THE BLACKBIRD
Pablished by the Joarnalism Class of Rocky Meant Senior Hirh School
VOLUME XVGX, No. 10
ROCKY MOUNT. N. C.
WEDNESDAY, APRn> 2, 1969
New Officers Elected
For Hi-Noc-Ar Staff
HI-NOC-AR OFFICERS for next year are
Stan Campbell, Ad manager; Harriet Brinn,
Business manager; Willard Wass and Becky
Cherry, Circulation managers; and Ricky
Gardner. Editor. (Photo by Killebrew)
Elections Highlight Convention
Delegates and advisors from
the Rocky Mount Senior and
Junior High Schools attended
the Eastern District North
Carolina Student Council Con
gress Convention March 21 at
Goldsboro Senior High School
for the purpose of electing new
officers for the 1969-70 school
year.
Earle Abernathy, a junior
at RMSH was a candidate for
^thc offico of President of
tlie Eastern Di.strict. He ran
against two other students
but was defeated.
Other students attending the
convention from RMSH along
with their advisor, Miss Kate
Parks Kitchin, were John Kin-
cheloe. Student Organization
President, Norman Chambliss,
Emily Ballance and Virxine
Virithaddhana, American Field
Service Student.
George R. Edwardis Juuiwr
High Sdhool sent Robbie Rob
erts, Danny Parker, Teresa
Commitlee Recjuesls Help
On School Color Selection
The Committee on Student
Involvement announced recent
ly that in order to choose
the cotors for the new RMSH,
a suggestion box would be
placed in a desipated spot
in the three junior high
schools and the two senior
high schools, where all stu
dents shall liave the oppor
tunity to give their suggestions
for new colors.
The committee shall from
tliese suggestions prepare a
ballot with a number of colors
listed, which shall be voted
on by the student bodies of
the two senior high schools
and the ninth grades of the
three junior high schools.
As a guide to any suggestion,
the committee has stated that
any cx>mbination of three col
ors, and the color combina
tions “black and gold” and
“blue and gold” sJtall be in
eligible for consideration.
Roderick, Susan Mixon and
advisor, Mrs. Dorothy Knight.
Delegates from R. M. Wil
son Junior High School were
Carolyn Bishop, Randy War
rick, Jo Dorsett, Jamie Coun
cil, John Richardson and ad
visor, Mrs. Jeanette Pittman.
Mr. Horace Felton, Princi
pal of Braswell Elementary
School, the retiring Executive
Sc(uetary attended also. The
incoming Executive Secretary,
Mrs. Hiram Cuthrell, is a
former resident of Rodcy
Mount and a former teacher
at RMSH.
After registration, the dele
gates separated into discussion
groups at a nearby church
and distassed problems which
might arise in their local stu
dent councils.
New officers elected to serve
on the HI-NOC-AR Staff for
the school year 196&-70 are
Eklitor, Ricky Gardner; Busi
ness Manager, Han-iet Brinn;
Co-Circulation Managers, Wil
lard Wass and Becky Cherry;
and Advertising Manager, Stan
Campbell.
These officers who are
elected to serve for one year
have many responsibilities in
oixler to make next year’s
annual a good one. As editor,
Ricky will be responsible for
the entire production of tht
yearbook. It is up to him to
make sure that the staff meets
deadlines and keeps all com
mitments with the Yearbook
company. Ricky realizes the
work involved, especially with
the increase in the student
body next year and he is
ready and willing to meet the
challenge.
Business manager, Harriet
Brmn will be in charge of
completing financial accounts
of the HI-NOC-AR atid keep
ing accurate records. Helping
the editor with the creative
aspect of tlie yearbook and
making decisions concerning
the yearbook and staff policy.
Harriet takes thus job as a
wonderful responsJbiiity and
challenge.
Because of the in(!rea.sc in the
enrollment for next year it
became necessary to have two
Circulation canagers. Becky
Cherry and Willard Wass must
begin their jot) early in the
fall with the HI-NOC-AR As
sembly. It is their job to set
up a program whddi will
arouse the stirienLs’ interest
in their lxM>k. Tliey are in full
(■■harge of collecting the money
for the yearbooks and keeping
a complete record of it. TTien
in the Spring of next year,
they distribute the books to
the students. Both Becky and
Willard are working liard to
make the yearbook a good
one.
A very imprtant part of
yearbook is advertising. As
advertising manager, Sian
Campbell must compile a list
of all perspective firms that
may dc-sirc aii ad placed in
thb'H«1-NQC-AH» He must di
vide ttie '.'vtores' up into groups,
and make sure a member of
the staff visits each one, then
bill the stores that bought an
ad. Another duty Is to keep
ad contracts in order and be
responsible for seeing that the
money is collected. Among all
the responsibilities he is the
overseer for the laying out of
the advertising section of the
HI-NOC-AR. Stan, as well as
all the other officers, is look
ing forward to next year and
it.s new yearbK)k.
ANGELA BRYANT-Winner
of a $1000 .scholarship in the
National Achievement Scbo*
larsehlp Program,
Blackhird Plans
Beau IV Court
The Blackbird staff is busy
making preparations for the
1968-69 Beauty Court pre
sentation which will be held
at the Junior-Senior April 25.
The juniors and seniors
were allowed to vote for 16
girls, 8 juniors and 8 sen
iors, whom they felt would
best fit the qualifications,
which are beauty, dignity,
poise, and personality. This
voting took place during De
cember and the results were
announced the following day.
The members of the 1968-69
Beauty Court are Jackie
Bolling. Nita Smitli, Kay Bel
cher, Judy Gatling, Ramsay
Loa, Debbie Skhinar, Anne
Joyner, Sheri7 Harper, Don
na Armstrong, Emily Peyton,
Mary Grace Farris, Wnnda
Oooper, Marie Easily. Debbi’'
Mills, Lynne Johnson, and
Lucile Williams.
Last month these young
ladies had ther formal pic
tures, which arc be^lng kept
by the Blackbird staff but were
returned to the girls for their
inspection. By April 13, the
youi^ ladies are to have their
candid shots in to the staff.
RMSH Students Attend
DECA State Conference
The North Carolina chapter
of tlie l)i.stributive Education
Clubs of America held its 25th
State Leaderehip Conference
in Raleigh on March 14th and
15th with 850 persons in at
tendance.
DECA Ls a profess.ioivil youth
organization for students en
rolled in distributive educa
tion.
Dr. Loo Jenkins, president
of East Carolina University,
was the principle speaker at
the DE banquet held in Me
morial Audilorium on Satur
day. Here the new slate of
officers was announci'd along
with the contest winners. John
Wesley Stone of Jacksonville
was elected president of the
orgiuiization. OHht offi(;ors
-•ire as follows: Herman Fun
derburk of Albemarle, vice
president: Shan)n Davis of
Fayetteville, secretary-treas-
urer; llMSH’s own Leigh
Wheeler, parliamentarian; and
Michael ' Brinkley of Ekist
Rowan, historian. Randy Gaixl-
ner scored another win for
RMSH as he plac'ed tlurd in
the sales demonstration com
petition.
Awards were also presented
to outstanding business and
educational leaders who have
served DECA and prompted
others to become involved in
the club.
PriiiciparrravolH
To (lliarlolle
Mr. Colombo again traveled
out of town to Charlotte to
attend the annual meeting of
the North Carolina P3duca-
tional AsNK'iation Stjjto Con
vention. He represented Rocky
Mount Senior High as one of
the Twenty delegates of
Rocky Mount city .sclvooLs on
March 20-21.
The meeting ran as usual
and they voted to increase
the annual dues and reaffirm
the principle of the one man-
one vote in its effort to
merge with the NCTA which
is the North Carolina Teach
ers Association the predomi-
nairtly Negrof- state organiza
tion. He p^fsidtxl at the
spring session as President of
the Division of PHncip;ds, on
Saturday morning where they
approved a major revision of
their constitution.
DECA STUDENTS from RMSH who achieved success in the
State Leadership Conference are Ixigh Wheeler, electiui Par
liamentarian; ai«l Randy Gardner, who placed third in sales
demunstration. (Photo by James Allen)