina flags from the Shallotte Lodge, Woodmen of the World. Above , field representative Jimmy Marshall and lodge sec retary Debhy Heustess flank Student Government Association members (front , from left) Daniel Jankowski , Jennifer Warren , Shameka Herring and Shantavia Odom, and (back) Dee Johnson and Jones Orrock. South Brunswick Middle PTA Sets Open House For Sept. 28 South Brunswick Middle School students and parents are invited to the school's Sept. 28 open house, beginning at 7 p.m. After a brief PTA business meet ing, participants may visit the team areas and meet the teachers. Teach ers will update parents and students orr some of the projects and learning experiences they may expect for the 1 993-94 school year. Dr. Rick luiwson. principal, and Tom Simmons, assistant principal, will be on hand for a question/an swer segment. "We need more parents and com munity members working in and with our schools to show our kids andteachers that we care." said PTA president Wesley Brown. PTA mem berships will be available at S2.50 per member. The 1993-94 PTA officers include Tedi Fairley. first vice president; John Reams, second vice president; Leona Bain, treasurer; Robin Potter, secretary; Millie Hart, teacher repre sentative; and Principal Lawson. GED Test Dates Announced GF.D (General Educational Dev elopment) tests will be given at sev eral locations by Brunswick Com munity College during October for adults interested in obtaining their high school equivalency diploma. Test dates and locations are as fol lows: ?Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m.. main cam pus. Supply, writing skills test only; ?Tuesday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m., main cam pus, Supply, all tests except writing skills; ?Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1 1 a.m., Le land campus, Lcland Industrial Park, all tests except writing; ?Thursday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m., South port campus. North Lord Street, all tests except writing skills; ?Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m. main campus. Supply, all tests except writing skills; ?Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1 1 a.m.. In land campus, all tests except writing skills; ?Thursday, Oct. 21. 5 p.m.. South port campus, all tests except writing skills. Students may enter classes to pre pare for the GED tests at any time. For a listing of the nearest classes they should contact BCC at 754 6900, 343-0203 or 457-6329. Also, individual help in preparing for the tests is available at the col lege's learning lab in the ALS Building on the main campus north of Supply on U.S. 17 Business. The learning lab is open Monday through Thursday from X a.m. to 7 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome. nally to have been a teacher work day) to have their skin tests "read" by nurses. They will lie retested, said Smith. "We have already put that in motion. The school health nurses are helping us w ith that. By whatever means, we will get them." The ratio of positive results is generally about that expected in the normal population. Smith indicated. "If this is the first time they have been tested, they wouldn't have known they had been exposed at some point in the past." Those nine students were to come into the Brunswick County Health Department at Bolivia this week for follow-up chest X-rays. "Thai will determine if any addi tional tests (of other students, family members) need to he done," said Smith. Depending on the outeome of the chest X-ray. a student with a TB in fection could he placed on isoniazid (INII) therapy for a year. The med ication works "sort of like an antibi otic," said Smith, over a period of time killing the rod-shaped bacteria, tubercle bacilli, thai causes tubercu losis. Anyone found to have the disease would undergo more extensive treat ment using a combination of drugs. TB testing and follow-up is a state-funded program provided by the health department at no cost to participants. Future Literacy Teachers Can Sign Up For Workshop Anyone interested in teaching adult literacy classes at Brunswick Community College or assisting in an adult learners classroom may par ticipate in a training session Satur day. Oct. 2. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The training will be in the Com prehensive Adult Student Assess ment System (CASAS), a practical, life skills-based approach to teach ing basic skills. All Brunswick Community Col lege literacy classes are taught using CASAS methods. All those who teach in BCC's Adult Basic Educ ation (ABE) General Education De velopment (GED) and English as a Second Language programs have to complete training in the CASAS program. Others who wish to be considered to teacn in these pro grams are invited to participate. Anita B. White, a state CASAS trainer and director of the Bruns wick Interagency Program at BCC, will facilitate the training sessions. She says the method helps adult learners relate the literacy skills they need to the goals they wish to achieve. Learners are assessed by their mastery of basic functional skills that are encountered by adults in their daily lives. Critical thinking. problem solving and communication skills arc emphasized. The training will he held in the multipurpose room of the Bruns wick Interagency Building on BCC's main campus north of Supply. For more information contact CASAS Coordinator Sahra Barfield at 754-6900. 457-6329 or 343-0203 Calabash Planners Resume Regular Meeting Schedule The Calabash Planning and Zon ing Board will resume its regular schedule of twice monthly meetings beginning in October, according to Chairman Al Smith. Meetings will be held on the first and third Monday of each month, beginning Monday, Oct. 4, in the commissioners' meeting room at the town hall. MAINTENANCE Full-time maintenance help needed. Apply in person at Sandpiper Bay Golf and Country Club maintenance facili ty. Call for appointment. 579-5889 CHICORA Medical Group Complete Primary Care Adults Children Hospital r Minor Care Emergencies Lee Langston, MD ? Jon Langston, PAC ? Roger F. Nelson, MD We have 2 locations for your convenience ? Shallotte Seaside i 341 Whiteville Rd.(Hwy. 130 W) Seaside Plaza (Jet. Hwy. 179 & 904) ? 754-8731 579-8512 I Call for appointment-Vacationers & Walk-ins Welcome. ? 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