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THE GRYPHON
Friday, November 6, 1970
ATTENDS GREENVILLE WORK SHOP
RMSH Students Venture
Rotary Couple
Outstanding Students
To Greenville
Saturday morning October 24
four RMSH students journeyed
to Greenville Rose High to at
tend a conference. Hie con
ference was held from 9:00 to
! 10:30 and the discussion was
centered around Human Rela
tions and student government
but was mainly for high schools
to get acquainted. Many high
schools were invited to attend,
but only RMSH, Kinston, and
Greenville Rose were present.
Representing Senior High was
Kathy Wright and Roland Valen
tine for SRA, Thurbert Baker
and Gerald Costen for Human
Relations, and Mr. John Wool
len advisor. The informal dis
cussion began with Greenville
Rose President Ernest Adams
introducing everyone. The dis
cussion was ignited when their
Vice President began asking
questions about elections,
'homecoming, selection of
homecoming queens, and stu
dent government. RMSH was
made the center of attraction
and most of the questions were
directed to our representatives
Conference
who explained our method of
election of using the Austra
lian ballot and choosing the can
didate by preference. Inter
ested students listened earnest
ly to the outcome of our suc
cessful Homecoming and the
beautiful queens representing
both races from the Junior and
Senior classes.
SRA President Roland Valen
tine said the conference made
our representatives feel that
RMSH was a "super-good
school and it made them feel
proud.” The Hi-Noc-Ar was
. taken for examination by other
conference members who were
amazed and said it resembled
ECU’s annual. The meeting
was adjourned with Greenville
Rose inviting RMSH to ano
ther conference second semes
ter.
The trip was topped off with
the representatives eating at
Lum’s and then visiting various
stores at Greenville. Presi
dent Valentine concluded that
he hopes for a conference to be
held at RMSH second semester.
Alfreda Hines and David
Cordts, two seniors at Rocky
Mount High, have been chosen as
Rotary Couple for the month of
November. The award is given
to these two for their potential
leadership qualities and past
achievements.
Alfred Hines
Alfreda is an attractive, in-
terlectual girl here at RMSH.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Alphonso Hines of 436
Carolina Avenue. Alfreda has
been very active in school and
civic activities. During her
junior year she served as se
cretary of the Junior Class and
a member of the Constitution
Committee. She is presently
serving as a semifinalist in the
Seventh Annual National
Achievement Program for Out
standing Negro Students. Other
positions she holds are mem
ber of the National Honor So
ciety, and of the Honorary Dra
matics Club (the Masquers i
This is her second year in dra
matics. She is a member of
the Good Sports Club. She will
also play in the concert band
this year. During the football
season she was busy entertain
ing the enormous crowds as a
Color Guard. Alfreda stated,
“the work was strenous but 1
enjoyed it.” Outside of school
Alfreda is president of the
TAG’S, a social club. Her hob
bies include reading and play
ing the piano. She Is very
musically inclined and has play
ed this particular Instrument
several years. When first told
she had been chosen as a Ro
ar y Girl she stated, “An honor
like this is hard to believe.”
Our highly praised young lady
plans to attend Hampton Insti
tute and major in Speech Ther
apy.
David Cordts
A great number of people may
know David as a smiling warm
hearted senior. Others may
know him as the adding machine
that keeps our school money In
tact. By whatever character
istics you may associate him
with, he is truly an outstanding
young man. Davis is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. Allen F. Cordts.
His father is presently serv
ing as the Dean of Students
at North Carolina Wesleyan
College. He is a member of
so many organizations and com
mittees it staggers the mind.
Only a few of them are as fol
lows : member of the National
Honor Society, the Quill and
Scroll, which is a journalistic
honor society, the Phalanx Club
and a senior staff member in
charge ofeditorlals for the Gry
phon News Paper. He is pre
sident of the local District and
Conference of United Methodist
Youth Fellowship, and trea
surer of our SRA. He has
received such honors as the
Yale Book Award, which goes
What are your plans for the
upcoming year? If they’re any
thing to compare with those of
the Human Relations Commit
tee, then you should expect a
very busy year.
The group this year is com
posed of twelve hard working
students here at Rocky Mount
Senior High. Gay Wilgus and
Thurbert Baker are co-chair
men for the committee. They
are gifted with such talented
members as Juretta Ruffin,
AUce Buffaloe, I ilUan Bronson,
Karen Denson, Ruby Gibson,
Carol Dice, Dennis Pittman,
Craig Williams, Gerald Costen
and Mike Barnhill.
One event that has already
been started by the group is
“Thought’s for the week”. Each
Monday you will see printed
on the daily bulletin a thought
that expresses some type of
good wilL One of the members
■will also read it over the in-
Honored
to that person who will be able
to achieve academic excellence
in any college he attends. Da
vid has also received the More-
head Scholarship Award. What
other contributions can you ask
of a young man who has given
so much to his school and com
munity? Here is a student
that has set his goals high in
Ufe, and hopes to keep them
that way.
tercom. The student body is ur
ged to participate in this pro
gram by submitting thoughts
they think are good.
Conferences with different
students will also be held dur
ing the year. The purpose of
this wlllbetodiscuss our school
and its problems. The people
will be interviewed by mem
bers of the committee.
Another big event planned for
the year will be the establish
ment of a “Human Relations
Week”, During this time a
great number of events will be
held. The members felt that
this was a good way to bring
about more unity within our stu
dent body. The week will close
with a big assembly program on
Friday. Talent from people
In the school will be the source
of entertainment.
The committee feels they
have planned a good year, and
hopes the student body will
give their whole hearted sup
port. Rocky Mount Senior High
is a good school, and the Hu
man Relations Committee Is de
lighted to work with such a ta
lented student body.
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