PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Seven SBHS Teachers Participate In
New Teacher Academy Program
Seven South Brunswick High
School teachers were among the
first to participate in the new
Teacher Academy, a program de
signed to give teachers across the
state the latest information on suc
cessful teaching.
Attending the Teacher Academy
held at Western Carolina University
at Cullowhee were Kathleen
Thompson. Richaid Graham.
Carolyn C. McCain, Betty Keane,
Cheryl Sullivan. Ronnie Jenkins and
Thorn Clemmons. WCU was one ot
10 sites for the one-week sessions.
The Teacher Academy, authorized
hy the N.C. General Assembly, is
"the first time that North Carolina
has made such an effort to give
teachers the opportunity to be taught
by their peers in an attempt to break
down the walls between theory and
practice." according to a news re
lease from the N.C. Department of
Public Instruction.
ODU Honor Student
Amy Schmaler-Spriggs, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. I
Glenn Schm
aler of Shal
lotte. was
named to the
dean's list for
the spring se
mester at Old
Dominion Uni
versity in Nor
folk. Va.
She lives in SfRIGCS
Norfolk with her husband James.
Students must achieve a grade
point average of 3.5 or higher to
qualify for the dean's list.
Attends Seminar
Gracie B. McLarty of Leland. a
sixth-grade social studies teacher at
Leland Middle School, recently at
tended a seminar at the N.C. Center
for the Advancement of Teaching.
McLarty was one of 12 North
Carolina teachers participating in
"Living and Singing the Blues" July
11-15, conducted by senior fellow
Jerry Franson.
NCCAT. a unit of the University
of North Carolina, provides "intel
lectual and creative renewal experi
ences" for teachers in a year-round
series of seminars, according to a
news release.
Aboard Kitty Hawk
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Robert A. Metcalf recently departed
for a six-month Western Pacific de
ployment aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk, home ported in San
Diego as lead ship in its battle
group.
Metcait is the son of Robert A.
and Phyllis M. Metcalf of Southport.
He is one of 3,150 crewmen aboard
the 1.062-foot-long carrier.
Deploying with Metcalf 's ship are
three guided missile cruisers, a
frigate, an ammunition ship, a re
plenishment oiler and two attack
submarines.
The 1976 graduate of E. Berwin
High School of Birmingham. Ala.,
joined the Navy in May 1976.
RIMPAC Sailor
Navy Lt. Eric H. Pittenger recent
ly participated in Exercisc RIMPAC
'94 aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Independence, forward-deployed to
Yokosuka. Japan.
He is the the son of Patricia A.
and Paul N. Pittenger of Southport.
An acronym meaning "Rim of the
Pacific." RIMPAC teamed the U.S.
with four Pacific nations ? Australia.
Canada. Japan and the Republic of
Korea ? for a major maritime exer
cise near Hawaii.
The exercise involved more than
50 ships. 200 aircraft and 25,000
sailors, airmen. Marines, soldiers
and Coast Guardsmen. Pittenger is
one of more than 3.5(H) crewmen
aboard the aircraft carricr which is
capable of carrying 75 aircraft.
The 1977 graduate of Bowie
Senior High School of Bowie, Md.,
joined the Navy in June 1982.
Pittenger is a 1982 graduate of St.
Mary's College of Mary's City, Md.,
with a B.S. degree.
Ashley Reports
Marine Pfc. Forrest A. Ashley re
cently reported for duty with 1st
Battalion. I (Ml Marines. 2nd Marine
Division. Camp Lejeunc.
Ashley is the son of Frank L
Ashley of Ash Little River Road.
Ash. A 1993 graduate of West
Brunswick High School, he joined
the Marine Corps in August 1993.
Robinson Reports
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class
James M. Robinson recently report
ed for duty aboard the aircraft earli
er USS Enterprise, homcported in
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Robinson is the son of James and
Jackic Robinson of Blue Banks
Loop Road. Lcland. He joined the
Navy in October 1985.
Back From Bosnia
Three Navy petty officers with
family in Brunswick County recent
ly returned from a six-month Med
iterranean Sea deployment aboard
the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga,
homeportcd in Mayport. Fla.
They arc David C. Kilgorc, son of
Robert E. and Janice M. Kilgorc of
Bayberry Circle, Calabash; Craig A.
Cobb, son of Patricia A. Grissettc of
Shallotic; and Brett A. Eichstaedt,
whose wife Tiffany is the daughter
of Vicki Niel of Village Road.
Lcland.
Their ship, the Navy's oldest ac
tive duty carrier, and its embarked
air wing operated in support of
United Nations and NATO opera
tions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They
also participated in exercises with
other U.S. services and allies in the
Adriatic Sea.
During the deployment, they vis
ited Trieste and Naples, Italy, and
Palma dc Mallorca and Valencia,
Spain. In cach port Saratoga sailors
volunteered their off-duty time to
help others, including spending a
day with Bosnian refugees at a camp
in Slovenia.
Kilgore joined the Navy in
February 1981 and Cobb, in
February 1985. Eichstaedt is a grad
uate of Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, III., with a B.S. degree.
He joined the Navy in February
1986.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class
DeJuan Gore, son of Amelia Gore of
Ward Road, Longwood, recently re
ported for duty at Naval Air Station
Oceana, Virginia Beach. Va.
He joined the Navy in November
1989.
On The Kennedy
Navy Airman Christopher E. Wa
shell. son of William G. and Elaine
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cd for duty aboard the aircraft carri
er USS John F Kennedy, based at
Philadelphia, Pa.
He joined the Navy in June 1993.
Thompson Promoted
Marine Pvt. Anthony L. Thomp
son recently completed recruit train
ing and was meritoriously promoted
to his present rank.
Thompson is the son of Preston L.
Thompson of Crabapple Road, Win
nabow.
During the training cyde at
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Pants
Island. S.C., recruits are taught the
basics of battlefield survival, mili
tary daily routine and personal and
professional standards.
All recruits participate in an ac
tive physical conditioning program
and gain proficiency in a variety of
military skills including first aid, ri
fle marksmanship and close-order
drill.
In Ventures Program
West Brunswick High School stu
dent Kenneth Patrick MGee of
Supply was among more than 100
oustanding math and science stu
dents participating in the Summer
Ventures program at East Carolina
University June 19-July 16.
The state-funded four-week pro
gram fosters interest and knowledge
of science and mathematics among
academically talented youth who
may pursue careers in those fields.
McGee took classes in computer
techniques in the chemistry labora
tory, functions in computing and
matrix algebra, and computer appli
cations.
Former School Payroll Supervisor Claims Due
Process Rights Violated In Failure To Resolve Grievance
BY SUSAN USHER
A former Brunswick County
Schools payroll supervisor has Filed
a complaint in Brunswick County
Superior Civil Court asking the
court to order the Brunswick County
Board of Education to resolve a
grievance she filed in November
1 990 and to declare that her right to
due process has been violated.
jewei B. McCumbee of Ami, oii
employee of the school system since
Oct. 16, 1970, was suspended with
out pay on Nov. 2, 1990, for alleged
improper handling of insurance cov
erage. Her duties have since been di
vided among several positions.
Following her suspension. Super
intendent P R. Hankins told local re
porters the system had "processing"
problems relating to employees' in
surance claims. Finance Officer Rudi
Connor said that problems included
carrying past employees on school
system insurance at the schools' ex
pense. Those carried past their term
of employment included former su
perintendent of schools John
Kaufhoid and former central pur
chasing agent Randy Worth, whose
wife. Dorothy, was immediate past
chairman of the school board.
McCumbee filed a gncvar.cc ar.d
was granted a hearing before the
school board.
A year later her grievance had
still not been resolved, "which
caused her to have to take an early
retirement" in November 1991 since
the school system job had been her
only source of income.
A complain! filed July 2G asks the
court to order resolution of the mat
ter, to award her economic damages
and damages for emotional distress,
and to declare the board's actions an
infringement of her due process
rights.
"After an investigation of the
charges," the complaint filed by
Charlotte attorney Geraldine Sumter,
states, "it became clear that plain
tiff's performance problems were re
lated to the fact that she had more
work than one person could respon
sibly handle and that any mistakes
that were made were honest mistakes
rather than intentional mistakes."
She was then advised that Super
intendent Hankins would make a de
cision regarding her reinstatement
following an investigation by the
N.C. Department of Human Re
sources, WhiCh CVvTSSn' thv S?w?v S
insurance program for employees.
The investigation was completed,
her complaint states, and no criminal
charges were filed against her.
"Yet," it continues, the school board
has "consistently refused" to re-em
ploy her or to make a final decision
to resolve her grievance.
Failure to resolve the grievance.
she alleges in the complaint,
amAuntc tQ Kfrarh nf contract and
denial of due process. It has resulted
in harm to her "economic relations"
and resulted in "emotional distress,
extreme worry, loss of economic op
portunities. loss of sleep, loss of sta
tus and loss of income."
An order allowing McCumbee an
extension of time in which to file the
complaint was filed June 30
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Dog Named Honorary Elk
Brunswick County Sheriff's Detective Kevin Holden displays the
honorary membership awarded to " Colonel " the drug-sniffing dog
by the Calabash Elks Lodge ladies auxiliary last week. The dog
and his handler were praised for their participation in the group's
Spring Fling" celebration, which raised more than $1^00 for
charity. In presenting the award, the group also donated $200 to
the BCSD Emergency Response Team, of which Holden and
Colonel are members.
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